Jason
@thehollows.bsky.social
American brewer in Amsterdam. Also pretending to be a bartender.
This is a dry bean and wet beer account
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This is a dry bean and wet beer account
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Train ride shift beer, Fässla Bambergator. Long brew day, triple mashed stout (actually did the 1st mash yesterday and mashed into that wort this morning) for a preboil, 100% malt gravity of 35.7°/ 1.157. Went into the fermenter at 40°
December 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Train ride shift beer, Fässla Bambergator. Long brew day, triple mashed stout (actually did the 1st mash yesterday and mashed into that wort this morning) for a preboil, 100% malt gravity of 35.7°/ 1.157. Went into the fermenter at 40°
Shift beer actually drunk at the bar, Kees Jingle Juice. Very nice PNWish DIPA with Simcoe and Amarillo
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Shift beer actually drunk at the bar, Kees Jingle Juice. Very nice PNWish DIPA with Simcoe and Amarillo
As Night Slips Into My Wounds - massive stout with tonka beans, fresh ginger, orange peel, 13.3%
December 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
As Night Slips Into My Wounds - massive stout with tonka beans, fresh ginger, orange peel, 13.3%
A man of my word, bus ride shift beer is a revisit of the Huppenforfer Pils. Much better, nice crisp bitterness, but still a bit of a decaying leaves character
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A man of my word, bus ride shift beer is a revisit of the Huppenforfer Pils. Much better, nice crisp bitterness, but still a bit of a decaying leaves character
Train ride shift beer, Menno Olivier (newish project from De Molen founder now based in Spain) The Gaze, barleywine aged in Wyoming Whiskey barrels. Very tasty, soft, caramelly barleywine. Pretty old school in it's somewhat reasonable finishing gravity but still nice and rich
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Train ride shift beer, Menno Olivier (newish project from De Molen founder now based in Spain) The Gaze, barleywine aged in Wyoming Whiskey barrels. Very tasty, soft, caramelly barleywine. Pretty old school in it's somewhat reasonable finishing gravity but still nice and rich
Bus ride shift beer, back on that bock train with Sonnen Bock. Totally fine, nothing particularly stands out but it's very balanced and drinkable. I like it much more halfway through the bottle than at the beginning, when it seemed a bit middling.
December 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Bus ride shift beer, back on that bock train with Sonnen Bock. Totally fine, nothing particularly stands out but it's very balanced and drinkable. I like it much more halfway through the bottle than at the beginning, when it seemed a bit middling.
Bus ride shift beer, Huppenforfer Zwickel. Easily the best of the 3 we have from Huppenforfer. Bright, spicy hops, minerally, crisp bitterness, clean bready pils malt. Good enough I'll need to revisit the Pils in case it was just me.
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Bus ride shift beer, Huppenforfer Zwickel. Easily the best of the 3 we have from Huppenforfer. Bright, spicy hops, minerally, crisp bitterness, clean bready pils malt. Good enough I'll need to revisit the Pils in case it was just me.
And now Fässla Bambergator. Someone told me this is DE's strongest doppelbock (seems dubious at only 8.5%) and it's the strongest you can brew under Reinheitsgebot (obviously not true). Toasty, some caramel, alcohol sweetness and balance. Leaner but bigger than the Tegernseer. Both very nice
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
And now Fässla Bambergator. Someone told me this is DE's strongest doppelbock (seems dubious at only 8.5%) and it's the strongest you can brew under Reinheitsgebot (obviously not true). Toasty, some caramel, alcohol sweetness and balance. Leaner but bigger than the Tegernseer. Both very nice
Bus ride shift beers, a couple of doppelbocks. First up is the relatively weak (5.6%) Tegernseer Quirinus. Actually quite full flavored, soft, sweet, and toasty with a bit of caramel, and a crisp bitterness to finish.
December 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bus ride shift beers, a couple of doppelbocks. First up is the relatively weak (5.6%) Tegernseer Quirinus. Actually quite full flavored, soft, sweet, and toasty with a bit of caramel, and a crisp bitterness to finish.
Train ride shift beer, Knoblach Lagerbier
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Train ride shift beer, Knoblach Lagerbier
And now the Vollbier from Schwester Doris, which is bright and crisp and beautiful
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
And now the Vollbier from Schwester Doris, which is bright and crisp and beautiful
Bus ride shift beer, Huppenforfer Vollbier. Though it has some of the same musty hay grain character as the Pils I had last night that I didn't even finish, it works better. The Pils was a bit rough
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Bus ride shift beer, Huppenforfer Vollbier. Though it has some of the same musty hay grain character as the Pils I had last night that I didn't even finish, it works better. The Pils was a bit rough
Bus ride shift beer with some beautiful Mallersdorf Voigl
December 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Bus ride shift beer with some beautiful Mallersdorf Voigl
Bus ride shift beer, the beautiful Heller Bock from Sister Doris
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Bus ride shift beer, the beautiful Heller Bock from Sister Doris
Classic train ride shift beer
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Classic train ride shift beer
Had to postpone bottling today so we ended up at Kelkje
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Had to postpone bottling today so we ended up at Kelkje
Bus ride shift beer. I need to get up early to bottle a big stout so I wasn't planning on drinking anything but this 0.9% beer will work
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Bus ride shift beer. I need to get up early to bottle a big stout so I wasn't planning on drinking anything but this 0.9% beer will work
Filled some bourbon and rye barrels. Crazy but I don't think I've filled a barrel in 3 years, maybe longer
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Filled some bourbon and rye barrels. Crazy but I don't think I've filled a barrel in 3 years, maybe longer
Walking home shift beer
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Walking home shift beer
Bus ride shift beer. Been awhile since I had this one. Nice roasty, hoppy character, though would be much nicer in a glass with some carb knocked out of it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Bus ride shift beer. Been awhile since I had this one. Nice roasty, hoppy character, though would be much nicer in a glass with some carb knocked out of it.
And my walk home in the snow shift beer, a Noordt 10 year anniversary IPA
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
And my walk home in the snow shift beer, a Noordt 10 year anniversary IPA
Bus ride shift beer, Rochefort 10 for the 2nd night in a row. Perhaps ill advised but this now counts as research
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Bus ride shift beer, Rochefort 10 for the 2nd night in a row. Perhaps ill advised but this now counts as research