* A MOST PARTICULAR PALE *
Black, cracked, stuffed in a sack, boiled and cold-infused. The real treat of our A.P.A. is the tangle of flavors that fresh cracked pepper and Northern Brewer Hops create. At 65 IBUs (bitterness units) there's plenty of zing for the Hop Heads or Bitter Bettys, but not so much to overpower the tingle of the black pepper as it slowly kicks in. Likewise, the 15° Plato malt bill features a healthy dose of caramel malt meant to soften (but not stifle) the play of pepper and hops on the palate. 5.5% ABV. Available year-round.
* 12 OUNCES OF EASY-GOING ELEGANCE * It's not just about the best beer, but the best places to enjoy it. APT and its festive, open-air venue have inspired us to craft an elegant, light-bodied and "proper" English Ale. At 12° Plato, the Proper is fairly light, with subtle toasty notes and a slight sweetness garnered from a touch of Munich and Caramel Malts. 15.5 IBUs (bitterness units) is enough to sharpen the mouthfeel without coming across as bitter. The hop bill is at its core, English—Kent Golding being the dominant player but we've employed “Brewer's License” and thrown in some very non-English Tettnang hops—because it tastes good. Furthermore Proper is a toast to APT, a Spring Green gem. 4.5% ABV.Available year-round.
* STOUT WITH A HINT OF THE OLD COUNTRY *
This is our rendition of a Dry Irish Stout, circa 1890. Deep roasted malt is what makes a stout a stout, and years ago the fire of the kiln would have added its distinct smoky flavor during the roasting process. Three Feet Deep rekindles that lost flavor with a small addition of peat smoked malt. At 14.4° Plato, this is not a heavy beer, but you wouldn't know it as the round and earthy quality of peat fills your senses. Our stout is a return to County Cork and the warmth of the Irish hearth. 5.5% ABV. Available year-round.
* FRESH-PRESSED CIDER BLENDED WITH CREAM ALE *
My goal in building the recipe for Fallen Apple was to create a seasonal specialty that was in and of itself a celebration. I start with fresh-pressed cider from early harvest apples we get from Kickapoo Orchards in Gays Mills. Fermentation leaves the cider tart and champagne-like. I then brew a cream ale designed to put some sweetness and body back into the beer, which rounds out the sour apple notes. This combination of ethereal apple flavor grounded in an “everyman’s” beer makes for a festive (and at 6.2% ABV, potent) brew. Seasonal - Autumn.
* A DANGEROUSLY DRINKABLE BELGIAN *
The conception and naming of this beer happened in one fell swoop. Unsure whether to offer a light session beer or a fun ball-buster as our warm weather seasonal, we decided on a beer that would be “a big, fatty boombalatty” version of a Belgian white. And away we went, taking a recipe for a white beer and ramping up the grain bill by 50%; we dropped the amount of wheat by 75% to keep the beer rough around the edges. We bucked tradition by steering the bitterness in the direction of a pale ale, and coupling hops with coriander in the fermenter. The resulting beer gives you all the bubblegum goodness of a big Belgian, with enough crispness to cut through the sweet profile, thus making you want to sip it again and again. Dangerous, indeed, at 7.2% ABV. Seasonal - Spring/Summer.
* AN ECUMENICAL MASH-UP *
Our triple pale is a bastardization of three regionally distinctive recipes that were stacked in unequal measure in order to make a beefy beer which highlights each recipe’s finer points: Esters from a dominant Flanders yeast are reigned-in by cleaner American and London strains; Kent Golding hops provide mild bitterness, giving English and Belgian specialty malts room to breath; Oregonian hops offer a fragrant nose; Belgian candy sugar boosts the strength of this mash-up to 8.5% ABV. Availability - Limited.
* A WARM-FERMENTED, COLD-LAGERED CERVEZA OSCURA *
Our coffee beer is more "iced coffee" than "double-mocha-mud", more "summer quencher" than "winter warmer". I start with a brown Mexican lager to compliment the coffee of choice, "Nicaragua" (beans from the La Fem Grower's Co-operative, roasted by Just Coffee of Madison.) I include flaked maize both for added creaminess and to appease the sun gods. Extra-warm fermentation lets the yeast create more interesting flavors (the California-common effect, or "Vapor Beer", if you speak Beer-Spanglish.) Hop bitterness is increased to offset the sweet flavor of un-brewed coffee. Whole beans are soaked in the beer during cold maturation - the alcohol extracts and retains aromatics that would otherwise be lost to hot water. You want numbers? Well, numbers you shall have: 15 degrees Plato; 37 IBU's; 5.3% ABV. Availability - Limited.
Music
BLACK EYED SNAKES PLAY AT BREW-HA-HA:
Watch the Wild Animals (formerly, the Worn Out Shoes) perform at the 2007 Furthermore Rock, Rock, Rock 'n Roll Brew Ha-Ha!
We've got exceptional recipes and an adventurous brewer, but shallow pockets and no place to brew. Instead of taking the hint, we took our recipes on the road and found some nice folks in Black River Falls to help us get our products into the hands of the beerly beloved. Our back-asswards, one-six-pack-at-a-time approach may be as unusual as our beer, but if you don't mind humble beginnings, take Furthermore for a spin. We think you'll enjoy what's inside the bottle.
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That's right. After nearly 5 years of gallery shows, alternate venue art shows, rock shows and hundreds of screen printed gig posters FIRECRACKER finally throws in the towel. But... Like everything else we've done, we're going out with a BANG! We are gonna throw one last killer Art/Rock event. Friday December 12th FIRECRACKER will once again, not only, fill the INFERNO NITE CLUB with new artwork from Madison and Milwaukee, but great music from both places and beyond.
Heres the line-up:
Pat mAcdonald http://www. myspace. com/patmacdonald patmacfuckingdonald. com
melaniejane http://www. myspace. com/themelaniejanemusic www. melaniejane. com
Dear August http://www. myspace. com/dearaugust www. dearaugust. com
Slim Reaper & His Dim Peepers
and a special surprise performance from the ROBOMANONEMANBAND http://www. myspace. com/robomanband
Where? INFERNO NITE CLUB ? 1718 Commercial Ave. ? Madison, WI www. clubinferno. com
When? FRIDAY ? DEC. 12 ? 9PM
How Much? $5 but that will getcha a free limited edition poster and into a great show. Not to mention help us get the bands a little gas money.
The legendary musical hero, Horatio Lee Jenkins, brought us such inspirational masterpieces as "DRUNKER THAN SATAN", "OH SH!T I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD", and "GIRL, THIS BED IS TOO BIG WITHOUT ALL 12 OF YOU".
Horatio, the WORLD'S MOST POTENT HETEROSEXUAL, now brings us a new uplifting anthem of hope, acceptance, and unconditional Christian love:
FINALLY had the Fatty while on vacation in Eagle River - holy asschristing shit, whatta brew. You dudes are going to the GLBF on 9/13, right? Hope to see you there...
"so i'm at a blackjack table in vegas, right, and it's like 5 in the morning and i haven't seen my brother in years, the gin & tonics are free flowin' and i've already chained smoked 4 packs-a-luckys, down $1600, and i look over at my dad whose completely blurry and i'm like "fuck it, HIT ME!"
I really enjoyed all the great beer at Deep Blues Festival. I'm asking my local pub to see if they can get a keg or ten. sure do hope so, but in the mean time I will enjoy the few sixes I brought back from Minnesota!
Furthermore took me furthermore at the 2008 DEEP BLUES FEST! Thanks for puttin the mojo on my thirst! Furthermore took my Blues away! CuzN Wildweed's Highest Hooch Rating!
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