This is the story of Half Sugar. In the summer of 2016 I found myself singing and playing guitar for the grand opening of a brewery called Half Sugar. In a previous post, I talked about the bizarre nature of this name. Fortunately, I was not the only act. I’ve […]
Monthly Archives: October 2018
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Fall makes me think of delicious malt forward brews. A couple weeks ago I decided try my hand at brewing a traditional bock. I drew heavily from the recipe found in “Brewing Classic Styles” by Palmer and Zainasheff. I like to use this book as guide. I always end up […]
This isn’t a post about brewing with table sugar. “Half Sugar” isn’t a click-bait title. This is about the name behind a little brewpub in Xining, China called 半糖趣 (Ban Tang Qu). Translation…half sugar. First off there are definitely better names out there. A fancier translation for the brewery would have […]
Fall is here. It’s here with passion. I took a trip to our favorite hiking and camping spot with my family last week. The colors where in full swing. On our way, I saw some farmers sorting grain on the road. They had a stretch of road covered with grain. […]