tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15357814208193054402024-02-19T02:24:00.908-08:00Here For The Beer BlogA blog for beer lovers, home brewers, novices, experts, and anyone in between. Drink well everyone!Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-6842128445965215092016-11-14T10:44:00.000-08:002016-11-14T10:44:48.158-08:00GToCG 2016 Homebrew Berliner Analysis<div class="MsoNormal">
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Gold Medal – Ryan Turner’s Jungle Cat<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Jeremy Ahrens’ Bear-liner Weisse<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Andy Attwood’s Berliner Weisse<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: Josh Agate’s Rhythm is Life, Matt Frost’s Bad
Apple, Dan Weiser’s Mainliner<o:p></o:p></div>
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The beers that Jeremy and Ryan put out both had the greatest
amount of pucker factor, which was definitely popular with the voters. I think Andy did the best job of putting
together something that would traditionally strike you as a Berliner and that
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<u>My Ballot<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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1) Bruery Hottenroth 2) Attwood 3) Agate 4) Turner 5) Jeremy 6)
Frost 7) Weiser<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway</u></div>
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I think everyone that submitted a beer would fully admit
they were not able to fully encompass what it is that makes a great
berliner. As an interesting reference
point, I threw in The Bruery’s Hottenroth.
Tasting that beer it was immediately my favorite because it checked all the
boxes in what I love in Berliner: big lactic notes up front, followed by the
clean crisp finish. The Bruery beer
would have finished 4<sup>th</sup> if it would have been included. I think Attwood overall did the best take on
the style. But as this competition
dictates, this is open to the brewer’s interpretation and the people ranking
the beers are choosing based on personal preference. And the sour treats that Turner and Ahrens
put together were absolutely fantastic. Ryan
Turner has secured bragging rights for the next 365 days. Thanks to everyone that participated and I
cannot wait until next year!</div>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-44956601967082821172016-10-31T11:06:00.000-07:002016-10-31T11:15:31.108-07:00GToCG 2016 IPA Category Analysis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2016 – IPA Results</b></div>
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Gold Medal – Treehouse Alter Ego<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Tired Hands Alien Church<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Heist CitraQuench’l<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: Trillium DDH Sleeper Street and Toppling
Goliath Pompeii<o:p></o:p></div>
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All hail Treehouse! I
honestly think this is their best beer and Alter Ego is absolutely
phenomenal. With the all the New England
IPAs in this category, it was tough competition, but this beer masterfully
balances all those huge flavors harnessing them into one amazing brew. Second place went to Alien Church, which was
slightly unremarkable, but very well balanced.
The two juice bombs came in third and fourth. Heist placing slightly ahead of DDH Sleeper
Street likely because Heist isn’t quite as over the top. Pompeii wasn’t on the same field, they should
head back to Double A ball.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1) Alter Ego 2) DDH Sleeper 3) CitraQuench’l 4) Alien Church 5) Pompeii<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway</u></div>
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I say it every single year, a well balance beer always
performs the best in this type of setting.
First off, it is very tough to keep a beer that is bursting with flavors
in check so it is quite the accomplishment.
But secondly, a well-balanced beer will play more favorable across a
whole group. The most well balanced
beers came in first and second, only Alter Ego was playing teeter totter with
400lb sumo wrestlers. The big juice
bombs in CitraQuench’l and DDH Sleeper were either loved or hated. Those two beers were both plagued with plenty
of first place and plenty of last place votes.
