Home style

Last Friday was the unveiling of the home brew.

Verdict: delicious.

And strong.

Eric, being a planner and also being extremely eager to try out our first batch of moonshine had been smart enough to put a few bottles in the fridge the night before so that when we both landed at home Friday evening after work they were cold and ready to go.

Our beer is bottle-conditioned so you need to pour it into a glass in one motion, never tipping the bottle back (once you do the yeast and sediment collected on the bottom mixes with the liquid and is no longer at maximum deliciousness).

We cracked open two bottles and smoothly poured them into two glasses.

We studied it carefully in the glass. "Looks like beer!" we thought.

We sniffed it. "Smells like beer!" we observed.

We sipped it. "Tastes like beer!"

"It IS beer!"

And darn good beer, too! Very hoppy, but nicely balanced. Some bottles have a little extra "grassiness" in the aftertaste. You see, each bottle is a little different, just to keep things interesting.

We are calling it Tiger Towel Ale in honor of the ridiculous towel with a white tiger sitting on top of the earth which kept out the ruinous light while it fermented in our hallway next to the washing machine.

We don't have labels yet but if we did it would be this: