#BeerSaturday is at week 240 already?!? That is like 10 Two-Fours!
Source: https://www.pinterest.pt/goldensaintbeer/ with a little Zeke design on top.
I became a beer blogger naturally due to years I have spent brewing for myself, working with breweries on their technology and marketing, and the decades spent imbibing. Hence, the self-decreed title of the #Blockchain #Beerologist and am cranking up the Beerology game this year.
For week 240, we have a couple visitors from Jobsite, a tough lady friend, and a new beer not available for another week and a bit.
Shorty of the Week
For the shorty of the week, my intent is to have some small cans in the fridge for when a pint is too much or a nice one-off brew is the perfect change...or both. That being the case, I often feature Jobsite Brewing Co. https://www.jobsitebrewing.ca/ because they are one of three breweries in this small town, the make a FINE IPA, and have been pumping out the yummy small cans for years. Perfect for the last hour of a night of weekend gaming!
Spark Plug Sour IPA https://www.jobsitebrewing.ca/buybeer/light-duty-pale-ale-2anl8-m6b47-wetj4-nr8az is one of Jobsite's Apprentice Series, which is their experimental line. They brew and release all kinds of different brews to see if they are magic enough to fit into the main line-up.
I like a sour and I love an IPA but haven't found too many that combine the 2 and do justice to each. This is about as close as you can get as there is definitely juicy with hops that don't totally get soured out. Glad I grabbed one and had that little surprise in the fridge.
Plaid Days NEIPA
Speaking of Jobsite and one off new beers, I was pleased to see the announcement of this beer. Plaid Days NEIPA is too new to even be on the ordering page so you heard it here first! Jobsite is a New England IPA specialist and this beer is fantastic. I would definitely like to see this one become part of the regular rotation but that may be a tall order.
This is a collaboration of sorts merging a couple businesses as far as I can tell. There is Jobsite (obviously) and there is Backroads Brews & Shoes (an athletic clothing store with a coffee bar and tap room?) and Backroads Hops Farm. A little manic in the partnership but there is nothing wrong about teaming up with other regional businesses when it results in a fantastic beer with local ingredients. I WILL buy this again.
This one is going to have to get my coveted seal of approval. Well done Jobsite on creating a collaboration and another in a long line of IPAs I really enjoy.
Hey Ladies!
One of the best small breweries in this region is Elora Brewing company https://www.elorabrewingcompany.ca/ They have quietly produced excellent pale ale with a nice sweet taste for years, and really don't get enough shelf space here only an hour down the road. When I see a new IPA on a shelf, I am happy. Even moreso when it has a neat illustration on it and the can jumps off the shelf when it is a new beer from a brewery I already like.
Lady Friend IPA https://www.elorabrewingcompany.ca/current-beer is a curious brand and I figured there must be a story behind the brand. Hitting the website, the description is "This bear-punchin', thirst quenchin' juicy IPA has notes of sweet papaya, ripe melon and young spruce tips, and is balanced with a round malty character and firm bitterness. ABV: 6.0% // available in 473ml cans" So, no real story behind the brand but a characteristically sweet and juicy bee with a good bear-flattening punch. I will taste this again and really have to visit the Elora Brewing Company tap room.
Time to Brew
I have a whole project in the works to enhance the #Beerologist brand here on Hive and an associated story to tell of a brewery 10 years in the building. We still are in the Proof of Concept phase and have to get the permits in place before we fully launch.
Still, I can leak some of the content to my legions of blockchain followers. This is what our first batch looked like a day after brewing. We are normalizing the ambient temperature of the brewery to the optimal fermentation temperature of 68-71 Fahrenheit (20-22 Celsius) and testing out the setup. Despite being a little cool, the yeast is definitely yeasting and we are in business.
A couple days in and the foam is dissipating as the yeast starts its journey to down into the liquid.
Day 3 and we have a solid 71 degree temperature and it is starting to look like beer! a little foam on top and the yeast is completing its process under the surface. A little taste and we have a malty and beery-tasting, though somewhat flat hint of what we will have.
We head in this week to rack the batch into 3 separate vessels to experiment with different hopping, lagering and filtering. Tune in next week for the progress and a tasting!
#BEERSaturday!
This is me drafting my team.
It is week 240 of #Beersaturday and it feels like only yesterday we were planning the week 200 festivities! Talk about consistency and a good reason to pull up a beer and warm up the winter? Hit up @detlev/beersaturday-week-240 for the weekly #beersaturday post, grab a pint, and join in the fun with a beer story of your own.
This week, I am again inviting a new friend 
Cheers to our global family of beer-drinkers!!
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