A double dose of Eh-din-bruh Scottish Ale yeast helped make quick work of all the sugars. In the keg our Wee Heavy goes. Unlike many of the Pales, IPAs, and NEIPAs, this little fella is going to rest for some time before we pour the first pint. Four months? Six months? More? Only time (and a taste every now and again) will tell. FG ended up around 1.020 which brings the ABV in around 8.5%.
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Cannonball!!
Yup. We did it. We made a big, bold classic pint. Like a cheeseburger, a strong, West Coast DIPA never goes out of style. The huge numbers on this beer balance each other out and make a dangerously drinkable Double IPA. Bottoms up. Be careful though, this thing melts faces quickly.
8 SRM, 75 IBU, 9.7% ABV
One Pound Pale
We knew it was going to have 16 ounces of hops in it but we didn’t know how good it would come out. We split the difference between a NEIPA and Hazy Pale (what’s really the difference anyways) and came out with a fantastic, hop forward ale that goes down too quick. The Brewmaster is already pulling out the recipe card to make a second batch.
A full pound of Magnum, Citra, Mosaic, Azacca, and Nelson are layered on top of a clean pale base. Bottoms up.
4 SRM, 40 IBU, 6.8% ABV
Finally, A Quarantine IPL!
Wow. These things take time. But also, WOW! This tastes amazing! I think the Brewmaster was secretly hoping this would be a flop so there would be no temptation to try a lager again. The results couldn’t have been better. The crisp Pils base allows the half pound of Mosaic and El Dorado to blow your palate away with tropical and stone fruit that is candy sweet. We couldn’t be happier with how our Quarantine IPL turned out.
3 SRM, 45 IBU, 6.7% ABV
Stay Safe and Cheers!
Saison de Poire
It is the way. The Ale will always beat the Lager in a race. Today we poured the first pint of Whirly Bird’s new brew: Saison de Poire. The patrons at the Pear Tree Cafe haven’t complained about it so the funky blend of Belgian Saison yeast strains mixed with the Azacca must have worked. Or maybe they aren’t the complaining type. Either way, it’s flowing from the tap and making people smile.
9 SRM, 33 IBU, 5.5% ABV
Santé!
Hoppy New APA!!
If we could make confetti shoot out of this pint we would! Heck, if we could make it shoot out of this website we would too. A couple of weeks sleeping in a cold keg and one CO2 emergency dealt with, Whirly Bird’s Hoppy New APA is officially being poured. There has been some back and forth regarding Sabro but we couldn’t be happier. The tropical fruit and citrus notes shine on this beer and we can’t wait for the hint of caramel to come through if the beer can last long enough to age a bit.
5 SRM, 38 IBU, 5.2% ABV
Here’s to 2020!
First beer of 2020 lives!
In the keg we go. After a huge dry hop addition of Sabro, everything settled out nicely and tastes great. FG hit the mark at 1.010 so we have ourselves a 5.2% ABV APA about to come under pressure in the cooler and turn into real beer soon.
Beetle Juice NEIPA
Back and Cali and cranking out beer is a good place to be in life. Whirly Bird is now pouring pints of Beetle Juice, our New England style IPA. The piles of late add Mosaic, El Dorado, and Azacca add juicy, tropical fruit flavors to the beer. It’s a keeper but it won’t last; too many thirsty folks around here…
4 SRM, 30 IBU, 6.8% ABV
Cheers!
Hazy NEIPA is officially beer
No longer sweet wort or a bubbling beer in the works, the hazy NEIPA is now officially a 6.8% ABV flat beer. After some bio-transformation hopping and some dry hopping, I racked the NEIPA into a keg. Looking forward to the first taste once it has some bubbles.
Wasted Summer: A Lawnmower Cream Ale
Doh! It’s nearly Labor Day. This summer (and beer) was never in jeopardy of becoming an Endless Summer by any stretch. Time ripped by and the tap handle on the keg didn’t move an inch. What started as a (potentially) great summer ale is now an old, dusty keg that we can drink for Oktoberfest if we run out of other stuff.
Without further ado:
6 SRM, 8 IBU, and 5.4% ABV
Alas, it’s still beer right? I’ll take two please.