Homebrew #32: Honestatis (Mk. VI)
¶ by Rob FrieselSince the bottles from batch #5 went so quickly, I was… forced to brew this again. And apply the lessons learned from the judges’ feedback. Honestatis (Mk. VI), my extra amber ale:
Author Archives: Rob Friesel
About Rob Friesel
Software engineer by day. Science fiction writer by night. Weekend homebrewer, beer educator at Black Flannel, and Certified Cicerone. Author of The PhantomJS Cookbook and a short story in Please Do Not Remove.dream.20170310: Speed Scrabble with Jordan
¶ by Rob FrieselYou’re sitting at a table in a semi-crowded gym. You’re catching up with a friend (A.M.) during a kind of reunion or party hosted there. A tall figure approaches and looms over you, standing behind your friend. In one arm is a baby girl, and in the other is an open box of Scrabble. He […]
Homebrew #30: Doors Off: Kauai Tropical Stout
¶ by Rob FrieselIn 2016, my lovely partner and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. We never had a honeymoon, so it seemed time to remedy that by marking the milestone with a vacation that would make up for it. Being the gastronomes that we are, 1 much of our trip was […]
documenting my homebrewing technique
¶ by Rob FrieselTo bastardize the Rifleman’s Creed: This my brewing technique. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Indeed there are many articles about technique and process — everything from “basics for beginners” to super-specific niche techniques. I do not pretend to be an expert, but I also thought that a post like this […]
Homebrew #31: Younger Sister
¶ by Rob FrieselThis beer didn’t start out as a master plan or a bright idea. This beer wasn’t a flash of inspiration. This beer was me staring at the sachets of leftover hops in my refrigerator. The hops I’d planned to use but at the last minute decided would add too much bitterness. The hops sealed up […]
search term haiku: February 2017
¶ by Rob Frieselagile for the shy incredible cross-sections cherrypick 3-way “Search Term Haiku” is a series wherein I examine this site’s log files and construct one or more haiku poems from search terms and phrases that led visitors to the site. Where possible, I attempt to keep the search phrases intact. However, as these are haiku poems, […]
Homebrew #29: Diplomatic Mission
¶ by Rob FrieselIn addition to all the homebrewing I’ve done over the past two and a half years, I’ve also been spending a lot of time around the local mead hall. As such, I’ve consumed my fair share 1 of mead. But I hadn’t yet made any. Deciding that this was an error to remedy, I combined […]
Homebrew #28: Honestatis (Mk. V)
¶ by Rob FrieselWhen 14th Star announced that they were going to sponsor the third Make the Cut challenge in 2017, I knew immediately that I wanted to enter, and I knew immediately what beer I was going to enter. After all, if I wasn’t fond of this recipe, then why would I have brewed it four previous […]
search term haiku: January 2017
¶ by Rob Frieselzombie phobia panic at stand-up meetings a drama haiku “Search Term Haiku” is a series wherein I examine this site’s log files and construct one or more haiku poems from search terms and phrases that led visitors to the site. Where possible, I attempt to keep the search phrases intact. However, as these are haiku […]
search term haiku: December 2016
¶ by Rob Friesel“Head First” review blog social website share buttons a homebrew Kanzi After October’s, I was prepared to make December 2016 into my concluding search term haiku — a sort of finale for this long-running series. But I enjoyed this one, so perhaps 2017 will breathe some new life into it. We shall see. “Search Term […]