RSS feed http://www.rangerpretzel.com Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:48:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rangerpretzel.com/images/M_images/ http://www.rangerpretzel.com RSS feed http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/14/19/ Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery5.0% ABVPicking up a pumpkin brew from my local liquor store the other day, I impulsively grabbed one off the shelf and since I needed one to match it up against, I decided to grab another. The nearest one being the Post Road Pumpkin Ale. While the other beer went on about all-malt and four different spices, this beer in its modest label just uttered (in small letters) Ale brewed with pumpkin and spicesNot very inspiring, but perhaps the brew masters of this beer wanted the beer to speak for itself. I had to see if it worked out this way. Brew - Ale Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:55:49 +0100 http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/13/19/ Brewed by Michelob12oz @ 5.5% ABVIn my quest to brew an excellent Pumpkin Ale, I figured I would sample the landscape first. Strolling through one of my local liquor stores, I spied a pumpkin ale sitting on a shelf near me. A pretty orange and brown label proclaimed Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale with the picture of a pumpkin-headed scarecrow-like fellow. The label further proclaimed that it was an all-malt brew with pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and clove. Sounded good to me, so I grabbed a six-pack off the shelf and another pumpkin ale sitting nearby and strolled up to the cash register. As the man at the register rang me up, he said, Huh. I didn't know Michelob brewed a pumpkin beer! As I looked again at the label, sure enough, Jack's was a creation of those folks at Michelob. Knowing that many of these large breweries actually have talent, I wondered if they could compete with the microbreweries known for their specialty brews. Brew - Ale Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:29:00 +0100 http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/12/19/ Sometimes life's journeys take place right in your own home. In my case, I spent today journeying through boxes of stuff that I do not want anymore. But the good news is that most of this stuff is still useful. Take a gander a what I have found. If you want any of it (and I know who you are), let me know. I will bring it to the next Meet n Greet.If you want any of this stuff, leave a dibs comment on what you want and/or email me. Journey - Everyday Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:27:52 +0100 http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/10/19/ (http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/10/1/)Many of you have pointed out that I have 4 camera angles in my original BM 2007 time-lapse film. So what about the rest of the footage that ended up on the proverbial "cutting room floor"? Well, I dug some of it back up and made a shorter 5-minute film showing the "long view" (or wide angle) from the Burning Truck from Wednesday until we pack up on Monday morning. Video - Time-lapse Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:57:06 +0100 http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/8/19/ Some of you attended the 2nd ever "OpenBrew" at my place a few weeks ago. (The 1st one was held at Blurry's place in July of 2007, as I recall...) Well, I decided it would be informative to post a few pics of the beers in action, especially for those of you who missed the OpenBrew session. The beers are already racked and kegged, so these pictures are from a few weeks ago. Enjoy! Brew - Homebrew Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:44:13 +0100