Author Archives: Barry W
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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










