Alistair Reece
@velkyal.bsky.social
Scot living in the VA Piedmont. Corbynite, Mitteleuropaphile. Unbashed lager boy. Hiker, gardener, reader, writer, gourmand, all round fascinated by the world and life. Twin dad.
Author of "Virginia Cider: A Scrumptious History" - https://a.co/d/8fVpwcZ
Author of "Virginia Cider: A Scrumptious History" - https://a.co/d/8fVpwcZ
My current #homebrew on tap is "Supercharged Bitter".
Pretty simple grist, just Murphy & Rude English Pale and Biscuit malts. Hopped with Fuggles for an estimated 38 IBUs, and fermented with good old S-04 to give me an abv of 5.3%.
Pretty simple grist, just Murphy & Rude English Pale and Biscuit malts. Hopped with Fuggles for an estimated 38 IBUs, and fermented with good old S-04 to give me an abv of 5.3%.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My current #homebrew on tap is "Supercharged Bitter".
Pretty simple grist, just Murphy & Rude English Pale and Biscuit malts. Hopped with Fuggles for an estimated 38 IBUs, and fermented with good old S-04 to give me an abv of 5.3%.
Pretty simple grist, just Murphy & Rude English Pale and Biscuit malts. Hopped with Fuggles for an estimated 38 IBUs, and fermented with good old S-04 to give me an abv of 5.3%.
An honorable mention from @nagbw.bsky.social for "Virginia Cider: A Scrumptious History"!!
Look at the folks that placed though...I am thrilled beyond words!
Look at the folks that placed though...I am thrilled beyond words!
October 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
An honorable mention from @nagbw.bsky.social for "Virginia Cider: A Scrumptious History"!!
Look at the folks that placed though...I am thrilled beyond words!
Look at the folks that placed though...I am thrilled beyond words!
Was drinking this absolute banger of a 10° Czech style výčepní pivo at Selvedge earlier, made me miss Czechia more than usual.
August 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Was drinking this absolute banger of a 10° Czech style výčepní pivo at Selvedge earlier, made me miss Czechia more than usual.
For reference, here's a pint of the previous batch...
August 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
For reference, here's a pint of the previous batch...
Not going to lie, I will miss this iteration of Haus Lagerbier when the keg kicks - likely this weekend.
June 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Not going to lie, I will miss this iteration of Haus Lagerbier when the keg kicks - likely this weekend.
15 seedling apple trees of various sizes potted on and now on the back deck for the summer.
I love that they won't be the same as the fruit they came from, and sure, it'll be a long time before I know if I have anything noteworthy, but in the meantime I have 15 trees, and perhaps an annual project.
I love that they won't be the same as the fruit they came from, and sure, it'll be a long time before I know if I have anything noteworthy, but in the meantime I have 15 trees, and perhaps an annual project.
April 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
15 seedling apple trees of various sizes potted on and now on the back deck for the summer.
I love that they won't be the same as the fruit they came from, and sure, it'll be a long time before I know if I have anything noteworthy, but in the meantime I have 15 trees, and perhaps an annual project.
I love that they won't be the same as the fruit they came from, and sure, it'll be a long time before I know if I have anything noteworthy, but in the meantime I have 15 trees, and perhaps an annual project.
Not complaining about this unfiltered lager...
February 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Not complaining about this unfiltered lager...
Been in Florida for a staff retreat this week, and wanting to keep my month boozeless, I finally tried sonething from Athletic. Very decent indeed.
January 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Been in Florida for a staff retreat this week, and wanting to keep my month boozeless, I finally tried sonething from Athletic. Very decent indeed.
Tapped my Winter Solstice 14° lager yesterday, and it's fair to say I am pretty pleased with it.
Some notes:
Sight - gold, good clarity, white foam lingers
Smell - water biscuits, spice, hay meadows
Taste - crackers with gentle spiciness
Medium body, clean finish, could be a bit more bitter.
