How shall I atone for my mistakes? Step 1 is to acknowledge them. Step 2 is penance. Step 3 is recompense. Can I handle all these steps? Come into my post to find out! ![x sin TN.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUjruG1Zo7aVwqxDgxwWwBQu2fbyweBeYqsoHDz9jTwCL/x%20sin%20TN.jpg) -------------------------------- # Step 1: Acknowledge My Sins # ![x sin 1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTcsgcaYfNtNn5g5qugv5NjAJoLFWoqDHh4E4abqt5rwS/x%20sin%201.jpg) *My sins have loomed larger and larger, over the horizon, these last few days. Literally and figuratively.* ![Beer Review GIF-downsized_large.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPRGPfTNQfGta3Bed4DP6YCtc9BfVDxKPDDYN6ieBj6cG/Beer%20Review%20GIF-downsized_large.gif) *Like Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-tale Heart, my sins throb, thrum, and thrump. Demanding my attention. Finally, it takes more effort to ignore them, than to acknowledge them. So here goes!* ![x sin 5.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSArdRwTVCiUvSfHERQpx9M7yTdR6vvJS3rS1nyvbDEcR/x%20sin%205.jpg) *My yard is a mess. The grass is long.* ![x sin 4.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcwC4DUNBYARkDMaG2uEhDAdUfhqBu7N9ChJLBJZ9Mto5/x%20sin%204.jpg) *There are so many weeds. I eat them, just like I eat my sins. But I can't keep up.* Even more importantly, __I completely forgot about 2 posts I made here on Steemit that had mini-contests in them!__ I didn't decide on any winners or pay out the prizes I promised! That's terrible! First, I reviewed a [Gluten-free Beer made with lentils](https://steemit.com/beer/@haphazard-hstead/beer-review-5-gluten-free-beer-with-lentils-olallie-blackberry-rose-hip-ale-from-ground-breaker-brewing-in-portland-or) - over a month ago. In that post, I said: > Tell me a joke about beans! I'll pick my favorite one submitted during this post's payout period. And the winner will get a $1 SBD prize. And then I wrote about [foraging in Oregon's coastal forest](https://steemit.com/walkwithme/@haphazard-hstead/walk-with-me-6-part-1-big-logs-mushroom-babies-and-lobsters-foraging-in-oregon-s-coastal-forest). It was only part 1, but I never got to part 2. In that post, I said: > What side of a tree does moss grow on the best? Put your answer in the comments below. I'll draw a winner from the correct answers, at the end of the payout period for this post, for a $1 SBD prize. ----------------- # Step 2: Penance # Now I need to do an act of devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance. I'll devote attention to the details of Pure Sin. A craft lager brewed by Deluxe Brewing Company in Albany, Oregon. That's pretty local, only 45 miles away from where I live. Pure Sin is a Schwarzbier - the only one I have ever seen. ![x sin 3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSqJpjUTJaKWsLDBE7e2XgL7vRzwapu6b7beRTB8M1Phs/x%20sin%203.jpg) As a style of beer, a Schwarzbier is a dark lager with low hop flavors and bitterness. Instead, they taste of roasted malt without much sweetness, either. Just a smooth, creamy, rich character, like a good dark chocolate. Schwarzbiers are supposed to pour with a thick head and fast-rising bubbles. They are like a stout, but made as a lager instead of an ale. On the bottle, Deluxe Brewing describes Pure Sin as: > a medium-bodied, malt-accented dark brew with a rich-creamy head. In spite of its dark color, it comes across as a soft and elegant brew that is rich, mild, and balanced. ![x sin 2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUHBD1MaCR23Yvm2ukT13KQDjieXswBtr81MSKw2XQZHf/x%20sin%202.jpg) *I like how the shading gives the label a 3-D look. My sins are multi-dimensional, too.* ![x sin 6.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPVTnVj2dM3y1mGPwcUn5ybFUvqnx6Ju2Y6FckNsj5XRk/x%20sin%206.jpg) *This is a dark beer, alright. And look at how that head sits there, so thick. With only a 4.7% ABV, it's possible to do a lot of penance, if you get my drift.* --------------------- # Step 3: Recompense # Now I must make amends. I've sent the 1 SBD prizes to the winners -- @ddschteinn for his original bean joke that got a laugh from another commenter, too. And to @fishyculture for knowing where moss likes to grow on a tree. I'll post the answer in my next forest walk post, coming soon! I've sent everyone who participated a 1 SBD recompense as well. To all those who wondered what happened with the contests, I'm sorry. To anyone waiting for me to mow my grass or pick all my weeds, I offer this condolence: "At least I am quiet and I am not selling my land to developers." Check your wallets: @xabi, @tangmo, @erikaflynn, @melinda010100, @prydefoltz, @fishyculture, @enternamehere, @ddschteinn, and @appone! ------------------ # Step 4: Moving Forward # I think it's too presumptuous to say step 4 is redemption. The best I can do is simply go forth, into the future. And try to do my best. And make new sins, I'm sure. It's pretty much guaranteed! ![x sin 7.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSbTL1CzCw5dKKkge1p9XciqkVA2NUmZSRRg4KvWzUpBT/x%20sin%207.jpg) *Yes, this cheap store-bought pizza is a sin. At least I topped it with some homemade pickled hop shoots. I have a YouTube video that shows [how to pickle hop shoots](https://youtu.be/4vusymemnQA). It doesn't take any cooking, and only uses 4 ingredients - and 1 of those is beer! And that is a big bottle of Pure Sin! But it goes down so easy -- maybe too easy! I could get to liking Pure Sin a little too much!* --------------------------------- # What Do You Think? # - Have you ever had Pure Sin? - Have you ever had a Schwarzbier? - Have you ever eaten hop shoots? - Have you committed any Steemit sins? My other beer reviews: [Gluten-Free Beer with Lentils: Olallie Blackberry Rosehip Ale](https://steemit.com/beer/@haphazard-hstead/beer-review-5-gluten-free-beer-with-lentils-olallie-blackberry-rose-hip-ale-from-ground-breaker-brewing-in-portland-or) // [An Eclipse Special - The 8.2 Lunar Lager](https://steemit.com/beer/@haphazard-hstead/beer-review-4-an-eclipse-special-the-8-21-lunar-lager-by-mazama-brewing-in-corvallis-oregon-a-rare-beer-worthy-of-a-celestial) // [Helles Belles Helles Lager](https://steemit.com/beer/@haphazard-hstead/beer-review-3-helles-belles-helles-lager-from-ninkasi-brewing-in-eugene-oregon) // [Session Premium Lager](https://steemit.com/beer/@haphazard-hstead/beer-review-session-premium-lager-from-full-sail-brewing-in-hood-river-oregon-with-a-contest) // [Pray for Snow Winter Ale](https://steemit.com/beer/@haphazard-hstead/snow-for-new-years-day-i-m-trying-my-best-to-make-it-happen-with-pray-for-snow-winter-ale-by-10-barrel-brewing) ---------------- **Haphazard Homestead** https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmXZQ7rhdYcw3iuF87Lx1ASPmP12PjNPC4jBUPqbjRdndE/Flag%20Gif.gif ***foraging, gardening, nature, simple living close to the land*** All content is 100% Haphazard Homestead!My YouTube channel: [Haphazard Homestead](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZCvPPU9dgxD0yXrc9DaPA)