beernesday

the poor beleagured hops we're growing in bridget's back yard got moved again! these poor little troopers have been moved three times now (rhizomes culled from an east van garden, planted at bridget's by the fence a week before the neighbours tell her they're going to put in a new fence, moved to the garden patch where they spent a year before being moved to their current home in the new raised bed) the hops had a hard time growing last year - crappy soil, not enough sun so a major work party happened this weekend to fix that situation! woo hoo, i got to drill! we built a raised garden bed and filled it with 2 yards of stinky soil (i used power tools!! bridget and the viking did the heavy work) the garden frame filled to the brim with stinky soil the hops in their new home and what did we drink while doing all this yard work? central city ipa and pale ale it does a body good! what did we drink after doing all the yard work and resting on ou...

or happy apocalypse?! elysian brings us the 12 beers of the apocalypse beginning with these two brews: In a year-long run-up to the end of all time (according to the Mayan calendar), Elysian Brewing Company and Fantagraphics Books, both of Seattle, are planning a series of twelve beers, issued on the 21st of each month in 2012 and featuring the label artwork of Charles Burns. Taken from Burns's weirdly apocalyptic work "Black Hole," the labels will adorn Elysian's "Twelve Beers of the Apocalypse," featuring the creativity and unusual ingredients for which its brewing team is known. What twelve beers would you brew (and drink) if you knew they would be your last? First up in January is NIBIRU, named for the mysterious planet X supposedly on a collision course toward Earth. The Elysian / Fantagraphics Nibiru will be a Belgian-style Tripel flavored with an infusion of yerba maté. Combining the tasty esters of Belgian yeast and the compelling tea-like f...