I'm currently drinking a Sleeman Honey Brown. It's not as good as I thought it would be. But, the combination of honey and brown ale makes me want to brew. Brewed in the tradition of cottage breweries at the turn of the century. It is a refreshingly smooth, full-bodied lager. 5.2% alcohol by volume. Tasting Notes: A refreshingly smooth, full-bodied lager, with a subtle touch of all natural honey which creates a slightly sweet finish.
I went out to a local sports bar and tried something new, "Sunrye" from Redhook brewery. It is billed as a "summer ale", and lives up to it by being refreshing, clear and crisp. It's very drinkable, but there weren't enough of the three hops for me (Saaz, Tettnang, and Hallertau). A passable thirst quencher but nothing extra special IMO.
I also went to the liquor store and caught a sale (Blue Max, Twin Citians - excellent beer store!) on Aass lagers. I had never tried them before - kind of expensive usually, and a really funny name. But it was on sale for $4.99 a 6 (that's a 6 for 5 Frosti) so I got a 6 of each Dark and Unleaded. It was fabulous! The dark especially I liked - it is creamy and smooth, with lots of dark finishing notes. Extremely drinkable, in pint cans so you get a nice serving - and I noticed no metallic taste from the cans. I highly recommend you get on out there and try the dark Aass lager. Hee. That's really fun to say, too. :)
Currently enjoying a creation from Flying Dog brewing, Denver CO. Im having the Snake Dog IPA. This is a good beer, though not as heavily hopped as most IPAs that are currently on the market. Even a traditional Summit has more hop zing. But smooth and pleasing, nonetheless. Im just wondering how true to style it is.
But, to compensate, all the labels on the bottles are drawn by gonzo artist Ralph Steadman. Very cool, trippy stuff.
Enjoyed a variety of libations at a surprise party for Frosti on Friday night. Whee! Note: G.I. Joe is now an intrepid atmospheric explorer. Yay for helium! Note: Two people can drink most of a keg - how much is left, by the way? Note: If you don't have a bag of frozen peas to put on your hungover head and neck, frozen strawberries work just fine.
My radioactive head condition indicated I must have had a couple gallons myself.
Back on topic, Sierra Nevada's Summerfest. Nice rendition of a traditional lager. Very drinkable with a slightly dry mouthfeel, some hop flavor, 5.0 alcohol by volume. On sale sixfer $5.53, very reasonable for a good beer.
I am not fond of any "honey" beers. I found that the original Dark and Steam Ale were the best. Not outstanding, but good.
I am not sure where you are located, but my wife used to live in Kitchener, Ont. Sleeman is close to that, along with a bunch of other microbreweries. It was almost like being here in Seattle. A brewery every 3 miles.
Schleeman's Honey Brown, Frosti. I pretty much agree with your opinion (I think, I'm not going back to look either, so there) - it's alright, but nothing to write home about. I bought a six of James Page's Burly Brown - it's certainly brown. A bit more of a burnt flavor than say a Newcastle, bitter hopping. Not something I would want to drink a ton of at one sittin.
To view the Arrogant Bastard Ale site, you must first agree to the following:
I am of worthy stance in the jurisdiction from which I am accessing this page to access pages containing material of Full Frontal Arrogance.
In consideration for the permission to view the Arrogant Bastard Ale pages, I indemnify the publisher, the service provider and the Stone Brewing Co. from any insults, insecurities, and ego damages incurred by the viewing or retrieving of such materials by me.
I acknowledge that the material contained herein may be contrary to the multi-million dollar ad campaigns conducted by large brewing companies I may or may not have been fool enough to believe in the past.
I am not a fizzy yellow beer drinking ninny here under false pretenses.
the arrogant bastard ale, it's been over a year since i tried it, and i only drank about 1/5th of the pint bottle before pouring the rest out. i can't remember the exact flavors that clashed, i just remember that i was very disappointed - i had heard it was a very good beer. those brews aren't cheap, either
btw, if any of you are ever in santa fe, new mexico, and crave a wonderful chocolate stout, the second street breweryis the place to go. try a chocolate stout float for dessert - seriously
The last place I remember seeing it was at Old Chicago. While not the coolest place, atmosphere-wise (pretty suburban) they do have a great beer selection. Compared to other restauraunts that exist in close proximity to a mall.
