Couple of New Labels - One beer gone bye bye and another still to tap

BEERS

New and Old


 

Strategic 

Brown Ale

6.0% ABV

This beer was brewed to celebrate what I had hoped to be a great season of Michigan State football.  The season, not so great.  The beer was yummy though.  Unfortunately, its already run out.  I was very happy with the results and will definitely look to brew it again soon.

Amelia Noelle

Breakfast Stout

7.25% ABV

My wife and I were blessed with the birth of our second daughter Amelia on Nov. 17th, 2012.  I celebrate her birth every day of my life, but this beer is meant to be a physical celebration of her existence.  Amelia Noelle is a double oatmeal stout with whole vanilla beans and Sumerian coffee added during fermentation.  Please join Irene and I in our happiness and enjoy some of this stout.

Daddy loves you Amelia

 

I've been lazy on my social media updates - New(ish) Beers

New(ish) Beers

 

 

The Witching Hour

Pumpkin Spiced Saison

6.75% ABV

 

 

This was our annual attempt at a beer with tons of pumpkin added to it during the brewing process for Halloween.  The pumpkin didn't shine through the way I had hoped, but the beer is still very solid and drinkable.  Lots of good spice and a nice amount of what I call juiceyness.  Still on tap in the pub!!

 

BourbAZ

Whiskey Soured Imperial Porter

11% ABV

 

 

BourbAZ is another beer that was put on tap for Halloween.  The base beer for it was The Wizard of AZ, which was a bit to rich and chewy to make me happy.  The thought was to age the beer on oak that had been soaking in Makers Mark.  Somewhere along the way the beer got infected and soured.  The resulting beer is tastes of chocolate with notes of dark fruit and acid.  All and all, i real nice sour with a lotta alcohol.  Still on tap in the pub.

 

 

HindSight #3

Double IPA referemented with wild yeast and pineapple

11% ABV

 

 

Finally, the newest addition in our HindSight series, or beers that sucked originally that I try to save.  This one is no exception.  Originally, Home Grown DIPA, HindSight #3 is refermented with wild yeast and pineapple.  The resulting beer is a big, citrusie sour that drinks a lot easier than 11% ABV would suggest.  Still on tap in the Pub! 



NOW ON TAP: Blue Heaven

NOW ON TAP

BLUE HEAVEN

American Wheat Beer made with Blueberries and Lemon Zest

3.75% ABV

Another new offering from Bashore Brewing is Blue Heaven which is a new table beer that was crafted to round out our tap line up for BeerBQ.  This beer is very low alcohol at 3.75% ABV and has had blueberries and lemon zest added to it for increased flavor.  The resulting beer can be enjoyed over the course of a summer afternoon......a summer that is rapidly coming to an end.  So lap some up while you still can!!



NOW ON TAP: Wonk Eye Rye

NOW ON TAP

WONK EYE RYE

Pale Ale

5.5% ABV

I'm a little late in the game with this announcement, but we have a relatively new beer on tap as of about a month and a half is a beer inspired by a wild night of pints with a couple of good friends, in which an eye kept wandering around the room.  Hence, was born a name.....Wonk Eye Rye.  This is a red pale ale, loaded with a very funky, unique simcoe hop and a butt load of rye malt.  The resulting beer has a very sharp, unique flavor that is meant to give us all a wonk eye at the of the night.

Cheers!



Two New on Tap

 NOW ON TAP

Tripel Lindy

Belgian Ale

9.25% ABV

New on Tap this year is a Belgian Tripel known as Lindy.  This beer is dry and fruity.  I've attempted tripels in the past with very unsatisfactory results, I am happy to say that I am happy with this effort.

I've Got a Raging Beanie

American Wild Ale

11% ABV

Another new beer on tap this week is an American Wild Ale called I've Got a Raging Beanie that rounds out the first round of our Patron Inspiration Series.  I can honestly, say I have never put more effort or time into a beer as I have this beer and what has come from it is, in my mind, one of the finest beers I have ever brewed.  As great of a beer as it is it's not even a fraction as great as the woman it is named for.  This beer is named for the most important person that has ever come into my life, my wife Irene Bashore.

