Batch #6: RBC American Pale Ale

This past week we cracked open batch #6--an American Pale Ale that has a really smooth, slightly sweet tone to it, but with a nice bitter aftertaste. The only thing that was missing from this batch was the carbonation level. This could have been due too leaving the batch in primary or secondary too long..I don't really know. To some, the amount of carbonation might have been spot on, but we all agreed that it was a little low. We concurred that the best way to ensure that this doesn't happen again is to move to forced carbonation(another expenditure!)...

We also bottled Batch #7..our first attempt at a lager. Matthew commented that it smelled a lot like a well knnown domestic, but I guess time will tell.

Batch #8 is being brewed next weekend and I'd like to hear from anyone else in the area that is brewing as well!

Richwood Brewing Company Blog Kickoff!

This is the first post of many for the efforts of Richwood Brewing Company, a fictitious(for now) microbrewery located in Richmond, KY. The charter members of the company are Matthew Hickey, George Nichols, and myself, Mike Mattox.

We intend to create the finest collection of local beers available, but of course we know this takes time and effort. We will be continuing pursuit of our unique recipes and flavors, and hopefully be producing our first offerings in mid 2009.

In the meantime, we will also be creating a subscription based community web site that will allow other brewers to share their efforts with other brewers that will hopefully take off in late winter/early spring.

Stay tuned!