My miniscule Freshops order came today. I’m not quite sure which aspect is more insane:

The alpha acids on my WHOLE LEAF Summit hops are 16.5%
I only ordered 2.5 pounds this year, compared to 8+ last year
It cost me $75 to order 2.5 lbs, which is about as much as I spent last year.

This is probably [...]

My friend Brian and I got 2nd Place in American Brown Ale Category for the brown ale we brewed 20 gallons of some months back. I thought it was a very well formulated beer that had tons of flavor, and we did formulate it to fit the ABA style guidelines, so I am pleased and [...]