Update + New Brew!

Smashing Pumpkin Ale has been a huge hit so far. Drinkers have said it is just right on the spices and isn't too sweet or bitter. Personally it is comparable to a weaker version of Weyerbacher's Imperial Pumpkin Ale. It has been nearly four weeks since it was bottled and seems to have hit its peak in flavor.

Paladin English IPA is currently being dry-hopped in a secondary vessel. It apparently has fermented out a bit more, with a final gravity of 1.013, putting the beer at about 6.9% ABV. Planning to bottle in a few days.

A new beer was brewed last week, a yet unnamed "Imperial" Mild Ale. The beer is brewed with a variety of specialty grains, and has a reddish brown color to it so far. After only 6 days in the fermenter, the beer has already reached a specific gravity of 1.012! Planning on letting this one sit in primary for four weeks total.

Smashing Pumpkin Ale

Smashing Pumpkin Ale is bottled, labeled, and nearly ready to go! All signs point to this one being a hit, a well balanced beer with strong but not overpowering spices. The label turned out great and showcases the new logo design. Two separate versions were created for 12oz and 22oz bottles. In other news, the Paladin IPA is still fermenting after 14 days in primary, with a gravity around 1.022. Was hoping to xfer to secondary this week but looks like it won't happen. Cheers!

Double Barrel Action

Today we introduce the Paladin IPA. Brewed with a mountain of Marris Otter malt, and a healthy dosage of UK Admiral bittering hops and UK First Gold aroma hops. Will be dry hopped with East Kent Goldings. Original gravity on target at 1.066, and pitched with a yeast starter of Wyeast 1945 NeoBritannia. Hoping this one comes out around 7.5%. This one looks like it'll be drinking the second week of November. In the meantime, Smashing Pumpkin Ale is going into bottles on Wednesday, looks like it'll be ready at a perfect time of fall and Halloween upcoming. Cheers!