All About Beer Magazine September 2007 Issue

Remembrance of Things Past

Diatribe No. 130: Three Percent?

Beer Traveling in Tourist Class

Great beer in new places is always something to look forward to. But much of the fun of Beer Traveling is discovering something new. A brewery tour is a pleasant way to do both. It’s a thirst-quenching way to spend an hour or two while learning about the brewery’s history. You get a close-up look... View Article

Munich Dunkel

A revered institution is one that endures via love of tradition, one that needs little refinement, let alone overhaul or modernization. In the world of beer, that is, without debate, true about Munich dunkel. Sometimes referred to simply as dunkel (“dark”), it is the everyday, luxuriant brunette brew of Bavaria and Franconia, and the beer... View Article

with Rich Tucciarone

Most of your generation of brewers begin by homebrewing. Not many start out with a background like yours in food science or brewing chemistry. What were you going to do if brewing hadn’t come along?

Satin Solstice Imperial Stout

Central Waters Brewing Co. Amherst, WI Available: WI Central Waters Brewpub is housed in Parkin Place, a converted dairy processing plant in Amherst, WI, which operated from 1941 to 1966. Parkin Dairy was noted for the elegant molded ice cream desserts, and the molds are on display at the modern brewpub. ABV: 8.5 ABW: 6.8... View Article

Hop Meadow IPA

Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. West Hartford, CT Available: CT, MA, RI, ME, NY, PA, GA A beer modeled after some West Coast IPAs, but brewed with English malts. ABV: 6.3 ABW: 5 Color: 22 Bitterness: 73 Gravity: 1067

Zatec Bright Lager

Zatec Brewery Zatec, Czech Republic Imported by: Merchant du Vin Tukwila, WA Available: nationwide The Zatec region is the home of the hop variety known in English as Saaz. Brewing records in the town of Zatec go back over 1,000 years. ABV: 4.6 ABW: 3.66 Color: 4 Bitterness: 24 Gravity: 1046

Mothership Wit

New Belgian Brewing Co. Ft. Collins, CO Available: western states “Mothership”, long the nickname of New Belgium’s brewing facility, has grown in meaning to encompass the brewery’s sustainable approach to doing business, including becoming the nation’s first fully wind-powered brewery in 1998. This is the brewer’s first organic beer offering. ABV: 4.8 ABW: 3.8 Color:... View Article

Mother’s Milk

Keegan Ales Kingston, NY Available: NY Located in historic Midtown Kingston, NY, Keegan Ales calls a 250 year-old brick foundry building home. ABV: 6.7 ABW: 5.3 Color: 50 Bitterness: 25 Gravity: 1062

Orlio Organic Seasonal India Pale Ale

Orlio Organic Ales South Burlington, VT Available: VT, NH, ME, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, VA, NC Orlio’s three organic beers are brewed and bottled at Magic Hat Brewing Co. ABV: 5.4 ABW: 4.3 Color: n/a Bitterness: 56 Gravity: 1058

Good Harbor Golden Ale

Leelanau Brewing Co. Ferndale, MI Available: MI A bière de garde, aged in new French oak, with naturally occurring wild yeast. The recipe was crafted for Leelanau by Ron Jeffries of Jolly Pumpkin Ales. ABV: 7.5 ABW: 6 Color: 4 Bitterness: 20 Gravity: 1067

Golden Leaf Pale Ale

City Brewery La Crosse, WI Available: WI, MN, IA The original Golden Leaf brand and bottle label was the product of the Williams Lithography Co. in Milwaukee, established in 1850. E T Mueller bought the rights to the brand in 1899. It was reintroduced with a new label in 1940. The Golden Leaf brand was... View Article

Furious

Surly Brewing Co. Brooklyn Center, MN Available: MN Furious, an IPA from Surly Brewing, joins the growing number of fine craft beers available in cans, not bottles. ABV: 6.2 ABW: 4.9 Color: 31 Bitterness: 99 Gravity: 1062

Beachside Porter

Florida Beer Co. Melbourne, FL Available: FL, NY, IL, GA, AL Florida Beer Co., the state’s largest craft brewer, was formed in 2005 when Indian River Beverage Corp., a Brevard County brewer since 1997, completed the acquisition of the assets of Ybor City Brewing Co. (which included Miami Brewing and Key West Brewery). ABV: 5.76... View Article

Moto Belgian Wit

Sequoia Brewing Co. Fresno, CA Available: CA Sequoia brewer Scott Kendall created Moto Brew in 2003 as a private label beer for a motocross event. This Belgian-style wit is the second beer in the series, again with label graphics by motocross designer Troy Lee. ABV: 5.2 ABW: 4.14 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Gravity: 1048

O’Fallon Wheat

O’Fallon Brewery O’Fallon, MO Available: MO, IL O’Fallon Wheat won the bronze medal in the American Hefeweizen category in the 2005 Great American Beer Festival. ABV: 5.1 ABW: 4 Color: 3.6 Bitterness: 10 Gravity: 1048

Dark Starr Stout

Starr Hill Crozet, VA Available: VA A dry Irish stout from a brewpub known both for its beer and its musical line-up. ABV: 4.88 ABW: 3.8 Color: 45 Bitterness: n/a Gravity: 1048

Festina Peche

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, DE Available: n/a Festina Peche is a based on the highly tart Berliner weisse style, with the addition of Washington state peaches. ABV: 4.5 ABW: 3.6 Color: hazy straw Bitterness: 12 Gravity: 1044

BORIS the Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout

Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co. Akron, OH Available: OH, IN, IL “Boris” stands for “Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout.” ABV: n/a ABW: n/a Color: opaque black Bitterness: n/a Gravity: n/a

Humalupalicious

Short’s Brewery Bellaire, MI Available: MI Named for Humulus lupulus, the hop plant, not the little people in “Willy Wonka.” ABV: 7 ABW: 5.6 Color: 8-14 Bitterness: 70 Gravity: 1067