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08-09-2006, 12:19 PM | #1 |
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What Beer Are We Drinking This Summer?
Considering how backassward much of this State is, a pleasant surprise last year was when the politicos finally allowed high gravity (high alcohol) beer to be sold. For those who love beer, this meant we could all now sample and enjoy a myriad of Belgian ales and beers, not to mention some domestic variations on that theme. I usually pick up a single high grav on my way home and really take the time to taste it and "understand" it quietly before I have dinner.
This Kriekenbier (cherry beer) is odd, but very refreshing. More like a soda than a beer, with a ruby red colour and very little head. It has a really sour kick that some might not like, but I kinda liked it. Not as sweet as you might expect, but very cherry indeed; maybe too cherry. I've had some cherry lambics that were not as good, however. Good really cold after being out in the heat of summer. 3.5 out of 5. Worth a try.
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08-09-2006, 02:30 PM | #2 |
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I'm not sure I understand what exactly is referred to by the term "high gravity" but I do know that there are some beer-like things that I can now purchase in my hometown since they allowed wine to be sold here (things I previously had to drive to a liquor store in another town to get). For instance: Lindemans Framboise (a raspberry lambic from Belgium) - is that "high gravity" ??? In general, are these secondary fermentation type beers considered "high gravity" ???
btw: mix a little Framboise into a tart cider . . . mmmmmm!
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08-09-2006, 03:16 PM | #3 | |
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High Gravity
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My beer-making buddy tells me its beer with an original gravity of 1.064 or higher. Have a lambic for me. gravity (beer) Original gravity (OG) usually refers to the density of wort, unfermented beer, usually expressed as a ratio to the density of water (thus for instance 1.050, occasionally expressed 1050). The density is closely related to the amount of fermentable sugar dissolved in the wort, and thus predicts the likely strength of the finished beer. Final gravity (FG) is the density of the beer once the fermentation has finished. The difference between OG and FG is a measure of the amount of sugar consumed in the fermentation, and therefore of the alcohol evolved. Different yeasts have different powers of attenuation (ability to consume wort sugars), and different worts may have higher or lower proportions of non-fermentable sugars, so final gravity is not a simple function of original gravity. The main reason the density drops during fermentation is that the process breaks down sugar molecules into ethanol and carbon dioxide, the majority of the latter escaping as gas.
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08-09-2006, 03:31 PM | #4 | |
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08-09-2006, 03:45 PM | #5 |
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Serious thumbs-up for Lindemans Framboise! Too bad the stuff is so expensive, but it the most delicious candy.
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08-09-2006, 03:52 PM | #6 |
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I couldn't find that stuff for a while, not even in the liquor stores. Among the rumors as to why it had vanished was that it was fermenting, on the shelf, and they couldn't even determine what alcohol level it might have by the time it was purchased!
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08-09-2006, 04:04 PM | #7 |
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I want a beer!!!
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08-09-2006, 04:06 PM | #8 |
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When I clock out (about 25 minutes) I'm gonna hafta pick up some framboise, and some cider.
EDIT1: Ten minutes and counting... EDIT2: It's beer-thirty!
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08-10-2006, 10:09 AM | #9 |
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oops
Unibroue is the brewer of La Fin Du Monde, and Éphémère (the apple beer) is another of their products.
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08-10-2006, 10:26 AM | #10 |
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This summer? Any beer within reach!
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08-10-2006, 09:17 PM | #11 |
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I haven't been partaking in much beer this summer...mostly wine. Though I bought some Sam Adams White Ale earlier this summer, which was quite good. I should see if it's still around.
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08-10-2006, 09:59 PM | #12 |
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Frosty ones!
Spaten pilsner urquell Warsteiner Dinckel acker Hennepin Murphy's stout Guinness pub draft Duvel Mojitos (not, technically, a beer but tough) Franzikaner hefeweiss Pinkus (all varieties) St. Peter's ale (porter in the winter) and for the 4th of July I had a few Dogfish 90 minute IPA. That's some high gravity. It's like pulling 4 Gs. Very gravitational. The blood pools in your feet after one of these. You wouldn't be able to put your shoes on after you drank one barefoot.
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08-10-2006, 10:00 PM | #13 |
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OH yeah, Sam adams makes a summer time thing with "grains of paradise" quite tasty and refreshing
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08-10-2006, 10:23 PM | #14 |
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Labatt's Blue is my staple, but enjoy Rickert's Red when I go out.
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08-10-2006, 10:35 PM | #15 |
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Troeg's Sunshine Pils, or just plain ice-cold Amstel Light.
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