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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
I love that beer. It's right down the street. My wife is friends with the one of the owners of that place. Next time I see him, I will try to wrench the secret formula from his grasp!! (he says he is looking for a 914 btw...) 
(edit)- I asked my wife about Dark Hollow and she said he plays with the formulation every year, so it's a moving target. She then reminded me we get a free bottle from him every year at christmas. She said "don't you remember, we got two bottles?!?!"
I said.... "Uh... no...."
Must be good stuff! |
Have your wife tell them a home brewer in Ohio said "Don't mess with perfection!"
The funny thing about that beer is it's very temperature sensitive. I bought 4 750ml bottles while in VA visiting my brother. We let one get a bit cold and some of the complexity was lost. The next one we hit the right temp on and it was as good as what we had on tap at the Capital Ale House in Fredericksburg.
The grains for that beer wouldn't be hard to hit as most stouts have the same basic grains. The hop schedule and the yeast variety are where it's really at. You can play with fermentation temps as well as the length of time in primary and secondary fermentation to affect the flavor profile as well. That's where the fun comes in home brewing.