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orionol73
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I don't see Genesee at home so had to give this a try when I spotted it in Spanish Fort, AL. I'm not familiar with cream ale so can't say how it compares but I like it. A hint of biscuit aroma, a little malt taste, just a touch of hops, nice body, moderate carbonation. Hard to beat at $1.69 for 24 oz. Hope I can find others to compare it.
Radeberger vs Bitburger – Wow, has there ever been a closer match up than these two? Sort of like a weigh-in for that high school wrestling match – these two are in the same class!
Bitburger – really a fantastic German Pilsner – 4.8% ABV, hopping 23 IBU, continental hops. Produced in where else? Bitburg Germany, in the North near the Luxembourg/Belgium borders, since 1817.
Funny thing - looks like they are using the iconic Student Prince image in their marketing – funny, that was also used back in the day by Columbia/Heidelberg Brewing in Tacoma, near my hometown of Olympia. I remember one time Dad found one heck of a deal on Heidelberg and brought back a couple cases. We were drinking Heidelberg! That was walking on thin ice – some of our family had worked at hometown Olympia Brewery!
Radeburger – again a fantastic German Pilsner. Radeberger has been kicking around since 1872 in where else? Radeberg, Germany! More hometown brewers, I love it! Another Northern brew, this one is close to the town of Dresden and the nearby Czech border. Again, 4.8% ABV, but this time 33 IBU - continental hops as you would expect.
I raised both glasses up to my mouth, pivoting on my elbows and dumped them in, A & B! One of my favorite things to do! Honestly I cannot tell the difference between these two, even despite the 10 point IBU difference. I mean, these are REALLY right on! I can’t tell the diff, and I taste a LOT of brews, these are great examples of German Pilsner! Delicious! Prost!
Bitburger – really a fantastic German Pilsner – 4.8% ABV, hopping 23 IBU, continental hops. Produced in where else? Bitburg Germany, in the North near the Luxembourg/Belgium borders, since 1817.
Funny thing - looks like they are using the iconic Student Prince image in their marketing – funny, that was also used back in the day by Columbia/Heidelberg Brewing in Tacoma, near my hometown of Olympia. I remember one time Dad found one heck of a deal on Heidelberg and brought back a couple cases. We were drinking Heidelberg! That was walking on thin ice – some of our family had worked at hometown Olympia Brewery!
Radeburger – again a fantastic German Pilsner. Radeberger has been kicking around since 1872 in where else? Radeberg, Germany! More hometown brewers, I love it! Another Northern brew, this one is close to the town of Dresden and the nearby Czech border. Again, 4.8% ABV, but this time 33 IBU - continental hops as you would expect.
I raised both glasses up to my mouth, pivoting on my elbows and dumped them in, A & B! One of my favorite things to do! Honestly I cannot tell the difference between these two, even despite the 10 point IBU difference. I mean, these are REALLY right on! I can’t tell the diff, and I taste a LOT of brews, these are great examples of German Pilsner! Delicious! Prost!
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For such a small bottle and $64? Making it $5 would even put an interesting spin on it. Still a hard pass no. NH freaks!
OT: now wet and sticky. Grillin'
OT: now wet and sticky. Grillin'
^^Ditto^^ chicken today
HB CCC Blonde
HB Pilsner
Sporting the colors...
It was a dude at work that made me and my dad one back in 2011. He was the first to introduce me to Bitcoin. Said I should just buy and hold, see what happens...it was $1. Now I just want to drink more...
You know Nebraska is the smartest school in the USA because the N stands for Nowledge!! A manager at work, Michigan fan, told me that every....single....time....he saw me
So good on tap at the brewery figured why not bring some to enjoy at home. It's effin humid and no breeze to be found, but a driveway beer is always good.
Hard to go wrong with this colab
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Getting near the end of second keg of batch 199, brewed 3/1/24
10 gallons;
20 # Great Western "superior" pilsner
FW 1 oz N brewer
40 min boil (out of 80 min total) 1 oz Tetanger
S189 from previous batch. Ferment at 54 F
If this looks similar to some of my other recent posts, you have are correct. I'll often do a run of the same beer with different brand of malt, Pilsner in this case, so I can get an idea what difference a single ingredient make. Sometimes I'll just run the same malts and switch out one of the hops.
I can taste the difference between the different iterations of similar brew, but I'm pretty good at brewing what I like to drink, so they all taste pretty darn good. I probably would not make too good of a beer Judge, but if someone wanted a malt recommendation to trend toward malty or crisp, for example, I might be able to help.
10 gallons;
20 # Great Western "superior" pilsner
FW 1 oz N brewer
40 min boil (out of 80 min total) 1 oz Tetanger
S189 from previous batch. Ferment at 54 F
If this looks similar to some of my other recent posts, you have are correct. I'll often do a run of the same beer with different brand of malt, Pilsner in this case, so I can get an idea what difference a single ingredient make. Sometimes I'll just run the same malts and switch out one of the hops.
