aaron c beals

a while back, my buddy Gordon Bedford sent me a link to a story about Sam Adams sharing hops with smaller brewers in an effort to help them through the 2008 hop shortage.

it’s been about a year now since i brewed a batch of beer, which is just a shame. i wish i could blame it on the hop shortage, but there are many alternative hops available as well as low-hop beers (scotch ale, for example) that can be brewed. sadly, it’s been a matter of priorities. homebrewing got lost in the busyness of working on the house (we renovated the kitchen and family room ourselves), starting a new job and getting two product releases out the door, and following the Celtics epic run to banner #17. Matt and i have been talking about getting back to basics and doing an extract-based brew this fall. more info to come as that plan progresses.