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Pictured inward a higher identify are the 2 ales we're tasting today. On the left is Trader Joe's 2010 Vintage Ale.  Each twelvemonth the pop grocery shop chain commissions a novel ale for the holidays.  This year's version is a Belgian fashion chocolate-brown ale produced past times Unibroue inward Canada. To the correct is Zoetzuur, a Flemish sour ale. You've actually got to accept a gustation for this type of Belgian ale. Letty does. She loves them as well as wishes they were to a greater extent than widely available hither inward the states. I don't. I'm trying to prepare a gustation but as well as hence far the varieties I've tried are either cloyingly sugariness (like Framboise) or tastes similar vinegar. Watch the Video! Zoetzuur is brewed past times De Proefbrouweri inward Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium.  It's a small-scale town close the Dutch border, due north of Gent.  The ale clocks inward at 7% alcohol as well as is served inwar...

It's fourth dimension for our annual gustation of Trader Joe's vacation ale. This year, I missed grabbing the green vacation ale in addition to got the minute ale, the Belgian blonde instead. Brewed each twelvemonth for TJ's yesteryear Unibroue, the ales are corked in addition to ageable. Watch the Video! The blonde this twelvemonth is similar a Leffe amongst a petty to a greater extent than heft in addition to carmelization. Check out the video inwards a higher house for the amount tasting. Cheers! Darryl

There are bully landmark restaurants along this stretch of highway that runs from San Bernardino County into Los Angeles.  Here are some of our favorites, going from East to West... Photo courtesy of the Sycamore Inn The Sycamore Inn , Rancho Cucamonga - Delicious in addition to expensive steaks served inwards the classic style.  This identify has been hither since 1848.  I honey the location, on a few wooded acres inwards the middle of suburban sprawl.  An cheap ($10-$15) card is served on the veranda in addition to inwards the bar if y'all don't desire to become amongst the expensive, fancy dining room. Photo courtesy of Flickr Chuck "Cavman" Coker nether CC BY-ND 3.0 license The Magic Lamp , Rancho Cucamonga - Across the street, this rambling in addition to quirky tile roofed edifice is stuck inwards the 70s...in a expert way.  The sign is a kitsch classic amongst the Aladdin light belching flames into the nighttime s...

It's fourth dimension to twine upwardly this trilogy. I made it my projection to brew a batch of Belgian mode dubbel ale. Watch the Video! I brewed too fermented it inwards Part 1 . I filtered too bottled it inwards Part 2 . Now it's fourth dimension to come across how I did. Tim joins me every bit nosotros cleft opened upwardly a brace of bottles on New Year's Eve. It tasted very, rattling proficient but... You'll postulate to sentry the video to come across how it turned out. Cheers! Darryl Copyright 2013 - Darryl Musick All Rights Reserved

In purpose 1, nosotros brewed our Belgian Dubbel Ale.  It's been 2 weeks, fermentation is complete, in addition to it's fourth dimension to bottle. Watch the Video! We must transfer the completed beer into simply about other tank, mainly to filter out the bits of dead yeast in addition to other bits, in addition to thence it's simply a affair of pouring into bottles, pressing caps on them, in addition to waiting. It'll accept simply about other duo of weeks of bottle aging in addition to conditioning until it's laid upwardly to drink. At that time, Tim in addition to I volition gustation exam them for you.  Cheers! Darryl Copyright 2012 - Darryl Musick All Rights Reserved.