New Beer Labels

National Homebrew Competition

Monday starts the entry window for the National Homebrew Competition, and the Great Lakes Region dropoff point is Two Brothers. Darn, I guess since I'm there I might as well sample their fare.....Entering the Survey Porter, but this time in the Robust Porter category, not the Baltic Porter. Also entering the Butthead Maibock and the Cherry Wheat, but I'm afraid the wheat will be under-carbonated. We'll see what happens.

30 Days in the Hole....

Well, so far the maibock is turning out pretty nicely. The color is good, there are no off flavors (that I've detected yet) and there are no unwanted esters. The hop presence is good, but not overpowering, and overall it's a pretty clean beer. I'll give it another month at 35°F and see how it is at the beginning of April...if I can wait that long.