While tasting Blind Bat Brewery’s offerings our intrepid drinkers discuss cooking with beer, using herbs when brewing and why Justin and Kevin stay friends with Mark.
Related Links and Stuff:
What the hell is Sahti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahti
Marks Beer Mustard Recipe
- Soak 1 cup mustard seeds overnight in your favorite beer
- Blend mustard seeds, 2 tbsp brown sugar and 2 cloves of garlic
- Add apple cider vinegar to get desired consistency.
Blind Bat Brewery
http://www.blindbatbrewery.com
Blind Bat is a true passion project for founder Paul Dlugokencky. Started in 2008, Blind Bat has operated out of Paul’s garage but not by choice. He’s had several setbacks in his search for a permanent brewery space of his own but he persists, continuing to produce some truly inspired brews. Be sure to follow Blind Bat on all the social méds to find out where you can hands on some.
Beer #1: Purgatory Porter
Style: Porter
ABV: 5.6%
Flavor Text: “A roasty Robust Porter, Purgatory Porter is brewed using the same recipe as our Hellsmoke Porter — but without any smoked malt. 5.6% ABV with some chocolate and espresso-coffee notes.”
Ratings:
- Mark: Keg
- Kevin: Growler
- Justin: Growler
Beer #2: Honey & Basil Ale
Style: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
ABV: 6.7%
Flavor Text: “Ale brewed with English pale malt, German Vienna, wheat, dark munich malt, and U.S. caramel 40L malt, NY State honey (Ford’s Honey Farm, Newport, NY), Mt. Hood Hops (Condezella Farm, Wading River, NY), and a blend of Basils (purple, Thai, lime, lemon, sweet, & blue African) grown by Centerport’s Terport’s Seedsowers Farm. Fermented with English Ale Yeast.”
Ratings:
- Mark: Bomber
- Kevin: Bomber
- Justin: Bomber
Beer #3: Hickory and Maple Smoked Brown Ale
Style: American Brown Ale
ABV: 5.2%
Flavor Text: “An American Brown Ale, with some of the malt smoked at the brewery over a blend of Hickory and Maple wood. No actual bacon in the beer, but you had me at bacon.“
Ratings:
- Mark: Growler
- Kevin: Bomber
- Justin: Growler