Hoppy Thoughts

Devoted to all things Beer.

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Taking home the GOLD! I’m a Beer Olympian!!! 🥇 🍺 #hoppythoughts #homebrewalley #homebrew #belgianbeer #belgianquad #westvleteren

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We’ve got ourselves a #brewday. Making a Dunkelweizen (think Hefeweizen, only darker) for the late fall/winter months. #homebrew #homebrewing #byo #diy #brewyourown #hoppythoughts

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I’m proud of every beer I brew, but I’m feeling particular pride for my Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Eastvleteren (named after the best beer of all time, Westvleteren) for placing 2nd in the Queens Challenge Homebrew Competition! #homebrew #homebrewing #hoppythoughts #diy #byo

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Bathmophobia by @greenpoint.beer is a tropical explosion of hop flavor and aroma. Drank this about a month after purchase so that hop character was still fresh but I think a lot of the 8% abv was really mellowed. Super drinkable. Love this beer. #hoppythoughts #craftbeer #brooklyn #greenpoint #beerporn #craftbeerporn #ipa #hops

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It was a #BrewDay today, and I'm hoping me and my amigos made some magic happen with this batch of Belgian Quad! At a starting gravity of 1.092, it is my biggest homebrew endeavor to date, so we'll just have to wait and see how it turns out! #hoppythoughts #homebrewing #homebrewer #diy #doityourself #beerporn #belgianbeer @iamandyhjones @samstrasfeld @parkerslaybaugh @bres1738 (at Sunnyside, Queens)

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Building up my Belgian Abbey yeast from 200 billion cells to 350 billion with this 1 L starter. Gotta make sure that colony is fresh and strong so that it can take on the Belgian Quad I'll be brewing on Monday! #hoppythoughts #brewyourown #byo #doityourself #diy #homebrew #homebrewer #beerporn #craftbeer #belgianbeer #beergeek

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Put together a little pre-game homebrewed beer party for @natmad16's bday on Sunday. Two varieties: Hefeweizen and Dubbel. Does that make me a brewmaster? Please? #homebrew #hoppythoughts #homebrewer #diy #doityourself #beerporn

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@finbackbrewery Chromoscope IPA is everything I needed tonight after work. Full bodied, super aromatic, juicy. So tasty!!! #hoppythoughts #ipa #finback #beerporn #craftbeer #queensbeer #hops

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Workin with this "tastefully dry-hopped" beauty right now. @barrier_brewing_co Greenroom is a delicious compliment to the sun and waves and company of @victooooorius. #hoppythoughts #craftbeer #beachbeer #beach #summer #paleale #ipa #hops #dryhopped

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I think these bad boys are ready to compete! From left to right we have; Reisenweber Hefeweizen, Hoochie Coochie Belgian Dubbel, and Ghost Light Spiced Saison. Fingers crossed! 🤞🏼 #hoppythoughts #homebrew #homebrewcompetition #doityourself #diy #byo #brewyourown #hefeweizen #belgiandubbel #saison

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Taking you through a #BrewDay one photo at a time. First we stir that malted grain into the hot strike water and let it sit a while. Later we have the end of the boil where I added some late hop additions as well as some orange and lemon zest. Then we oxygenate the wort (prefermented beer). Finally we take a hydrometer reading so we can calculate the alcohol percentage. Exciting stuff!!! #hoppythoughts #homebrew #byo #brewyourown #saison #hops #diy #doityourself #beer #homebrewer (at Sunnyside, Queens)

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It's a #brewday today! Brewing up a hoppy citrusy saison with Lemondrop and Mandarina Bavaria hops and the zest of some lemons and juice oranges! 🍊 🍋 🍻 #hoppythoughts #byo #brewyourown #homebrew #hops #saison #diy #doityourself

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Throwing it back to the weekend with my darling in Pittsburgh and our adventure to the Hofbrauhaus. We enjoyed Hefe's, Dunkels, Pilsners, brats, schnitzel, and later a drunken reflexology massage. @estygrl #pittsburgh #hofbrauhaus #germanbeer

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Thanks @victooooorius for bringing me some @brewdogofficial direct from Europe. Enjoyed this delicious Punk IPA last night for the first time since I had the beer in Paris. So tasty. #hoppythoughts #brewdog #beerporn #craftbeer

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Can release at @licbeerproject this morning! #licbeerproject #craftbeer #nyccraftbeer #canrelease #ipa (at LIC Beer Project)

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This @gunhillbrewery Mosaic Soft Serve IPA is miraculous. It's 3% abv, but it uses lactose sugar to boost the body. SO tasty, AND you can have a whole four pack without getting wasted! A true miracle. #hoppythoughts #gunhillbrewery #ipa #hops #beerporn #craftbeer #nycbeer

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Another SCRUMY IPA from @greenpoint.beer. And of course I love the theme and the can art. @berniesanders. #hoppythoughts #resist #craftbeer #beerforthepeople #beerporn #ipa #brooklyn