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Well ... you may remember that I generally really like to grill / smoke / reverse sear Ribeye Roast on holidays when they go on sale at our...

If you follow this blog, you probably know that my wife (aka the SheppyBrew Beer Model ) is forcing me to continue along with round 6 of the...

In the 2021 BJCP Style guidelines, there is a section called  Style Guidelines Appendices and References. And ... in there,  Appendix B: Loc...

As I mentioned on  Tafel Mystère Belgian Single (Batch 367) , I had some  Pack o' Hooligans Stout on my last brew day, but wanted to gi...

Well ... I was sort of planning on brewing on Sunday the 8th. I even had a yeast starter ready to go. When it came right down to it, I just ...

Decemberfest Lager from SheppyBrew is an exceptional brew that embodies the spirit of celebration with its crisp, clean, and refreshing pro...

Sunday, I posted  SheppyBrew vs Breckenridge Autumn Ales where I compared  Breckenridge Autumn Ale  with my  Will-o'-Wisp Autumn Ale (n...

One of the SheppyBrew Beers I have on tap right now is  Will-o'-Wisp Autumn Ale (no pumpkin) . It is a malty, dark amber, medium to low ...

Since  2018 , which was the year I started becoming obsessed with  BBQ , I've been in charge of smoking the  Thanksgiving   turkey  outs...

I'm probably the only one who cares, but I've hit my  Strava  goals for the year. As of the 1st of the month (which is when I'm ...

Well, if you follow this blog at all, you probably realize that we recently finished up  A to Z Denver Breweries Round 5 . While we certainl...

As I've mentioned a few times, I'm concentrating on brewing all the SheppyBrew " Seasonals " this year. On the  2024 Learn...

BJCP 16A Sweet Stout ABV: 4.5%  IBU: 30 SRM: 39  Appearance: Pours a deep, opaque black with a thick, creamy tan head that lingers gracefull...

There's a little story behind the name 1519 Barker, which I shared both on the recipe page " 1519 Barker Exportbier ", and on ...

The  SheppyBrew Beer Model  and I are done with Round 5 of our  A to Z Denver Breweries series of posts . We started last August with  A is ...

If you read  Roll-a-Style 14 ... 16A. Sweet Stout , you know that Learn to Homebrew Day was the first Saturday in November. I had plans to ...

Style: Autumn Ale ABV: 5.3% IBU: 26 SRM: 18 (Deep Amber) Will-o-Wisp Autumn Ale is a bewitching brew that captures the essence of fall ...

Every year since I started homebrewing (way back in 2009), I've brewed an X-Mas Ale to have around the holidays. The base beer was alwa...

After my  #1200MileSeptember , it isn't a surprise that I've been cycling less in October. Even so, I logged over 625  Strava  cycli...

Here we are, right at the end of Round 5 of the  A to Z brewery series of posts . It is difficult to believe we've already hit 25 brewer...