Thursday, March 1, 2012
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Review to Come
Brooklyn Beer Company Monster Ale. Different from the Harpoon brewery monster beer series (which I really like as well.) I picked up a four of this about a year ago and have been unable to find it since today at Fairway.
I'm looking forward to enjoying them and writing about them!
I'm looking forward to enjoying them and writing about them!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Boulder Creek Company: Never Summer Ale
From the newsletter:
Seven years ago, they decided to create an aggressive cold weather brew that thoroughly satisfied after a day on the slopes. The result was Never Summer Ale. It is brilliantly clear with deep ruby red in color. Brewed with dark caramel malt and assertively hopped gives it aroma and taste that is hop focused with notes of citrus fruits and herbal pine notes being dominant. ABV: 5.94% and winner of a gold medal at the world beer cup (strong ale category).
My Thoughts:
This is a tasty beer. My favorite of this month's mailing. What I like about it is that it tastes like a beer while still having some other flavors. Those extra flavors aren't overpowering, they just round out the flavor of the hops and the beer. I taste the malt for sure. It is really tasty. The citrus on the other hand comes through more in the smell than in the taste. I don't know about these herbal pine notes though. It doesn't feel like I'm drinking a pine tree.
The hoppy flavor is great. It isn't IPA in your face hoppy, but its there and its substantial. I really like this beer a lot! If there is anything about the beer club that I'm not looking forward to, is the fact that I bet that it will be hard to find more of these speciality brews in local stores. Where will I go when I want more "Never Summer Ale?"
Probably west coasters could find this in a shop.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Christmas Gift
Lila got me a beer of the month club for christmas!! So there will actually be a regular arrival of interesting beers for me to enjoy and subsequently review. I've almost finished the first 12 pack, but there are a few left that I plan to slowly drink, consider, and then write about. Pretty good gift huh?
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Anchorsteam Humming
I discovered the supermarket by school sells individual bottles, so I've been picking up some singles. One of the first I decided to try with this Anchorsteam Humming.
At first taste, this beer is very smooth!!! It has a color that reminds me of blue moon, a golden hue. It is certainly not a yellow / greenish colored beer!
While on the label, this beer is described as being hoppy, it is certainly not anything like an IPA. It has a slight hoppy bite, but it is really not noticeable. Perhaps if you have a more sensitive mouth, unlike me, you'd find it just slightly hoppy. I really think that the best word to describe this is smooth. It goes down really easily. I've had the regular anchorsteam and the anchorsteam dark, and of these three, the Humming is definitely my favorite, because of its drinkability. I could see this being a good beer to enjoy with a bbq chicken sort of dish. I could see it going really well with pork as well. This is a good spicy food beer, since it has a nice easy flavor, it would do a nice job of soothing a hot and spicy bite. Maybe drink this with chicken wings?
Like I said in the beginning, this beer reminds me of blue moon. It doesn't have the same citrus overtone that blue moon does, but it is similar. Perhaps there is a hint of citrus flavor in this beer.
Fred, have you ever tried this? I know your parents really like Anchorsteam.
At first taste, this beer is very smooth!!! It has a color that reminds me of blue moon, a golden hue. It is certainly not a yellow / greenish colored beer!
While on the label, this beer is described as being hoppy, it is certainly not anything like an IPA. It has a slight hoppy bite, but it is really not noticeable. Perhaps if you have a more sensitive mouth, unlike me, you'd find it just slightly hoppy. I really think that the best word to describe this is smooth. It goes down really easily. I've had the regular anchorsteam and the anchorsteam dark, and of these three, the Humming is definitely my favorite, because of its drinkability. I could see this being a good beer to enjoy with a bbq chicken sort of dish. I could see it going really well with pork as well. This is a good spicy food beer, since it has a nice easy flavor, it would do a nice job of soothing a hot and spicy bite. Maybe drink this with chicken wings?
Like I said in the beginning, this beer reminds me of blue moon. It doesn't have the same citrus overtone that blue moon does, but it is similar. Perhaps there is a hint of citrus flavor in this beer.
Fred, have you ever tried this? I know your parents really like Anchorsteam.
