Jim’s Useless Ramblings

Beer SCIENCE and HISTORY

2008/04/07
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Brewing went well on Saturday and I’m very excited about this batch.  I’m closing in on perfecting the brown ale, or at least the brown ale the way I want to drink it. Also, today is the 75th anniversary of 3.2% beer becoming legal again after Prohibition.  Prohibition wasn’t officially repealed until later in...

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No Fuggles. Shit.

2008/04/03
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So apparently the Fuggle hops, my absolute favorite, are one of the varieties affected by the hop shortage, about which I am fairly ignorant so I probably need to school myself.  Anyway, I’ll be using Willamette instead… but I’ll be thinking of Fuggle.

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Beer Glorious Beer

2008/04/03
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I whipped up a recipe last night, and Saturday is looking good to get my first brewing session of 2008 under way.  I’m behind, as my buddy Bob (who is holding all my equipment for ransom) has already got 2 batches aging. So I’ll be doing a simple English brown ale, which is my favorite...

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Breakfast of Champions

2008/04/02
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I just got to work, opened the fridge to put my lunch in, and saw a 12-pack of beer.  Not even very good beer, MGD I think.  Is it so wrong that my first thought was “Hmmmmm, I could have a beer…” Yeah it probably is.  Oh well, coffee is almost as good.

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Strong On His Mountain

2008/04/02
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My long-promised metal mix has arrived on Radio Gen1us and it will EAT YOUR SOUL.  Well, probably not but it ought to get some heads a-banging.  So get over there and give it a listen!

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A More Perfect Union

2008/03/22
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I’ve got a new mix up over at Radio Gen1us.  It’s inspired by the speech Barack Obama made on Tuesday and I think it turned out pretty well, so go check it out!

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Restless Leg Syndrome

2008/03/01
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I posted a new mix at Radio Gen1us called “#0041 – Restless Leg Syndrome” It’s a collection of songs that ought to get your toes tapping so give it a listen!

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Radio Gen1us

2008/02/27
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That’s a live RSS feed of my buddy Aaron’s Radio Gen1us project over to the left there.  I’m one of 4 guys contributing to the project.  Hey, it’s free music for you!  Listen to a show and leave a comment, we love the feedback I’ve only done 1 show so far but I should have...

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Guest DJ Spot

2008/02/08
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I wanted to point you to my buddy Aaron’s podcast where I’ll be doing some guest spots.  Look for my first entry sometime in the next few days.  I’ll be posting a mix for listening to while staring out of train windows.   http://radio.gen1.us

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As much of a “best of” list for 2007 as you’re going to get

2007/12/16
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As much of a “best of” list for 2007 as you’re going to get

Blew me away: Darkestrah – Epos Cloak/Dagger – We Are Avett Brothers – Emotionalism Battles – Mirrored Oceansize – Frames Really liked: Finsterforst – Weltenkraft Kroda – Fimbulvinter Drautran – Throne of the Depths Akron/Family – Love Is Simple Intrigued me, need to listen more: Bloody Panda – Pheremone Gowns – Red State Liked...

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