NOW ON TAP

Ol' Man Mudgit's Ale
American Wheat made with rhubarb and strawberries
3.0% ABV



I've been all about the session lately. I think its because July was ridiculously hot in Michigan. Keeping with the theme, i decided to make the lowest alcohol beer I've done so far. So I modeled Ol' Man Mudgit after some of the low alcohol German style wheat beers, but used all American grains and hops and fresh rhubarb and strawberries in it. At 3.0% ABV....you'd have to drink a lot for a buzz, but this is a damn refreshing beer.....almost like a fizzy juice. Is it time for a Pint???

NOW ON TAP

HindSight
American Wild Ale
6.5% ABV



I'm running a little behind on labels lately, so hopefully I'll be able to get a couple posted this week and get back on track. As long as the beer isn't running behind or out, I guess it doesn't matter that much. New on tap in the last couple of weeks is the next in our sour line up. HindSight has arrived. Hindsight is basically the first batch of O' Holy Night Dunkelweizen. When I made the first batch and kegged it things went terrible wrong and basically the beer became over carbonated. When I tried to release some of the CO2 out of the keg.....beer started foaming out of the top. Rather than run the risk of contamination I decided to scrap the batch and redo O' Holy Night. O' Holy Night turned out pretty good, but HindSight is on a whole new level.

HindSight was re fermented with blueberries and lactic bacteria for an additional 8 months. What we are left with is a almost tart candy sour beer with hints of fruit. In my mind this is the most sour I've gone with a beer so far and my patience with it really paid off. As with all of our sours the amount is limited. We had about 3 gallons at kegging time, and we're probably below 2 gallons now. So if you feel the need to succumb to the power of sour......ya better hurry over and grab a glass.

Now On Tap: Haightbury

NOW on TAP
Haightbury
California Common
5.75% ABV




Let the LAGERS FLOW!!!! Thanks to some wise business dealings the Bashore BrewHaus is now in possession of a lagering fridge complete with temperature control. The first beer to run through it is our first attempt at a California Common or Steam Beer. Even though this is a style that does not require lager temperatures it was still wonderful to be able to cold crash this beer to give it that extra clarity and crispness. Haightbury is a slightly hoppy session lager that is very nice to drink on a warm day. Its been on tap for a few weeks now and those of you that attended Beer Olympics had the opportunity to try it.

This is the first in a continual string of lagers to be on tap at the Bashore BrewHaus. Look for the return of Bashore Fest this fall.

Beer Olympics Teams

In order to make things easier for those involved (wardrobe wise).....Beer Olympics teams were pre drawn at random out of a Crown Royal bag.

These are the teams and team colors:

BLUE TEAM

Captain: Jamie Wilmoth

Adam Bailey

Aren Rabe

John Tramontana

GREEN TEAM

Captain: Karen Thomas

Alan Mills

Kurt Blasius

Matt Bashore

BLACK TEAM

Captain: Michelle Flick

Jason Hill

Matt Junak

Alex Rabe

RED TEAM

Captain: Irene Bashore

Kris Bakken

Randy Flick

John Maksimchuk

Beer Pool Sign Up

Beer Pool (9 ball rules)

Time - 6:00 - ??

Basically we are playing 9-ball here in order to save time cause its a bit faster than 8-ball. The person that sinks the 9 ball first wins and moves on. The loser chugs a beer.

2010 Champion - none.....it was a team event

2011 Participants

1. Matt Bashore
2. Irene Bashore

Beer Darts Sign Up

Beer Darts

Time - 6:00 - ??

Beer Darts involves selecting 3 numbers out of a bag that correspond to numbers on the dart board. The object of the game is to hit your numbers each 3 times before the person you are competing against. Doubles and Triples are in play for this game. Loser Chugs a Beer.

2010 Champion - John Maksimchuk

2011 Participants

1. Matt Bashore
2. John Maksimchuk
3. Aren Rabe

Name That Beer? Sign Up

Name That Beer?

Time - 2:30 - 3:30

Name that beer involves all participants being blindfolded and and led to a tasting station by a referee. The participant will then be given a small sample of beer to smell and taste. The participant will then be led to a separate room and be aloud to choose from a list of beer which beer it was that they tasted. Once a participant guesses wrong 3 times they are out of the game and must chug a beer. The game will continue until only one person is left.

2010 Champion - Jamie Wilmoth

2011 Participants

1. Matt Junak
2. Irene Bashore
3. Kris Bakken
4. John Maksimchuk
5. Aren Rabe
6. Jamie Wilmoth
7. Michelle Flick
8. Jason Hill