Archive for June 18th, 2009

• @The_Beer_Man digging Saranac Summer Brew (lager&lemonade), Widmer Drifter Pale Ale & @foamybeer My Cherry Amore Wheat. in reply to The_Beer_Man #
• @isbbq sounds like the perfect weekend to me. Important question: mustard, vinegar or tomato based sauce? in reply to isbbq #
• @noexcusesbbq do share the Cajun grill fries recipe. in reply to noexcusesbbq #
• Finished the evening w/@foamybeer 3 hour tour mild. Still not sure I dig this ale but good end of evening mild ale. #homebrew #
• @_FoodNetwork: FN DailyRecipe: BBQ Pulled Pork Bruschetta http://tinyurl.com/kq5w7g (via @BBQAddictsJason) brilliant! Have to try @chachahut #
• "Bourbon." — Tallulah Bankhead's last word(s) (via @Happyhourguys) I certainly agree. #
• @yummcom yeah pretty much as long as it's not the crappy white sugar. Turninado or brown + I'm all there. in reply to yummcom #
• Next beer: Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA. Sadly my last in cellar. Brilliant bi hop bomb. Love this beer. #
• Drinking Elysian Bifrost Winter Ale. Another $3.99 bomber from K&E in New Paltz. Nice hoppy ale but not really a winter ale. No spice. #

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I haven’t really done much of a restock lately to the cellar. We’ve been a bit too busy around OAB HQ drinking various foamybeers – our own line of brews. A recent trip to pick up more brewing supplies lead us to drop by Oliver’s discount Beverage in Albany. so, the latest beerventory…

Growlers
Cave Mountain Hefeweizen (bought at the brewery on $8 browler Sundays)

6 packs
Widmer Drop Top Amber Ale
Widmer Drifter Pale Ale
Saranac Summer Brew
Wolaver Ben Gleason’s White Ale
Sherwood forest Friar’s Belgian White ale
Boulder Brewing Hazed & Infused
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA

12 Pack
Smutty Nose Sampler featuring Shoals Pale Ale, Old Brown Dog, IPA and Robust Porter

Bombers
Long Trail Brewmasters Series Double IPA
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Amber Ale
Arcadia Ales Cocoa Loco
Arcadia Ales Cereal Killer
Southern Tier Jah-Va Imperial Coffee Stout
Southern Tier Iniquity Black Ale
Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog Ale
Smuttynose Gravitation Belgian Quad
Ommegang Biere de Mars
He’Brew Jewbelation 12
Elysian Bifrost Winter Ale
Flying Dog Wild Dog Weizenbock

Brewery: The Bruery
Location: Orange County, CA
Style: Belgain White

Belgian beers are a favorite in the OAB HQ. It’s perhaps the one style we drink year round. We drink the lighter whites in spring summer and move to the darker abby ales in the winter. In the spring/summer, we tend to look for the spiciness and slight citrus of the lighter Belgains which tend to go nicely with outdoor drinking and grilled food. As I had been recently reading about The Bruery line of beers, we decided to pick up a bottle of their Orchard White.

First a warning: this is a unfiltered bottle conditioned beer. Be sure you chill it! It definitely going to be active above 50ºF. At 57ºF, it was massively carbonated. Nonetheless, once it settled a bit, it is a gorgeous hazy gold with a crisp white head. (A bit over foamy on the head but I’m guessing that is the temperature miscalculation.) Lovely spicy scent with a slight edge of citrus.

The taste is very crisp and clean. Lots of coriander and citrus with a bit of flowery/grassy under tone. Excellent yeasty fruitiness and a medium bodied beer. I appreciate the semi-light ABV of 5/7%. It makes for a very drinkable Belgian perfect of a blue sky summer’s day on the deck. Looking forward to returning to this before the end of the season.