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I don't really believe in "Dry January" in the same way I don't really believe in New Year resolutions. I don't unders...

HA! Three A to Z Brewery Posts in a row! If you follow this blog at all, you probably have a pretty good idea what this  A to Z  series is ...

We're still working through Round 6 of the  A to Z Series of posts . If you've been following the blog, you know we hit S is for Sec...

So ... yes ... we are chugging away on Round 6 of the  A to Z Series of posts . We had a long 6 month delay between  N is for North River Br...

If you've been following along on this blog for awhile, you may remember that I have been sharing my Strava  YearInSport  stats over the...

I brewed for the first time in 2025 this past Sunday. If you follow me on  Instagram  or  Facebook , you might have seen the brew-day post. ...

Here it is, 2026 already. It is crazy how fast the year flew by. If you follow along on this blog at all, you probably know that after each ...

I do quite a bit of  cycling  for a middle-aged couch potato. With all the  BBQ  I make and eat, and all the  beer  I brew and drink, biking...

As I mentioned in 12 5k's of December , I signed up for the American Cancer Society's  12 Days of 5ks on Facebook virtual challenge...

If you follow along on this blog, you probably know about the  A to Z Series of posts , and that we are quite a ways through "Round 6...

As I mentioned in  P is for Platt Park Brewing Co , we are re-engaging our  A to Z Series of posts project. My wife (aka the SheppyBrew Bee...

If you've followed this blog at all this year, you know that I wanted to concentrate more on my  BJCP Goal  and my  Roll-a-Style  list i...

When I asked my kids what they wanted for Christmas dinner this year, my eldest said "ham". While ham is not my favorite holiday f...

Way back in 2020, I did a little blog series ... The 25 Beers of December . For the first 25 days of December that year, I drank and took a ...

Style: American Blond Ale Brewer: SheppyBrew ABV: 4.6% IBU: 26 SRM: 5 👀 Appearance A pale golden hue with a soft, bready glow. The bee...

I brewed some beer a couple Sundays ago. 12/12/2025. If I'm counting correctly, this is my 19th batch of 2025, putting me at 95 gallons ...

Style : English Barleywine Brewer : SheppyBrew ABV : 8.0% IBU : 36 SRM : 14 (deep amber) Appearance 👀 Pours a glowing copper‑amber with rub...

So ... after several months of delay in the  A to Z Series of posts , we are trying to get back on track. I posted  O is for Odell Brewing 5...

If you follow this blog, you know I've renewed my old  BJCP Goal . My original  BJCP Goal  was to make sure I've brewed beers in eve...

Remember the  A to Z Series of posts ? Back in June we were flying through Round 6. We had just posted  N is for North River Brewery (RiNo) ...