Well, faithful readers, the farmhouse foibles have drawn to a close: Stone Blind Horses has finally been bottled! I pulled a sample prior to dumping the batch in my priming bucket, and the two weeks of dry-hopping with two oz. of French Aramis hops added some subtle interest without overwhelming the apricot flavor or the light peppery notes the Belle Saison yeast added.We'll pop open a bottle in a couple weeks and see how well it's carbonated.
Some of ya'll may have run into me at the Lexington Fest of Ales down at Cheapside Pavilion Friday evening. Tasty beers and much fun to be had by all, but no signage anywhere? Would a few sheets of posterboard and a Sharpie break the bank?
There were just boatloads of wonderful beers brought by both local and national breweries, as well as a couple from outside the US: Rodenbach from Belgium brought their delicious Grand Cru and Omnipollo from Sweden brought their lovely Bianca Raspberry Lassi Gose. My personal favorite sample of the day was the Salted Caramel Bourbon Aged Porter that Anderson Valley Brewing brought...keep an eye out for this one! :-)
Just a coupla weeks till BrewGrass20 and I'm starting to get pretty excited! This will be my first visit to Asheville, NC and I'm pretty cranked up about getting to visit some of the awesome breweries there, as well as visit a bottle shop or two and bring back some tasty beers that aren't available here in Kentucky!
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