Posts tagged as "Beer"

Posted by Jack on 28th April 2009

Tasted: Ten20 Commemorative Ale

I saw and bought a case of Ten20 a few weeks ago when it came on sale. The Camperdown brewery has been used by James Squire for ten years, and Chuck Hahn, the head brewer, has been there for 20 years, hence the name “Ten20″. The brewers call it a mix between an IPA and [...]

Posted by Jack on 5th April 2009

Brewed: Oatmeal Stout

Today, I brewed an Oatmeal Stout. It was a really smooth brew day, everything went right.
I used a different base malt than I usually do – Munich I Malt. I also used Caraaroma instead of Crystal, and of course, this brew included oats!

Posted by Jack on 11th March 2009

Tasted: Schwarzbier (Batch 12)

Dad and I shared another bottle of our Schwarzbier. We had a gusher in this batch a while ago, but this one was ok, so it must have just been one dirty bottle.

Posted by Jack on 7th March 2009

How I rate a beer

I have decided to take a more rigid approach to rating beers. I am using a common set of variables, which each have a weight assigned. These are then summed to give the overall score. Note that many people score beers on these attributes, I have taken and adapted the scoring system from how others [...]

Posted by Jack on 6th March 2009

Tasted: IPA (Batch 14)

Brewing notes here.