Entries from October 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012
Great Raft Brewing opening in Shreveport

@GreatRaftBeer
Nice to see Northwest Louisiana getting some craft beer love. This isn't far from 3 of our hometowns so it'll be nice to have a beer destination when we visit back home. Can't wait to try it out.
http://beerpulse.com/2012/10/great-raft-brewing-announces-plans-for-shreveport-louisiana-based-brewery/
Dark Wheat Recipe Set

The recipe has been set for this weekend's brew. The alcohol level came out a bit on the high side but the grain has been bought and mixed so there's no going back now. The original recipe is for a dunkelweizen but I much prefer the clean finish on American wheat beers so the yeast was swapped out. The moral of the story is I'm calling it a dark wheat for now. If the alcohol comes out as predicted it'll be a big dark wheat.
Dogfish-distribution down south please

Word came out a few days ago that Dogfish Head and the Grateful Dead are colloborating on a new beer called American Beauty.
Sounds awesome. Too bad Dogfish doesn't distribute to any state bordering the one 4/5 of us live.
sigh
GABF Winners Announced

GABF

The Great American Beer Festival kicked off today in Colorado. This trip is always viewed as our lifetime pilgrimage. Maybe next year we'll finally make it.
For now you can see the exhibits at
http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/
follow the news on Twitter at
#gabf
or you can check out their official iOS app at
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/2012-great-american-beer-festival/id555983622?mt=8
Peace and beer
Thoughts on beer pRon

On our Twitter account we take a lot of pictures of the beer we are drinking with a shoutout hashtag to the brewer. I've been on deviantArt some lately for unrelated reasons and have found some awesome beer shots.
I'm thinking of having a gallery on the site for the best beer pRon on the 'net.
4 Hands Brewery

Warrior and Papa were lucky enough to tour 4 Hands Brewery in St. Louis over Labor Day weekend. It was a sweet operation and a lot of love goes into their brews. Check them out next time you are in St. Louis.
Beer Tricks

http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-beer-trick-videos/beerbongbros?page=1
I find #4 pretty cool, but #7 has my vote!
Dark Truth Stout

Love the Smokestack Series, especially in 4 packs.
New website

I'm diggin the fresh new site. Also going to order that cool ass mug with our characters on it. Warrior and Papa have inspired me to go to the liquor store and buy a lot of beer I never have heard of.