And Pompeii, no comment. Between this category and the <a href="https://jagatelife.blogspot.com/2016/10/gtocg-2016-coffee-stout-analysis.html">Coffee Stouts</a>, those were probably two of my favorite ever GToCG groupings.</div>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-91876653398866548012016-10-27T06:23:00.002-07:002016-10-27T06:23:56.401-07:00GToCG 2016 - German Pilsner Analysis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gold Medal – Sixpoint The Crisp<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Firestone Walker Pivo Pils<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – New Glarus Two Women<o:p></o:p></div>
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For this category, there was a best, a worst, and 3 in the
middle. Sixpoint walked away pretty
convincingly. I would say this is the
most hopped of all the entries and that proved to be the deciding factor. The 3 in the middle all scored the same. New Glarus and Metropolitan created much more
traditional varieties, while Firestone Walker had a more hopped presence, but
not to the level of Sixpoint. Prima Pils
just didn’t fare well outside a few people with the most consistently low
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1) Pivo 2) Prima 3) The Crisp 4) Flywheel 5) New Glarus<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway</u></div>
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In an era of hops, it proved to be a winning formula once
again even for a traditional style. And
the more, the better! This category
definitely had a bit more nuance from entry to entry and required tasters to
really take a closer look. This revival
of traditional styles is great and super enjoyable. If you like a good pilsner, get yourself The
Crisp!</div>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-14845417109850396062016-10-26T06:50:00.000-07:002016-10-26T06:50:32.736-07:00GToCG 2016 Coffee Stout Analysis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2016 – </b><b>Coffee Stout Results</b></div>
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Gold Medal – Terrapin Wake n Bake<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Perennial Sump<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Beachwood System of a Stout<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: The Bruery Share This and Dieu Du Ciel Peche
Mortel<o:p></o:p></div>
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This category had the largest disparity from first to last
place. Wake n Bake had over a third of
the first place votes and was consistently in the top half of most ballots. I have always raved about this beer’s ability
to blast with coffee while keeping some level of balance. The other thing Terrapin does so well is
match up a coffee and roast that pairs perfectly with the base beer. Second place went to Sump with a beer that
was either loved or hated with as many first as last place votes. This beer was a little cooler on the coffee and
lives on the strongest base beer. System
of a Stout was my favorite beer of the day and probably should have not been
included since it has other spices in the beer beyond coffee. Definitely my mistake for including it, but I
was a huge fan and people loved or hated the spice notes. The Bruery Share This actually tied for third
and I don’t have much to say other than I was really impressed with The Bruery’s
offering. Peche Mortel was very
consistently in the bottom of people’s ballots.
This was even a fresh batch, but it just didn’t offer up much in either
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1) System of a Stout 2) Wake n Bake 3) Share This 4) Peche Mortel
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This is a category build on personal preferences. Most of these beers really highlight the
coffee while some do it with a balanced base and others want to show off the
coffee. The base beers were consistently
very good with some being more chocolate forward and others more roasty. I really love this style and I think I have
finally figured out what the key is: find a coffee that matches up with your
base beer. Congrats Terrapin, you
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-59561389555485160722016-10-11T05:30:00.000-07:002016-10-11T05:30:02.628-07:00Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2016 LinesHere are the lines for Saturday's tasting:<br />
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<b>IPA </b><br />
Treehouse Alter Ego 5:2<br />
Trillium DDH Sleeper Street 3:1<br />
Heist CitraQuench'l 4:1<br />
Toppling Goliath Pompeii 5:1<br />
Tired House Alien Church 6:1<br />
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<b>German Pilsner </b><br />
Firestone Walker Pivo Pilz 7:2<br />
Sixpoint The Crisp 4:1<br />
Victory Prima Pils 4:1<br />
New Glarus Two Women 9:2<br />
Metropolitan Flywheel 6:1<br />
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Perennial Sump 3:1<br />
Dieu Du Ciel! Peche Mortel 7:2<br />
Terrapin Wake n Bake 4:1<br />
Beachwood System of a Stout 4:1<br />
The Bruery Share This 7:1Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-82614821942572268012016-02-12T05:53:00.000-08:002016-02-12T06:41:28.228-08:00Top 50 Breweries in the World (according to me)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7En3c7XhT7_m5n_RIp62-mnB3FBxe4mfuAOw0tloftJOMLDfJK6HL7edR0b4-7V4a9Hxn74fZb_xugDkbhF-BPqMbtNLv5NAJQ50wMZGqVAWwKJyTT21ozWmVcKjXOIdd524ihvFTINIA/s1600/Trillium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7En3c7XhT7_m5n_RIp62-mnB3FBxe4mfuAOw0tloftJOMLDfJK6HL7edR0b4-7V4a9Hxn74fZb_xugDkbhF-BPqMbtNLv5NAJQ50wMZGqVAWwKJyTT21ozWmVcKjXOIdd524ihvFTINIA/s320/Trillium.jpg" width="240" /></a>I try to post this list once a year in late winter. More than anything else, it always interests me to see how breweries change in my opinion and how new breweries enter the fray. My criteria is that I have to have consumed at least 3 beers from a brewery. I give favor to brewers that can do a wide variety of beers well. Without further ado, the list with comments at the bottom. The parenthesis show last year's ranking. Who do you think I am missing on the list? Any ratings you disagree with?<br />
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2. Brasserie Cantillon (3)<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen (16)<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. Sante Adairius Rustic Ales (10)</div>
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13. Toppling Goliath Brewing Co (1)<o:p></o:p></div>
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27. Allagash Brewing Co (36)<o:p></o:p></div>
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28. Funk Factory Geuzeria (42)<o:p></o:p></div>
