[mitchntx]

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7 cases total, some of it nearing a year old.

I'm not really that much of a beer drinker, but this stuff is like mother's milk!

Have a great 4th ... mine is!

[sgarnett]

When I developed an allergy to hops, I started brewing hopless ales using other bittering agents such as "bog bean". Several batches were quite good, especially the wheat ale and porter, and some <ahem> were not. For example, it just isn't possible to make a good IPA without hops (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The hefeweizen was the only one I poured out, though.

Then I started trying to desensitive myself to hops by drinking diluted ale periodically. I started while Denice was pregnant (I could NOT allow myself to become a father without being able to drink beer (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) and can now have a bottle of "good" beer every now and then with no problems. I hope to be able to try brewing some normal ales eventually.

Denice makes what she calls "country wines". Her motto is, "if you can eat it, you can ferment it". Some, like the blackberry or elderberry, are universally popular, and some have more of a niche following (like the grapefruit or melon wines).