Boise Brew Minute (episode 34) – Tarm at Home Brew Stuff tells us about Big Brew, an annual event put on by the American Homebrew Association to encourage homebrewing. This year they offered three recipes for brewers to select and we discussed the Kolsch.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 33) – Jake at Cloud 9 talks about their upcoming Maibock – what inspired it; what went into it; what flavors to expect. We also discussed Maggie’s Birthday Stout, an upcoming Russian Imperial Stout made with coffee and two types of chocolate.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 32) – Kevin and Paul showed me around their new facilities as we discussed the new lagers coming, Lucky Peak Pilsner and Munich Helles, this summer. We also talked about cask ale such as what goes into casks and why would someone serve beer from casks.
Don’t miss the last interview at Sockeye.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 31) – Lance at Boise Brewing talks about some of his upcoming projects including Roosevelt Rye Red and Loon Lake Lager. Unlike his last interview, none of this had to be bleeped for the broadcast.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 30) – Chris from Longdrop Cidery talks about whether cider is more like beer or wine and how Longdrop draws on techniques from both brewing and wine-making to create their different types of cider.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 29) – Beth at Bear Island Brewing Company talks with us about her new IPA, Idaho Potato Ale. She explains how the first version of it grew out of necessity when she ran out of grain while stationed overseas. We also discuss her new Hef-Cream ale.
Last time we talked with Beth, she discussed Fuse, her jalapeño pale ale.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 28) – Zack at County Line Brewing talks about opening his first brewery and what beers he has on tap. We also discuss what got him into brewing and how he built some of his brewing equipment.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 27) – David and Mckenna are organizing Alefort, the beer part of the Treefort Music Festival, this year and took time to talk to us about what to expect. Along with the unique beers we’ve seen before, this year, there will also be cider and kombucha.
Boise Brew Minute (episode 26) – For runners, triathletes and other physically active people, finding a great beer that can hydrate and fuel you is difficult. Brian Baker discusses his attempt at making just such a beer and the science that went into it.
A couple weeks ago, I noticed that I was approaching post Number 100. Trying to figure out what I could do to celebrate that milestone, nothing special was coming to mind. Talking with my friend Betsy (check out her blog, What Betsy Bakes) we came up with several ideas but none felt right. Instead, I realized that I’ve geeked out here a few times about physics and engineering, but never really about math. Having studies math (and physics) at university, this seems like an oversight, so for post number 100, here’s a small sample of my math nerdiness.
Anyone who enjoys math must know that last weekend was a very important day. It was Pi Day! This celebration started in the late 1980’s at the Exploratorium in San Fransisco and is observed on March 14 each year (3-14 as long as you write the month first, which may not make sense, but works out well in this case). This year was an extra special Pi Day because not only was it 3-14, but at 9:26:53am we had the first 9 digits of pi aligned. It was very exciting! We had a party.
I have been fascinated by pi since learning about it in sixth grade. In high school, I started to memorize pi. In college I wrote a computer program to calculate pi. I’ve even decided that if/when I get my first tattoo, pi will feature in it. So yeah, I was excited about Pi Day 2015.
We gathered at a friend’s house at 9:00 so we would be ready when 9:26:53.5 came around. We recited pi as far as anyone knew it. For most people this was 3.1415926. I showed off what I remembered from high school which was about 45 digits. Then we toasted with coffee and mimosas, then dug into the pies everyone brought over.
It was a fun gathering and a nice way to celebrate the joy of math. For anyone interested, the rest of the tattoo would be of Euler’s Identity (despite the spelling, it’s pronounced Oiler’s. Knowing this gets you serious math cred).
So, how did you celebrate Pi Day or your 100th post?
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