Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas

Post by jefrey3 » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:06 pm

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the
house, every creature was thirsty, including the
mouse...

The steins were empty, and the bottles were too
The beer had been drunk with no time to brew.

My family was nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of Christmas Ale foamed in their heads.
Mama in her kerchief lamented the drought,
She craved a pilsner and I, a stout.

When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.
Away to the kitchen, I flew like a flash,
Opening the door with a loud bang and crash!

I threw on the switch and the lights, all aglow,
Gave a luster of mid-day to the brew-pot below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But Gambrinus himself, the patron of beer.

With a look in his eye, so lively and quick,
He said, "You want beer? Well, here, take your pick."
More rapid than eagles, his recipes came
As he whistled and shouted and called them by name.

"Now, Pilsener! Now, Porter! Now, Stout and Now
Maerzen!
On, Bitter! On, Lager! On, Bock and On Weizen!"
"To the top of the bottles, the short and the tall,
Now brew away, brew away, and fill them all!"

As dried hops before a wild hurricane fly,
And then, without warning, settle down with a sigh,
So towards the brew-pot, the ingredients flew,
Malt extract, roasted barley and crystal malt, too.

And then in a twinkling, I heard it quite plain,
The cracking open of each barley grain.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Into the kitchen, he came with a bound.

He was dressed like a knight, from his head to his
toes,
With an old family crest adorning his clothes.
A bundle of hops, he had flung on his back,
And the brewing began when he opened his pack.

His hops were so fragrant! His barley, how sweet!
The adjuncts included Munich malt and some wheat.
The malted barley was mashed in the tun,
Then boiled with hops in the brew-pot 'till done.

Excitement had me gnashing my teeth,
As the sweet smell encircled my head like a wreath.
Beer yeast was pitched, both lager and ale,
The wort quickly fermented, not once did it fail.

It was then krausened, or with sugar primed,
And just being bottled when midnight had chimed.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know, I'd be shortly in bed.

He spoke not a word but kept on with his work,
And capped all the bottles, then turned with a jerk.
And laying a finger alongside his nose,
He belched (quite a burp!) before he arose.

Clean-up was easy, with only a whistle,
And away the mess flew, like the down on a thistle.

And I heard him exclaim, 'ere he left me the beer,
"Merry Christmas to all and a HOPPY New Year!"

Cheers!

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Post by JohnD » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:18 pm

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!! :beer9
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by JohnD » Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:03 am

jefrey3 wrote:'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the
house, every creature was thirsty, including the
mouse...

The steins were empty, and the bottles were too
The beer had been drunk with no time to brew.

My family was nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of Christmas Ale foamed in their heads.
Mama in her kerchief lamented the drought,
She craved a pilsner and I, a stout.

When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.
Away to the kitchen, I flew like a flash,
Opening the door with a loud bang and crash!

I threw on the switch and the lights, all aglow,
Gave a luster of mid-day to the brew-pot below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But Gambrinus himself, the patron of beer.

With a look in his eye, so lively and quick,
He said, "You want beer? Well, here, take your pick."
More rapid than eagles, his recipes came
As he whistled and shouted and called them by name.

"Now, Pilsener! Now, Porter! Now, Stout and Now
Maerzen!
On, Bitter! On, Lager! On, Bock and On Weizen!"
"To the top of the bottles, the short and the tall,
Now brew away, brew away, and fill them all!"

As dried hops before a wild hurricane fly,
And then, without warning, settle down with a sigh,
So towards the brew-pot, the ingredients flew,
Malt extract, roasted barley and crystal malt, too.

And then in a twinkling, I heard it quite plain,
The cracking open of each barley grain.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Into the kitchen, he came with a bound.

He was dressed like a knight, from his head to his
toes,
With an old family crest adorning his clothes.
A bundle of hops, he had flung on his back,
And the brewing began when he opened his pack.

His hops were so fragrant! His barley, how sweet!
The adjuncts included Munich malt and some wheat.
The malted barley was mashed in the tun,
Then boiled with hops in the brew-pot 'till done.

Excitement had me gnashing my teeth,
As the sweet smell encircled my head like a wreath.
Beer yeast was pitched, both lager and ale,
The wort quickly fermented, not once did it fail.

It was then krausened, or with sugar primed,
And just being bottled when midnight had chimed.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know, I'd be shortly in bed.

