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About Brian

I like beer.

what’s your favorite beer joint?

As I sat in the Flying Saucer in Columbia on Friday evening sipping on an Avery IPA among some old friends, I recalled my humble beer beginnings. I cut my beer teeth at the Flying Saucer back in 2003 and … Continue reading

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Untamed Oatmeal Nut Brown

Sorry about my prolonged absence from the blog. Last week I was at Camp Kemo, which is traditionally my longest stretch of the year without a cold beer, so I’m just now getting into the swing of things. Even though … Continue reading

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Big Brew Day Saison is ready for consumption

It’s been 5 weeks since Big Brew Day, and the Saison that I carried home is finally ready! I experienced quite a delay with the Wyeast 3274 Belgian Saison yeast that I used. It got stuck at around 1.022, so … Continue reading

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June 2009 – Moylan’s Kilt Lifter

You know anything that claims to be a “kilt lifter” had better be good, or the beer would be the biggest letdown in the beer world. Well, Moylans definitely made me adjust my kilt. Marilyn Monroe would be jealous. As … Continue reading

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they stole my idea!

Well, to be more accurate at the risk of slander, they beat me to it. Great Divide announced their summer seasonals, Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout and Double Wit. It has been well documented on my blog that the … Continue reading

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Memorial Day brewing results

I had a great time brewing yesterday with Nathaniel and Nicole. Initial results on the Oatmeal Nut Brown are very positive. The wort tasted great, you could definitely taste the oatmeal and the pecans. Obviously, the final product is going … Continue reading

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oatmeal nut brown recipe

For Memorial Day, my friend Nathanial and I are brewing up a 10-gallon batch of Oatmeal Nut Brown. Inspired by a recipe from Radical Brewing, we had to make a few tweaks based on raw material availability and our own … Continue reading

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my new blog

For those of you who for some reason might be interested in what I have to say and share outside of the beer world, I’ve created a new personal blog. I come across a lot of information related to business, … Continue reading

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an unexpected passenger

If you had told me when I woke up Friday morning that Sam Calagione would be sitting in the back seat of my Honda later that evening, I would have figured that several dozen of North Carolina’s finest would be … Continue reading

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Beer lovers in South Carolina, time to take action!

Hey beer fans. I wanted to send out a big “call to arms” to all my beer loving brethren in South Carolina. Perhaps as soon as tomorrow, Bill 3693 is going up for a “unanimous measure” vote. When this bill … Continue reading

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