various updates

So, after cooking for two x-mas parties week before last, the kitchen wasn't ready for brewery duty last weekend. I did bottle the Amber light yesterday, bottling cascade today (just enough bottles), and brewing the RIS tonight.

I pulled the first couple oz of Amber light off of the pig...no carb yet. The flavor is all over the place. Very sweet initially, with a little hop character in the middle and a pretty gnarly finish. After a bit of conditioning hopefully the finish will mellow out. The body is like water, pretty much what I expect for 2.8%.

Yesterday was People's 2nd anniversary bash and they rolled out their 2nd AnniversaRYE pale ale. It's just that, a sessionable 4.9% Rye pale ale. It is very good, with the rye just adding a little spice to a good pale. Perfect body for 4.9% makes for a beer you can down pint after pint over good conversation.

Today Sean is going to break out his CBS at 3:30, expect details on that later.

-J