What gateway beer for wife who likes sweet carbonated wines?

[stamandster]

My wife absolutely loves Moscato (white, the one with vanilla notes) and I'm trying to get her into beer (not trying real hard, yet). I'm trying to find a "gateway" beer for her that she'd enjoy. But I'm kind of coming up short.

Anyone do this for their significant other? And with what beer?

 

[thetragichero]

one of the fruit lambics? chicks seem to dig that stuff

 

[Beer-lord]

My wife is a wine snob and turned her nose on my stout (which I give 4 out of 5 stars) and most of my other brews.But, she has been known to drink a hefe and enjoy it. My brother made some and she really enjoyed it.
She also seems to stomach wit but I say, let them have their wine and you get to enjoy more of your beer.

 

[Trencher]

SWMBO prefers Rauchbier, so I don't have that problem.
I'd try to find some commercial fruit beers... Have you given her a Magic Hat #9?

 

[othevad]

+1 on the hefe.

My wife drinks moscato and stuff like that almost exclusively. She had a light hefe that I did and dug it. You can always spruce it up with an orange (like the Blue Moon thing) to make it look more appetizing.

 

[mewellsar]

Agreed. Start her with the Lindeman's Lambic. My wife loves the Franboise.

From there I have gotten her to Hard Ciders.

Probably will never like beer beer due to the buttering hops. Closest I've ever gotten her is Dundee Honey Brown and I seem to recall one real light strawberry blonde once.

 

[bernerbrau]

Keep offering her your brews, and she will eventually surprise you. Might take a few years but don't give up!

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Shandy's.

MC

 

[ScottSingleton]

a citrus laden american wheat; worked for me

 

[Ramitt]

Probably will never like beer beer due to the buttering hops. Closest I've ever gotten her is Dundee Honey Brown and I seem to recall one real light strawberry blonde once.

best typo of the day! That would be great for a popcorn cream ale.

 

[Calichusetts]

Toss her a blue moon or Hoegaarden with an orange slice in it...chick seem to go for that. Why don't you brew some super hopped up imperial IPA or something?

 

[H-ost]

Blue Moon Vintage Blonde Ale!! It uses champagne yeast and is very light bodied with hardly any bitterness to speak of.

 

[solbes]

Wheat beers for sure. Low bitterness, some tartness. Who doesn't like a good wheat beer in the summer?

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

i agree, try a shandy, sweeter, with a little beer coming through.

 

[Kealia]

+1 to fruit lambics and hefs.

Also, a good citrusy wit or a honey wheat beer do wonders for bringing SWMBO over to the dark side.

 

[scottedk]

SWMBO prefers Rauchbier, so I don't have that problem.
I'd try to find some commercial fruit beers... Have you given her a Magic Hat #9?

+1 on Magic Hat #9.

Also, Abita's Purple Haze is another good tasting and fruity beer. Those generally seem the way to go for people who don't yet appreciate the taste of the more intense beers.

 

[dragonbreath11]

 

[Jayhem]

I've never met a woman who wouldn't drink a Blue Moon. I don't think you can go wrong with a light (5.0%abv) wheat beer with either citrus or berry flavors. I will be doing a raspberry wheat this spring which is aimed at being a panty-dropper...errr....I mean woman pleaser!

 

[RussH]

I've brewed a couple cream ales for my wife. The first was BM's Cream of Three Crops, then I rebrewed it with way less corn and rice, and more 2 row. That one was very nice.

she got onto cream ales after trying a "stream ale" at a brewpub, that was their cream ale blended with their stout. It was A-1.

 

[29thfloor]

You could get a sweet mead going, although it'll take longer than most beers to be drinkable.

In the meantime, you could do a Graff (lightly hopped/malted cider). I've done a couple batches and it's always a hit with the female drinkers.

Another good one might be a Berliner Weisse. A lot of places actually serve them with a shot of fruit syrup to cut the sourness. Not sure what you would use for a home brewed version but I'm sure there's info out there.

 

[IXVolt]

Lemon cream ale worked... for me

 

[Jayhem]

My wife just drank one of my 8%abv Imperial Blonde Ale's last night and actually enjoyed it even though this is my least tasty brew so far. Gotta love country girls.

 

[bovineblitz]

Well it's not beer but she'd probably be into apfelwein

 

[wailingguitar]

Fruit lambics are good... I have also had success with Marzen; a nice Munich-y Marzen, keeping IBUs on the lower side (even for Marzen), that has turned a lot of people... actually have had luck with doppelbocks too... again with the malty sweet/low IBU thing