In case you are wondering, I.M. Hammered Brewing is:
Mark -- Head brewer and drinker (brewer of over 65 batches of extract and all grain brews, drinker of many thousands of bottles and pints of beer), CEO and President of the finest Nano-brewery I know of, head bottle washer, and sanitation engineer
Liz -- Vice President in charge of bar decorating, keeping me from becoming too fanatical in my brewing habits, and is also known as "she who must be obeyed"
Michael -- Brewhouse assistant, equipment consultant, Chief IT Geek and self-appointed Official Beer Taster (great work if you can get it)
Schpankie -- Newest convert from fizzy yellow water to finely crafted beers and ales, adds little value to the brewhouse, but we like him anyway
Scooter -- The gas man (and I mean that in the kindest of ways) bringing propane and co2 when needed, also has keen interest in the brewing process
Knuckle Jefe -- Newest convert to brewing (has four batches under his belt), has began a start up nano-brewery in Kentucky known as "Double-Wide Brewing" with the catchy slogan of "double wide beers at single wide prices". Boy has a brilliant future in marketing. IMH is helping with equipment in the start up. We all work for beer, then again, why wouldn't we.
Parrot Pete, aka, Pappa Draft -- Bar designer, humidor raider, label celebrity, and Just because he should have been on the list the whole time.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
 

Oktoberfest:

That time of the year is now quickly upon us. The celebration in Munich
opened this week!!! And there were record crowds!!! Of course Rueters
news had to put the anti alcohol spin on it saying that it was a gathering
of "beer guzzlers". Geeezzzz, can't anybody have any fun any more??
Anyway, happy Oktoberfest to all!! The gathering at Penn Brewery was last
weekend and unfortunately we had a little bit of weather, but not to fear,
it will be going on again this weekend for your Oktoberfesting pleasure.
I also must again recommend the Penn Oktoberfest brew to anyone who wishes
to truely enjoy the season. It is a world class offering this year.
Kudo's to Tom Pastorius and his brewing staff!!!!

Now What:

The IPA is working nicely and will soon be packaged. That leads me to a
question that is all too often asked by, well, me. Now what do I brew????
What is up next on the radar screen. I am leaning toward a little Parrot
Pete's to tell you the truth. We have had some nights down in the 40's
here the past few days and it has made me think about a nice robust
tasting porter or two in a pint glass. And I say, what's wrong with
that??? Absolutely nothing!! I am also really enjoying the latest batch
of the Angry Dog Amber as well and might brew that again. I have another full keg of that remaining though and I can always brew that next up
This is perplexing to say the least. I am kind of longing for a taste of
the porter though. What do you all think out there??? Hey, I've got to
get thinking about this years Christmas beer too. IT should be something
really different, but in a style that isn't so out there that no one but
me will drink it. On second thought......I'm only kidding of course.
Well, as of today, Parrot Pete's is the front runner for the next batch.
But as always, I am open to suggestions.......

Pub Ale:

Pappa Draft, Chilly Draft, and Uncle Draft have hit on a revelation of
sorts. Since I have hopelessly corrupted them into the world of good
craft beer (they only now buy craft type brews, lately all over Saranac,
Guiness, and various black and tan's), they have become adventurous. It
seams the triumverant have a facination with the "widget" cans that many
of the English imports come in. They first discovered this little device
in their foray into the wonderful world of Guiness. In case you have
lived in a cave for the past 10years, the widget can has the ability to
allow you to serve wonderful English ales nitrogenated like you get them
in the pub. A wonderful invention, it makes many of the brews very nice
to drink even after the long sea voyage to get here. Well, in their
facination of this device, they have stumbled onto Boddington's Pub Ale.
They like it so much that they have now instructed their local distributor
to be sure to get them cases each week. Boddingtons is a very nice easy
to drink ale too. Lower in alcohol but big on taste, it is a nice beer
that fits into the style of a bitter. When served on nitro, this beer is
a beauty in the glass and even better as it gets into your belly. It's no
wonder they like it. It is one of the biggest selling English beers in
the world. It is made in Manchester, England and it was originally made
with the working man in mind. So here's to Pappa, Chilly, and Uncle Draft
as they continue their journey into the wonderful world of beer. I wonder
what their next great discovery will be??????

Now go discover some craft or homebrew of your own will ya!!!!!!

Mark, The Brewer, and the one held responsible for the Draft Family's
craft beer habit........

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