Drinking Socially - S2 Ep. 13: Beer Infusions

What We’re DrinkingBeer #1 - Anonymous Stout

• This beer intentionally left blank — the idea is to use any beer you have around and infuse it with flavors you want.
  • Base Beer Tasting Notes: Coffee, smooth carbonation, velvety, silky finish.
• Stout
• 7%
• Versions:
  • 1: Coconut & Cinnamon (90 minutes steep)
    • Jon's Favorite "suuuuper rich, coconut oils changed the mouthfeel entirely!"
    • 2: Amaretto Coffee Beans (90 Minutes steep)
      • Harrison's Favorite "almost a little Dr Pepper? cleaned up the mouthfeel and maybe even lightened it up a bit"
    • 3: Graham Cracker & Cinnamon (45 minutes steep)

Beer #2 - Anonymous Lager

• This beer intentionally left blank — the idea is to use any beer you have around and infuse it with flavors you want.
  • Base Beer Tasting Notes: Corn, noticable carbonation, clean crisp finish, balanced.
• Lager
• 5.2% ABV
• Versions
  • 1: Candied Cherries (30 minutes)
  • 2: Ginger Lemon (30 minutes)
    • Harrison's Favorite "perfect for mowing the lawn, almost like a shandy but cleaner!"
  • 3: Jalapeno (30 minutes)
    • Jon's Favorite "Every day, all the time. Maybe better with Cilantro, but this tastes like a jalapeno smells"

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Randalling and Infusion History

• Early 'Infusion' History
  • The first documented use of hops in beer is from the 9th century, though Hildegard of Bingen, 300 years later, is often cited as the earliest documented source. -Excerpt from [Wikipedia]
  • The first US commercial hop production was a 45-acre garden established in 1648 to supply a brewery in the Massachusetts Bay settlement.
  • Exceprt from https://www.britishhops.org.uk
    • By the 17th century ale (i.e.: un-hopped beer) was no longer popular and beer was the established drink and by 1655 hop cultivation grew rapidly in fourteen UK counties. In a successful year, an acre of good hops could be more profitable than fifty acres of arable land, but some farmers would not grow hops due to the erratic yields caused by drought, wet periods and mildew. Duty was imposed in 1710 and the Act prohibited the use of any bettering agent other than hops in beer, as hops were far more wholesome. The duty varied from year to year and speculation on the tax became a popular form of betting.
• Randall History
  • This invention is credited to Sam Calagione and the team at DFH Circa 2004
  • It was originally created to beat the Pacific brewers in the Lupulin Slam event.
  • Click here to watch DogFish Head's amazing 2 minute 'infomercial' on their Randall Jr
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• Our last episode before Christmas and our last episode before 2020! We'll be trying to remember everything we did for 2019, talk about some favorite episodes and moments — and the tradition of the (Beer) Advent Calendar.

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