My second beer recipe at JT Whitney's has been fermenting away since last Friday! It's a Belgian Abbey Ale, which means it'll have a ton of yeast-derived character. I tell the beer geeks that it'll be between a dubbel and tripel in color, but less alcoholic than both. It'll be similar to what the brewing monks drink within the walls of their monestaries. To the more socially-adjusted beer drinkers, it'll be like Blue Moon but slightly darker and WAY BETTER! For those of you in town, it should be on tap in about two weeks. To those of you from out of town: the futon in my basement is lonely.
In non-beer news (does it exist? I feel so one-dimensional), my trombone and I have been making sporadic appearances in a weekly blues jam. At Whitney's. Did you actually think that it wouldn't have anything to do with beer? Anyway, it's been fun but not captivating enough to justify all of the practicing it takes to keep my chops up. I've fallen off the wagon the last couple of weeks, and it'll take me another two or three to reach playing shape again. What I need is a regular band, preferably one that plays rock music and writes its own songs, and a later start time at my job :).
Monday, April 10, 2006
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Damn that sounds good! Lizz just saw r/t tix to Chicago for $132... Hmmm. We're going to Ithaca for a weekend in two weeks and Florida in May for a while. I need to go to MI soon to see my new niece. How long will that beer last, do you think? Sure you don't want to fill a growler and fly out to NYC? :)
New York is definitely near the top of our list when weekends are free and cashflow is good! We're going to two weddings in the next five weeks, though. This month's is in Atlanta and next month's is in Michigan. Our money, on the other hand, is going towards an Alaskan crusie in early August. It's gonna be a huge party with my dad's side of the family! Anyway, the beer will probably be on tap for 2-3 months. The good news is that "normal" beers get sold much quicker than specialty brews, and overall business slows down in the warmer seasons. My biere de garde lasted for two months during a busy part of the year.
Check it out Joe! Beer maps!
http://beermapping.com/
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