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29. Alpine Beer Co (7)</div>
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30. Surly Brewing Co (29)</div>
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31. Central Waters Brewing Co (19)<o:p></o:p></div>
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32. Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (28)<o:p></o:p></div>
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33. Evil Twin Brewing (27)<o:p></o:p></div>
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34. Wicked Weed Brewing (38) <o:p></o:p></div>
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35. Hair of the Dog Brewing Co (22)<o:p></o:p></div>
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36. The Alchemist (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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37. Modern Times Beer (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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38. Forest & Main (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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39. Midnight Sun Brewing Co (30)<o:p></o:p></div>
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40. Off Color Brewing (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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41. Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel (24)<o:p></o:p></div>
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42. AleSmith Brewing Co (26)<o:p></o:p></div>
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43. FiftyFifty Brewing Co (39)<o:p></o:p></div>
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44. Fremont Brewing Company (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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45. Omnipollo (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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46. Terrapin Beer Company (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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47. Stone Brewing Co (21)<o:p></o:p></div>
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48. Avery Brewing Co (37)<o:p></o:p></div>
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49. Founders Brewing Co (47)</div>
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50. Mikkeller (41)</div>
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Others receiving votes: Olde Hickory
Brewery, Al's of Hampden/Pizza Boy Brewing, Kuhnhenn Brewing Co, De Struise
Brouwers, Cascade Brewing, Anchorage Brewing Company, Great Divide Brewing
Company, Maine Beer Co, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Prairie Artisan Ales, Deschutes
Brewery and Funky Buddha Brewery</div>
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Dropped out: Bell's
Brewery (23), Kuhnhenn Brewing Co (25), Bullfrog Brewery (33), Cascade Brewing
(34), Prairie Artisan Ales (35), Dark Horse Brewing Co (35), Destihl Brewery
(43), Upland Brewing Co (47), Six Point Brewery (48), Olde Hickory Brewery (49),
Maine Beer Co (50)</div>
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-A new #1 with Side Project, which is very well deserved</div>
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-After drinking across more of their portfolio, de Garde was well deserving of the huge jump with great diversity</div>
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-Westbrook probably made the overall biggest jump. Great diversity with some home run beers</div>
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-Toppling Goliath fell hard after 2 years at number 1. This brewery has really lost it's identity over the past 18 months</div>
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-Trillium was another big jumper just crushing it with their hoppy portfolio</div>
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-There are 4 new entries on the list in the 18-25 range. All very deserving and likely to continue to move up the list</div>
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-Crooked Stave dipped big time, I think their quality has taken a hit in the past 12 months</div>
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-Hard to argue if Alpine should even be on the list with their merger with Green Flash. They are living historically and will likely fall off next year</div>
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-Another set of new breweries to the list in the upper 30s, mostly fanboy breweries for me</div>
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-Founders is hanging on for dear life with a couple of really nice releases this year in their backstage series</div>
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-For the "Other receiving votes" section, I had a really hard time with the 45-50 range, may bump the list up to 100 breweries next year</div>
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-Bells has been completely stagnant for years now, hard to tell how far they would fall in a list of 100</div>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-87393354782825994582016-01-13T06:18:00.004-08:002016-01-13T06:19:55.891-08:00Best Beers of 2015!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My list of best beers poured into my mouth during 2015:<br />
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1. Side Project Pulling Nails Blend 2 – My favorite series from my
favorite brewery<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. De Garde The Broken Truck – My breakout brewery of 2015, beyond the
Bu’s<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. De Garde Nectarine Premier – Juice in a glass<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. De Garde The Anniversary – The end of the De Garde run, almost as good
as Broken Truck<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. Side Project Le Saisonnier – So much wine barrel greatness from Side
Project<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. 18<sup>th</sup> Street Bitch's Bank – Some of my favorite stouts come from this brewery<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. Casey Oak Theory – Oaky and Gueuze-like<o:p></o:p></div>
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8. 4 Hands Madagascar – This beer is deserving of the hype and easier to obtain. A GTMW Standout<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. Olde Hickory Omega Point – Blurring the lines between barleywine
and old ale equals perfection<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. Side Project Frambois du Fermier – By far my favorite of this series<o:p></o:p></div>
