Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Officially "Home"brewers!

I'm sure many of you have noticed that we have not posted to the blog in a while. There has been a lot going on for Sam and I in the past two months. I guess it's time to get you all up to speed. We have not had much time to brew since the Chai Dark Ale in the last blog post.

Since February, we have been tirelessly studying for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. For most of those who have not heard of the FE, it is a 6-hour exam that engineers take after graduating with an engineering degree.
 
We both took the Chemical Engineering specific exam. Both of us passed! It would have been awkward if one of us passed and the other did not. I'm glad all of that studying paid off. For the next four years we are Engineering Interns, working under Professional Engineers. After the four years of interning, we can take the Professional Engineering exam (PE).

We also bought a house in Gonzales, LA, removed 1200 square feet of tile flooring, replaced it with hardwood, painted the walls, and moved our belongings to our new house. Now that all of the hard work is done, the place turned out great.


We even have space for our beer tap and pint glasses.


As for our brewing adventures, we will soon brew the Second Line Black IPA. A slightly bitter, dark ale with coffee flavors and a hint of chocolate.

This will be on tap at our home along with the Blarney Stone Irish Red Ale. Let us know if you want to try one of our homebrew.

On May 10th, C'est Bon Biere will attend Mellow Brewfest in Covington, LA. We have three beers entered in the competition, and one beer in the People's Choice competition. Once those results are in, you will be the first to find out. Hopefully we can come home with another medal. If not, at least we can spread the word about Gonzales's newest homebrewers.