And, they've got a Beer Club! You can get a card and mark off each beer and get rewards. Sounds familiar...
That's how I almost got my first DUI, you incomparable goof!
Yes, they do have both a pretty good selection - and an incredibly tacky atmosphere. :)
I saw an article in Men's something magazine about live beer pouring - casking or something? Sounded pretty cool, like they have kegs of still conditioning beer... I think there was a bar in Chicago that had this available.
Cask-conditioned beer, yeah. They don't force the beer out through the keg lines with CO2 pressure. Instead, they've got some sort of a mechanical pump that draws the beer up using vacuum and or gravity. They had this at Great Waters Brewery in St Paul last time I was there. It was good.
Where is this place, dude? The article said that this was originally how Guiness was before they stabilized it for easier storage and sale - every glass was a little different, every day until it was gone. Sounds good to me, never a boring pint!
The death of cheap lager.An article from the bbc about a bunch of cheap British beers I never heard of being taken off the market. They sound similar to such favorites as Hamms, Schmidt, and the like.
What I found especially amusing was the section about advertising's role in cheap beer sales. So the first lagers created for the UK market were watered down versions of their continental cousins, brewed for a shorter period of time and, therefore, with less flavour.
Enter Hofmeister, Harp, Carling, Skol and a dozen other "standard lagers".
The apparently thankless task of selling this weak and flavourless fizz was handed to the marketing department.
The result was some of the most memorable advertising ever created.
The first thing that came to mind after reading this was: Bud. Wise. Er.
unknown to us, it was also ladies night. which involved naked male dancers, according to the flyer. they never did materialize, at least before we left.
they were amusing everybody at the party. there were little sheets of paper with pics of topless men, advertising ladies night. the twins were carrying the fliers around. they would walk up to people and say "Do you know why this picture is funny?" the person would say no, and the girls would say "Because they're naked!" and giggle like crazy
Bud Light may be one of the nastiest of light beers, but they've got some funny commercials. Transcripts of many are here. And, budlight.comhas MP3 files of some. The taco salad inventor is my personal favorite.
For anybody still looking for a last minute christmas gift. How can you go wrong at $1 a share?
ORANGE-FLAVORED HEFEWEIZEN FUELS EXPANSION Yakima Brewing and Malt plans to use the proceeds of a preferred stock offering to expand sales of the surprisingly successful Grant's Mandarin Hefeweizen, a wheat, fruit-flavored beer that is made using mandarin orange juice flavoring. Yakima Brewing, which operates Grant's Brew Pub and a separate brewery, will sell 500,000 shares at $1 each, with each paying a 7.75% semiannual dividend. Mandarin Hefeweizen currently is available in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Arizona and Florida. In just eight months on the market, it already has surpassed sales this year of the company's longtime flagship beer, the Scottish Ale. "We're just all kind of overwhelmed by that," said Paul Brown, a company officer and director. "We found it appealed to just about everyone: People who have been drinking craft brews for years, people who don't like beer, people who drink only wine. It appeals to a broad crowd." About 99% of Yakima Brewing's common stock shares are held by its parent company, Black Bear Brewing Co. of Atlanta, Fla., which bought Yakima Brewing in January 2002. The brewery was founded by the late Bert Grant, and was the first post-Prohibition brewpub to open in the United States.