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11. Westbrook AB Siberian Black Panther – Apple brandy barrel
complemented this beer perfectly<o:p></o:p></div>
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12. Drie Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Gueuze Herfst – This was my favorite of the 4 seasons<o:p></o:p></div>
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13. Drie Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Gueuze Winter – The most unique of the
bunch<o:p></o:p></div>
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14. Toppling Goliath Hopsmack! – My first hoppy beer on the list and took
out some big competition for the best beer in the DIPA category at Great Taste
of Cottage Grove<o:p></o:p></div>
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15. BottleLogic Fundamental Observation – Vanilla heaven<o:p></o:p></div>
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16. Hill Farmstead Le Sarassin – I am overly critical of this brewery. Went head to head with Stenciled Pages and
beat it out<o:p></o:p></div>
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17. SARA Stenciled Pages – Nuanced and beautiful, everything I am looking
for in a saison<o:p></o:p></div>
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18. Tired Hands Parageusia 1 – Oaky, white wine, gueuze like. The best of the series<o:p></o:p></div>
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19. New Glarus R&D Vintage – Got in line over and over again at GTMW to
drink this beer. One of the best
American Gueuzes<o:p></o:p></div>
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20. Tired Hands Parageusia 3 – Super funky, one of the most odd sours I
have ever had, loved every second of it<o:p></o:p></div>
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21. Westbrook Barrel Aged Mexican Cake – I had the bourbon and double barrel
versions both this year. The barrel adds
much needed body<o:p></o:p></div>
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22. Perennial/Side Project ProCATStination – Two of my favorite breweries
combined to make a perfectly balanced Saison<o:p></o:p></div>
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23. Drie Fonteinen Framboos – Hype may have hurt this one a bit, jammy
goodness<o:p></o:p></div>
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24. Forest & Main Hapi – I love everything from this brewery and this
dry hopped, barrel aged saison is a culmination of their greatness<o:p></o:p></div>
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25. Allagash Farm to Face – Peach heaven in a bottle<o:p></o:p></div>
Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-25543188100748253002015-01-26T09:55:00.001-08:002015-01-26T10:00:52.241-08:00Top 50 Breweries in the World (according to me)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a list of what I view as the top 50 breweries in the world. I included last year's ranking in parentheses, which only included 30 breweries. Interesting to see how some of these have moved around. I thought about putting a few thoughts after each brewery, but I will spare you the reading and let you run through the list. Who do you think I am missing?<br />
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1. Toppling Goliath Brewing Co (1)<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Side Project Brewing (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Brasserie Cantillon (2)<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Perennial Artisan Ales (17)<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. Cigar City Brewing (5)<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. Crooked Stave Brewery (8)<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. Alpine Beer Co(NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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8. Goose Island Beer Co (9)<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. Hill Farmstead Brewery (3)<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. Sante Adairius Rustic Ales (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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11.Tired Hands Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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12. 3 Floyds Brewing Co (11)<o:p></o:p></div>
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13. The Bruery (4)<o:p></o:p></div>
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14. Firestone Walker Brewing Co (21)<o:p></o:p></div>
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15. de Garde Brewing (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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16. Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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17. The Lost Abbey (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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18. Jester King Brewery (29)<o:p></o:p></div>
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19. Central Waters Brewing Co (7)<o:p></o:p></div>
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20. Russian River Brewing Co (6)<o:p></o:p></div>
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21. Stone Brewing Co (19)<o:p></o:p></div>
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22. Hair of the Dog Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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23. Bell's Brewery (12)<o:p></o:p></div>
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24. Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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25. Kuhnhenn Brewing Co (14)<o:p></o:p></div>
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26. AleSmith Brewing Co (10)<o:p></o:p></div>
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27. Evil Twin Brewing (16)<o:p></o:p></div>
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28. Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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29. Surly Brewing Co (13)<o:p></o:p></div>
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30. Midnight Sun Brewing Co (26)<o:p></o:p></div>
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31. 4 Hands Brewing Co (18)<o:p></o:p></div>
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32. New Glarus Brewing Co (27)<o:p></o:p></div>
