Author Archives: Boundary Bay
The Wookie and the Sasquatch
When I first started homebrewing back in 2002, I used to bring my homebrew into Boundary Bay to get feed back from the then Head Brewer Skip Madsen. Skip is a large hairy guy and is known by many as “The Wookie.” Skip was very encouraging with his feedback and would send me home with [...]
Brewing For Best of the Bay
I first started homebrewing in late 2002. My first few batches of beer were less than stellar and I might have given up if not for the patient support of Robert Arzoo at North Corner Brewing Supply. When he suggested that I enter a beer in a local homebrew competition called Best of the Bay in [...]
April was a busy month for Beer and I. I recently taught a beginners homebrewing class at the Bellingham Technical College (BTC). I also taught a Beers of the British Isles tasting class, which was a lot of fun. For this class the idea was to have classic beers from England, Scotland and Ireland, then compare [...]
I Love Beer in the Springtime
April is going to be a busy beer month here in the city of subdued excitement. I have two classes at Bellingham Technical College, a beginner homebrewing class on Sat. the 16th and a Beers of the British Isles tasting on Sat. the 23rd. The following weekend on Sat. the 30th is April Brew’s Day - the [...]
How Cool is Your Beer?
I’ve had a number of people asking me about beer temperature lately. I know that people want a simple answer like, “40 degrees,” but different beer styles are best served at different temperatures. We’ve been told by commercials for years that beer is best when it’s ice cold. Unfortunately when beer is too cold it sorta [...]
I Still Play With Toys
I’m going to expose what a geek I am with this one. I was a science major in college, I was a band nerd in high school, and as an adult I still play with trains. Last year I found a box at my parent’s house with me and my father’s old train cars. I [...]
Demystifying the Octo-filler among other things…
I’ve always enjoyed giving tours of our brewery, answering questions about our beer, and explaining what our equipment is. Over the years I’ve noticed what most people ask about so I thought I’d demystify the brewery today talk about some of our equipment. I have to point out that every brewery’s equipment is different so [...]
We ate all the cheese & drank all the beer
This last month I taught my first craft beer tasting class and my second homebrewing class at the Bellingham Technical College. First of all I want to apologize to the people who missed the tasting class due to the date change. Secondly, I want to sincerely thank everyone who came to both classes. I’m glad [...]
