Count down to.... 4.27.08. party at your mama's

Are you sitting down? The 411 is that the Phat Nancy Brewers have created a special concoction to celebrate everything good. Our goal was a brew with Fat Tire flare, you have to be there to find out how good it is.

Pre-Game is on...

E-Dub Pale Ale

The E-Dub Pale Ale has a good flavor. It has a Sierra Nevada like citrus tone from the California Ale Yeast. It's a little light on the alcohol content at 3.7%. I'm from Utah where all beer is 3.2%, so it's still got more alcohol than anything you could buy in an entire state. This photo is the black and white version of the labels for the bottles.

VIIXER IPA

The singletrack blog seems to have become more about beer than bikes, but cycling is never far from my mind (check out the new Richmond Slickrock video on you tube). Loco and I went on a night ride last night which was quite enjoyable. The new climb on Belle Isle is riduculously fun, as are all of the trails that the wonderful Richmond MORE folks have designed and built.

The latest Zymurgy event of the phat nancy brewers is a continually hopped IPA. The brew is ready to transfer for secondary fermentation where we plan to let it sit for at least 2 weeks with some dry hops. When it's ready it should be an ale that has very complex hop character.

E Dub Pale is in the secondary...

That is right, the second beer crafted by Phat Nancy Brewers is almost ready to bottle. The picture below is of East West Fusion Pale Ale. We are excited, you should be too.

ESB is Brilliant! Hank the Tank is on the loose

Pepe & Loco have tasted the sweet nectar of the God's......

and it is good.

After only one week of conditioning in the bottle, it is a bit flat but

"It tastes so good when it touches your lips!" Hank the Tank

Loop de Loop

I greeted Loco with a fist pound when we met across from the Dog Park at 2 pm.


"Where's RB?" I said.


"He forgot his shoes so he ran home to get them" Loco replied. "He's going to ride the opposite direction and meet us on the trail".


"Cool, let's roll".

We pedaled across the bridge and dropped into Buttermilk Heights. We were immediately immersed in a thick, tar like mud. I felt it spatter up the back of my jacket, giving me an instant skid mark. We rode up behind two biker chicks. The mud was thick and deep, and I didn't want to put my foot down into it, but I was at the mercy of the biker chick in front of me. She slipped and I reacted by stopping cold.


"Muddy spooge on my shoe". Oh Shit, did I say that out loud?


Loco laughed as I blushed. Maybe she didn't hear me...


We emerged from the mud and spotted G.A. riding towards us. He was headed straight into the mud.


"It's a total mess back there dude, do you want to turn around and ride with us towards Northbank?" Loco asked.


"What time is it, I've got to meet P.H. at Dogwood at 3?". He replied.


"2:30". Loco said.


"Let's do it". G.A. said.


We were rolling again, the trail was soft, but not muddy. We pedaled across the road at Reedy Creek and dropped down to the tunnel. We rode up the other side, avoiding the tunnel and onto Buttermilk. Within seconds I was dropped by the speedy G.A. and Loco. My mind spiraled into the recesses of self pity. I quickly pulled myself together as I approached them on the stairs. We hiked down the stairs and rode onto the wooden bridge to Belle Isle, and from there we rode accross the pedestrian bridge to the head of the North Bank trail at Tredager Street. The trail on the north side of the river was in much better condition, almost completely dry and hard packed.

At the wicked cool switch back, where if you hit it just right, you can get some sick acceleration going uphill, we saw RB and stopped to scoop him up. Our group was now 4 strong and we climed out and into the parking lot at the North Bank park and all rolled slowly towards the stairway to heaven. G.A. hooked up with P.H. for another go round, while Loco, R.B. and myself attacked the stairway and finished the loop de loop...

Quote of the Day

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.

Ernest Hemingway

ESB Experiment

We had to start with something for our first attempt at brewing beer. So why not try to copy one of the tastiest beers around - Fullers ESB? We work hard at improving our cycling abilities, both technically and physically, so it made sense to set our sights high for our fledgling attempt at Zymurgy (Props to loco for knowing the meaning of the word). Now we can only ride as much as possible until the little beasties have gorged themselves completely...

ESB ale

Pepe and I are brothers of the brew. Our goal is to mimic the famous Fullers ESB (extra special bitter). More posts to follow.

What is your favorite beverage?

Recently I have been enjoying Dogfish head's 60 minute IPA, hoppy & fun.

Adios Amigos

Bicycles & Beer

Do you love the taste of cerveza after a singletrack session? I do.

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