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33. Bullfrog Brewery (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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34. Cascade Brewing (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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35. Prairie Artisan Ales (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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36. Allagash Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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37. Avery Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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38. Wicked Weed Brewing (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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39. FiftyFifty Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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40. Trillium Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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41. Mikkeller (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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42. Funk Factory Geuzeria (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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43. Dark Horse Brewing Co (20)<o:p></o:p></div>
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44. Westbrook Brewing Co (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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45. Destihl Brewery (NR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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46. Founders Brewing Co (15)<o:p></o:p></div>
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47. Upland Brewing Co (28)<o:p></o:p></div>
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48. Six Point Brewery (23)<o:p></o:p></div>
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49. Olde Hickory Brewery (30)<o:p></o:p></div>
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50. Maine Beer Co (24)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dropped out: Boulevard
Brewing Co (22), Brasserie de Rochefort (25)<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-57841878961738127782015-01-05T05:35:00.000-08:002015-01-05T06:46:24.697-08:00Best Beers of 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So this list is simply a list of my favorite beers poured
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30. <b>Prairie Pirate Bomb!</b> – This beer is the epitome of the
peppered stouts and rum barrel adds subtle sweetness<o:p></o:p></div>
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29.<b> Side Project Le Saisonnier</b> – Just so juicy, dry hopped,
wine barrel is spot on. So good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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28. <b>Side Project Black & Wild</b> – Sour stouts are not an
easy style to pull off, more sweet than roasty, this one was perfect<o:p></o:p></div>
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27. <b>Alpine Great</b> – I will always be a sucker for
barleywines. This one was light on the
barrel, but had the thick molasses goodness I am looking for<o:p></o:p></div>
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26. <b>2<sup>nd</sup> Shift Blueprint LSD</b> – This was the best
find at #GTMW this year. I love this
brewery, will always go back to them<o:p></o:p></div>
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25. <b>Mikkeller BA Beer Geek Vanilla Shake</b> – The regular
version of this beer is amazing, adding vanilla and barrel aging takes it up a
notch<o:p></o:p></div>
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24. <b>Cigar City 5 Beers for 5 Years Gose </b>– Margarita in a
bottle! I actually traded for a second because I loved the first so much<o:p></o:p></div>
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23.<b> 3 Floyd’s Murda’d Out</b> – Popped this beer we had
purchased from our Michigan Beercation and it definitely did not disappoint<o:p></o:p></div>
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22. <b>De Garde Currant Gin Bu</b> – Such jammy goodness. Gin was hidden. This brewery is fantastic<o:p></o:p></div>
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21. <b>Midnight Sun Berserker</b> – This is exactly what I am
looking for in a big stout. The
chocolately mouth goes on forever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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20. <b>Side Project Peche du Fermier</b> – This was my personal
favorite of the Fermier’s we tried. The peach was mellow, but carried through
the mouth the best<o:p></o:p></div>
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19. <b>Girardin 1882 (Black Label)</b> – My second favorite Gueuze
to date, great from front to back<o:p></o:p></div>
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18. <b>Central Waters Sixteen</b> – They completely hit it out of
the park with their most recent anniversary beer<o:p></o:p></div>
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17. <b>Funk Factory Door Kriek</b> – As close as any US brewer has
come to mimicking Belgian counterparts. My personal favorite Kriek<o:p></o:p></div>
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16. <b>Bullfrog Le Roar Grrrz Druiven</b> – What is a Druiven? Who
knows, but it makes a nice compliment to a great sour<o:p></o:p></div>
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15. <b>Alpine Chez Monus</b> – This funky peach brew even snuck in
some acetone notes, really well done<o:p></o:p></div>
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14. <b>Firestone Walker Feral One</b> – I am in love with the
Barrelworks series from FW and this was their first release from that series<o:p></o:p></div>
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13. <b>Tilquin à L'Ancienne Oude Gueuze</b> – Best in show at the
<a href="http://jagatelife.blogspot.com/2014/12/great-taste-of-cottage-grove-2014_16.html">Great Taste of Cottage Grove</a>, my favorite Gueuze on the market<o:p></o:p></div>
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12.<b> Toppling Goliath King Sue</b> – I am surprised a hoppy beer
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11. <b>Bullfrog Le Roar Grrrz </b>– Another brewery that is reaching
levels of Belgian greatness. Really impressed<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. <b>Goose Island Proprietors (2013)</b> – Coconut in this base
beer makes the perfect compliment<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. <b>Jester King Aurelian Lure</b> – Got to try many of the fruited
Jester Kings and this one was the stand out<o:p></o:p></div>
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8. <b>Tired Hands Emptiness is Eternal</b> – This beer blew me
away. Well balanced sour/saison on
persimmons<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. <b>Perennial Barrel Aged Sump Kyoto</b> – The regular version of
