Slater's Pub on St. Patrick's weekend was a happening place, indeed. Aside from the festivities surrounding the Irish Stout Round Table Discussion was the unveiling of Buddy Love's Irish Red homebrew. A relative newcomer to the homebrewing process, Buddy Love has only brewed two batches that we know of. The first was an American Pale Ale (I think). The Party Pig brewing kit brewed beer. That's about as remarkable as we can get with that one. The APA had some decent flavor, but virtually no body to speak of. The second attempt came in the form of a refreshing Irish Red. Medium body, dryish, and pretty darn good.
The mechanism for creating pressure inside the vessel which pours forth the carbonated brew had apparently been tweaked during recent months, for the Irish Red rocketed forth from its container like a torrent of St. Patty's cheer. In fact, the pressure was too great to be contained in a normal glass. The answer? A pitcher. So we all shared from the pitchers of the homebrew while laughter and party chatter filled the pub. But every once in awhile, the sound of a fire hose caused our heads to be turned to the back porch. Was Slater's on fire? Hardly. The party pig was just filling a new pitcher full of holiday joy.
Homebrews are hard to rank according to standard methods, since each batch is a bit different. In fact, some batches contain great bottles that fermented properly and stanky bottles that didn't do so well. So Buddy Love's Irish Red doesn't have scores like a standard review. But brew it again, sir, and we may have to do something about that.
Keep your eyes peeled, citizens, for an article about Chubby's homebrews. We have much to discuss.
The mechanism for creating pressure inside the vessel which pours forth the carbonated brew had apparently been tweaked during recent months, for the Irish Red rocketed forth from its container like a torrent of St. Patty's cheer. In fact, the pressure was too great to be contained in a normal glass. The answer? A pitcher. So we all shared from the pitchers of the homebrew while laughter and party chatter filled the pub. But every once in awhile, the sound of a fire hose caused our heads to be turned to the back porch. Was Slater's on fire? Hardly. The party pig was just filling a new pitcher full of holiday joy.Homebrews are hard to rank according to standard methods, since each batch is a bit different. In fact, some batches contain great bottles that fermented properly and stanky bottles that didn't do so well. So Buddy Love's Irish Red doesn't have scores like a standard review. But brew it again, sir, and we may have to do something about that.
Keep your eyes peeled, citizens, for an article about Chubby's homebrews. We have much to discuss.
So there you have it. The first family wishes you and yours a happy St. Patrick's Day (although a bit belated). So many stouts are out there (not jus the Irish ones). We love them, too. So keep your eyes open for some more round table discussions. We had fun doing this one, and hopefully you enjoyed the reading. Citizens, if you get one going for yourself please share the results with me at 
The rambling yellow school bus rolls into view bearing a single hand-scrawled sign slapped up in one of the windows. The sign reads simply, "Beerfest". Do you know how many people could be lured to their deaths by pulling up in a "Beerfest" bus and shouting, "Come on in. Free ride!"? The smoking driver herds the passengers in like cattle and a few people even ride standing up surf-style in the aisle. Yes, I was one of them. The anxious human cargo is unloaded at the Navy Yard at about 11:30 and by the time the doors open just before noon, the line stretched around the corner with the thirsty crowd breathless with antici ... pation.
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