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Brewery:  SheppyBrew Style: Potato Beer ABV:  6.9%  IBU:  32  SRM:  4.4 Appearance Pale gold with a faint amber glint from the rye. A tight...

If you read  Wild Cow (sort of) Kölsch (Batch 394) , you know that I designed  Wild Cow (sort of) Kölsch as a tribute to  New Glarus Spott...

I brewed a batch of beer last week, only my 9th of the year, but the 2nd brew this month. I'm still way behind my usual brewing volume, ...

Brewery: SheppyBrew Style: Cow Beer ABV: 4.7% IBU: 23 SRM: 6.4 Appearance Pale golden with a faint amber hue from the touch of specialt...

As you know if you follow this blog, I generally give a monthly update on my fitness / Strava goals. I'm sure no one besides myself rea...

So ... something happened during the  Chatfield SUP Photos that made me think it probably isn't a great idea to bring my phone out on t...

As I mentioned in G is for Green Mountain Beer Company , Round 7 of the A to Z Breweries series has been going fairly smooth. A , B , C , D...

As you know if you follow along on the A to Z Breweries series of articles, we've decided to continue on with Round 7.  At the end of R...

I brewed a couple Sundays ago for the first time since  Bad Lands Kölsch (Batch 393) . Over a month between brew days. I'm still "o...

If you read  Pork Belly Burnt Ends , you probably knew this was coming ... On Saturday, we took our Paddle Boards out on Chatfield Lake. We ...

So ... it has only been fairly recent that I've been able to get Pork Belly  at my local Sam's Club, which is where I buy most of my...

Those of you who have visited SheppyBrew Brewery generally have the opportunity to try a flight of beers we have on tap at the time. It give...

For our 4th of July grilling, we took advantage of our grocery store's holiday sales on Ribeye Steak and Corn-on-the-Cob . Both of thes...

As you know if you follow along on the A to Z Breweries series of articles, we've decided to continue on with Round 7.  If you're n...

July! It is already July, which means it is time to report on the " Brewing Stats " for Q2 of the SheppyBrew Home Brewery . If you...

This past week, we visited family in Wisconsin, home of New Glarus Spotted Cow. New Glarus does not distribute its beer outside of the Wisco...

As you know if you follow this blog, I generally give a monthly update on my fitness / Strava goals. I'm sure no one besides myself rea...

Brewery: SheppyBrew Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager ABV: 5.0% IBU: 38 SRM: 3.7 Appearance A brilliantly clear pale‑gold lager with a ...

This past Sunday was Father's Day , and my wife and kids took me camping. For quite awhile, our family tradition has been to go campin...

So ... I've tried making " Burnt Ends " a couple times, but not really in what I would consider a "traditional" way....