Episode 15: The four “C”‘s; Cogstone, Crowlers, Cheesesteaks and C hops

We’re back for another remote video session, and this time, we have some Cogstone beer. Due to a fortuitous string of events, we both stopped by Cogstone Brewing and local Cheese Steak seller Taste of Philly within a day of each other.

Sorry about the typo in the opening slide, it’s supposed to read Cogstone, not Cogston. Mike’s fault.

This episode we sample Cogstone Brewing’s COS Common, a California Common, and Cream Ale. We’re talking about Philly Cheesesteaks, and the upcoming Big Brew at Pike’s Peak Brewing.

The wort is going to be a IPA wort, Mike is going to transform it into a California Common, and ferment it with Kveik Yeast. Jesse is looking for suggestions for his beer, he’s going to turn it into a Pale Ale, and is looking for hop suggestions.

Jesse’s IBU Calculator of Choice
https://www.brewersfriend.com/ibu-calculator/

Nice explanation here for bitterness ration over at the Beer Smith Blog:
http://beersmith.com/blog/2009/09/26/balancing-your-beer-with-the-bitterness-ratio/

The Big Brew is a terrific event, and a great opportunity to get people into the hobby. This year, of course, is going to be a little different because of the restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19, but you can learn more about this year’s Virtual Big Brew at:
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/national-homebrew-day/

Beers we’ve Reviewed at Cogstone:

• Beet it Cream Ale – July 2019 Visit
• Belgian Blonde – February 2019 Visit
• Belgian Dark Strong – February 2019 Visit
• Belgian Dubbel – February 2019 Visit
• Belgian Tripel – February 2019 Visit
• Belgian Witbier
• Blueberry Wheat Ale – July 2019 Visit
• Brut IPA – March 2019 Visit, February 2020 Visit
• Chips and Salsa Ale – July 2019 Visit
• Chocolate Oatmeal Stout – February 2019 Visit
• Coconut Brown – July 2019 Visit
• Colorado Common – California Common – Episode 11, Episode 15
• Cream Ale – Episode 15
• Crushed Pineapple IPA – February 2019 Visit
• Cucumber Cream Ale – July 2019 Visit
• German Hefeweizen
• Irish Red – July 2019 Visit
• North German Altbier – February 2019 Visit, February 2020 Visit
• Oatmeal Stout on Nitro – February 2019 Visit
• Orange Creamsicle Cream Ale – February 2020 Visit
• Passion Fruit IPA
• Pomegranate Hefeweizen – July 2019 Visit
• Raspberry Brown Ale – March 2019 Visit
• Scottish Export – March 2019 Visit
• Toasted Marshmallow Gratzer – March 2019 Visit