ionia ales

My sour beers— there will be some more postings on this but last tuesday I transfered old and young sour beer onto raspberries and strawberries..
the color is amazing.

8.5% Another wonderful beer. A strong dark ale, possibly? It’s dark but in the light glows ruby red. An off white head suggests some darker malts, but I know there’s a good amount dark candi sugar.No roasted flavors. This is the componant to the Tremens a little yeast note – bready in a belgian [...]

12oz Dark as hell. this beer was the darkest foam I have ever seen. Dark fruit aroma, figs. remnisant of a barleywine – dark , yet with out strong astringent beitter black malts. Balanced well with bitterness. Great beer, Thanks Jared!

9%abv 750ml picked up a bottle, a very light straw-oranged beer. Very light colored head.Triple fermentation – a blend of special yeasts. I think there’s some wit yeast in there. mellow phenolics. Very drinkable at 9%! Great Carbonation Level, plenty of bubbles, but not difficult to pour when first opened. Both big and tiny bubbles. [...]

the pale ale turned put great made on 3/6/07
The flavor of hop is unique. A relief not to have the cascade or other citrusy hops.
this was based loosely on empyrean’s lunaSea ESB
A touch thin… but great. Could mash higher, but I am happy with it.

Oak aged Imperial Pale Ale a blend of old and young IIPAs great oak toast vanilla flavor plus some hops, and some alcohol Amber, minimal head – a touch of sweetness

Bully Porter By Boulevard Brewing Co.
12 oz bottle – 2row, wheat, hops, water and yeast.
Dark, almost black looking with nice ruby tones on the edges.
This is a hoppy porter for sure. I had a rough 4th of july once when I was about 20 with this beer. Nice Tan head on top that [...]

get raspberries for the sour ale
rack .5 gallon of 1.5yr old sour ale to 1 gallon jug + raspberries
Fill with .5 year old sour ale
top up 1.5yr carboy.
Bottle and cap the last of remaining 100%brett keg, 2 bottles? Nope, 4 bottles.
Transfer the remainder of unblended J + T beer to brett keg for aging.
Transfer [...]

this hefe was one of my first favorite beers.
I love the bottle shape so I drank many, many paulaner’s to build up my homebrewing bottle collection.
A real pleasant eye-opener to the bananas and cloves of the german wheat beers.

Good
Great
Refreshing after mowing the lawn.
American, if that matters.
Gone

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