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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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Monday, March 14, 2005
Beer Store Bound....Big Time Bass Ale Sale....Getting Set To Brew....It's Madness....
Beer Store:
A pub owners work is never done, even if it's just a pseudo pub and not a real one. At least it isn't a virtual pub, well maybe to all of you out there it is....Anyway, the keg ran out again. I don't know how that keeps happening. I checked to see if there was a hole in it or something, but nope, just empty. It seems to happen about every 4 or 5 weeks or so. The darn thing just gets empty. Well, the good news is, that means a trip to the beer store to purchase a keg!! The big question as always is, what do I want to buy this time...It's the age old question that ranks right up there with what came first the chicken or the egg, and why did the chicken cross the road (my apologies for blatant copyright infringement). Now there you go. I'm leaning toward something that I haven't bought in quite a while and kind of have a taste for. Yuengling Traditional Lager. Since She Who Must Be Obeyed is going to be at the NCAA Tournament while I stay home and deal with the children (what's wrong with that picture!!), I am going to get what I want this round. And unless something just jumps off of the floor at me when I go to the beer store, I'm thinking that could be the ticket this round....Stay tuned to see what happens on the next episode of, As The Empty Keg rolls.
Bass:
Speaking of the beer store, I found one of the all time great buys in history there last Friday. I was dispatched to get some Old Style, and as I was walking through the isles of beer, behold, I couldn't believe my eyes. There were cases of Bass Ale in the 16.9oz cans stacked up. The sign said, $22 per case on special, save $15 per case. What's the catch I asked? Nothing I was told, just reducing some of the older inventory. The cans don't sell very well. They did this past weekend. The beer was great as always, and the price was outstanding. I couldn't buy many of my favorite American Craft brews for that price. Even Captain Ron from down the street got in on the deal. Very cool!! I hope they run some additional sales on that stuff all summer long.....
Brew:
Well, I have the IPA to keg later this week, and I look forward to getting that beer conditioning and ready to drink. I also am looking forward to brewing again. I have pretty much decided that I will be making an ESB this next time out. Now, all I need is a day to do it. I am thinking that a week from this coming Saturday might be a good time to get it done. We'll see how it goes...
Madness:
I love this time of year. This week is really cool as it is St Patrick's Day and the beginning of the NCAA basketball tournament. It is truely a time of madness. The NCAA is one of the most fun television events going, especially in the beginning rounds. It is the beginning rounds where all of the mayhem takes place with six or eight games going on at one time, moving from buzzer beater to buzzer beater of a game. This is where the true David's fight the super conference Goliath's and occasionally find the mark with the rock. All of that said, you know what this means....That's right, you gotta get some darn beer in the house because you're going to be watching a lot of TV!!! And as always, support your local craft, pub, and regional brewer, or hometown brewer as much as you can. The day might come when they are gone and you won't realize how much you took them for granted until they are. And most of all, enjoy the "madness" as much as I do.
Cheers, and don't forget to be wearin' the green on Thursday.....
Mark, The Brewer, and looking forward to "shopping" tomorrow..........
