The Adventures of Bren and Sven

A Little Beer Breakdown

Beer Beer everywhere but not a drop to drink, It's yellow, mild, and like a skunk it does stink. Budweiser, Miller, Coors American Belgian Industrial mights for sure But I am truly sorry, a beer with the selling point "Light" does give my taste buds a nasty fright! Now I have had beers from far a near, some bring memories of home, others of a new frontier, Some sling your spirits high , while others remind you of friends long gone by, But these depleted beers ha...

A Seasonal Surprise From San Diego

As winter officially wraps up this week and spring rolls in, I took a look back at a rather interesting seasonal that caught my eye as I weaved through the beer isles. That particular seasonal is Karl Strauss' Full Suit. Now when I saw this winter ale looking back at me from the shelves, I couldn't help but ask "Does San Diego even have a winter, let alone Los Angeles?" Well this particular year we did, and a rather cold and wet one at that. So I decided to give this Belgian infused Brown-Ale a ...

Home Brew DIY: Counter-flow Chamber

As the second batch of highly experimental Bren and Sven brew ages gracefully in our elaborate beer cellar, I'm sorry, I mean a series of cupboards in hall closet, I thought it would be the ripe time to discuss our newest addition to our brewing equipment. Brewing beer is an extremely delicate process. You first have to bring all your ingredients, minus the yeast, to  roaring boil and when done you need to immediately bring it to a tolerable temperature for the yeast to work its magic in. If not...

An Aventinus Adventure

Well, after much field research I'm happy to say I'm back and ready to write some riveting reviews on my favorite liquid muse. So over my travels (and by travels I mean frequent stops to my local fine spirits shop and pub) I stumbled upon an interesting beast of German brewing madness. A highly acclaimed Bavarian  Wheat Doppelbock from the brew masters of G. Schneider and Sohn, Aventinus has finally made it's way to my glass to be weighed, measured, guzzled, and found wanting. Sorry, my funky fr...

To Know it is To Brew it. Part Deux

And He said to man, "I give you barley, hops, wheat, and yeast, go forth and brew", so we went forth. As two novices tread a well worn path, recounting the details of this initial journey would honestly be of little interest and would add to the endless sea of brewing information already available on the web. Also given that this was our first time we concede that we are by no means an authority on home brewing, so if you are looking for some excellent instructions on how to home brew then lo...