this beer is amazing, the Kyoto adds more acidity which makes it even better<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. <b>Side Project Pulling Nails #1</b> – The 4<sup>th</sup> beer from
SP and they aren’t even done! The blending of wine barrels is absolute
perfection<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. <b>Crooked Stave Persica Blend 1</b> – Another stonefruit beer
on the list, the peaches go great with the CS yeast blend<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. <b>SARA Westly</b> – Double the apricots and time in barrels as
the original version helps this beer achieve full potential<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. <b>Drie Fonteinen Hommage</b> – One of the most anticipated
beers of the year, thanks Chad for hooking me up! Raspberries and cherries make
this beer almost perfect. Definitely band aide notes that are not bad, but interesting<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. <b>Perennial Coffee Abraxas</b> – First perfect 5 out of 5 beer
this year. These guys know base stouts on coffee and this blend was perfect
even without the barrel</div>
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1. <b>Side Project Fuzzy</b> – This beer had everything I loved in
wild caught yeast, the heavy spice that is complemented in perfect balance with
peach. Bravo!<o:p></o:p></div>
Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-50686747549277939012014-12-16T05:45:00.000-08:002014-12-30T05:51:49.302-08:00Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2014 – Gueuze Results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gold Medal – Bruery Rueuze<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Tilquin à L'Ancienne Oude Gueuze<br />
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Bronze Medal – Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black) & Drie
Fonteinin Oude Gueuze</div>
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Board of Director Votes (includes @jagatelife, @chadmeindl, @Badger_Alum1,
@ahrensjeremy and @rjjturner)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold Medal – Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Bruery Rueuze <o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Analysis<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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In case you were wondering, a Gueuze is a blend of oak aged
lambics most commonly ranging from 1-3 years old. So breweries will take different batches of
aged lambics, combine them together to hit a flavor that is consistent from
year to year and then age the combined product prior to bottling. These beers are commonly brewed with wild
caught strains of yeast and are always sour!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s start at the top.
Bruery Rueuze won in the most landslide victory in Great Taste of
Cottage Grove history. Rueuze took 13
out of 15 first place votes (the two first place votes it missed came from the
Board of Directors). It was definitely
the most different from the other 4 beers.
The Bruery has a pretty distinct yeast blend that is absolutely fantastic. It is more tart with less balance in my
opinion, definitely more in line with typical American wilds. The second place best was from Tiquin. Interestingly enough, this brewery sources
wort (the starting point for beer, which is basically sugar water prior to the
yeast being added) from a number of Belgian breweries and then uses their own
local yeast. Tilquin was able to pack in
the most flavor while keeping everything in balance. I thought Cantillon and Girardin were both
fantastic and really close. Cantillon
was a bit more mellow up front with the tart notes finishing out the back,
while Girardin had a bit more flavor throughout. Surprisingly enough, Drie Fonteinin came in
dead last. Far too much sweetness with
this beer that doesn’t have enough to keep it in check.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>My Ballot<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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1) Tilquin 2) 1882 3) Cantillon 4) Rueuze 5) 3F<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway</u></div>
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None of these beers are cheap, so if you are looking to
explore the style, plan to spend some money.
The Bruery has a fairly large distribution footprint, so look for Rueuze
as their early winter offering (it started landing on shelves recently). This is definitely an Americanized version of
the style, but it really is fantastic along with pretty much their entire sour
line up. In Wisconsin, we are lucky
enough to have Tilquin on the shelf most of the year. If you haven’t tried this beer yet, do it
now. It is a great representation of the
style and not terribly hard to get your hands on. The last three are the most difficult to
track down. You will occasionally see
tappings of both Cantillon and Drie Fonteinin, these events will definitely be
worth a stop! The Girardin is rarely
seen in the US. If you are willing to
drop some money, head over to <a href="http://www.belgiuminabox.com/">www.belgiuminabox.com</a>. You may have to check in regularly to find a
time when all of them are in stock, but get some friends together and place a
large order, you will not be disappointed.</div>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-91583345720486286212014-12-15T11:25:00.000-08:002014-12-16T05:46:08.218-08:00Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2014 – Pale Ale Results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gold Medal – Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Black Husky Pale Ale<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: 3 Floyds Zombie Dust & Maine Brewing MO<o:p></o:p></div>
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Board of Director Votes (includes @jagatelife, @chadmeindl, @Badger_Alum1,
@ahrensjeremy and @rjjturner)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold Medal – Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – 3 Floyds Zombie Dust<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Analysis<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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The Gold and Silver winners were definitely in a different
league than the rest. The Board of
Directors flipped the two and it was very difficult to choose which was the
best. I thought Sue had some spicy notes
that I was a little surprised by and was a bit more forward. Everything about Fort Point was potent,
balanced and wonderful. Black Husky took
home bronze and was the outlier of the group.
