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Karlis' Hopyard: Homebrewing and Beer Blog
http://karlisbeer.blogspot.com
I'm a homebrewer in Southern California. I'm hooked on the craft/hobby of brewing and like to share my experiences in my blog. Please enjoy and check back from time to time as I write about beer, brewing, tasting, and beer related travel.
- Added on: Sep 16th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: johnkarlis
- Listed in: Beers Food & Drink
- Tags: travel recipes beer ale homebrewing hops
Recent Posts
Gold Rush Common Takes a Silver Medal!!
Just for kicks, I sent a few bottles of my Gold Rush California Common and Vanilla Pale Ale to the St. Louis Brews Happy Holiday Homebrew Competition. Their contest is a qualifier for the MCAB XII.I was pretty happy with my California Common, ...
"Brewing Alchemy"
Had to post his photo of this awesome painting my mom just finished of the kettles at Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico. She had the pleasure visiting the brewery with some other artists recently to sketch and paint various areas inside the ...
December 1st Beer Tastings: Sierra Nevada / Dogfish Head Life & Limb and Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
Selma's, my local pizza place here in Rancho Santa Margarita just opened up a new Tap Room. While I liked the sushi place that was there before, I've got to say, Selma's beer list triumphs over a crunchy roll any day.So tonight my wife, daughter, and...
Thoughts on Beer This week...
Was just thinking what an incredible week for beer this is. The Great American Beer Festival is kicking off, Oktoberfest is in full swing, and tomorrow is the 250th Anniversary of Guinness signing the lease on the St. James Gate Brewery. Sadly I am...
Dogfish Head Chicha
Dogfish Head Brewery is known for creating ancient beers based on cultural traditions or archeological finds. They have just announced their newest brew which is Chicha. Chicha is a South American, mainly Peruvian brew that is mostly made...
2009 Hop Crop
Well, not really a whole crop of hops. More like a dozen hop cones on my Nugget Hops. But I am optimistic for next year! I planted new rhizomes this year in a couple different places in my yard. In the spring I planted 2 Casca...
