Ballast Point Brewing Company Pale Ale : The Original

Hello!

I went to my local corner store and got this beauty! I've supported this brewery in the past and enjoyed it, so, I wanted to try out another one of their wares.I needed another beer to drink for the San Diego Chargers v. Tennessee Titans game, since I guzzled all  MY beer.What a game, Chargers were up and then at damn near the last minutes, the Titans pull off a touchdown pass.Wow!

Here's the Game Set Up:

Are YOU ready for some football?

It was a great day....

The beer is light in color, with loads of bubbles.I don't know why a bubbling beer amuses me, but it does.It has a crisp taste, too. It reminds me of Budweiser or a Coors. You know how I feel about Budweiser! It went VERY well with the food you see above. Gave me a nice enough "buzz" to get a nap in, as well. I'm surprised at that given that the ABV is 5.2%! I've supported this beer since going to an event that they were co-sponsoring. It was local music with local brewing company beers on display.

For more info, check out their site here.

Until next week...

Cheers!

Brooklyn BrewShop's Everyday IPA: Bottling my brew

Finally..

After all that procrastination I bottled my beer. I actually bottled 10 bottles!

I had to sterilize the bottles:

Sanitizing 

Let air dry:

A Six pack of Air Dry

Get the beer in the bottles, by way of siphoning:

Can you see the beer inside?

Cap the bottles:

Yeah, boy!

..then I stored them in a dark place.Now if you remember, when I brewed beer my first time, I was drinking some of the beers, BEFORE it was time. My excuse was I wanted to see what the taste was like...well, like the great Peter Griffin says:

I'm guilty of doing it again..I've already had 2 bottles to date.Knowing damn well I should wait until TODAY! It's MY beer,right? Why not?

Anyway, I have some friends who wanna try what I've come up with. I can't have them tasting shitty beer! I think it tastes pretty good! I'll see what they say..

I started this batch a while back and it should already be done, but "procrastination is a hell of a drug"...

Damn....Cheers!

Home Brewing Brooklyn Brew Shop's Everyday IPA 05.19.2013

Yep! I'm at it again. Again?Yeah, remember I home brewed before!Click here and see.

I know.Not much...but I did it..

I started May 19,2013.I SHOULD be done in two weeks.I might wait a lil' longer than that, though.



I've also been told on my YouTube channel, that I need to start getting into various beer glasses. So, I'll be doing that with this blog. I found there are 10 types:

1. Flute
2. Goblet ( or a Chalice)
3. Mug (or Seidel,Stein)
4. Pilsner Glass (or Pokal)
5. Pint Glass (or Becker,Nonic,Tumbler)
6. Snifter
7. Stange
8. Tulip
9. Weizen Glass
10. Oversized Wine Glass

Note: I gleaned this from Beer Advocate. Thanks, Beer Advocate!



As of 5/26/2013,this is what my beer looks like:

Yeah...Coming along..

It would be great IF the beer was done by Father's Day...We'll see..Join my mailing list at the top left to hang with me on this journey.

Until next week...