Less hoppy and really malty, which was popular amongst the popular vote
(while the board rated it last). Mo was
solid, but underwhelming compared to the other brews in the category. Lastly, Zombie Dust is a really good beer,
just not worth the hype or energy required to track down. It has a great nose and is much more malty, but
that beer lives on hype.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>My Ballot<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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1) Fort Point 2) Sue 3) Mo 4) Zombie Dust 5) Black Husky<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway<o:p></o:p></u></div>
Trillium Fort Point and Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue are
really remarkable beers and the epitome of the style. Do whatever you can to get your hands on
these beers because you will not be disappointed. If hear Zombie Dust is going to be on tap or
can easily pick it up, go ahead and enjoy.
Otherwise this beer is not worth any additional resources to find. Maine Mo is solid and reasonably priced,
definitely worth picking up if you see it at the store. I would say avoid the Pale Ale from Black
Husky and get yourself some Spoose Joose.<br />
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-61950645561201082522014-12-12T05:33:00.000-08:002014-12-16T05:46:25.334-08:00Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2014 – Doppelbock Results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gold Medal – Capital Autumnal Fire<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Troegs Troegenator<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: Spaten Optimator & Vintage 30 Point Bock<o:p></o:p></div>
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Board of Director Votes (includes @jagatelife, @chadmeindl, @Badger_Alum1,
@ahrensjeremy and @rjjturner)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold Medal – Troegs Troegenator<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Capital Autumnal Fire<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Analysis</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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It is worth noting that there are different variations of
the Doppelbock and we did not consider this when picking contestants. Our biggest concern was staying in the same
general ABV range. It was very
interesting how these 5 beers separated into two categories. Three of them had very classic German
flavors, while two seemed to have cleaner yeast strains with more emphasis on
the grains to provide flavors. Capital was far and away the best of the German style doppelbocks with far more depth of flavor than what the other two were able to accomplish. The two
non-German-tasting-beers were surprisingly enough from Troegs and Ayinger. Both of these beers had a bit of sweetness that
rounded out the back rather than the hanging German yeast flavor. Both of those two beers achieved much better
balance. And these two beers placed 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 3<sup>rd</sup> amongst popular vote and 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup>
with Board of Directors. I thought the
Troegs was the better of the two and 4 out of 5 of the Board of Director’s agreed. Capital and
Ayinger actually tied the popular vote, but Capital won the tiebreaker.</div>
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<u>My Ballot<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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1) Troegenator 2) Celebrator 3) Autumnal Fire 4) 30 Point 5) Optimator<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway</u><o:p></o:p></div>
Definitely a lot of variety in this style of beer so find
what you like best. If you like the
traditional German flavors, get yourself some Autumnal Fire and you won’t be
disappointed. Unfortunately the
footprint for this beer is pretty small, but you can probably find Optimator in
any market and that one is perfectly sufficient. My personal preference is the Americanized
versions and the Ayinger is really impressive and also should be available in
most markets. Troegs has fairly limited
distribution, but if you live or have access to the Ohio/Pennsylvania market
seek this beer out even if you aren’t a fan of the style.<br />
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-27995903972734998262014-12-11T05:41:00.001-08:002014-12-12T05:27:41.939-08:00Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2014 – Homebrew Brown Ale Results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gold Medal – Third Tier Coffee Oatmeal Cookie<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Attwood Over The Line Brown Ale<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – JerBear Brown Hugs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: Third Tier Cognac Oatmeal Cookie & Otsego
Cookie Squasher<o:p></o:p></div>
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Board of Director Votes (includes @jagatelife, @chadmeindl, @Badger_Alum1,
@ahrensjeremy and @rjjturner)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold Medal – Third Tier Coffee Oatmeal Cookie<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – JerBear Brown Hugs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Attwood Over The Line Brown Ale<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Analysis</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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Full disclosure, myself and a fellow Board of Director are Third Tier Brewing so were responsible for 2 of the beers submitted. All brewers decided to vote and were counted
towards the final tally based on an agreement amongst all of us. The two Oatmeal Cookie beers were variations
of the same beer. I am a little surprised
no one else went the coffee route because it was the most obvious addition to
the style I could imagine. The Cognac
version was definitely a mess and needed some time to come together, the coffee
was a crowd favorite. The other three homebrews took more traditional approaches. You could place all three on a spectrum: Brown Hugs was the heaviest and most
boozy, while Squasher came in just a hair thin.
