Monday, June 30, 2025

Brew Day and Tasting Notes: Crackerjack Cream Ale

After my recent batch of Spring Training Stout, here I'm brewing another one of my house recipes I haven't written about in ten years

Look at those beautiful corn flakes.

Like Spring Training Stout, Crackerjack Cream Ale is one of those beers I ask myself why I don't brew more often. Bearing that thought in mind, this still was not a brew I had penciled in for the summer this year. I brewed this for two reasons. Firstly, I committed to making a ten gallon batch and needed to propagate a specific yeast strain. I figured that strain would work really well in this beer. Secondly, my friends from Maine Malt House launched a direct-to-consumer website for homebrewers. Their craft malt is will be perfect in this recipe.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

12x12 Review: Samuel Adams Beers of Summer Variety Pack

Beer Included: Summer Ale, Porch Rocker, American Light, Blueberry Lager

Purchased: 31 May 2025

Price: $17.99 minus $5 rebate

Initial Impressions

I didn’t want to review two Samuel Adams 12-packs in a row but I won’t lie, scanning a QR code to receive a $5 rebate swayed me. I was probably going to pick this one up at some point; the rebate nudged me to do it now.