It's officially on [Wedding Brews]

[Steve Killen]

Greetings, folks,

So we had the tasting at the beach this weekend. We walked through the ESB,
the American pale, the Bubonic Porter, Thoth, Saison du Steve, and Nowruz,
and we even cracked open a bonus bottle of my stovetop best bitter since it
was about a week after bottling.

Rob & Caitlin were delighted with all of them, but their favorites were the
ESB, the saison, and the porter. A number of other folks were also present,
and the beers met acclaim from all parties. Ben Sarsgard made a point of
indicating that he would seek any of them out at the store, and pay good
money for them too.

I am surprised that they went for the ESB over the American--Caitlin in
particular really enjoyed the big malt body it offered. Now that I've been
drinking it for a few months, I think the Marris Otter in it could be a tick
lower, maybe 5-10% less in the total bill. But it does strike a happy medium
between the porter and saison.

So, I'd say we have a successful system, and I'm intensely proud of what we
have accomplished together so far. I feel like we have taught each other a
great deal in a very short time. I'll put together a schedule of
brewing/fermentation/conditioning/bottling for your perusal. We can probably
get away with dedicating 3 fermenters to the wedding brews, but I'll see how
things look with 2 as well.

Starting in August, it's on!

--
Steve Killen
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