http://www.confucianbrewer.com Fermented Thoughts From A Brewing Monk In Transit Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:21:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brewed Beverage of Choice: a cup of Oolong Tea on a Sunny Monday evening When I was just a wee lad, I would watch hours and hours of Bugs Bunny cartoons.  I would even go so far as sneaking in daily dose during Lent when the Television was forbidden.  If you ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/07/19/music-and-shopping-for-music-soothes-the-savage-beast/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Pint of Ninkasi Total Domination IPA...The beer that brings lovers together I was having a lively discussion with a Zen monk at the coffee shop the other day regarding his book of lectures he had given to his students in San Francisco.  It was during our ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/03/09/the-discussion-continues/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Cup of Organic Nicaraguan Coffee A good instructor is part cartographer and part guide and neither lobbyist nor preacher. Prost! the confucian brewer http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/03/08/a-philosophical-discussion-with-myself-over-coffee/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A chalice of Darbyste Farmhouse Ale brewed with fig juice A couple of weeks ago I got together with Alex and Garrett in the tasting room of Upright to discuss what is to become our collaboration for the Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers, Mingus and Monk Strong ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/02/10/the-birth-of-mingus-monk-part-2/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Mug of Green Tea Gone for three days, we were back for only two before hitting the trail for five more. Sadly, no chance to share January's snowfall. prost! the confucian brewer http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/01/27/winter-hunting/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Pint of Ill Tempered Gnome by Oakshire Brewing Can you commute without moving?  It is a Zen type of question I pondered yesterday as I sat relaxing on the futon, reading and musing.  It is a type of question one must ponder and get away from ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/01/19/commuting-in-the-luxury-of-ones-home/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Cup of Fresh Brewed Green Tea For most of my adult life, as you may already know, I have been a commuter.  Many of my thoughts were conceived and crafted on a bus, train, or a gentle stroll with the dog.  I was a craft brewer ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/01/16/119/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Chalice of Upright Five I will not bore you with the gory details of the waning months of 2009.  Those days are behind me and my beloved.  It is 2010, meaning what happened in 2009 has been officially sent to the bonfire.  (Side note: My beloved ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2010/01/06/2010-begins-with-the-birth-of-mingus-monk/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A cup of fine Chinese Green Tea The other day as I lay sprawled out on the couch, listening to a Calvin Jackson LP through the headphones as to not disturb the other members of the household, reading Sam Calagione's How to Build a Brewery for, what, ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2009/09/20/lessons-through-the-art-of-suiboku/ Brewed Beverage of Choice: A pint of Silver Moon IPA and Bend Brewing Bohemian Pilsner I am not much of a beer writer. Never was it my intent to spend my waning hours critiquing this ale or that lager; waxing poetically on my brew day.  My intent was to allow my ... http://www.confucianbrewer.com/2009/08/02/a-study-in-confucian-brewing/