WISCONSIN BREWERY GETS RID OF RETURNABLES One more link to beer's past has been cut as Huber Brewing Co. in Monroe, Wis., has discontinued its line of returnable beer bottles in cardboard cases. "We feel bad about it but the cost had become so outrageous," said Phil Reynolds of General Beverage of Madison, whose owners purchased Huber in 1995. Reynolds said the washing equipment was continually breaking down and new parts were hard to find. Not only was it expensive to wash and refill the brown glass bottles, Reynolds said, but fewer and fewer of the cases were being returned for the deposit. He said the brewery needed to turn each case of bottles over three or four times to break even. "What's happened is that college kids were keeping the cases and using them for furniture," said Reynolds. "And you'd get people who just toss the empty bottles in with the rest of their recyclables."
I'm currently drinking a Sleeman Honey Brown. It's not as good as I thought it would be. But, the combination of honey and brown ale makes me want to brew.
Brewed in the tradition of cottage breweries at the turn of the century. It is a refreshingly smooth, full-bodied lager.
5.2% alcohol by volume.
Tasting Notes: A refreshingly smooth, full-bodied lager, with a subtle touch of all natural honey which creates a slightly sweet finish.
I went out to a local sports bar and tried something new, "Sunrye" from Redhook brewery. It is billed as a "summer ale", and lives up to it by being refreshing, clear and crisp. It's very drinkable, but there weren't enough of the three hops for me (Saaz, Tettnang, and Hallertau). A passable thirst quencher but nothing extra special IMO.
I also went to the liquor store and caught a sale (Blue Max, Twin Citians - excellent beer store!) on Aass lagers. I had never tried them before - kind of expensive usually, and a really funny name. But it was on sale for $4.99 a 6 (that's a 6 for 5 Frosti) so I got a 6 of each Dark and Unleaded.
It was fabulous! The dark especially I liked - it is creamy and smooth, with lots of dark finishing notes. Extremely drinkable, in pint cans so you get a nice serving - and I noticed no metallic taste from the cans. I highly recommend you get on out there and try the dark Aass lager.
Hee. That's really fun to say, too. :)
Currently enjoying a creation from Flying Dog brewing, Denver CO. Im having the Snake Dog IPA. This is a good beer, though not as heavily hopped as most IPAs that are currently on the market. Even a traditional Summit has more hop zing. But smooth and pleasing, nonetheless. Im just wondering how true to style it is.
But, to compensate, all the labels on the bottles are drawn by gonzo artist Ralph Steadman. Very cool, trippy stuff.
Enjoyed a variety of libations at a surprise party for Frosti on Friday night. Whee!
Note: G.I. Joe is now an intrepid atmospheric explorer. Yay for helium!
Note: Two people can drink most of a keg - how much is left, by the way?
Note: If you don't have a bag of frozen peas to put on your hungover head and neck, frozen strawberries work just fine.
There's lots of that keg left. Which seems contrary to basic physics. Since I saw a lot of people drinking. And indeed, I was one of them.
My radioactive head condition indicated I must have had a couple gallons myself.
Back on topic, Sierra Nevada's Summerfest. Nice rendition of a traditional lager. Very drinkable with a slightly dry mouthfeel, some hop flavor, 5.0 alcohol by volume. On sale sixfer $5.53, very reasonable for a good beer.
I'm so ashamed. I'm drinking a Mich Golden Light. And on this hot summer night, it's hitting the spot. The shame.
I'm currently drinking a Sleeman Honey Brown.
I have sampled all Sleeman varieties while on a tour of their brewery in Guelph.
What did you think of the other Sleeman beers? I wasn't all that impressed with this one.
I am not fond of any "honey" beers. I found that the original Dark and Steam Ale were the best. Not outstanding, but good.
I am not sure where you are located, but my wife used to live in Kitchener, Ont. Sleeman is close to that, along with a bunch of other microbreweries. It was almost like being here in Seattle. A brewery every 3 miles.
I'm in Minnesota. It's a little further than 3 miles here.
I have relatives in Coon Rapids.
Cool. I'm right in St Paul.
Schleeman's Honey Brown, Frosti. I pretty much agree with your opinion (I think, I'm not going back to look either, so there) - it's alright, but nothing to write home about.
