"Chestnuts roasting in the fire"....better yet, barley in a kettle getting ready to be transformed into a delicious malted seasonal brew. Ah, yes folks fall is here, and with it come the many different flavored micro-brews, seasonal spiced ciders, coquitos, ponches, sangrias and mulled wines. I'd really like to know what everyone is drinking around this time of the year. Send us any names of your favorite beer, favorite wine, or maybe even favorite sangria, I'm curious to see what you guys are enjoying out there.
Here is this weeks finds from me to you:
1-Ephemere, Unibroue, Canada. ( Green apple flavored ale made with real apple and curacao peels). Super light, easy drinking beer, its almost cider-like.
2-India Pale Ale, from the good guys at Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, California) Its what you would normally expect from an IPA without the extra bitterness. I would say its the easiest drinking/smoothest IPA I've tasted, hoppy in a good way.
3-Magic Hat's #9 "Not quite pale ale" (Burlington, Vermont). Perfect for the person who doesn't want the full flavor of a real pale ale. Its medium bodied, lightly hopped, without the strong, bitter residual aftertaste.
4-Anchor Steam barley malt beer (San Francisco, California). What can I say about this one right here? I'm pretty sure everyone in my kitchen is a fan of this one. Its crisp, well-balanced, medium bodied, lots of molasses/roasted malted barley flavor. Perfect for any excuse you want to find for drinking a good tasting beer.
5-Rye Pale Ale, Terrapin Beer Co (Athens, Georgia) "this one's for you Johnny M". Its a pale ale with a slight more complex flavor. Earthy aroma, lots of hops. Somehow, I can imagine a good loaf of bread could me made with this ale and it wouldn't be quite bad at all. (When you come to pick up your food truck from Orlando, we can have many-o-these brother cholo).
6- Last, but not least we have Hevelius from The Kraper brewery in Poland (established in 1690). Named after a famed astronomer/brewmaster (Jan Hevelius), this strong pale lager/pilsner european style beer will definitely throw you back a bit. Definitely not for the frail coors light/bud light drinker. It has so much body, hops, clove, bitterness, old world taste ( all good things I was already expecting from a beer like this one). I don't really want to spoil it for you guys who might actually go and get this one, and I'll even tell you its on sale at your local whole food to further pressure you into trying it. Some ideas that came to mind were either using it in a really good braising application, or a really good arroz con pollo.
If you do actually go and try one of these, give us you input and let us know what you think, or maybe some suggestions that we can review or talk about on the blog.
Enjoy the holidays and be safe out there.
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