The Past Six Brews

Since I started this blog, I have brewed six batches of beer:

1. Irish Red Ale (October 2012)
2. Brown Ale (November 2012)
3. Kolsch (December 2012 with special guest Nick as co-brewer)
4. American Amber Ale (February 2013)
5. Rye IPA (February 2013)
6. Kolsch with a twist (March 2013)

Here is the Irish Red Ale.  It turned out so well.  I recently drank this one after it had been in the bottle for about four months.  I named it TSCHR Stone (pronounced sure-stone) in honor of my siblings (and I): Timothy, Sarah, Chris, Hannah, Rebekah. 

The second brew (brown ale) I named City of David since it was a Christmas present to friends and family.  It was a little too malty-sweet for most people, but sill pretty decent.

Nicolai Kolsch was named after my co-brewer, Nick.  He came over on boxing day and we brewed this Kolsch together.  Janet and I went to Cologne, Germany together in October 2011 and that was the first time I had the delicious German beer. Nicoali Kolsch was by far the best one I have made.  This was the first time I used liquid Wyeast.

I brewed this Rye IPA/DIPA for my friends' wedding in April.  It is currently bottle conditioning, so I haven't really tasted it yet.  These were my supplies.  Will update you on how it turns out.

I don't have any pictures from the American Amber Ale (yet, soon to come!).  Here is the 2nd Kolsch fermenting quite mightily.  I changed up the recipe the second time around.  The goal is to produce a great summer beer.