tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post6118088022866416263..comments2024-03-29T05:58:25.823-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: What a Beautiful Pair...Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-46570087556268979122010-07-19T22:29:11.321-04:002010-07-19T22:29:11.321-04:00I've been on an IPA kick lately and am not sur...I've been on an IPA kick lately and am not sure why. It kind of works on me like Metamucil.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973502935329434602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-74915946244680318372010-07-16T23:41:58.779-04:002010-07-16T23:41:58.779-04:00Jared brewed up a batch of Smoked Baltic Porter at...Jared brewed up a batch of Smoked Baltic Porter at about the same ABV. It's in honor of my 50th birthday, and is called Ancient Rage (for no particular reason).<br /><br />I thought we were on to something with the variation on the style and then both Great Divide and (I think) Left Hand have one coming. The more the merrier.The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-34703585078345495932010-07-16T10:05:54.610-04:002010-07-16T10:05:54.610-04:00BPs actually have quite a large range in indigenou...BPs actually have quite a large range in indigenous commercial examples, from 5.5% to 9%, so 6.2% is not that bad. Most of the familiar ones in the US -- Okocim, Sinebrychoff, Carnegie -- run in the higher end, but you'll find that the Latvian and Estonian examples tend towards the lower. We brewed up a 5.8% BP at Sierra Nevada back in April, and I had a sixtel at a family party over July 4th: hot weather BP was very well received!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-83591327301415173792010-07-16T10:00:19.301-04:002010-07-16T10:00:19.301-04:006.2% seems low for a baltic porter, and i'm no...6.2% seems low for a baltic porter, and i'm not complaining! not exactly session strength, but not really a booze bomb either. both look very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com