Great news, Pillbox fans!!
Pillbox Brewery's "My Cherry Valentine" just won Pizza Port's First Annual Homebrew Competition!!! I submitted 6 bottles of the February ale in the category "american pale" and won first place based on color, mouth feel, style, and originality. This means in May I will get to team up with the brewers at Port Brewing to enter the Pro-Am American Beer Festival, a national contest where microbreweries team up with homebrewers to compete for an award together. I entered the beer (the same beer many of you enjoyed) at the end of February and found out today, April first.
Foolishly Happy,
Brendan
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Brewing tomorrow night!
Tomorrow I am utilizing:
6.5 pounds of wheat malt extract
3 pounds of malted barley from Germany
2 ounces of tettnang german hops
1 vial of hefeweizen ale yeast
in order to make a WEIZENBOCK, designed by Laura!
I'll be brewing at 7PM if you want to join me!
The weizenbock awaits a name and should be ready by mid-April. Continue enjoying the Chocolburn until then and let me know how you like it!
6.5 pounds of wheat malt extract
3 pounds of malted barley from Germany
2 ounces of tettnang german hops
1 vial of hefeweizen ale yeast
in order to make a WEIZENBOCK, designed by Laura!
I'll be brewing at 7PM if you want to join me!
The weizenbock awaits a name and should be ready by mid-April. Continue enjoying the Chocolburn until then and let me know how you like it!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Guest Review: Chocolburn
Pours a thick dark liquid - almost seems slimy. I can instantly smell the malts and hints of chocolate. It has a bit of a smoky smell to it, almost as if it were oaked. The chocolate scent comes at the end. It's very smooth and creamy, and the taste is great! I can't even taste the alcohol. I taste malt, caramel, a bit of coffee and some chocolate. Although the chocolate doesn't seem to stand out, this is a very enjoyable stout. The flavors blend together nicely and it's very easy to drink. A great stout from Pillbox Brewery.
Calvin
La Mirada, CA
Porter Member
Guest Blogger
Calvin
La Mirada, CA
Porter Member
Guest Blogger
Monday, March 21, 2011
New Stuff
I like being the author of a blog because of all the cool toys google gives you to try out.
Check out the survey over to your right! Pretty cool, huh?
Also to your right is a "follow via email" thingy. Type in your email address and it will update you automatically when I post new stuff. Neato. I'm not sure exactly what it does so I subscribed and this blog post will be my first updated email notification (it's actually the real reason why I'm writing this post at all - to see if it works).
And if you didn't know, these check boxes below the text are for your responses to the post in case you don't want to leave a full comment. I appreciate all participation! See the thing is with blogs is that you will read them if I keep writing new stuff for you to read that is interesting. But I loose the drive to write new stuff if I don't think anyone will read it. So help me out, leave a comment even if it's stupid. At least I know you're still alive.
Love,
Brendan
Check out the survey over to your right! Pretty cool, huh?
Also to your right is a "follow via email" thingy. Type in your email address and it will update you automatically when I post new stuff. Neato. I'm not sure exactly what it does so I subscribed and this blog post will be my first updated email notification (it's actually the real reason why I'm writing this post at all - to see if it works).
And if you didn't know, these check boxes below the text are for your responses to the post in case you don't want to leave a full comment. I appreciate all participation! See the thing is with blogs is that you will read them if I keep writing new stuff for you to read that is interesting. But I loose the drive to write new stuff if I don't think anyone will read it. So help me out, leave a comment even if it's stupid. At least I know you're still alive.
Love,
Brendan
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Chocolburn Ready for Pick-Up!
Hey Brew Members!
You may be wondering, "when is the next ale from Pillbox coming out?"
Well I will tell you: Right Now.
The Chocolburn Chocolate stout is ready to be picked up now and will be ready to drink on March 23rd! I will carry some around in my trunk or you can pick up some at my apartment if I'm around.
This is a very chocolatey stout and I'm excited to hear how you all like it! Once you taste it, please write a review with tasting notes! I would love to post it on the blog.
Happily,
Your Brewmaster
You may be wondering, "when is the next ale from Pillbox coming out?"
Well I will tell you: Right Now.
The Chocolburn Chocolate stout is ready to be picked up now and will be ready to drink on March 23rd! I will carry some around in my trunk or you can pick up some at my apartment if I'm around.
This is a very chocolatey stout and I'm excited to hear how you all like it! Once you taste it, please write a review with tasting notes! I would love to post it on the blog.
Happily,
Your Brewmaster
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| Bottling the Chocolburn in a custom Pillbox bottle |
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| Very dark in color, super chocolatey! |
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