#spruce ale

アイラ・ウイスキーの樽で熟成したビールで、非常にパワフルなスプルス エール。

ピートが物凄くしっかり効いており、次の日まで口の中がスモーキーないい香りで満たされます。 ピートの効いたウイスキーを飲んだ時と同じですね。 アルコールは8%もあるので、パンチのあるビールを飲みたい時に是非。

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I am a 31 yr old homebrewer in the DC area currently.  I originally started this hobby as a way to pass time during graduate school in Cincinnati and fell thoroughly in love with it.  Honestly, few are the hobbies that are so wonderfully drinkable.  I've been brewing since 2007 and since then have accumulated a fair amount of equipment, some of which I've made myself in true homebrewer style.

This bog will focus on what I'm making at any given time.  There shall be pictures, descriptions of brewing during its different stages and occasional reviews of the brews I drink.  I'm also trying to visit more breweries, so as that happens, I'll post those reviews as well.

As it happens, I also enjoy brewing coffee and tea as well as mead/wine/cider making.  Don't be surprised if some of that crops up.  Also don't be surprised if the format for this blog shifts a tad from time-to-time.  I'm still learning the tumblrs.

Recent brews have included, but are not limited to:

    An extract Belgian Strong amped up apple juice from my uncles (small, but mighty) orchard.

    An All-Grain Spruce Ale made from West Virginia spring water and West Virginia Spruce (It was a bit of a trek for those ingredients).

    A small batch Spiced Saison with heather and rye (happily sitting in secondary as I type).

Thank you all for visiting.  I echo the great Charlie Papazian and invite you to stop by, relax, don't worry, have a homebrew.

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Old Tjikko Spruce Ale (Arbor Brewing Company)