I haven't posted in a year, have had several alterations in my living conditions, am still a logger, and a future (06.30.2007) home brewer. trust me when i say the home brewing thing wasn't a whim. A little back ground here: Been drinking beer steady since June, 1989.( I was 15, and the whole Tiananmen Square thing was going down. Anyway I cut my teeth on Buckhorn beer, that used to be brewed by the now defunct Olympia Brewing Company. Around 1995 Buckhorn beer was gone, Oly was sold to SABMiller, and i moved on to Busch light. In 1998ish, a friend introduced me to Red Hook ESB. And thus opened the door for me into a new brave world of craft beer. Slowly but Shirley, I i drank my way through such good beers as Mac and Jack's Amber, Fat Tire, Mirror Pond, and a slough of others. Where i landed was some where between a Pale, and IPA. So what started with yellow beer, went to Amber Ale's , and than to hop heaven. I am a "hophead", no doubt about it. Dont get me wrong, I can still be seen downing a half rack of Busch light now and then. Oh but how i love ale. And on Saturday a life long friend, and home brewer (since i put down buckhorn for Busch light) is going to show me the ropes and help me brew my first batch of beer.(an IPA) stay tuned...
