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About Barry W

Israel (formerly NJ) based sourdough baker and fermentation enthusiasts sharing his baking, fermenting, cooking, and brewing adventures on thebrewedpalate.com.

Homebrew Wednesday 27: Northeastern Brewers Represent

My allotment of SJ Porr Challenge 2014 first round beers has arrived from the man SJ Porr himself. In this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I give my first impressions on the beers that I received based on the label and the … Continue reading

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The Brewed Palate Visits: The Bruery, Karl Strauss, and Stone Brewing Co.

The Brewed Palate visits: The Bruery (Placentia, CA) Karl Strauss Brew Pub (Universal City Walk) Stone Brewing Company  (World Bistro and Gardens, Escondido, CA) See the ‘Brewtography’ page above for more pics from my vacation.

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Homebrew Wednesday 26: California Vacation Recap

Happy Homebrew Wednesday!!! In this week’s episode I taste my Self Righteous Wookey black IPA, talk about my recent California vacation, and introduce a contest to win an autographed copy of John Palmer’s Water book. My email for the contest: … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 25: Hop, Hop, Hurray!

Time to wrap up my SJ Porr Challenge 2014 beer….In this week’s episode Homebrew Wednesday I give you an update on what I’ve been up to recently and then shoot you off to footage of me adding both sets of … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 24: 508 Gastrobrewery & More

During the John Palmer event (see previous post) at 508 Gastrobrewery we tried a bunch of great beers brewed by 508’s brewmaster Chris Cuzme including Blackberry Burlesque, a berliner weisse w/ blackberries added and Tapping Steel Dreamin’ IPA, a juicy and … Continue reading

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The Brewed Palate Presents: John Palmer @ 508 Gastrobrewery

On Sunday, May 4, 2014 I headed downtown to 508 Gastrobrewery, one of New York City’s few brew pubs for a homebrew bottle share with special guest John Palmer, author of the well known How To Brew book and the … Continue reading

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HBW 23: Self Righteous Wookey Brew Day

Check out my brew day footage for my SJ Porr Challenge 2014 beer which I’ve named Self Righteous Wookey, a black IPA brewed with 5 malts and 5 hops, whose recipe was inspired by both Stone Brewing Company’s Sublimely Self … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday #22: Post Passover Partaking

I’m back!!! From Passover break that is…In this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I taste my ESB and Tripel and then talk about my SJ Porr Challenge plans… For my SJ Porr Challenge beer will be an Imperial Black IPA aka Self Righteous … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday #21: National Beer Day Updates

Show Notes: In this episode of Homebrew Wedensday, which was filmed on April 7, 2013 aka National Beer Day I talk about what I’ve been up to homebrewing and craft beer-wise; all while sipping on one of my favorite double IPAs, … Continue reading

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LHBS Spotlight: Bitter and Esters Homebrew Shop’s Monthly Bottle Swap

  After buying and building my current all grain brewing equipment in November 2013, I began exploring the New York City homebrewing scene a bit more and found Bitter and Esters (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn). A full service home-brew shop where … Continue reading

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