Just opened the first bottle and put it up agiainst a Hofbrau Original and Hofbrau Maibock. My color came in right in between as expected. Flavor leans a little closer to the maibock. Mine is undercarbonated and this angers Le HockeyDad.

Honestly, mine was the least enjoyable of the three. Maybe another month in the bottle will carbonate it a bit more and I'll get a better comparison. Right now I am a little disappointed.

In brighter news, I discovered a fantastic beer and brewed an awesome example of it's style in the last few months. It will become Le HockeyDad house brew at this point.

Kolsch from Cologne, Germany. Not easy to find in the USA but ridiculously easy to home brew.

DrMaddVibe gets to raid my frig all the time.

I got an awesome Kolsch...

I got an awesome Belgian....

and a Munich helles that is still just a bit flat for me.

I try to have three full batches at any time.

I'm going to need to brew the kolsch again SOON! I'm starting to ration it.

DMV has a rocking stash of homebrew as well.

Are you in Houston? A cigar may be in order soon.

I am in San Antonio. From Houston, know you've mentioned it before. Could always try to find reason to go to Houston, my mom is still there.

6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup late addition (15 min)

-- 1 oz Tradition (60 min)

-- 1 oz Hersbrucker (30 min)

-- WYEAST 2565 KÖLSCH

I can't claim I invented it. It is Northern Brewer's kit. It rocks.

Ridiculously simple. You can smoke a couple of coronas while making this and not screw it up!

Thanks, HD. That does look simple. Now I just have to find an all-grain recipe as I've sworn I'll never go back to extracts. I'm thinking they'll have a good one over at the brewing forum I lurk on.

I bought 2 kits of this to make seeing as how Beth LOVES the stuff.

Everytime we go to New WOrld Brewery...she's got one going.

The keggerator is in the final stages of deployment.

I have an Irish Blonde Ale that I made that I think will be the guinea pig.

I had the thing down to 30 degrees and holds!

Houston SUCKS!!!](*,)