I bought a six of James Page's Burly Brown - it's certainly brown. A bit more of a burnt flavor than say a Newcastle, bitter hopping. Not something I would want to drink a ton of at one sittin.
So you're saying you're not burly enough?
From the Arrogant Bastardwebsite:
To view the Arrogant Bastard Ale site,
you must first agree to the following:
I am of worthy stance in the jurisdiction from which I am accessing this page to access pages containing material of Full Frontal Arrogance.
In consideration for the permission to view the Arrogant Bastard Ale pages, I indemnify the publisher, the service provider and the Stone Brewing Co. from any insults, insecurities, and ego damages incurred by the viewing or retrieving of such materials by me.
I acknowledge that the material contained herein may be contrary to the multi-million dollar ad campaigns conducted by large brewing companies I may or may not have been fool enough to believe in the past.
I am not a fizzy yellow beer drinking ninny here under false pretenses.
I am at least 21 years of age.
I'm checking Blue Max to see if they carry any of it. I'll keep you posted.
I found the arrogant bastard ale to be quite hideous. way too many overpowering flavors in there - most of them seem to clash with each other
I guess we'll have to be the judge of that - haven't found one that's too overpowering yet since began to go "hop headed"... :)
Do you normally like IPA's and stouts, me, or tamer beers?
What flavors were fighting it out, me?
I like pretty much anything not named budweiser, miller, coors, etc
I love stouts, porters, ipas, bitters, brown ales, belgian whites, hefeweizens, you name it
I was passing thru missoula, montana last year, and came across some wonderful local beers - moose drool ale, scape goat pale ale, olde bongwater hemp porter, bayern amber and hefeweizen, and few others i can't remember. needless to say, i stayed a few extra days... i also tried alaskan amber for the first time, and loved it
the arrogant bastard ale, it's been over a year since i tried it, and i only drank about 1/5th of the pint bottle before pouring the rest out. i can't remember the exact flavors that clashed, i just remember that i was very disappointed - i had heard it was a very good beer. those brews aren't cheap, either
btw, if any of you are ever in santa fe, new mexico, and crave a wonderful chocolate stout, the second street breweryis the place to go. try a chocolate stout float for dessert - seriously
They serve moose drool up here in a few places. I've never tried it, but I do remember seeing the name.
might have to give the old Moose Drool a try. :)
The last place I remember seeing it was at Old Chicago. While not the coolest place, atmosphere-wise (pretty suburban) they do have a great beer selection. Compared to other restauraunts that exist in close proximity to a mall.
And, they've got a Beer Club! You can get a card and mark off each beer and get rewards. Sounds familiar...
That's how I almost got my first DUI, you incomparable goof!
Yes, they do have both a pretty good selection - and an incredibly tacky atmosphere. :)
I saw an article in Men's something magazine about live beer pouring - casking or something? Sounded pretty cool, like they have kegs of still conditioning beer... I think there was a bar in Chicago that had this available.
Cask-conditioned beer, yeah. They don't force the beer out through the keg lines with CO2 pressure. Instead, they've got some sort of a mechanical pump that draws the beer up using vacuum and or gravity. They had this at Great Waters Brewery in St Paul last time I was there. It was good.
frosti,
have you ever tried winter warlock oatmeal stout? i had one, or perhaps three, at the old chicago in ft. collins a couple years ago. loved it !!
Where is this place, dude?
The article said that this was originally how Guiness was before they stabilized it for easier storage and sale - every glass was a little different, every day until it was gone. Sounds good to me, never a boring pint!
I haven't tried the Winter Warlock, but it's a cool name. Oatmeal stout is usually good.
Here's a beer engine for cask conditioned beer, and here'sa great overview of cask-conditioned beer.
The death of cheap lager.An article from the bbc about a bunch of cheap British beers I never heard of being taken off the market. They sound similar to such favorites as Hamms, Schmidt, and the like.
What I found especially amusing was the section about advertising's role in cheap beer sales.
