Greetings everyone. this week i found a new favorite beer. Springhouse Brewing Company has what they call "Atomic Raygun" its a red ale with A LOT OF FLAVOR. This brew is so good it boasts an 8.3% alcohol level and you wouldn't even know it. It goes down smooth and hits every taste bud. You cant even tell it's 8.3%. The flavors come together very well. It starts off nice and cool almost subtle like then the flavor erupts and your left enjoying one of the best brews i've tasted yet this year. its not very bitter but at the end it is just a little dry however the flavor and the smoothness of it balances out the dryness. Its only available by Growler or Keg from the Brewing company however it is available at The Epicurean. We have it on tap right now so go check it out. Check your local restaurants and Bars to see if they have it on tap and sit back and enjoy. Now mind you with this brew you gotta be careful. Its easy to put 3 or 4 of these down before you realize that you still gotta drive home so be EXTRA careful enjoying this one. As always please enjoy my recommendations responsibly. after all if you get caught you might not be able to enjoy much of anything now would ya. Ok no more lecturing on drinking and driving lets get back to the brew.
Ok heres a list of recommended brews to try out.
1. Peak Brewing Company - Ipa, Esspresso Amber Ale, Pale Ale
2. Wells and Young Brewing - Youngs Double Chocolate Stout, Banana Bread Beer
3. Jever - Pilsner
4. Springhouse Brewing Company - Atomic Raygun
5. Anderson Brewing Company - Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
6. Dogfishead - 60 min Ipa
7. Stone Brewing - Sublimly Self-Righteous Ale
8. Wychwood Brewing - The Hobgoblin
9. Boddingtons Pub Ale
10. Abita Brewing - Jockamo
there it folks. sorry its so short this week but i have been feeling a bit under the weather. Oh i almost forgot, i was gonna tell you about some not so good brews this week. i tell ya what next week i will bring you a list of brew to stay away from. i didn't get the time to compile the list last week but i will do so this week. And remember if your ever in the Phoenixville area stop in at The Epicurean and let me put together a six pack for you to enjoy. also check out what we have on tap. Until next time Cheers!
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Stone Brewing
Hello beer lovers. If you can find it look for Sublimely Self Righteous Ale. Its made by Stone Brewing. I forget where there from but the point is this beer is SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!! Its a darker ale with a little espresso undertone. I was sitting at the table going over some life insurance with a friend of mine when i opened this bottle and got just a little whiff of what was inside. I knew right away this was a good beer. I poured it into the glass and even that was a sight to see. i let it sit for just a few seconds cause I really wanted to try this beer and when i did my taste buds just jumped out of my mouth and did somersaults. if you can find it get yourself a few bottles cause your gonna want to have this one on hand for that moment when you really want it. Now its not your everyday beer. its one of those that comes out every now and then. its got a lot of flavor and goes down really well. We only had it at the Epicurean for a little over a week. It went fast. if I were the type to give stars to rate beer, (how can you rate beer? there's so many.) 5 stars being the highest it would get a 5 instantly. Its 8% alcohol but doesn't taste like it. so be careful when you drink it cause you could easily put away two or three before you realize you cant see straight so again drink responsibly. the more alcohol in a beer the faster your blood alcohol content goes up so if you like the beers with more alcohol keep that in mind. I recommended if your gonna enjoy some of the higher alcohol brews do it at home or have someone else drive.
Ok enough preaching its time to tell you about "Proper beer drinking etiquette" meaning just that. I will give you some more tips on how to enjoy all the different brews in future articles but for now you should know that ALL BEER SHOULD BE DRANK FROM A GLASS. Don't drink from the bottle cause the beer needs to breathe. Just like fine wine, beer needs to breathe. it takes on new characteristics that just happen when you drink it from the bottle (or can). Now there are different types of glasses for different types of beer. Forgive me for not knowing the names of the different types of glasses right now but the most important ones are as follows: Stouts should be poured into a glass that is shorter at the top then the bottom. also certain Belgian Ales in the same glass as well. Straight up Ales should be poured into well a beer glass. Well one that is bigger at the top and gradually get smaller at the bottom. Lagers should be poured into a glass that is the same in diameter at the top and at the bottom. And always leave yourself a little room at the top for the head to form. the head will overflow and you will lose some flavor. Seriously you will. Ya know when you pour a glass of beer and half of it is head? and it goes over the glass. I've done it so many times only to learn to pour the beer with a subtle touch. No glug glug just a nice easy fluid pour. not to much but not like molasses either. as soon as i figure out how to i will post some picture of what glasses go with what beers. ok that's it for now keep checking back here every 3 - 4 days cause i'm gonna try to catch up on some of our old stand by brews. You know the beer that you get in bulk just to have around so there is always beer. You know what i'm talking about. we are gonna touch on Yeungling and Rolling Rock and some of those " Domestic Beers" that i would never consider "craft Brews". also i'm gonna give a few beers to maybe stay away from. After all if i don't tell you about the beers that don't taste good you'd go and try them and be very disappointed. this way you don't have to go through the "bad beer taste" moment. As always enjoy my recommendations responsibly and have a pleasant day. Cheers!
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Ok enough preaching its time to tell you about "Proper beer drinking etiquette" meaning just that. I will give you some more tips on how to enjoy all the different brews in future articles but for now you should know that ALL BEER SHOULD BE DRANK FROM A GLASS. Don't drink from the bottle cause the beer needs to breathe. Just like fine wine, beer needs to breathe. it takes on new characteristics that just happen when you drink it from the bottle (or can). Now there are different types of glasses for different types of beer. Forgive me for not knowing the names of the different types of glasses right now but the most important ones are as follows: Stouts should be poured into a glass that is shorter at the top then the bottom. also certain Belgian Ales in the same glass as well. Straight up Ales should be poured into well a beer glass. Well one that is bigger at the top and gradually get smaller at the bottom. Lagers should be poured into a glass that is the same in diameter at the top and at the bottom. And always leave yourself a little room at the top for the head to form. the head will overflow and you will lose some flavor. Seriously you will. Ya know when you pour a glass of beer and half of it is head? and it goes over the glass. I've done it so many times only to learn to pour the beer with a subtle touch. No glug glug just a nice easy fluid pour. not to much but not like molasses either. as soon as i figure out how to i will post some picture of what glasses go with what beers. ok that's it for now keep checking back here every 3 - 4 days cause i'm gonna try to catch up on some of our old stand by brews. You know the beer that you get in bulk just to have around so there is always beer. You know what i'm talking about. we are gonna touch on Yeungling and Rolling Rock and some of those " Domestic Beers" that i would never consider "craft Brews". also i'm gonna give a few beers to maybe stay away from. After all if i don't tell you about the beers that don't taste good you'd go and try them and be very disappointed. this way you don't have to go through the "bad beer taste" moment. As always enjoy my recommendations responsibly and have a pleasant day. Cheers!
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