The Snakeye Brewery in it’s full glory. I had started getting into homebrewing back in 2001 when I graduated college. Back then, it was just the simple stove-top solution: add a bunch of malt syrup (made from barley) into a pot and boil it with a tea-bag of [...]

The idea of this beer has been in a conceptual process for almost a year now. Again, you can read the background here. It all started when I lost a bet to Astro over the ‘07 BCS Bowl when Florida creamed Ohio State. As the game progressed and the beers [...]

For the most part, I think I’m finally adjusted to the Army ops-tempo. Rarely do I get more than 2 weeks at home at a time due to either deploying, Army TDYs and Air Force TDYs. Last week and this week mark the first time I’ve been home for 2 [...]

With the garage finally in order, I was going to brew up a special-edition of Nut Cream this weekend, but it looks like the Snakeye Brewery won’t open up until August or so. Looking ahead, I need to be home at least a few weeks at a time to [...]

Not his ass, but his winnings from the extremely disappointing BCS Championship game. Yeah, I’m still bitter about Ohio State getting blown out. But at least I’m a good sport about it… The fallout from the game is I bet Astro a 12-pack of his choice beer. As it turns [...]