And it Shall be Henceforth Known As

It's been awhile since I've posted. Honestly, blogging got put on hold with my work schedule, the holidays, new found soccer obsessions, and newly obsessive online gaming hobbies. While I have many ideas for my first post back, I wanted to start with something light, specifically about my brewing.

When I first started brewing on my own, I had much angst about a "name" for my "brewery." I had never thought too heavily about it. Having no intention to open a brewery, ever (a topic I might cover in another post), I didn't dedicate any time into a name. However, around Christmas time, my dad kept asking about a name. Little did I know, it was for a very nice chalk board for my kegerator. He wanted a name so he could have it on the board (silly me...). I, of course, did not think of a name before Christmas, but my dad decided to just put our last name on it, which works great.

While I didn't think of a name before Christmas, my dads questioning got me thinking about it more. I did need a name. It really gives a basis as a brewer. I couldn't really think of anything solid. Then, this little guy happened (spoiler alert: it's not a baby.)

My wife and I finally got our first dog. We thought a lot about what to name him. We went back and forth on different names, read name lists, and even researched ancient Celtic names (he's a terrier so it seemed fitting). We couldn't really find much. My wife rejected Maximus, but she hasn't seen Gladiator so I understand. 

The other thing that happened in my absence was the World Cup, and my new found love for watching football (soccer). While I could write a whole paragraph on picking an English Premier League team, I'll just cut to the chase and say I picked Everton, AKA the Toffees. 

We finally decided that Toffee would be a perfect name for our dog. He seemed to love it so we are solid. You can probably see where I am going, but that led me to the name of our brewery. First off, I did not want to use the term "brewery." I thought Brew House was more fitting; I brew in my house...

Naturally, Toffee Brew House became the name. I even had my dad work up a fun logo with the dog and the Everton crest. Like I said, I don't plan on opening a brewery, so copyright is of no concern to me.

Up next, I'll be expanding on the basis and purpose of my brew house. Up until now, I've really wanted to experiment with each style. But I've learned that my ultimate goal is to brew things you rarely find in the store anymore: low alcohol malt forward beers.