805 & 815 (805 tribute)
After many versions of this beer and years in between I've consolidated the information about this journey that would eventually become my "everyone" Fridge ale I called 815 but first here is the back story! - First Wort Thoughts - 805 is a nice lightly hopped American Blonde Ale by Firestone Walker. It’s a beer that both My girlfriend and I enjoy. It’s also a real approachable beer and when it’s fresh it’s the best to me. This beer can last on the shelf for some time due to the low/noble hopping to it. I decided to brew this to test myself and my equipment out. I had just got done with Brewed at Birth #2 and had dumb issues. I also wanted to brew a version of this “everyone” drinker and incorporate elements that I enjoyed about my Chicago favorites: 3 Floyds, Solemn Oath , Revolution Brewing ( I've been moved out of IL for a while now so I'm a little dated, but at the time of these ideas, these are the breweries I was drinking) . I basically wanted ...