We wrap up the year with Beer in Review. this is where we pick our top three beers, rap about festivals like beer week, chat about taxes and tell you about the upcoming trip to San Diego to open Toronado then back to San Francisco to close the same. That trips isn’t going to happen on the dates said in the show so stand by for the new plan.
We wrap up the year with Beer in Review. this is where we pick our top three beers, rap about festivals like beer week, chat about taxes and tell you about the upcoming trip to San Diego to open Toronado then back to San Francisco to close the same. That trips isn’t going to happen on the dates said in the show so stand by for the new plan.
Topics covering 2008
Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego
InBev buys AB
Miller and Coors merge
Big brewing down to two giants
Budwieser makes a new brand
American Ale
Old brands making a come back.
75 years of the repeal of prohibition
prohibitionist still very organized
increasing taxes
lowering the acceptable BAC
smear campaigns
Beer Festivals in no particular order
Bistro
Double IPA
Hop Rysom
IPA
Barrel Aged
Oregon Brewers Festival
Anderson Valley
Breast Fest
Firken Fest
no GABF again
FresYES!
Octoberfest
Cinco De Cember
my new holiday
Top Three Beers
Motor
Ruby – McMenamins
Repeal Ale – 21st Amendment
Sarah’s Ruby Mild – Magnolia
John
Black Butte XX – Deschutes
Effing Great – Valley Brewing
Harvest – Sierra Nevada
Notable
Myers Scotch Ale the first batch
Lagunitus Pale – the reformulated Kill Ugly Radio
Stone – XII
every IPA
other beer we talked about
for some reason my notes have the words chicken, sheep, cow on the notes page. and the number 55:07. also the URL bubbleocity.com.
Beers on the Show:
Sierra Nevada Celebration 2008. or maybe it was Coors Light.
Homework:
the year ahead is full of festivals. plan ahead to get good deals on travel. and post the dates of your local festivals on your fridge.
Related past:
everywhere:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6351328213
http://youtube.com/beerschool
http://twitter/com/beerschool
Top three beers of 2008 for me:
3. 21st Amendment’s Fat Bavarian. This would be my goto beer, regardless of the time of year but particularly when I wanted something refreshing if I could get it.
2. New Belgium Brewery’s La Folie. According to almost everyone else at Thanksgiving this beer was terrible or too challenging, that was okay, my grandpa and I gladly drank it without them. This beer definitely deserves it’s spot on my wine rack, I’ll put a few away to age and I’ll pull one out for celebrations or special days. Plus I’m supporting one of my semi-local breweries and I love almost all of New Belgium’s beer.
1. Brewery Ommegang’s Chocolate Indulgence. Like the Fat Bavarian, this is one of the beers I had to honor to try with you guys and to get to try as a guest on the show. I’m going to flat out call this the finest beer I’ve ever had.
I wouldn’t have it all the time, and I’m not sure how it will hold up when it gets hot, but I’ve got another bottle and I’ll pull it out one of these days. I’m still overjoyed that I got my ‘Costco of liqueur’ to order over Christmas.
The best part of the experience was hosting my own Christmas beer tasting, which I titled Beer School Extended Studies and had a bunch of friends over to try winter beers. Most of them liked the lighter Sam Adams chocolate beer better though.
Also looking up beer events. So, do I get an ‘A’?
Fat Bavarian isn’t an all the time beer at 21a just so you know. La Folie is a challenge because of the surprise. most people don’t think of beer as sour especially one that is expensive. it’s a good beer to keep around, let age and try on special occasions with people that know what they are getting into. The Ommegang beer is one of those beers that disappoints people. they think it’s going to be more chocolate! be sure to pair it with something to bring out those flavors.
grades: A.