time to play the "can you name this style by the pictures" game.

[emjay]

Tripel

 

[LVBen]

Tripel

Bingo!

 

[emjay]

The most familiar "example" of this style, for most people, is probably a beer brewed on the West coast that actually doesn't really fit the style all that well.

My dog is NOT a hint

 

[edmanster]

steam ale

 

[emjay]

Nope... that beer you're thinking of pretty much DEFINES the style. I almost used that exact one instead of this, though.

 

[edmanster]

dammit..

 

[mhenry41h]

Alt

 

[FromZwolle]

since i'm not at all familiar with west coast beers, i guess i'll say dubbel.

 

[HokieBrewer]

Hop head red

 

[LVBen]

American Strong Ale

 

[emjay]

I'll give another hint for tonight:

The commercial beer I mentioned which is a poor example of the style might be brewed in America, and the label might give the impression it's from Mexico, but the style is definitely European.

 

[SDCore]

Your hints confused me.. California common? which i believe its a version of a German Alt

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Vienna?

 

[emjay]

Vienna?

I see what you're thinking, but no

 

[edb23]

Grand Cru?

 

[JollyIsTheRoger]

I'm thinking Mexican lager, dos equis comes to mind but that looks allittle red, oh well

 

[bottlebomber]

Being that I live in CA I shouldn't be so stumped by this one... the only beers I can think of that have mexican labels are mexican beers, Modelo, Dos Equis, Pacifico, etc. Plus, here at least we aren't so much into brewing traditional styles, most of the micros are doing over the top beers and id say 90% of them are IPAs. There is Oregon, but I haven't had many Oregon microbrews. New clue plz

 

[emjay]

The beer I'm referring to IS from Oregon.

There's your clue hahaha

This is an extremely well-known brew though. The label itself isn't Mexican so much as the image on it is definitely influenced by a Mexican tradition.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Holy crap, somehow SWMBO just came up with the only answer I feel could fit.

Commercial example is Dead Guy, so it's a maibock.


It's handy that SWMBO is half-Hispanic. She said first thing that came to her mind was the Dia de los Muertos skeletons.

 

[emjay]

Yeah, that's it

 

[Reno_eNVy]

WOO!

Okay, I'm fresh out of pictures of pints so I'mma mix things up a bit. I promise I will make the clues better to compensate.

So even though that's the beginning of the first runnings, just outside the center of the pot is exactly the color of the final brew.

Clue number two, the hop additions. Man, that photo would be gorgeous if I had a nice camera and not my camera phone.

 

[emjay]

Are you mashing on your bed? lol

Or is that a couch?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Plaid is the couch, MLT is sitting on a table behind the couch, and the red comforter is my MLT insulation.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Clue #3: This isn't exotic. It's an easy one. Comes in English and American styls.

 

[emjay]

American brown

 

[mcbethenstein]

Ipa

 

[mhenry41h]

Pale ale

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Ipa

There ya go :rockin:

Have at it!

 

[mcbethenstein]

I couldn't get a good shot of the open fermentation I have going on... Nice thick healthy krausen doesn't show much underneath.
So have at it. Guess.
Hint: this is a dying style.

 

[FromZwolle]

biere de gard