Purple Beer

Defunct · Post by **Defunct** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:00 pm

I just picked up a 4 pack of Dogfish Courant Beer. It is made with courants and is purple. Tastes more like carbonated wine than beer. Very odd.

Cheffie · Post by **Cheffie** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:01 pm

Is it yummy?

Defunct · Post by **Defunct** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:04 pm

Not bad. Definitely different. It would be good for somebody like Wine Box who normally doesn't drink beer. I like that beer taste better though. I didn't look that closely at the labeling when I bought it, so it was a bit of a shocker. I tend to automatically reach for anything I haven't tried before, especially if it is from a reputable micro brewery.

Cheffie · Post by **Cheffie** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:04 pm

Or, better question- is it a Lambic Beer? They are delish. i do enjoy the Peach & the Framboise occasionally.

Defunct · Post by **Defunct** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:05 pm

18packcheffie wrote:Or, better question- is it a Lambic Beer? They are delish. i do enjoy the Peach & the Framboise occasionally.

Definitely more like a lambic than anything else. If you like lambics it is worth a try.

BuriedBlues · Post by **BuriedBlues** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:49 pm

purple haze is pretty purple. and pretty nasty, at that. still got raspberry pulp floatin around in it.

what's a lambic?

-Maria

Defunct · Post by **Defunct** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:58 pm

Lambic are beers made primarily in Belgium in open fermentation tanks. The wort is pitched with copius amounts of ale yeast which ferment so quickly that they seal the top of the fermentation tank with a thick layer of active yeast which, in essence, forms the air tight seal necessary for anareobic alcoholic fermentation to ensue. They are typically heavily flavored with various fruits and often come in bottles that look like champaigne bottles.

Bender! · Post by **Bender!** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 2:42 pm

BuriedBlues wrote:purple haze is pretty purple. and pretty nasty, at that. still got raspberry pulp floatin around in it.

what's a lambic?

-Maria

I beg to differ Maria. Granted- I like Abita Amber or Turbo Dog much more than the haze- but its still decent beer. Its a true wheat beer with a real raspberry added. Too damn expensive in these parts though.

Cheffie · Post by **Cheffie** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:12 pm

well explained RIPT!

BuriedBlues · Post by **BuriedBlues** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:37 pm

Bender! wrote:I like Abita Amber or Turbo Dog much more than the haze- but its still decent beer. Its a true wheat beer with a real raspberry added. Too damn expensive in these parts though.

yes they made fine beer and added real raspberry to it...it's just not my cup o tea, i guess. i've only had it once, and i couldn't finish it. i've never understood why they make it all year round instead of seasonally like so many others of their brews.

it is, by the way, my final goal in life to have enough money and clout to get abita to brew a beer specifically for me. i know anne rice has had it done for special occasions.

-Maria

Fast Cast · Post by **Fast Cast** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:21 am

BuriedBlues wrote:
Bender! wrote:I like Abita Amber or Turbo Dog much more than the haze- but its still decent beer. Its a true wheat beer with a real raspberry added. Too damn expensive in these parts though.
yes they made fine beer and added real raspberry to it...it's just not my cup o tea, i guess. i've only had it once, and i couldn't finish it. i've never understood why they make it all year round instead of seasonally like so many others of their brews.

it is, by the way, my final goal in life to have enough money and clout to get abita to brew a beer specifically for me. i know anne rice has had it done for special occasions.

-Maria

For some reason raspberry beers always remind me of Robitussin.

.... · Post by **....** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:34 am

RIPT wrote:Not bad. Definitely different. It would be good for somebody like Wine Box who normally doesn't drink beer. I like that beer taste better though. I didn't look that closely at the labeling when I bought it, so it was a bit of a shocker. I tend to automatically reach for anything I haven't tried before, especially if it is from a reputable micro brewery.

Damn!!! Have I got time to join you before you finish it off? I need variety!!

I had three Irish Car Bombs yesterday, so technically I have had beer recently. Before you know it, I'll be drinking PBR, or would if they carried it here.