Some notes:
Sight - gold, good clarity, white foam lingers
Smell - water biscuits, spice, hay meadows
Taste - crackers with gentle spiciness
Medium body, clean finish, could be a bit more bitter.
December 22, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Tapped my Winter Solstice 14° lager yesterday, and it's fair to say I am pretty pleased with it.
Some notes:
Sight - gold, good clarity, white foam lingers
Smell - water biscuits, spice, hay meadows
Taste - crackers with gentle spiciness
Medium body, clean finish, could be a bit more bitter.
Some notes:
Sight - gold, good clarity, white foam lingers
Smell - water biscuits, spice, hay meadows
Taste - crackers with gentle spiciness
Medium body, clean finish, could be a bit more bitter.
A little bit of haze, but otherwise another grand batch of my house best bitter, this time hopped with Endeavour.
I think Endeavour has replaced EKG as the default hop in this recipe, it has such an amazing character.
#homebrew #bestbitter #endeavourhops
I think Endeavour has replaced EKG as the default hop in this recipe, it has such an amazing character.
#homebrew #bestbitter #endeavourhops
December 6, 2024 at 10:38 PM
A little bit of haze, but otherwise another grand batch of my house best bitter, this time hopped with Endeavour.
I think Endeavour has replaced EKG as the default hop in this recipe, it has such an amazing character.
#homebrew #bestbitter #endeavourhops
I think Endeavour has replaced EKG as the default hop in this recipe, it has such an amazing character.
#homebrew #bestbitter #endeavourhops
Maybe I am an anorak, but I always enjoy the Spotify Wrapped thing...
One of the slides asked, "Where do you find the time?"...it's called the school run, and there is no way my boys are growing up on "kids" music.
Surprised Rammstein weren't in the top 5 though.
One of the slides asked, "Where do you find the time?"...it's called the school run, and there is no way my boys are growing up on "kids" music.
Surprised Rammstein weren't in the top 5 though.
December 5, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Maybe I am an anorak, but I always enjoy the Spotify Wrapped thing...
One of the slides asked, "Where do you find the time?"...it's called the school run, and there is no way my boys are growing up on "kids" music.
Surprised Rammstein weren't in the top 5 though.
One of the slides asked, "Where do you find the time?"...it's called the school run, and there is no way my boys are growing up on "kids" music.
Surprised Rammstein weren't in the top 5 though.
Brewed my final ale of 2024, my next #brewday will be for my first beer of 2025 - my version of the Morana Tmavé I designed for Devils Backbone many moons ago.
Today's brewday was my house best bitter, hopped with Endeavour - a modern British hop that is quickly becoming a favourite.
#homebrew
Today's brewday was my house best bitter, hopped with Endeavour - a modern British hop that is quickly becoming a favourite.
#homebrew
November 12, 2024 at 12:21 AM
This is currently on tap in my kitchen. It's a 3.4% ABV ordinary bitter, hopped to about 35 IBUs with Endeavour.
Perhaps the best thing was waking up without a hangover - got to love session beers.
This is making me think about using schankbier as inspiration for my house lager project in 2025...
Perhaps the best thing was waking up without a hangover - got to love session beers.
This is making me think about using schankbier as inspiration for my house lager project in 2025...
November 4, 2024 at 10:03 AM
This is currently on tap in my kitchen. It's a 3.4% ABV ordinary bitter, hopped to about 35 IBUs with Endeavour.
Perhaps the best thing was waking up without a hangover - got to love session beers.
This is making me think about using schankbier as inspiration for my house lager project in 2025...
Perhaps the best thing was waking up without a hangover - got to love session beers.
This is making me think about using schankbier as inspiration for my house lager project in 2025...
Look at this thing of beauty...that is Loden, a Vienna lager brewed by Selvedge Brewing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and served from a stichfaß, oh did I mention it is unfiltered?
