Check out the beers we've added.

Rye Blonde - Made with Rye, this is a nice crisp beer. Easy on the palate, and easy to drink.

Baltic Porter - Yummy! This is a nice creamy style Porter.

Bubba Jugs Pale Ale - A nice tasty pale ale. From Keith.

General News

Here's a blog article about starting Deja Brew. I met Peter Caputa, who owns pc4media.net, at a Chamber of Commerce event, and he invited people to guest write an article for his blog. Peter's company is helping people generate sales leads from online marketing and business networking.

Being the natural sucker that I am ;^) I took him up on it. I wrote two articles and he published them both. This is perhaps more the way I'd talk to you. You know I can't do anything without telling a story.

But, I thought you might enjoy reading it, and if you'd like to post a response feel free to do so.. (be kind!) ;^).. And feel free to share this with friends.

I do feel bad that I did not give props in the article to Jay and Eric who have done all my web site work for years. But, on that note, Eric's been working on a new web site for us, and once I buckle down and get the content written, we'll launch it.

Here's the blog link, enjoy!

A new website is on the horizon. The design is done, nicely done, by Eric Zeh of Cygnet Interactive. Check them out! Very cool stuff!

So, I 've been taking some pictures to publish on the new web site. And I'm still writing content. We're getting there...

The majority response so far has been for a slightly irreverent web site, so we'll have some fun. There's still time to make your opinion known! Should the web site be; all business, slightly irreverent, or very irreverent? Drop me a line and let me know your thoughts; ray@deja-brew.com.

The "Perfect Solution" for gift giving! We have been getting such great reviews from people who have bought the Perfect Sommelier (tm), they are becoming our best advocates! Truly an amazing device, The Perfect Sommelier(TM) "ages" any wine selected making it less aggressive and more enjoyable. Rounding out the wine, it becomes infinitely more palatable with better nose and bouquet without changing it’s unique character. We have used this device with wines, Imperial stouts, barley wines, and cognac with great success. More information is available HERE. See what Anthony Dias Blue, Wine and Spirits editor for Bon Appetite magazine has to say about The Perfect Sommelier(TM) HERE.

A great gift to give or receive, treat your friends and yourself to one of the most amazing and unique wine accessories on the market today! A gift to be enjoyed for years to come. Quantity discounts available.

Your Testimonials

We have sold hundreds and hundreds of these great devices. And those that use them, tell us they love them. So now, I'm looking for testimonials to put on our web site.

Send in your testimonial, we'll put your name in for a drawing to be held each month. The winner will receive a free set of "PourNCork" wine stoppers to use with their Perfect Sommelier! The wine stoppers are attractive, eliminate wine spills, and can be used with the Perfect Sommelier. So come on! You're willing to tell me how much you like it, just put it in writing, and you could win a set of "PourNCorks"!!

Ok, let's have some fun!! We're going to hold a monthly drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Deja Brew. You can use it towards brewing, wine making or to buy beer, if that's what you'd like to do. Simply drop off your business card to enter. Another great way to enter is simply to send an email to ray@deja-brew.com with comments and suggestions on how to improve our eBrewsletter and/or web site, or submit a recipe using beer as an ingredient for inclusion in our monthly mailing. We'll pick the winner on the 1st of each month.

Oh boy, we've got a lot of new recipes since the last update, and not all of them are posted on the website yet either. Dave has cranked out at least 6, I think I've done the same. Big Mike has created a Special Delivery Ale to commemorate the birth of his son. Nick is working on another Porter, and there are still more in the works! We've got about 175 in our database, and about 155 in the book, so you can see we're busy.

This month's question asks how is a Helles Bock different from other bocks?

A: A Helles bock is simply a pale or straw colored version of a bock. Helles = Pale.

Send your beer questions to ray@deja-brew.com . If your question is picked for the eBrewsletter, you'll win a Deja Brew pint glass!