Monthly Archives: June 2009

Leffe Blonde

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Leffe Blonde w/ glassBeer-a-Day #155

Award-winning Leffe Blonde is a full-bodied deep golden ale that is surprisingly subtle and delicate. Belgium’s classic abbey ale is best served in its own chalice-shaped glass, accentuating the ale’s aroma and creating the perfect head.

“Subtle and delicate.” Sounds like my wife.

Unfortunately I don’t have the exact same glass so I had to make do. It sure is a pretty color, with that distinctive Belgian-ess in the aroma. I’m not always down with Belgian styles, but this is pretty good.

Leffe


Mountaineer Brewing Red Ale

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Beer-a-Day #154

Mountaineer Red Ale was designed by our brewers with full malt flavor in mind. This deep amber brew was crafted with rich caramel malts, Munich malts, and a special blenc of hops from New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest. You will find this ale well balanced and complex, a great choice anytime of year.

Very malty aroma. It smells almost like a barleywine. Very sweet with a bit of roastiness. Not bad.

Mountaineer Brewing

Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold

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Hacker-Pschorr Munich GoldBeer-a-Day #153

In Bavaria, where beer is an art form to some and a religion to the rest, Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold is recognized as the benchmark of the lager style. The Hacker-Pschorr Brewery is known as Bavaria’s Heaven – “Himmel der Bayern.” Hacker-Pschorr’s Munich Gold represents the real thing from one of the oldest breweries in Munich.

Gold was the first Hacker-Pschorr beer exported to the U.S. starting in 1865 and was honored with an award at the International Exhibit in 1876 in Philadelphia.

Pale yellow, with an off-white head. Aroma is light. Taste is also light, with a little nuttiness. Good.

Hacker-Pschorr (German)

Beer-a-Day Project: May recap

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  1. Carlsberg Elephant
  2. Spaten Optimator
  3. Birra Moretti
  4. Weihenstephaner Original Premium
  5. Hacker-Pschorr Weisse
  6. König Pilsener
  7. Estrella Damm
  8. Boont Amber Ale
  9. Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema
  10. Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Über Pils
  11. Brooklyn Pilsner
  12. Heavy Seas Red Sky At Night…
  13. Brooklyn Summer Ale
  14. Metolius Dolly Varden India Pale Ale
  15. Mendocino White Hawk IPA
  16. Stoudt’s Pils
  17. Carlsberg Premium
  18. König Ludwig Weissbier
  19. Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen
  20. Bitburger Premium
  21. Sea Dog Bluepaw
  22. Mountaineer Brewing Pale Ale
  23. Blue Point Spring Fling Ale
  24. Capitol City Brewing Organic Saison
  25. Orkney Skull Splitter
  26. Starr Hill The Love wheat beer
  27. Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout
  28. Starr Hill Jomo Lager
  29. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA
  30. Dogfish Head Immort Ale
  31. Stella Artois

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Brewery Ommegang Witte

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Beer-a-Day #152

“Worth the wheat” proclaims the label, as well as

Ommegang Witte is a traditional Belgian-style white ale. Its light body, frothy head, and quenching taste blend coriander, sweet orange peel and unmalted wheat into a flavor as bright and soft as summer clouds over a Flanders field.

Barely a tint of yellow; cloudy, with a chunky white head. Lots of sweet aroma. Refreshing. This is good stuff.

Brewery Ommegang Witte