He spoke not a word but kept on with his work,
And capped all the bottles, then turned with a jerk.
And laying a finger alongside his nose,
He belched (quite a burp!) before he arose.

Clean-up was easy, with only a whistle,
And away the mess flew, like the down on a thistle.

And I heard him exclaim, 'ere he left me the beer,
"Merry Christmas to all and a HOPPY New Year!"

Cheers!
John Dippel

Barley, water, yeast & hops. The things dreams are made of!!

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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by Ritchie » Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:45 am

Well brew day is Monday 27.

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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by Don » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:27 pm

Merry Christmas to all :beer9
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by JohnD » Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:48 am

jefrey3 wrote:'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the
house, every creature was thirsty, including the
mouse...

The steins were empty, and the bottles were too
The beer had been drunk with no time to brew.

My family was nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of Christmas Ale foamed in their heads.
Mama in her kerchief lamented the drought,
She craved a pilsner and I, a stout.

When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.
Away to the kitchen, I flew like a flash,
Opening the door with a loud bang and crash!

I threw on the switch and the lights, all aglow,
Gave a luster of mid-day to the brew-pot below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But Gambrinus himself, the patron of beer.

With a look in his eye, so lively and quick,
He said, "You want beer? Well, here, take your pick."
More rapid than eagles, his recipes came
As he whistled and shouted and called them by name.

"Now, Pilsener! Now, Porter! Now, Stout and Now
Maerzen!
On, Bitter! On, Lager! On, Bock and On Weizen!"
"To the top of the bottles, the short and the tall,
Now brew away, brew away, and fill them all!"

As dried hops before a wild hurricane fly,
And then, without warning, settle down with a sigh,
So towards the brew-pot, the ingredients flew,
Malt extract, roasted barley and crystal malt, too.

And then in a twinkling, I heard it quite plain,
The cracking open of each barley grain.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Into the kitchen, he came with a bound.

He was dressed like a knight, from his head to his
toes,
With an old family crest adorning his clothes.
A bundle of hops, he had flung on his back,
And the brewing began when he opened his pack.

His hops were so fragrant! His barley, how sweet!
The adjuncts included Munich malt and some wheat.
The malted barley was mashed in the tun,
Then boiled with hops in the brew-pot 'till done.

Excitement had me gnashing my teeth,
As the sweet smell encircled my head like a wreath.
Beer yeast was pitched, both lager and ale,
The wort quickly fermented, not once did it fail.

It was then krausened, or with sugar primed,
And just being bottled when midnight had chimed.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know, I'd be shortly in bed.

He spoke not a word but kept on with his work,
And capped all the bottles, then turned with a jerk.
And laying a finger alongside his nose,
He belched (quite a burp!) before he arose.

Clean-up was easy, with only a whistle,
And away the mess flew, like the down on a thistle.

And I heard him exclaim, 'ere he left me the beer,
"Merry Christmas to all and a HOPPY New Year!"

Cheers!
John Dippel

Barley, water, yeast & hops. The things dreams are made of!!

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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by Dutch » Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:01 pm

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night from the Big Apple!
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by JohnD » Tue Dec 24, 2013 7:22 am

Merry Christmas! Here's a toast to a great 2014! :beer4
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by SkyBrew » Tue Dec 24, 2013 7:24 am

Merry Christmas everybody!
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by Don » Tue Dec 24, 2013 7:37 am

Merry Christmas to all, hope you get the beer supplies you asked for.
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by msjulian » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:10 pm

Don wrote:Merry Christmas to all, hope you get the beer supplies you asked for.
Got a sight glass for the boil kettle... looks like I will be drilling on the kettle today!!
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by BREWsmith » Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:30 pm

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I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Thanks Casey Clark for building my RIMS and thanks to my wife for not asking how much I spent. Santa also left me a new Blichmann burner to help speed up my brew day.
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by Dutch » Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:06 am

HO HO HO from downtown ChicaGo!!!
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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by wrink68 » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:11 am

Hope everyone had a very blessed and Merry Christmas.

I even got beer and pickled jalapeno's from one of my mentors for a present--does

it get much better than that??

I'm getting a urge to make some more RED HOT CHILI PEPPER beer----hummmmm!

Glen Wrinkles

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Re: Merry Christmas

Post by JohnD » Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:37 am

Merry Christmas to all! It's the most wonderful time for a beer. :beer9
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