I can taste the difference between the different iterations of similar brew, but I'm pretty good at brewing what I like to drink, so they all taste pretty darn good. I probably would not make too good of a beer Judge, but if someone wanted a malt recommendation to trend toward malty or crisp, for example, I might be able to help.
orionol73
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Pretty tasty trippel.
The ordinary bitter I kegged last week.
Batch 1 - bottle carbed Block Party Amber Ale kit from NB. Got my el cheapo, quick and dirty labelling system down (sharpie the batch number on the cap).
US05 yeast. Fermented 2 weeks, Bottle conditioned 2 weeks.
Review- had 1 gusher...oops
It tasted a little syrupy the first day or two, but the longer it sits the better it gets. It's pretty good now (about 24 days in the bottle).
Prior to homebrewing I usually drank the cheapest beer on sale. This homebrew (all ingredients added in- including caps- but no hardware) was about 1 cent a bottle more expensive than the cheapest swill. But, it's an infinitely better brew. More body, more color, more taste. And this is the bottom of the shelf, cheapest kit from NB (I bought 4. second batch about 1 week in bottle, third batch still fermenting.)
I don't think I can ever go back to cheap commercial beer. Thanks guys for scheduling every other weekend for the rest of my life for bottling and brewing.
US05 yeast. Fermented 2 weeks, Bottle conditioned 2 weeks.
Review- had 1 gusher...oops
It tasted a little syrupy the first day or two, but the longer it sits the better it gets. It's pretty good now (about 24 days in the bottle).Prior to homebrewing I usually drank the cheapest beer on sale. This homebrew (all ingredients added in- including caps- but no hardware) was about 1 cent a bottle more expensive than the cheapest swill. But, it's an infinitely better brew. More body, more color, more taste. And this is the bottom of the shelf, cheapest kit from NB (I bought 4. second batch about 1 week in bottle, third batch still fermenting.)
I don't think I can ever go back to cheap commercial beer. Thanks guys for scheduling every other weekend for the rest of my life for bottling and brewing.
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El Jefe Brewing Company
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Almost got a 6er of that, but ended up with this...it's no slouch...
smooth and balanced British style ale
elproducto
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Bitburger is my favorite commercial German Pils. I've tried a few times to clone it but haven't gotten it, I believe they use a specific hop only grown by them.
Retirement practice with a friend
It's such a rainy afternoon... (cue the Moody Blues)
Out in the screened gazebo with a HB amber. I used Zappa hops late boil. I like them, kind of dank, not something one would expect in an amber.
Out in the screened gazebo with a HB amber. I used Zappa hops late boil. I like them, kind of dank, not something one would expect in an amber.
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Bargain Bin Stout. They're not going to drink themselves. On a side note, the store had those Yuengling Hershey Porters for $6/6pk in the bargain bin. I resisted. I feel it was a good move.
Tasty patriotic lager
I've been in a Firestone-Walker mood this week. Their Union Jack was terrific. Today I cruise on over to their "Juicy West Coast IPA" Cali Cruiser, 6.6% ABV. For the rest of you out there outside of California, well, heck here too - this week Cali is short for Calcified, becase I suspect something happened to the canning or filtration system lines - check out all the suspended yeast. I'm even giving you a video of it. Wow, for Firestone Walker? I am depressed, these guys are one of my favorites. I forget, I may have received this beer free for buying a sack of potatoes, let me go check my receipt.....
Taste is OK, I think I'd prefer another Union Jack or an 805 though. "Juicy" is usually reserved more for NEIPAs, not Westies - plus this one is a bit cloudy by West Coast IPA standards. Not much head, I'm trying to figure this beast out. I'm not getting too much "Juice". Decent IPA, buy their Union Jack though. There's now a lot of yeast in the bottom of my glass, I think I'll pass on that last big gulp. Enjoy.....
Taste is OK, I think I'd prefer another Union Jack or an 805 though. "Juicy" is usually reserved more for NEIPAs, not Westies - plus this one is a bit cloudy by West Coast IPA standards. Not much head, I'm trying to figure this beast out. I'm not getting too much "Juice". Decent IPA, buy their Union Jack though. There's now a lot of yeast in the bottom of my glass, I think I'll pass on that last big gulp. Enjoy.....
HB Pilsner
I think I’m going to try to brew something this weekend. Need to look at my inventory and make a plan.
I think I’m going to try to brew something this weekend. Need to look at my inventory and make a plan.
IMO Firestone Walker has only kind of nibbled around the edges of the hazy/juicy ipa style without making much of a splash, at least as far as the beers I've tried. And I live only about a 40 minute drive from the brewery, so I have access to not only their national and regional offerings, but also their one-off brewery-only releases. I do really enjoy Double Mind Haze though. But my go-to FW beers are their barrel-aged strong ales - Parabola, Sucaba, Anniversary, etc.
I really like that beer and wish I could get it at that price here!
Tall, dark and extra tasty.
orionol73
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It’s too bad they charge top dollar for $h1t like this, but thankfully the can was a cheap purchase from my connection. I would never justify $25+ for a 4-pack of their beers. They continue to disappoint me.
Rant over… Diabetic shock now setting in.
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