Mellody Brewing

Top 10 Beers Update

I realized the other day that I have five beers left on the Top 10 list (see right hand side of the blog.)  I have renewed my search for these beers and my goal is to try and cross them off by the end of 2009.  I have big beer plans for 2010 and will showcase that idea later on.  I'm on the hunt, looking for trades, etc.  The beers left are:

• Pliny the Younger
• Abyss
• Westy 8
• Darkness
• Massala Mama IPA

If you have a way for me to get any of these, please let me know.

Thankful for options

With the feast holiday approaching, I'm usually in charge of finding and compiling beer options for my family's feast.  In years past I bring homebrew, or one or two special bottles.  We're not looking for a drunken feast, not usually.  So, this year I'm on the hunt for something fun (as usual) and Philadelphia does not disappoint.  There are so many great options now, and with Hawthornes open near me, I can even get some growlers to bring home - oh the humanity. 

I'll post what the haul is after I decide.  I could be at the store for hours tomorrow night deciding.

American Triple Checkin

Transfered the triple today and boy does it look and smell great. Taste is right where I hoped as well, nice sweet taste with subtle carmel taste and hop profile. This will be a very sessionable triple just as I wanted.

I Want You To

It's been a few weeks internet.  The story is the same, real job bringing me back to reality and sucking away all fun and beer time.  I hope to emerge from this storm soon.  Not much to update on the beer front here, but I will be brewing tomorrow for a work party in December.  I'm trying to decide what to brew for this team - it's such a wide range of tastes and personalities.

I've also been contacted by Cricket Brewery in Fairfield, NJ.  Not sure where that is going yet, but we'll see.  I have to call John back, by now I'm sure he thinks I'm not interested in doing anything - but seriously man - the real job, it sucks my life away...

More to come, thanks for continuing to follow and read. 

Firk' You, Buddy!

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That's right, I am going.  Finally, after what has to have been one of the tougher weeks of work on record lately (but I think I've been saying that more often lately.)  Propoals, conference calls, emails be dammed - I'm going to drink some cask beer in the Nor'East of Philadelphia during this crappy Nor'Easter. 

I unfortunately am going alone - so if you read this, and have nothing to do this afternoon - come find me, I'll be at The Grey Lodge. 

Friday the 13th is coming

I just was kindly reminded that it's November, and I got all excited.  Not because we're getting cloer to Christmas, but because November holds a Firday the 13th in it's calendar.  I'm not talking about a sequel to another bad horror movie.  While living in Florida I rad about a unique beer event happening back home in Philadelphia - Friday the Firkinteenth.  If you are familiar with the term Firkin - you had idea what this is all about.  Basically - they put 20+ firkins on the bar and tap 7 at a time till they are all gone.  It usually ends up with a listing of some great tasting and rare beers.  I've always wanted to go.  I'll be making this one for sure.