Fairly often I have an experience that makes me say, "Wow, I don't know a damn thing about beer." Usually that experience is something obvious in that any-brewer-ought-to-know-this kind of way.
Today that happened when, for the first time ever, I drank a cream ale. I've just never had one, instead choosing to pass them over on beer lists for something more exotic. I've also never had one from any of my homebrewing friends. Seems obvious that I should have had one, but it's just never happened.
Today's little wonder was something called "Genesee Cream Ale", which I have heard of but never seen until lunch today at the NY Beer Company on 44th.
That was one tasty little beer. Good mouthfeel, clean taste, not a whole lot of hop character, but just a smooth drinkin' can of goodness. It was good in simple, uncomplicated kind of way. Talking to a friend at work about it, he was remembering "back in the day" when he used to open up a Genesee every day after work to start the wind-down.
Of course I'm probably writing stuff you folks all know. But for me this was a new experience, and once that taught me that I need to pull back a little on my own brewing habits and learn this style. Time to search some recipes!
Today that happened when, for the first time ever, I drank a cream ale. I've just never had one, instead choosing to pass them over on beer lists for something more exotic. I've also never had one from any of my homebrewing friends. Seems obvious that I should have had one, but it's just never happened.
Today's little wonder was something called "Genesee Cream Ale", which I have heard of but never seen until lunch today at the NY Beer Company on 44th.
That was one tasty little beer. Good mouthfeel, clean taste, not a whole lot of hop character, but just a smooth drinkin' can of goodness. It was good in simple, uncomplicated kind of way. Talking to a friend at work about it, he was remembering "back in the day" when he used to open up a Genesee every day after work to start the wind-down.
Of course I'm probably writing stuff you folks all know. But for me this was a new experience, and once that taught me that I need to pull back a little on my own brewing habits and learn this style. Time to search some recipes!