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Beer Club September 2010

Beer Club September 2010

Amber and Red Ales Amber ale is a variant of pale ale that uses crystal malts to achieve a slightly darker color. The ambers can range from copper to dark reddish brown. The malts tend to give the ambers a caramel flavor. Some beers referred to as amber are actually

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale English Pale Ale [Type 10] 5.0% ABV I had this beer along with a Cornish pasty, one of my favorite foods from the British Isles. This beer is entirely appropriate for a pasty. As the color implies, it has a caramel flavor with nice,

Aflligem Trippel Review

Aflligem Trippel Review

Affligem TrippelBelgian Trippel [Type 6], 9.5% ABV An abbey-ale from Belgium, Affligem is a trippel, the sweet golden monk beer. It has a thick, creamy head and intense yeasty aromas. Slightly murky from the yeast. The flavor hits your tongue all at once, at first tingy, then almost numbing.

Beer Club July 2010

Beer Club July 2010

July 2010 Lineup Pilsners Pilsner glassThe pilsner defines beer for most of the world today. It is a recent style of beer, invented in the 19th century in Bohemia by applying the pale ale techniques to the existing lager style. Lagering is the storage of beer at low temperature, allowing

New Belgium Biere de Mars Review

New Belgium Biere de Mars Review

New Belgium Biere de Mars New Belgium Biere de MarsBiere de Garde [Type 56] 6.2% ABV This is a special brew from New Belgium, a bottle conditioned ale with wild yeast. The Magistra's first thought is this is Fat Tire with spices. However, it does develop more

Iron Hill Brewery Dunkel Weizen

Iron Hill Brewery Dunkel Weizen

Iron Hill Dunkel Weizen Iron Hill Dunkel Weizen Dunkel Weizen [Type 27] 6.3% ABV Iron Hill Brewery is a small brewpub chain in and around Newark Delaware. I was a little surprised at how small their brewing equipment was, but if you just brew beer for one restaurant at

Beaver Street Kölsch Beer Review

Beaver Street Kölsch Beer Review

Beaver Street Brewing Company Kölsch Beaver Street KölschKölsch 5.0% ABV Type 55 Beeriodic Table Kölsch beers were originally brewed in Köln [Cologne], Germany, whence comes the name. This is similar to a pilsner in color and body, but is nonetheless considered an ale. The beer is golden with a