IMHammered Brewing WEB Site. This is a place to list my Rants and Raves about good beer, Good Times and of course the Art of making Great Beer! Check back often as I update this daily. Feel free to email me your thoughts on Brewing, Drinking or maybe that really good beer you tried last night.
Check out some great photos here.
Check out our great Recipes.
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.
We hope to make this site fun and informative and look for outside input, or inside output, whatever works.
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........
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
HAPPY Thanksgiving!
Just a little holiday wish from all of us at the IMHammered Brew house to all of you. Hope your thanksgiving is wonderfull and full of good food and great Beer! Enjoy
-Michael, The proud roaster and cutter of the festive bird
Friday, November 14, 2003
BEER and History!
Beer has been a major part of history. If it wasn't Vikings conquering the world and raising a frosty mug then it was Pilgrams having a thanksgving meal with a few frosty ones. either way over time Beer has been a big part of life. I listed a few quotable quotes about our favorite elixer below. Enjoy!
24 hours in a day- 24 bottles of beer in a case,
coincidense ?
The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer. -.Ancient Egypt 2200 B.C.
He was a wise man who invented beer. -Plato
Beer is living proof that God loves us. -Benjamin Franklin
Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hotdogs. -Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Beer soothes the upset soul. -Thomas Mann
It is a perfect brew that makes you feel exactly like preaching a sermon. -Christian Reuter. 1696
I wish to see this beverage (beer) become common instead of the whiskey which kills one third of our
citizens and ruins their families. -Thomas Jefferson
I will make it a felony to drink small beer. -Shakespeare
I'd have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink. -Richard Burton
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example,
there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.” — Dave Barry
“Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.” — Kaiser Wilhelm
“Time is never wasted when you’re wasted all the time.” — Catherine Zandonella
“Why is American beer served cold? So you can tell it from urine.” — David Moulton
People who drink light beer don’t like the taste of beer; they just like to pee a lot.” —
Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI
“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have
some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a
beer.” — Frank Zappa
“You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.” — Dean Martin
“If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out
your nose.” — Jack Handy
“I drink to make other people interesting.” — George Jean Nathan
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” — Humphrey Bogart
“Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you
that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with
pizza.” — Dave Barry
“I gave up drinking once — it was the worst afternoon of my entire life.” — Humphrey
Bogart
“Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.”
— Lady Astor to Winston Churchill
“Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it.”
— his reply
“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth
shut.” — Ernest Hemingway
“A woman drove me to drink and I didn’t even have the decency to thank her.” — W.C.
Fields
Cheers!
Michael, Official keg kicker and often creator of slurred quotable qoutes.
Sunday, October 26, 2003
CHECK IT OUT!
The Photo Gallery has been updated. The all Grain system had it's first brew and boy, was it a blast! check out the photos of the setup. Feel free to email the Brewer with any questions you may have. Enjoy!
-Michael, Chief Geek and Number 1 brew assistant (aka. the guy who cleans everything up ;) )
Thursday, October 02, 2003
SITE UPDATE:
Did a little updating to the site. Check out the links section. Here we will list links to a few good web sites...Check out the HomeBrew forum. a great place to talk with other home brewers. Time for a beer I hear the Angry Dog calling.....
-Michael, Geek
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Guest Tap Update: Well, After 14 days the Guest Tap aka Moslon Golden has been officially kicked. What a sad day at IMHammeredBrewing. Luckily we have both Nano taps and a few choice bottles to keep up with the the locals. Stay tuned to see what is the next Guest Tap.....
-Michael, Self Appointed Keg Kicker
ALL GRAIN NEWS: After carefull planning and a long design process, The Master Brewer and Myself came to the realization that we need to raise the mash tun inorder to take full advantage of gravity. (would you want to lift that barrel?) Suddenly we had a dilemma, How are we going to raise the burner and mash tun? After a long discussion and a few beers we decided we needed a stainless steel platform. The search was on.... Thanks to Grampa Dan, We have our platform being manufactured and it is on its way. WOOHOO! Thanks Grampa Dan!!!!
-Michael, Chief Taster
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
MORE SITE NEWS: Whoa! have I been geeking out tonight. Of course not only have I been adding to this great site but all along I have been enjoying one of the best Stouts available. Yards Brewing's Love Stout is without a doubt a great beer. Bottle conditioned to perfection, the roast creates a wonderful circus of flavors in your mouth. WOW! this beer is great. But back to the Site News..... Check out the New Recipe page that was just added... Soon our Master Brewer, Mark, will be adding his finest recipes to this site for you to try. The best part is not only will you get a recipe but also a description of how the beer turned out and of course tasted..
-Michael, Geek premier
SITE NEWS: I have news of an addition to this great site. As IMHammeredBrewing.com continues to grow expect to see things added to this site on a regular basis. The newest addition is a Photo Page. Check out the side bar for the link. Photos will be added regularly so check back often. CHECK OUT the PHOTOS HERE!
-Michael, Chief Taster and #1 GEEK!
