Product of the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, TX, this is a beautiful, ebony lager ($7.99 for a sixpack at my Bevmo) in the Schwarzbier tradition. It pours black with a bubbly tan head that leaves light lacing. The nose is full of molasses, licorice, coffee and darkly roasted malts.
But don't let the nose fool you. This is a lager, not a stout.
I'm in a mello mood, perfect for a nice, refreshing hefeweizen. Today's selection: Georg Schneider's Wiesen Edel-Weisse, von Private Weissbier Brauerei G. Schneider & Sohn.
The label trumpets this as "USDA Organic". w00t. As you can see from the pic, it pours a slightly cloudy, golden color with a fluffy white head that dissipates quickly with little lacing. The aroma is slight spicy, with bready and light lemon/citrus notes.
I do it all for you, Nation, out of love
This is what happens when the wife leaves town.
Pre-game edition. Today's Paper of Record had a very nice review article on Bitters/English Pale Ales. Which was almost enough to get me to turn around and review the Greene King Abbot Ale I've been eying for about 3 weeks (and one of Eric Asimov's featured ales in today's article). But I couldn't help myself [...]
With the light beisbol schedule this week, I figured it would be a good time for a beer two-fer. Today's selection is the lovely "Grand Opening Ale" Hefeweizen from Sacramento Brewing Company.
The Sacramento Brewing Co. is a small, local producer. They operate two brewpub-restaurants in Sacramento as well as bottling a number of their [...]
Note: this review was begun before sundown saturday last week, so TOTALLY kosher and stuff. After all day in the sun watching the daughter play futbol, there's nothing like a kick-butt doppelbock.
Commercial description: The classic German dark beer, bottom fermented Doppel Bock. 7.2 pct ABV. I paid $1.99 (on sale, regularly about $2.49, [...]
This week's selection is the "Hen's Tooth" Bottle-Conditioned English Ale from Morland (Greene King). Greene King is a fast-growing, integrated pub-operating and brewing firm in England, responsible for such well known keg brands as Greene King IPA, Abbot Ale, Old Speckled Hen and Ruddles County. Established in 1799 by the great-grandfather of writer Graham Greene [...]
There's nothing like a little sh!t-talk to get the competitive juices flowing. And with zooomx bringin' the heat lately, I had to respond. My aim here is to provide occasional (once every week or two), short reviews of notable beers. None of that "gulp and ignore" stuff around here.
Today's inaugural offering is the Pyramid Imperial [...]
I was planning a holiday photo essay, but words may have to do, as the camera is heading out of town with Mrs. S and the kids. As a newly minted burro-crat, I don't rate any vacation time yet.
So I'm staying home to work, work, work. I'll be slaving away at the office, Bob [...]
Twins baseball in Queens. Woot! And at a stadium NOT named after some damned corporate sponsor. Old school. Kind of like Casey Stengel.
After last night's thrilling victory, let's hope that the Jackal can repeat his last outing. I'm in no mood to see any apples popping out of hats tonight. So keep it down, Carlos!
Atlanta is a fine town in many ways. I'm sure it's a nice place to live. As a beer destination, it's kinda boring, however. The city sprawls. Thankfully, MARTA can get you to a lot of places. Here's one list to get you started on a serious pub crawl. Better yet, see if you can [...]
In my continuing endeavor to educate SBG's palate away from BudMilloors UltraLiteIceDry, I bring you another installment of Barley Pops and Hop Hits.
Sure, the Nats are visiting the Dome, but I don't care. This is about beer in the DC area. And any beer tour of the planned community of L'Enfant Town has to include [...]
Welcome to a new, occasional feature, "Barley Pops and Hop Hits".
I won't make any attempt to compete with banjo's masterful On the Grill feature here. Instead, my goal will be offer a small foray into the foamier side of baseball fandom in each city.
The Twins open a series tonight in Anaheim, home of the [...]
Another day, another embarrassing loss to the Yankees. I just want to know why it is that the Twins broadcast was showing little vignettes about Yankee Stadium last night. Do we all care about that? Are the Yankees supposed to be revered by everyone? Pffft.
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