Beers to try

daphne · Post by **daphne** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:02 am

I just realized that Blue Moon Ale is a wheat beer (ale). I love it.

whiskeyprick · Post by **whiskeyprick** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:05 pm

daphne wrote:I just realized that Blue Moon Ale is a wheat beer (ale). I love it.

actually its supposed to be a Belgian white ale. It's made with wheat, yes, but it is technically a different style than Heffer whizzin.

grippingthewheel · Post by **grippingthewheel** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:08 pm

Widmer Heff right from the source is pretty dam good. (Just on the other side of town.) Sticking some beer in a bottle just ruins the mojo.

Post by **Oggar** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:11 pm

It still fails to point out nearly all hefeweizen taste like baloney sandwiches. I can't be the only one who knows this.

Raoul_Duke · Post by **Raoul_Duke** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:49 pm

I agree with the baloney assessment. I definitely taste a mixture of lunch meat and formeldehyde (sp?) in all weizens. Granted, I haven't had too many, but it's not a preferred style of mine. Good article though, thanks for sharing.

Grace O'Malley · Post by **Grace O'Malley** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:17 pm

Widmer Bros, yep, right here in OR. Homeboys brewing beer. Gotta love 'em.

Fast Cast · Post by **Fast Cast** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:19 pm

I've been all over the Magic Hat Hocus Pocus and the Long Trail Blackbearry Wheat, which is an ale. Magic Hat's Circus Boy was decent albeit a little pedestrian in flavor I really love the hefe's and wheats in general.

Sgt. HSA · Post by **Sgt. HSA** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:50 pm

Franziskaner also makes a good hefe; don't know if you can get it in the states though.

Fast Cast · Post by **Fast Cast** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:29 pm

Sgt. HSA wrote:Franziskaner also makes a good hefe; don't know if you can get it in the states though.

I love Franziskaner, it's sold around here. Some crazy dude turned me on to it a few years back...

...I believe he was a bathroom redecorator or something to that effect.

rune · Post by **rune** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:14 pm

This is one of my favorite Belgian brews. I don't know what they mean by "burgundian" brew, but I like it.

slipperyyoke · Post by **slipperyyoke** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:44 pm

I found this on beerhunter.com.

THE FRENCH INFLUENCE: BURGUNDIAN FLAVOURS
Belgium was once part of Burgundy, and honours that memory. In Belgium, to call someone "a Burgundian" is an admiring term. When the Flemings and Walloons talk of their most robust beers, they call them: "The Burgundies of Belgium". These beers are not just high in alcohol, they are also very complex in aroma and flavour, like the wines of Burgundy.

I also found this on wikipedia.

In Belgium and The Netherlands, a 'Burgundian lifestyle' still means 'enjoyment of life, good food, and extravagant spectacle'.

If you need more details (History Warning), just look on wikipedia under such topics as: Burgundians, Burgundian Netherlands, Low Countries, Seventeen Provinces, and Duchy of Burgundy. That should keep you busy for a while.

rune · Post by **rune** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:15 am

The next time some website asks for my location, I shall type in "Duchy Of Burgundy".
That is a fine brew.

***** · Post by ***** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:16 pm

Ommegang is out of Cooperstown, NY, so they are generally less expensive than Chimay, Delerium Tremens, etc. Good stuff all round.

Martini Time · Post by **Martini Time** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:57 am

For some odd reason, I'm not a big fan of wheat beers. I enjoy the traditional German ones, but I usually find the "modern" wheat beers too dense, too sweet, and just not to my liking. Last week, the wife brought home a sixer of Anchor "Summer Beer". Since it is FINALLY "summer" in SF, I felt obligated to indulge in this beverage as a post-lawn mowing respit.

DAMN!!! It was delicious. It's an incredibly sophisticated and balanced brew. Not too sweet, and not too bitter. Remarkably refreshing. Incredibly thick head. The team at Anchor has been brewing this fine offering since 1984, and it's really a nod to the original Teutonic tradition, as well as to that of the "New World".

I give this thing 5 olives!! Enjoy!

rune · Post by **rune** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 2:09 am

Hey, wait a minute, it's the autumnal equinox.
They've never made an oktoberfest beer have they? The xmas ale that I've tried was rather good.