I normally do not like fruity beers. But I have a weakness.
Dan Carey, the brewmaster from New Glarus Brewing in Wisconsin, has found a way to overcome my objections to fruity beer....which is typically too sickeningly sweet.
New Glarus produces fruit beers that are fantastic, because Carey avoids sweet and focuses on tart. It works. It really works.
Serendipity (A Hoppy Accident), is an amazing creation that came about by pure luck.
Last year, the Cherry crop in Wisconsin was thin due to drought. So he could not produce the beer he wanted. He took the few tart cherries he could get, combined them with Tart Apples and Tart Cranberries, infused them into a sour ale and came up with this AMAZING creation. Seriously, my knees buckled the first time I tried it.
at one time Henry Weinhart made a raspberry wheat. it was pretty good. but of course I liked it so they stopped selling it
well I was raised near the Sierra Nevada Brewery and that was my second "craft beer"
Anchor Steam being my First. I am going to try and take a Tour at the Anchor Brewery
on my upcoming trip to the Bay
funny when Sierra Nevada started out they sold a Pitcher for $1.85 (Bud, Coors, Miller was $2.00)
my Region has a lot of "craft" breweries. but I find many of them to be pretentious and Arrogant.
ragtopW wrote:well I was raised near the Sierra Nevada Brewery and that was my second "craft beer"
Anchor Steam being my First. I am going to try and take a Tour at the Anchor Brewery
on my upcoming trip to the Bay
funny when Sierra Nevada started out they sold a Pitcher for $1.85 (Bud, Coors, Miller was $2.00)
my Region has a lot of "craft" breweries. but I find many of them to be pretentious and Arrogant.
or maybe I am just a cheap date
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Had a few Sierra Nevada Summerfests at my local watering hole a couple weeks ago. It's a good beer.
I finished the last of my Summers from Breckenridge and Alaskan this past weekend. I doubt they are in the stores anymore so it will be on to the Octoberfest seasonals for the fall. I'm always sad to see the summer beers go.
I am not a beeroisseur by any stretch of the imagination... I've yet to find one that I like as well as Miller Lite.
That said, I do find this conversation delightful and interesting reading! Very nice, Jim! It's a treat to see people share experiences on common interest. (which is I guess what brings us all here in the first place!)
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Tiki Bar wrote:I am not a beeroisseur by any stretch of the imagination... I've yet to find one that I like as well as Miller Lite.
That said, I do find this conversation delightful and interesting reading! Very nice, Jim! It's a treat to see people share experiences on common interest. (which is I guess what brings us all here in the first place!)
and with that a 6 pack appears in my Fridge
I love when people "pair" beer with food. the only time I "pair" my beer and my food
is when I eat something so hot it causes tears. and I want a pair of beers to help me cool down
Tiki Bar wrote:I am not a beeroisseur by any stretch of the imagination... I've yet to find one that I like as well as Miller Lite.
That said, I do find this conversation delightful and interesting reading! Very nice, Jim! It's a treat to see people share experiences on common interest. (which is I guess what brings us all here in the first place!)
and with that a 6 pack appears in my Fridge
I love when people "pair" beer with food. the only time I "pair" my beer and my food
is when I eat something so hot it causes tears. and I want a pair of beers to help me cool down
I had a buffalo chicken hoagie from my local pizza shop last night knowing that it would make me drink more beer I paired three different beers with it
CaptainP wrote:(had to edit the original name of the thread. The filters blocked it out. It looked like B E E R P I S S!!!!)
So, as I sip my first PumKing of the season, I came to realize that there are a lot of other beer geeks here on BuffettNews.
I thought I would start a thread that would allow us to share our beer experiences and help each other find great brews.
I'll go first, with the fabulous brew in my glass:
Southern Tier Imperial Pumking
This is my all time favorite brew. As a seasonal, I eagerly anticipate the release every year.
Open the bottle, and get your nose up on the neck. You have just been magically transported to the pumpkin patch. Take a sip. The flavor is overwhelmingly good. Pumpkin flavor with a smooth creamy mouthfeel. The ABV on this year's batch is way down from past years, only 8.4% (last year's batch was at 12.5%). Less alcohol, but still so very worth it. BUY THIS BEER. It's a treat. No other Pumpkin beer compares.
I normally do not like fruity beers. But I have a weakness.
Dan Carey, the brewmaster from New Glarus Brewing in Wisconsin, has found a way to overcome my objections to fruity beer....which is typically too sickeningly sweet.
New Glarus produces fruit beers that are fantastic, because Carey avoids sweet and focuses on tart. It works. It really works.
Serendipity (A Hoppy Accident), is an amazing creation that came about by pure luck.
Last year, the Cherry crop in Wisconsin was thin due to drought. So he could not produce the beer he wanted. He took the few tart cherries he could get, combined them with Tart Apples and Tart Cranberries, infused them into a sour ale and came up with this AMAZING creation. Seriously, my knees buckled the first time I tried it.
We took a day trip up to the New Glarus Brewery a couple months ago. I brought back a couple bottles of the Serendipity (one for me and one for my son), along with a couple other things. I haven't opened my bottle yet, but am thinking tonight might be a good time to do so. I can't wait to try it.
I tried the Moon Man, Two Women, and Spotted Cow. I was hoping to try the Black Top, but they weren't pouring it that day. Of the three I tried, I liked Moon Man the best. Description Here
