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Widmer Drifter Follow Up

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Earlier this year I reviewed the Widmer Drifter Pale Ale and thought it was out of this world. I liked it so much that I said I would make it my “go to” beer. Well, I didn’t quite make it my “go to” beer but I did buy about 3 more six packs of it since then and had them over the summer.

What a difference a summer can make… I don’t like this beer much at all anymore. I don’t know if I am bored of it, or if my taste buds have dulled that much. It tastes very plain to me now. What I once considered a nice grapefruit bite, is little more than a nip of hops. Perhaps something changed in their distribution, or perhaps I’m biased after drinking it next to beers such as Stone IPA, Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA, & Lake Placid’s UBU Ale.

 Whatever… it doesn’t hold up for me anymore; I have to slide the Hop-Talk rating back down to a 2.0.

 (Yes, that is my photo, © Hop-Talk.com)

Widmer Update

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widmer hefeweizenOn my recent trip to Austin Texas I saw the Widmer Hefeweizen on tap which I know I’ve had before but it was so long ago that I don’t even remember it. I reviewed the Widmer Drifter back in January and really loved it so I just had to try a tall glass of the Hefeweizen. I’m glad I did. It was great – it was a bright golden yellow with a thick chill haze. The citrus hop and yeast aroma was delightful and the taste that followed was refreshing and well balanced. One of the best wheat beers I’ve ever had.

I recalled that distribution of Widmer to the northeastern U.S. was very spotty, even though I was told otherwise, but I was in for a pleasant surprise when I returned home. When I took a trip to restock my beer from my local candy store I found new candy. Widmer’s Drifter, Hefeweizen, and Top Dog Amber were sitting the shelf. They were also reasonably priced.

I grabbed the Drifter (my new “go to”) and the amber which I found to be very nice, just not my favorite style. I’ve already gone back for more of the Hefeweizen (which they have carried in the past, by the way) because it is such a great summer beer.

Now if I could only get my hands on their Broken Halo IPA…

Widhook?

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Boy, have I been out of it.

Turns out two of the (U.S.) Northwest’s biggest and best-known craft brewers are going to merge. This will result in a craft brewing company on par with Sierra Nevada second only to Boston Beer Co. in size.

Granted, it’s nowhere near the kind of numbers that MillerCoors will be producing, but I don’t drink their beers. I have occasioned to drink both Red Hook and Widmer.

And I’m just hearing about it now.

The Oregonian: Widmer, Redhook Combine to form 2nd largest U.S. Craft Brewer

(via I Love Beer, among others)