Live music will be provided. .
Can this be added to the list of festival the b\'fast need play?
(for next year)
Live music will be provided. .
Can this be added to the list of festival the b\'fast need play?
(for next year)
Haha. Nice work Mark, that\'s a good fest, I worked it a couple of years ago and had a great time.
Berkshire Brewing (MA)
Dogfish Head (DE)
Farmington River (CT)
Harpoon (MA)
Hartford Brewery (MA)
Hook & Ladder (NY)
Long Trail (VT)
Otter Creek (VT)
Saranac (NY)
Sierra Nevada (CA)
Thomas Hooker Ales (CT)
Trout River (VT)
:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:
If I wasn\'t going to be away, I\'d def. go!!!
My biggest complaint is when I put in a new keg, it takes forever for it to reach temp.
The good news is that it\'s probably not a problem with your kegerator (unless the inside is leaking air). The bad news is that it is probably a problem with some fundamental beer physics. A keg placed in a 38 degree refrigerator will only cool down by about one degree per hour until it reaches 38. So if you put a room temperature (72 degree) keg into any refrigerator, you\'re looking at about 34 hours (a day and a half) for it to cool down to drinking temperature.
The problem is the kegerator rarely reaches 38 degrees, with a cold keg or empty. From what I\'ve read, it is a common problem with the model we have. The kegs I have bought came from Walsh\'s store 20 or so minutes from my house, so it shouldn\'t have warmed up that much in transit.
Ice tricks can help a little, though they\'re usually better for changing perceived temperature than actually changing the temperature. The best thing to do is to place ice along the bottom of the keg since the beer at the bottom is the first beer to come out. Icing the top of a keg doesn\'t actually do anything, but everyone does it all the time at parties and it does make the beer look colder which is often all you need.
And just how would I get ice near the keg at the bottom? My philosophy was that cold air drops, hence ice on top would cool the beer below. :shrug: Six, half dozen or another, I make it work and the beer is :drool:
And yes, cleaning the lines is VERY important! I\'ve never untapped a keg before though. When we have a keg going, the longest it sits without action is probably only a few days. I just draw a beer and throw it down the drain and then drink on. Works for me.
And...I\'ve never heard of "beer gas". We get CO2 from a place in North Haven. If "beer gas" is better and you can point us in a direction where we can get it in the future, I\'d appreciate it.
That\'s too bad about the kegerator Todd. It sounds like it\'s just crappy.
You can get ice at the bottom of a keg by putting the keg in a bucket of some sort. Tough to do in a kegerator but possible.
Any gas company carries beer gas, but they can\'t deliver to your house, so any store that sells you CO2 can get beer gas from the same supplier they get the CO2 from. All the bars have it. Honestly, it\'s probably not necessary for a home setup, it\'s more important if you\'re running a commercial establishment, but by all means give it a shot and see what you think.
Leinenkugels (WI)
all those tasty breweries and this is all WI has to represent at this thing?
damn. we have so much more to offer.
i had some yuengling over the weekend. but it could be much worse. 
If you want small craft beer from PA;
DRINK VICTORY!
(I recomend Hops Devil and Perma Pils)
not really a fan of the super hoppy beer.
however, yuengling was $6 for a pitcher and the only other good beer they had was blue moon which was $4 something a bottle. it was an easy decision.
Leinenkugels (WI)
all those tasty breweries and this is all WI has to represent at this thing?
damn. we have so much more to offer.
**** leinenkugel!!! sunset wheat = fruity pebbles mixed with:yack2:
New Glarus For Life!!!!
i have been jonesing for fat squirrel and spotted cow for so long....
RickeyRoux: I just found out that the owner/founder of Marin Bewing Co. is also the owner of Moylan\'s.
RickeyRoux: I just found out that the owner/founder of Marin Bewing Co. is also the owner of Moylan\'s.
Hey Al Z, thanks for the heads up. Craft Beer Week might be over, but it\'s only the beginning. A whole bunch of the stimulus check was spent yesterday in search of IPA\'s. Tonight: Breckenridge 471 Small Batch Double IPA. A little expensive, but mighty tasty. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Rickey, which IPA is on your avatar?
