Last month, my girlfriend and I had the opportunity to go to London for vacation (“holiday,” as they say over there…). We took every chance to sample the local culture – of course including the …
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MK IV: NormAleIzed Märzen
Hot off the success of the MK III, I decided to press my engineering hubris further and further. Seeing no sun to melt my Icarian wings, I sat down to make my next adjustments to …
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MK II: Chaos Wine
In the pursuit of greatness, there are bound to be bumps in the road. As the movie National Treasure puts it, which is itself paraphrasing Thomas Edison, “I didn’t fail, I found 2,000 ways how …
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Bach(elor) Brew
As you've probably come to realize, 99.99% of our brewing is about us. After all, if we're going through the work, we had better enjoy the fruits of our labors. That being said, on the odd occasion, we do brew for our friends too. In this edition of Wall Brew, we brewed for one of my friends from way back when in high school.
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Recipe Review: Piwo Grodziskie
Dear readers, please excuse the tardiness of this review – but I promise the wait was worth it. Dariusz General: Piwo Grodziskie is the result of my slightly inebriated self looking at historical beer recipes. …
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Beer in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Since I graduated from college, I've made it a goal of mine to travel outside of the great state of Illinois yearly. This year, I decided to visit Alaska: a land of breathtaking scenery and a surprisingly strong brewing culture. While brewery tours are often designed for those who haven't made their own beer before, I always enjoy seeing professional shops, and learning about the latest experiments in the industry.
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Recipe: Piwo Grodziskie
A friend of mine and I brewed this weekend, and not a moment too soon – since I recently just kicked the keg of Beczka Piwo. To continue on with my Polish themed beer kick, …
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Recipe Review: MK III American Red Ale
Nick Aroma: The MK III is deceptive. While boasting a powerful ABV and a wide swath of hops, the aroma is subtle. In the infinite wisdom of guided probability, brew-bot has designed a beer that …
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Recipe Review: Beczka Piwo
Dariusz Overall Score 8/10 – Really enjoyed this one I named this beer Bezcka Piwo because the direct translation from Polish is “Keg Beer.” As my first beer in these kegs that we bought, it …
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MK III: American Red Ale
This recipe is... unique. While it does appear to be the average overly-hopped American Ale, it is the product of an odd experiment. For those who know me, you already know my weird obsession with algorithmic analysis. For those that do not, buckle up.