So the first lagers created for the UK market were watered down versions of their continental cousins, brewed for a shorter period of time and, therefore, with less flavour.
Enter Hofmeister, Harp, Carling, Skol and a dozen other "standard lagers".
The apparently thankless task of selling this weak and flavourless fizz was handed to the marketing department.
The result was some of the most memorable advertising ever created.
The first thing that came to mind after reading this was:
Bud. Wise. Er.
Whoops.
Say it ain't so. Pabst is up for sale.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002065.php
My beverage this evening. I had a latin american jones...
My daughter and I enjoying the Negra Modelo.
Can't imagine why you're jonesing for southern things.
It is an enticing idea though - might have to go shopping myself!
Where are these taken at?
taken at la Conga Bistro, home of the twin cities' largest congas
I need a set of those.
Holy Percussion Deities, Bluntman!
those are just... HUGE!!!
Never heard of the restaurant - good?
yeah, it was pretty decent. i had the Jamaican Chicken, which was extra spicy, the way I like it.
unknown to us, it was also ladies night. which involved naked male dancers, according to the flyer. they never did materialize, at least before we left.
Too bad for Mrs. Frosti, eh? :)
Probably good thing, it would have scarred the girls.
they were amusing everybody at the party. there were little sheets of paper with pics of topless men, advertising ladies night. the twins were carrying the fliers around. they would walk up to people and say "Do you know why this picture is funny?" the person would say no, and the girls would say "Because they're naked!" and giggle like crazy
I heard that.
heard what? I didn't hear anything...
Nice. The Frosti Twins, on the rampage, sowing giggles and mayhem.
I hope you got a pic or two of that too, for the album.
Did somebody say something about Southern Fried Delite? Must be an echo in here...
Bud Light may be one of the nastiest of light beers, but they've got some funny commercials. Transcripts of many are here. And, budlight.comhas MP3 files of some. The taco salad inventor is my personal favorite.
For anybody still looking for a last minute christmas gift. How can you go wrong at $1 a share?
ORANGE-FLAVORED HEFEWEIZEN FUELS EXPANSION
Yakima Brewing and Malt plans to use the proceeds of a preferred stock
offering to expand sales of the surprisingly successful Grant's
Mandarin
Hefeweizen, a wheat, fruit-flavored beer that is made using mandarin
orange
juice flavoring. Yakima Brewing, which operates Grant's Brew Pub and a
separate brewery, will sell 500,000 shares at $1 each, with each paying
a
7.75% semiannual dividend. Mandarin Hefeweizen currently is available
in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Arizona and Florida. In just
eight
months on the market, it already has surpassed sales this year of the
company's longtime flagship beer, the Scottish Ale. "We're just all
kind of
overwhelmed by that," said Paul Brown, a company officer and director.
"We
found it appealed to just about everyone: People who have been drinking
craft
brews for years, people who don't like beer, people who drink only
wine. It
appeals to a broad crowd." About 99% of Yakima Brewing's common stock
shares
are held by its parent company, Black Bear Brewing Co. of Atlanta,
Fla.,
which bought Yakima Brewing in January 2002. The brewery was founded by
the
late Bert Grant, and was the first post-Prohibition brewpub to open in
the
United States.
Oh no!
WISCONSIN BREWERY GETS RID OF RETURNABLES
One more link to beer's past has been cut as Huber Brewing Co. in
Monroe, Wis., has discontinued its line of returnable beer bottles in cardboard cases. "We feel bad about it but the cost had become so outrageous," said Phil Reynolds of General Beverage of Madison, whose owners purchased Huber in 1995. Reynolds said the washing equipment was continually breaking down and new parts were hard to find. Not only was it expensive to wash and refill the brown glass bottles, Reynolds said, but fewer and fewer of the cases were being returned for the deposit. He said the brewery needed to turn each case of bottles over three or four times to break even. "What's happened is that college kids were keeping the cases and using them for furniture," said Reynolds. "And you'd get people who just toss the empty bottles in with the rest of their recyclables."