Thousands braved the cool, wet day to enjoy one of America’s leading beer festivals Tailspin Ale Fest – Louisville’s Winter Warmer. Featuring Gimme S’More dunkel from Lagers Homebrew Club member, Armando Barajas.
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Upcoming Events– February 15– Tailspin Official Beer Tapping at Springhurst Liquor Barn February 17– Tailspin Ale Fest – 5 Year Anniversary! February 19– Monthly Meeting “Sensory Evaluation in Bourbon Tasting” hosted by Sarah Popko Recent Happenings– The LAGERS Holiday Party was held on January 20th and was a great time! We had over 20 homebrews on tap as well as a number of additional samples brought in growlers/bottles. The food was amazing– thank you to all of the club members and guests for bringing so many good things! Special thanks to Tim Rosenberger for his excellent pulled pork, it was…
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Armando Barajas brewed the Official 2018 Tailspin Ale, Gimme S’More, with Leah Dienes at Apocalypse Brew Works. This traditional Dunkelweizen is flavored with cinnamon and vanilla that gives it a little toasted marshmallow taste. Campfire here we come. The fifth annual Tailspin Ale Fest will fly into operation February 17 at Bowman Field with 75 breweries, bands, music and happy people. Armando’s Gimme S’more was selected this year from dozens of Lagers Homebrew Club entries, vying for the opportunity to brew on a large commercial system and share their beer at the Tailspin Ale Fest.
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We are having our 4th annual Tailspin Brew-Off. The spirit of the competition is to brew some variation on the Winter Warmer theme. This years winning beer will be brewed as the signature beer for the 5th Anniversary Tailspin Festival Ale . Here are the rules: Entry Rules Entries must be brewed to a gravity limit of 1.090 Entries may not be brewed using: Syrups (Belgian, treacle, molasses, honey, maple syrup, etc.) Fruit (fresh, canned or flavoring) Wood (barrel, chips or spirals) Anything funky or farmhousy (Brett, Lacto, Pedio, etc.) Entries may be brewed using: Dry hops Chocolate Spices Herbs…
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This year’s Tailspin Ale Fest was a great success.
