millstream-ator
I have been thinking alot about doing a dopplebock for our 20th anniversary beer. I think I could a 18 degree plato bock, and arrest the fermentation before it violates the 6.25% law. It will be a heavy, sweet caramelly beer, good for sipping with intense foods, such as cheeses. We could hand bottle it into half liter (16.9 oz) grolsch type flip top bottles. Yea, it will be some work, but already Dan and Gerbo have volunteered to help out with the bottling. All we need now is a name, and a label. Traditionally, double bocks have the suffix of -ator in Germany, such as Salvator, Celebrator, and Optimator. Millstream-ator does not come cleanly off the tounge though, and neither does Iowator. I’m sure i’ll think of something… Please leave some suggestions!
Its too bad about the dumb 6.25% law. It would be great to do a 20 degree plato bock.. one degree plato for every year, and keep doing it every year until wort gets so strong that the yeast refuse to ferment it. 
Its going to be a busy week. Tom and Teresa are on vacation, so I need to take care of kegs and local accounts as well as get ready to brew the first batch of Oktoberfest so it will be ready for release on September 15th.
Word just got in that our Warsh Pail Ale labels will be here Tuesday, August 10th. Better late than never. We will be bottling it that day. Look for it in Iowa City as soon as the following weekend. Of course, you could come straight out to the brewery if you really can’t wait any longer! We will not be making a third batch of this beer, because its too close to Oktoberfest season. So be sure to get your case before the middle of September!