Flossmoor Station IPA. A highly rated local Chicagoland microbrewery. It\'s about 15 minutes from the house (it\'s so dangerous). The current version is Vishnu\'s Vice. 7.7% abv. Been bringing home growlers from there on a regular basis. It\'s the best one I\'ve tried yet and I\'ve tried almost 40 since NYE. Even better than Bell\'s Two Hearted Ale, which I had at The Lakefront in Menomonie, when I saw the band last month. But it\'s a seasonal and soon to be replaced, within two weeks I\'m hearing (bummer). Trying to drink in as much as possible before then. Do a google search for it. The reviews on beeradvocate.com are serious. Last time looked there were 8 reviews, all between 4.25 and 4.75 out of 5. PM me you addy and I\'ll send you a bottle.
Flossmoor Station IPA. A highly rated local Chicagoland microbrewery. It\'s about 15 minutes from the house (it\'s so dangerous). The current version is Vishnu\'s Vice. 7.7% abv. Been bringing home growlers from there on a regular basis. It\'s the best one I\'ve tried yet and I\'ve tried almost 40 since NYE. Even better than Bell\'s Two Hearted Ale, which I had at The Lakefront in Menomonie, when I saw the band last month. But it\'s a seasonal and soon to be replaced, within two weeks I\'m hearing (bummer). Trying to drink in as much as possible before then. Do a google search for it. The reviews on beeradvocate.com are serious. Last time looked there were 8 reviews, all between 4.25 and 4.75 out of 5. PM me you addy and I\'ll send you a bottle.
Flossmoor cleaned up at least year\'s Great American Beer Festival. Those are the toughest awards in America to win and they did very well. I gotta try their stuff. Last time I was in Chicago in March I plowed through Three Floyds\' entire portfolio over 4 days. That was the best beer drinking I\'ve had in a long time, what a brewery. Will make sure to find Flossmoor next time!
Syracuse BrewfestThe Sixth Annual Empire State Brewing and Music Festival will be held on Friday July 11th from 5:00PM until 11:00PM (gates open at 4:30), at the City of Syracuse?s festival site in Clinton Square. Listed first by USA Today as ?Top Ten Beer Festivals in the America? (June 11th, 2004).
This is not your typical ?beer festival?. The festival was formed to protect, promote, represent and educate the craft brewing industry and its customers. It is a means for brewers and like businesses to inexpensively market their products directly to their target market customer. This is not a drinking event, this is a tasting event. The festival also explores a wide variety of regional and national music performers, designed to complement the event.
A commemorative 4 ? ounce glass is given to all patrons at the entrance. Admission allows 2 ounce samplings from a selection of 300 styles of beer. A "Cask Conditioned Ale Tent" (open 5:30 - 7:00pm) will be added this year as a result of the popularity and success of the "Belgium Beer Tent" (open 8:00 -9:30pm) that was added to the festival in 2006. Both of these unique sampling areas are designed for the more discriminating beer connoisseur. Six bands will perform on two stages throughout the evening. Retailers related to the brewing industry will also be participating. The finest area restaurants will offer creative neo-traditional festival foods for purchase. (Ticket price does not include food).
The day is finally here! I\'ve only missed this once before. It\'s my favorite night all Summer. Tons of breweries/beers to sample. Most fill your +4oz cup to the top too. I\'m excited to check out the newly added Cask Conditioned Ale Tent. My friend will be pouring beers for Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY) so I\'m going to be in prime shape by the time this is over.
I really slacked and should have tried to get the Breakfast to play this. Instead, I have to listen to Donna The Buffalo for a couple hours. Oh well, maybe next year.
Wolfman, how was the brewery tour?
I really slacked and should have tried to get the Breakfast to play this. Instead, I have to listen to Donna The Buffalo for a couple hours. Oh well, maybe next year.
AHH! Donna makes my head hurt.
Have fun at the fest boozie. make us proud!