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Beer of the Week 51: Elemental Pilsner 2

Oct

2012

From the bottle: You are about to enjoy Lightning’s version of a fine German Pilsner. This is a pale smooth-drinking beer with hints of noble hop character. We use German Pilsnermalt, German hop varieties, and a selected Bohemian lager yeast to create this Lager Bier. Our traditional methods of cold filtering and natural carbonation ...

Beer of the Week 50: Chainbreaker

Oct

2012

From the bottle: What if wheat wasn’t the goal in itself? But a route to something awesomely new? You pair wheat, hops and Belgian yeast and suddenly ‘bingo, a wheat like nobody else’s.’ With real depth, coriander and sweet orange peel, it’s citrus-packed and silky smooth going down. From my notes: Cloudy straw white color ...

Beer of the Week 49: Mission Brewery Blonde Ale

Sep

2012

From the bottle: With the color of a pilsner and the character of an ale, our blonde is a welcome and refreshing respite. Endowed with an authentic kolsch yeast strain for a peck of fruitiness that compliments the blend of noble hops. Lager-like with its delicate dryness, it really is redolent of ales from Koln, ...

Beer of the Week 48: Baba Black Lager 1

Sep

2012

From their website: Robust and smooth, this full-flavored lager is exceptionably drinkable and pitch black in color. From my notes: Dark, nearly opaque black a dark cherry color at the base of the glass and near the top where the light hits it. A fine bubbled, quickly dissipating chocolate milk colored head, no lacing. Hits the nose ...