Alright. Life is good.

We've concluding bottling on the CA Pale Ale aaaand the Bock.

Also concluded is brewing a batch of Double IPA.

Oh, we also just attacked the beer brats. We won.

Steeping has begin for the double IPA.

Unfortunately, the camera is dead.

Uh oh. The camera is seemingly out of batteries.

The photo bit may be ending. More soon.

New photos. The brats are coming along.

Oh, hello. I didn't see you come in here.

I want to tell you a little bit about a hero of mine. Chances are, he is not your hero.

His name is Art Gafowag, and he is a man who had his priorities straight.

A Bavarian during the late Renaissance period, the ideas he presented were so monumental, some scholars cite his deeds marked the end of the Renaissance. That is to say, he renaissanced the Renaissance, and thus drove the stake in the heart of a monolithic, cumbersome, stodgy beast.

Sort of like what happening to the New York Times.

Tonight we honor Art Gafowag (pronounced GAH-fvuh-vag) by partaking in his favored pastime: brewing.

Unfortunately, there will be little pleasing of the opposite sex, which was his other favored pastime.

One thing I forgot to mention: My Dad is here in DC helping us brew. Helps to have a BS in Chem and PhD in Physics in house.

Too bad he drinks wine and not beer.

First "batch" of photos. Right now we're cleaning bottles and getting ready.

Also trying not to drink too much such that we forget how to brew. This has been a problem.

Tonight the DC crew is brewing!!!

We're doing a batch of Double IPA (YES!) and bottling a previous batch of California Pale Ale.

We also may partially bottle some previously brewed Dobblebock.

For dinner, we're doing BEER brats. Yes, that's Johnsonville brats that have been boiled in Coors for over an hour.

We'll be live blogging the process tonight, with photos.

Hope you enjoy.

The Beer Lab is back!

More soon.