For those of you that might be a little confused about the name of this beer, Irene has had a nickname since she was a little girl, Bean, sorry Beanie......your secret is out.  Their are several directions I could go in describing the unbelievable impact this woman has had on my life, she's an amazing person, wife and mother......but this is a beer blog, so lets stick to that.

Irene and my beer evolution basically began together when we were in college (just assume we were of legal drinking age).  I can still remember drinking my first craft beer and Irene sitting right next to me saying, "is it good?  Let me have a drink".  I remember spending cold winter evenings sitting at Crunchy's drinking Arcadia Scotch Ale with her....playing quarters and singing karaoke, or nights at Old Chicago picking the strangest four beers we could for each other.  In an odd way, beer has become a past time for us, something to do and something we enjoy.

It is really no surprise that when I expressed an interest in home brewing Irene was more than supportive, buying basically every piece of equipment I have today.  Not only that, but I can always count on her to be brutally honest about every batch I make.  One style I don't think she's ever criticized me for making are Wild Ales.  So I thought why not make her the biggest baddest beer I could.  The beer started out as a Belgian Tripel, which then had wild bacteria and yeast added to it.  the beer was then aged for 9 months before pineapple and peaches were added and the beer was aged for an additional 3 months on the fruit.  The resulting beer is funky, dry and tart.....and the biggest factor........its 11% ABV.  It'll get you drunk!!!

Thank you for everything you are Beanie.  I love you and I always will.  I am an extremely lucky man to have a woman like you in my life.

Cheers to eternal happiness!!!

NOW ON TAP

NOW ON TAP

DAMNIT JANET

Weis Bier

5.0% ABV

Another new beer on tap for St. Patty's. Damnit Janet Weis Bier is an American wheat ale that has been infused with dry apple cider. The resulting beer is dry and tart with a hint of apple character. Should be a good change of pace from all those stouts we'll be drinkin in 3 days!!

NOW ON TAP

NOW ON TAP

EAT MY SHORTS

Butterfinger Stout

7.5% ABV

I told myself a few years back I wasn't going to brew beer specifically for parties and whatever was on tap, was what would be available to drink. I break this rule every year for St. Patty's. I mean what would St. Patricks Day be without a creamy stout flowing. The first year we had the party it was a mint stout, then it was a banana n' cream stout, last year it was a hazelnut stout. This year its time to EAT MY SHORTS and drink a stout with a ton of butterfinger candy bars infused into it. In the past I've always tried to keep the ABV on these stouts limited, but when you add 5 pounds of chocolate and peanut butter to a beer......its kinda difficult. So basically, this is a big, bold stout with a ton of peanut butter flavor (its actually amazing how little of butterfinger is chocolate). Like any flavored stout the good taste will only last for so long, so if your coming to the party on the 17th.....DRINK LOTS!!! Also, we will be pouring Irish Car Bombs with the stout. It will be called a Simpsons Did It!!

I'm Ready to Dance!!

NOW ON TAP

NOW ON TAP

MATTEO

American Saison

6.0% ABV

New on tap is Matteo an American interpretation of a French Saison. This is a spiced up American version that is refermented with wild yeast. It was suppose to be the next in the sour beer series, but this beer is not sour or funky.....needs longer for that....its definitely unique though.

Now on Tap

NOW ON TAP

THE WIZARD OF AZ
Imperial Munich Porter

7.75% ABV

We are certainly not in Kansas anymore. Go big or go home, new on tap this week is The Wizard of Az. This is an Imperial Porter using entirely munich malt as a base for the beer which makes it very malty and rich. This was the base beer for Azreal which was a maple porter. When we brewed it the first time, the beer was amazing on its own and I kinda felt that the maple syrup made the beer a litte to sweet. DO OVER!! COME GET IT!!!

NOW ON TAP

NOW ON TAP

Curiously Ambiguous

Black IPA

7.5% ABV

It's getting about to the time of year where dark beers die out and are replaced by crisp hoppy pale ales and IPA's.....or wheat beers. So what have we done? Well we went ahead and brewed 4 new dark beers to go on tap.....bump the norm!!! First up is a hybrid style....Curiously Ambiguous Black IPA. As the name would suggest this beer can't figure out what it wants to be. Half IPA Half Stout.....all good.....