The third and final Bière de Garde in our series, Rhadamanthus. This beer will use Belgium Strong ale yeast. And its named after the third guardian of the underworld.
Rhadamanthus was the brother of Minos, the much more popular brother. Minos was jealous of his popularity on Crete and drove him away to Boeotia, a central region of ancient Greece. He is not mentioned much in mythology, but apparently he spent some time in the Elysian fields, which is akin to heaven in the Greek myths. He then is said to be the judge of the dead that judges people from Asia and the east.
In other Bay View Brewing news, my little sister Katie got married this weekend. It was an amazing wedding and I thought I would share this very official picture of me and Katie eating spinach dip in the wedding party bus only minutes after she became Mrs. Schmidt!
In other Bay View Brewing news, my little sister Katie got married this weekend. It was an amazing wedding and I thought I would share this very official picture of me and Katie eating spinach dip in the wedding party bus only minutes after she became Mrs. Schmidt!
Oh, and less importantly, the brew day turned out pretty decently as well. The beer came in well above 5 gallons at 1.068, which should lead to several tasty beers north of 7 percent. I am going to throw the carboy in the basement before I leave and let all three of our guardians of the dead keep the beer safe until I return from India. Hopefully before the end of February.
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