Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Hammered

Lew:Since you are posting "Hammer Moments" I'll sh...

2007-09-07T12:57:00.000-04:00

Lew:

Since you are posting "Hammer Moments" I'll share mine. I was at GABF 2002. It was Saturday night and we decided to go to Falling Rock. I was getting tired of breadth after the dozens of beers at the festival and was craving a full pint that I could spend some time with. I finally made my way up to the bar and asked the bartender if he could suggest a porter. He grabbed a pint and amidst the colorful taps chose a non-descript anonymous handle. He muttered something about a "hammer" that I couldn't hear above the noise. Half way through the pint I was in awe- dark chocolate, silky moutheel, a touch of sour to balance the sweet. After a second pint I swore I would find more when I got home. After searching the web I figured out that it was Heavyweight and contacted Tom who told me that that '02 GABF keg was driven in a car all the way to Colorado. To this day it stands as one of the aha moments in my beer journey. Thanks your contribution to that moment and for cheerleading the return of the Hammer!

Oh, yeah, black raspberry ice cream! That's a fant...

2007-06-11T11:33:00.000-04:00

Oh, yeah, black raspberry ice cream! That's a fantastic pairing. That was a great tasting, too, one of my favorites. Great outdoor setting at the Arboretum, real good beers and way too much dessert, good bunch of people (you guys were well-behaved!)...good day.

"Perkuno's Other Hammer", "Perkuno Perkuno", "Perk...

2007-05-16T14:30:00.000-04:00

"Perkuno's Other Hammer", "Perkuno Perkuno", "Perkuno Part II"? No matter what they call it, I can't wait to get some.

No one believes me when I tell them that the beer float you made for us at last year's beer & desert pairing at the Morris Arboretum with black cherry ice cream (I think it was black cherry) was beyond astounding. I've to make some as soon as I can!

Bob,Like I said above...I'd like to see it separat...

2007-05-15T10:28:00.000-04:00

Bob,

Like I said above...I'd like to see it separate from Viking/Scandinavian imagery. But it's not really up to me, of course: it's Victory's baby. I'd most like to see it remain Perkuno's Hammer!

Lew, How 'bout 'Thor's Thunder' or 'Viking Thunder...

2007-05-15T09:49:00.000-04:00

Lew, How 'bout 'Thor's Thunder' or 'Viking Thunder' for a re-name!?
Whatever they call it, I hope it is as good as the original! That stuff was mighty fine!

BrewerM,Thanks for the add; doesn't surprise me. D...

2007-05-15T07:33:00.000-04:00

BrewerM,

Thanks for the add; doesn't surprise me. Deschutes is one of the breweries I truly respect, and it just stands to reason that there would a couple more out there.

Great synopsis of your brew day, but I wanted to a...

2007-05-14T22:35:00.000-04:00

Great synopsis of your brew day, but I wanted to add one addition. Last week I was walking under Deschutes wetmill in Bend. So there are at least four. Not sure if it was the same thing, but was definitely described to me as a wetmill. Cheers.

"Didn't the Swedish empire control most of the Bal...

2007-05-14T11:37:00.000-04:00

"Didn't the Swedish empire control most of the Baltic at the critical time?

Yeah, and they were Lutherans, not axe-waving pagans!
We wanted to separate Perkuno's Hammer from the Scandinavian beer-label-mythos, which I thought had been used too much. I had a nodding acquaintance with other Eastern European mythologies from college, and went digging. Perkuno came up.

Don't get me wrong: "Mjöllnir the Mighty, Slayer of Miscreants, your master Thor Odinsson calls to you!" is one of my favorite lines in fantasy lit (and a nod to anyone who can identify it without help from Google). But...that's a name for a new beer.

Didn't the Swedish empire control most of the Balt...

2007-05-14T11:26:00.000-04:00

Didn't the Swedish empire control most of the Baltic at the critical time? Heck, they had a castle at Malbork Poland.

Alan
A Good Beer Blog

Black eyed peas -vs- Roman beans? Could be interes...

2007-05-14T07:22:00.000-04:00

Black eyed peas -vs- Roman beans? Could be interesting.

Long live [The Hammer]. You cannot kill it, 'ya know.

For me, yeah. Besides, it's a Baltic porter, not a...

2007-05-12T06:40:00.000-04:00

For me, yeah. Besides, it's a Baltic porter, not a Scandiwoovian porter!

Would "Mjollnir" or Thor's Hammer be too obvious ?...

2007-05-12T00:59:00.000-04:00

Would "Mjollnir" or Thor's Hammer be too obvious ?

Sorry, Geoff, can't at present. Kinda delicate. Ho...

2007-05-12T00:53:00.000-04:00

Sorry, Geoff, can't at present. Kinda delicate. Hope it gets settled quickly and quietly.

Could you elaborate on the legal issues?

2007-05-12T00:35:00.000-04:00

Could you elaborate on the legal issues?

Bill,Style and ingredients, actually. I've describ...

2007-05-11T20:18:00.000-04:00

Bill,

Style and ingredients, actually. I've described Baltic Porter as "a trainwreck between an imperial stout and a doppelbock." Imagine imperial stout ingredients and a lager yeast. But they range from 6% smoothies to 9% snarly-gnarlies, from malt bombs to wickedly-hopped brain mines. One of my top five styles.

question...is it the brewing style or the ingredie...

2007-05-11T18:05:00.000-04:00

question...

is it the brewing style or the ingredients that makes it a Baltic porter???

if not, what makes a Baltic porter???

(i do believe i've had it, big tasty beer, massive kick, damn good)

Perkuno's Conk Buster works for me.

2007-05-11T16:26:00.000-04:00

Perkuno's Conk Buster works for me.

In noun form:bat, baton, billy, blackjack, bludgeo...

2007-05-11T15:52:00.000-04:00

In noun form:

bat, baton, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, business, conk buster, convincer, cosh, cudgel, hammer, hickory, mace, mallet, nightstick, persuader, quarterstaff, rosewood, sap, shill, shillelagh, staff, swatter, truncheon