Ludwig Van Beethoven was completely deaf before the age of 44, and yet, he still composed some of his best music that has stood the test of time. Cheers to a man who honed his craft despite the odds. As a champion of Vienna, this Lager’s for you. Note: We know this doesn’t fit in with the Meme’s Theme this year, but we wanted to switch it up for this October brew. We also wanted to enter the label into the Brew Your Own magazine label competition. (5 gallon batch) Original Gravity: 1.043 Final Gravity: 1.009 ABV: 4.5               Read More →

October is coming… time for a Märzen! We are brewing this beer to enter into the Robert Cove Germanfest in the Bayou State, and to our local home brew supply competition at Sitta’s Brew Hub. Temps hit 100 degrees with a heat advisory in affect, so we worked our ass off on this beer. Note: We know this doesn’t fit in with the Meme’s Theme this year, but we wanted to switch it up for this October brew. We also wanted to enter the label into the Brew Your Own magazine label competition. Update: This beer took 2nd place in Das Best Oktoberfest in Wisconsin.Read More →

This was a split batch. We created a five gallon batch. Then we put salt and coriander on half of it to create a Gose. We took the other half and put four pounds of raspberry puree on it to create a raspberry sour. This really isn’t our style. We created it for competition and to meet a new category requirement for the Master Homebrewer Program. The beer is drinkable, but it is pretty sour. I think it will get better with age. Original Gravity: 1.045 Final Gravity: 1.011 ABV: 4.6                             Read More →

Since we emptied the beer cooler for Lunar Rendezbrew 29, we have a nice opportunity to knock out some lagered beers. So we jumped into this German Pilsner. We are hoping for nice clean golden German flavor. (5 gallon batch) Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.036 Original Gravity: 1.045 Final Gravity: 1.010 ABV: 4.6                                                                                      Read More →

Since we emptied the beer cooler for Lunar Rendezbrew 29, we have a nice opportunity to knock out some lagered beers. So we jumped into this German Pilsner. We are hoping for nice clean golden German flavor. (5 gallon batch) Update: This brew took first place out of 19 entries in the Alamo City Cerveza Fest competition. It scored a 41. It also took second at O’Zapft German Festival with a score of 40. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.035 Original Gravity: 1.045 Final Gravity: 1.010 ABV: 4.6                                         Read More →

Translation: Raccoon Tail Beer… a.k.a. Tanooki’s Mexican Lager. Sure Mario was Italian, but we’re pretty sure he celebrated Cinco De Mayo in his Tanooki suit because he loves to party. Dress it up with a little salt and lime, and take off and fly with this lager tinted in Mittelfruh and Motueka hops. This lager was brewed at the Hopping Grape birthday celebration for Keith Brooks and will be entered into the Cinco De Mayo homebrew competition hosted by Galveston Bay Brewing… we didn’t win, but we had fun brewing! Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 Original Gravity: 1.051 Final Gravity: Currently Fermenting ABV: ??       Read More →