I'm going to try again!
I'm going to give this blog another try. I still think it is a good idea, hopefully, I can keep it going this time!!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
This week's Drinks #1
So this is the first post in a new segment of Morty's Beer... I'm going to try to keep track of different beers I drink during the week. Mostly, these are beers that I've had out at a meal...
Rare Vos - This is from the Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown. I enjoyed this drink at Cafe du Soleil, a french place at 104th and Broadway. This is a pretty good beer. It is aromatic, complex, not to be drunk quickly. I found that the flavors in this beer really came alive after it had warmed up a little. It was still cool, but not ice cold anymore. A lot of beer is served too cool, in fact Sam Calagione, head of Dogfish Head, says that you can tell a beer is good when it tastes good at room temperature. The thing I liked best about this beer, is that unlike other complex beers, this still tasted like a beer. The natural yeasty slightly bitter flavor comes through all the other flowery and nutty tastes. I like my beer to taste like beer.
The second beer I had out this week was a Sam Adams Noble Pils. I actually had this in a TGI Fridays in Tarrytown, NY. The poor 17 year old waitress thought it was called a Pilner and I had to ask if she meant Pilsner. TGI actually has a few decent beers on their list (Blue Moon, a couple of Sam drinks, one or two others) in addition to the commercial swill. I'm new to pilsners. They are a lighter beer, appropriate for a hot day in the summer. I'm not sure how a pilsner is different from a light bodied ale or from a wheat beer. All I can say is that it is a good choice and you are starting to get tired of Sam's Summer, around August let's say, try it out. I enjoyed it.
Finally, later that same day, still in Tarrytown, eating at a Greek Restaurant called
Lefteris I had a beer called Mythos Red. I can't really think of anything special about this. Call it a better version of a bad American beer. That being said, it was better. It wasn't weak tasting, it maintained a decent flavor throughout the meal, it was fine. If you end up in a greek restaurant and they have this, give it a shot. I find it similar in concept to a Molson Canadian, or a Labatt's Blue. It is a mainstream beer, but decent.
More full reviews will come, the Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA is up next, in the IPA roundup. So check back next Sunday night (or perhaps Monday morning as you begin to avoid the pile of work on your desk...) for the next installment!
Rare Vos - This is from the Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown. I enjoyed this drink at Cafe du Soleil, a french place at 104th and Broadway. This is a pretty good beer. It is aromatic, complex, not to be drunk quickly. I found that the flavors in this beer really came alive after it had warmed up a little. It was still cool, but not ice cold anymore. A lot of beer is served too cool, in fact Sam Calagione, head of Dogfish Head, says that you can tell a beer is good when it tastes good at room temperature. The thing I liked best about this beer, is that unlike other complex beers, this still tasted like a beer. The natural yeasty slightly bitter flavor comes through all the other flowery and nutty tastes. I like my beer to taste like beer.
The second beer I had out this week was a Sam Adams Noble Pils. I actually had this in a TGI Fridays in Tarrytown, NY. The poor 17 year old waitress thought it was called a Pilner and I had to ask if she meant Pilsner. TGI actually has a few decent beers on their list (Blue Moon, a couple of Sam drinks, one or two others) in addition to the commercial swill. I'm new to pilsners. They are a lighter beer, appropriate for a hot day in the summer. I'm not sure how a pilsner is different from a light bodied ale or from a wheat beer. All I can say is that it is a good choice and you are starting to get tired of Sam's Summer, around August let's say, try it out. I enjoyed it.
Finally, later that same day, still in Tarrytown, eating at a Greek Restaurant called
Lefteris I had a beer called Mythos Red. I can't really think of anything special about this. Call it a better version of a bad American beer. That being said, it was better. It wasn't weak tasting, it maintained a decent flavor throughout the meal, it was fine. If you end up in a greek restaurant and they have this, give it a shot. I find it similar in concept to a Molson Canadian, or a Labatt's Blue. It is a mainstream beer, but decent.
More full reviews will come, the Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA is up next, in the IPA roundup. So check back next Sunday night (or perhaps Monday morning as you begin to avoid the pile of work on your desk...) for the next installment!
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