November 2, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Look at this thing of beauty...that is Loden, a Vienna lager brewed by Selvedge Brewing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and served from a stichfaß, oh did I mention it is unfiltered?
October 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I've been away for a few days with work, the day job that is, and while I was away, look what arrived in the post...
It feels deeply surreal to physically hold a book that I wrote.
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author, and that dream has been realised.
It feels deeply surreal to physically hold a book that I wrote.
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author, and that dream has been realised.
September 26, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I've been away for a few days with work, the day job that is, and while I was away, look what arrived in the post...
It feels deeply surreal to physically hold a book that I wrote.
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author, and that dream has been realised.
It feels deeply surreal to physically hold a book that I wrote.
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author, and that dream has been realised.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,365,085!
September 21, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,365,085!
Small funnel cloud over central Virginia this morning, a cold air funnel I think.
September 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Small funnel cloud over central Virginia this morning, a cold air funnel I think.
Kegged my latest lager, nominally a pale kellerbier, though a tad strong at 5.5%.
Grist 40/30/30 of Virginia Pils, Vienna, and Munich 9, respectively, single decoction. Sterling hops for 32 IBUs. Fermented with TUM-35, Franconian lager yeast.
Will be on tap when blonde ale kicks.
Grist 40/30/30 of Virginia Pils, Vienna, and Munich 9, respectively, single decoction. Sterling hops for 32 IBUs. Fermented with TUM-35, Franconian lager yeast.
Will be on tap when blonde ale kicks.
August 7, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Kegged my latest lager, nominally a pale kellerbier, though a tad strong at 5.5%.
Grist 40/30/30 of Virginia Pils, Vienna, and Munich 9, respectively, single decoction. Sterling hops for 32 IBUs. Fermented with TUM-35, Franconian lager yeast.
Will be on tap when blonde ale kicks.
Grist 40/30/30 of Virginia Pils, Vienna, and Munich 9, respectively, single decoction. Sterling hops for 32 IBUs. Fermented with TUM-35, Franconian lager yeast.
Will be on tap when blonde ale kicks.
Not going to lie folks, but I may have bounced around my house for a few minutes when I saw that "Virginia Cider: A Scrumptious History" is the current top ranked new or future book in the alcoholic spirits category on Amazon.
Pre-order your copy today at:
a.co/d/gjpPTWx
Pre-order your copy today at:
a.co/d/gjpPTWx
August 1, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Not going to lie folks, but I may have bounced around my house for a few minutes when I saw that "Virginia Cider: A Scrumptious History" is the current top ranked new or future book in the alcoholic spirits category on Amazon.
Pre-order your copy today at:
a.co/d/gjpPTWx
Pre-order your copy today at:
a.co/d/gjpPTWx
4.7%, 37 IBU of Magnum and Tettnang, 100% Virginia grown and malted barley.
Pretty pleased with my first proper stab at a German style pilsner, which I named after my street: Espenwiese Pilsner...
Pretty pleased with my first proper stab at a German style pilsner, which I named after my street: Espenwiese Pilsner...
June 22, 2024 at 11:33 PM
4.7%, 37 IBU of Magnum and Tettnang, 100% Virginia grown and malted barley.
Pretty pleased with my first proper stab at a German style pilsner, which I named after my street: Espenwiese Pilsner...
Pretty pleased with my first proper stab at a German style pilsner, which I named after my street: Espenwiese Pilsner...
13° Vienna lager, made with 100% @murphyrudemalt Vienna malt, Tettnang hops, and Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager yeast, plus my well water.
5.3%, 32 IBUs, fecking lovely.
#homebrew
5.3%, 32 IBUs, fecking lovely.
#homebrew
March 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
13° Vienna lager, made with 100% @murphyrudemalt Vienna malt, Tettnang hops, and Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager yeast, plus my well water.
5.3%, 32 IBUs, fecking lovely.
#homebrew
5.3%, 32 IBUs, fecking lovely.
#homebrew