Monday Night recap: “No one drank the Bud Light Lime” edition
Another successful Monday night, albeit without Monday night beer. We brewed up our Eye Patch Ale with slightly fewer bittering hops and hit our target gravity on the nose. The only potential issue is that we were supposed to repitch our yeast from last week but I accidentally drained it into a non-sanitized non-sanctioned container. Oops. Instead we pitched from some fresh smack packs.
We had a good crowd last night, despite the BYOB stipulation. Which leads me to believe that Monday truly is the new Friday. Joel spent some time making a cool canopy for our hops instead of doing real work. No surprise there. Melvin picked up our beer slack and brought some of his homebrew to share. We were also blessed with a visit from Glenn of JailHouse Brewing, another soon-to-be Georgia microbrewery. More on that later in the week.
And finally, we are proud to announce that no one drank the Bud Light Lime. It was given to Jeff as a joke (at least that’s what he’s claiming) and it was sitting in plain view the entire night. We’re so proud of you guys.
BYOB
Unfortunately tonight we’re a little light on the beer at the moment. As in, we don’t have any. We take full responsibility for this and are working frantically to brew for the future. Case in point: tonight we’ll be brewing another [slightly] revised batch of our Eye Patch Ale. And we’ll be drinking whatever you bring, so make it good. Joel likes strawberry kiwi wine coolers, so someone make sure to pick up a 4-pack. Or two 4-packs. Sometimes Joel goes a little crazy when he gets that strawberry kiwi in him.
8pm, Casa de Jeff. See you there? What was that? You’re not coming because the only beer you drink is Monday Night beer? I’m not even mad. Not even a little bit.
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Birthday Boy
Ladies, gentlemen, and ladies, today is a day unlike all others. It is our esteemed marketing guy and master of mind control’s birthday. Happy birthday, Jonathan.
If you’re looking for a special way to recognize your favorite brewery-in-planning blogger, here are a few gift ideas…
- An ironic tee shirt
- 3-ply toilet paper
- Tickets to a Swedish/Korean-indy-folk-progressive-alt-bluegrass concert. Any will do.
Or just send the man an e-mail or a “Twitter e-mail”, whatever you kids call it.
Monday Night recap: “A stout turnout for a stout brew” edition
The story is all too familiar. You’re getting ready to brew a stout when your CEO calls and says he’s not going to make it because he got free court side tickets to the Atlanta Hawks playoff game. It has happened to the best of us, and even Joel and I are not impervious. What do you do in such a situation? You brew that stout anyway. And then the next day you burn your CEO publicly on the internet.
We had a great turnout last night. I think we also might have registered our highest female attendance on record. The word is definitely getting out: Monday night is ladies’ night. The beer was flowing (until we drank it all). The double IPA and the bourbon oak stout were fan favorites. I’ve been thinking about names for the double IPA… right now I like “Blind Pirate.” On the label would be a pirate with double the amount of eye patches as a normal pirate. Thoughts?
We haven’t made a final decision on what type of stout this latest batch will ultimately be. We are leaning towards another bourbon oak since it’s so durn tasty. If you’ve got some other kind of hankering, let us know. [Note: licorice stout WILL NOT be considered.]
In other news, Joel spent some time last night refilling our adjunct grain jars. A thankless task, for which I do not thank him. Thanks to all who came last night, hope you enjoyed yourselves. Fair warning: not brewing over the last few weeks has cut into our beer stock significantly, so there may come a time in the near future when we’ll have to institute a BYOB policy. This does not mean that we don’t love you. It means that we love you too much.
Think about it.
A tale that needs telling
This weekend Jeff was at Phipps Mall (I don’t know why… you’ll have to bring that up with him) and noticed a harp player playing “Everything I Do” by the patron saint of Monday Night Brewery, Bryan Adams. A harp player. Bryan. Adams. Why is this significant? It’s not, really. But it’s something you need to know.
In more news that you need to know, we are brewing our stout tonight at Jeff’s house. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve actually brewed, so we’re looking forward to getting back to it. Hope to see some of you at 8pm tonight. Be aware that there is a 40% 20% chance of precipitation, but we will be brewing regardless.
We should also have our long-awaited double IPA on tap. It probably won’t last too long because, as Joel says,
“It puts the ‘ish’ in delishous.”
Asheville, NC tops list of America’s best beer cities
Wait, what? Little Asheville, NC, our brethren to the Northeast-ish? Yes. In an online poll hosted by Charlie Papazian, Asheville tied Portland, OR for the best beer city in the USA. This means precious little in reality, as online polls are not all that scientific, something Papazian readily admits. However, the fact that Asheville is even on the list is a testament to the growth of great craft beer throughout the Southeast.
Source: Explore_Asheville
We have partaken of the fine beers of Asheville on many occasions and can attest to the awesomeness of the city, especially when one factors in the craft beer per capita ratio. With establishments such as:
- Highland Brewing
- French Broad (it’s a river, not Gaston’s mother-in-law)
- Thirsty Monk
- Asheville Pizza & Brewing
- Bruisin’ Ales
- Green Man Ales
- Pisgah Brewing
Asheville is no slouch. Sidenote: Asheville also excels at “Subaru per capita” statistics. So congratulations, Asheville! Enjoy this relatively meaningless distinction and keep doing your part to further craft beer in the Southeast! If you haven’t visited the city, it’s well worth a weekend trip. Only a short hop from Atlanta and you’re guaranteed to be in a beer-induced stupor.
Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale label mockup
Thanks for all of your feedback on our first label. Now it’s time for Round 2. FINISH HIM! FATALITY!
Next up, our Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale. Be sure to click on the picture for a larger version. I realize some of you will be clamoring for a plaid tie and/or suit. And I understand the draw. But since we can only launch with two beers, we need to create as much consistency and precedence as possible between these two labels. We hope to get crazier with future beers, but not until people understand the premise of our labels, which could take a few years.
Honest feedback appreciated and expected, you stupid mouth-breathers.
