When Good Beer Goes Bad: The Paso Pioneer Ale Mystery Sometimes the best lessons in home brewing come from the batches that don’t go according to plan. I’m not sure exactly what happened on brew day. It’s been eight days since I bottled the Paso Pioneer Ale, and I was excited to finally have this…
Hell yeah! It’s brew day! Paso Pioneer Ale I was up and working in the “brew house” by 6:30 a.m. Okay, to be completely honest, I was running back and forth between the garage and the kitchen. Such is the glamorous life of a homebrewer. Right now, I’ve just added the strike water to the…
The Paso Pioneer Ale Is Coming Together I’ve been working on the label design for the upcoming Paso Pioneer Ale, a beer that pays homage to the Paso Robles Pioneer Days, which takes place every October. I’m especially excited to be part of this year’s celebration through my affiliation with California Coast Beer Company. There…
Pioneer Spirit: Brewing Toward Batch #7 With Anna leaving town on Thursday for the East Coast, I’ll have nearly all day to set up for my next brew day. It’s been longer than anticipated since finishing Batch #6, the Inspired Paso Ale. JC, my taste tester, gave it a solid review and told me I…