Over The Line fell right in between these two, which is most likely why
it came in second. It had a nice solid
base which carried through the mouth<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>My Ballot</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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1) Brown Hugs 2) Coffee Oatmeal Cookie 3) Over the Line 4)
Cognac Oatmeal Cookie 5) Squasher<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>The Takeaway</u><br />
We chose Brown Ales because they are a fairly non-descript
style. I would almost never buy a brown
ale at the store unless it had an interesting twist on the style. That is what we were trying to accomplish
with the Oatmeal Cookie variants. I was
very impressed with what the traditional approaches were able to accomplish
especially Brown Hugs, which had such great balance with the booziness and just
a touch a sweet to cut it off in the back of the mouth. Overall, a very impressive showing by all homebrewers.</div>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-75484128423742934252014-12-10T05:54:00.000-08:002014-12-12T05:34:30.923-08:00Great Taste of Cottage Grove 2014 – Barleywine Results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gold Medal – Evil Twin Freudian Slip<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (2012)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Centrals Waters Kosmyk Charlie's Y2k
(2012)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other Participants: Great Divide Old Ruffian & AleSmith Old
Numbskull<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Board of Director Votes</u> (@jagatelife, @chadmeindl, @Badger_Alum1,
@ahrensjeremy & @rjjturner)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold Medal – Evil Twin Freudian Slip<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver Medal – Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (2012)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze Medal – Centrals Waters Kosmyk Charlie's Y2k
(2012)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Analysis</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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The barleywine category is how we finished off the night and
as usual with the last event, things tend to get a little hazy towards the end
of the night. First off, it is worth
noting that both the Bigfoot and Y2K had a couple years of age on them. Interestingly enough, these two barleywines are
considered the hoppy version of the style.
Overall, it is not surprising both of these beers fared well with both
the general consensus and Board of Directors.
The surprise of the night easily belongs to the gypsy brewers, Evil
Twin. Beers that have great balance
always fair the best in these blinded tastings and that is what Evil Twin was
able to accomplish. Freudian Slip and
Bigfoot actually tied for the general vote, but Evil Twin won on a
tiebreaker. I was the only person that
appeared to be a huge fan of Old Ruffian; the only thing I wrote on my
scorecard was “heaven.” Rounding out the
backend was Old Numbskull, which was just a mess.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1) Old Ruffian, 2) Freudian 3) Y2K 4) Bigfoot 5) Old Numbskull</div>
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Keep checking in with them and get some Freudian Slip if you like
barleywines. If you like hoppy beers,
definitely pick up both Sierra Nevada Bigfoot and Central Water’s Kosmyk
Charlie’s Y2K. The great thing about
Bigfoot is you can pick up a 4 pack, have 2 this year and one for each of the
following 2 years. Since Central Waters
switched to bomber format on the Y2K, I would say grab 2 so you can drink one
now and age the other. I always
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And here are the official lines for next week's event:<br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt; width: 214pt;" width="285">Third Tier Cognac Oatmeal Cookie</td><td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">5 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Third Tier Coffee Oatmeal Cookie</td><td>3 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Otsego Cookie Squasher</td><td>4 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">JerBear Brown Hugs</td><td>5 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Attwood Brown Ale</td><td>8 to 1</td></tr>
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<u>American Pale Ale</u></div>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15pt; width: 214pt;" width="285">Toppling Goliath PsuedoSue</td><td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">3 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">3 Floyds Zombie Dust</td><td>7 to 2</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Maine Brewing MO</td><td>5 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Black Husky Pale Ale</td><td>14 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale</td><td>3 to 1</td></tr>
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<u>Doppelbock</u></div>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 214pt;" width="285">Ayinger
Celebrator Doppelbock</td>
<td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">7 to 2</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Capital Autuminal Fire</td>
<td>4 to 1</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Spaten Optimator!</td>
<td>6 to 1</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Troegs Troegenator</td>
<td>5 to 1</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Vintage 30 Point Bock</td>
<td>5 to 1</td>
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<u>Gueuze</u><br />
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Gueuze 100% Lambic</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 32pt;" width="43">3 to 1</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Drie Fonteinin Oude Gueuze</td>
<td>7 to 2</td>
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L'Ancienne</td>
<td>8 to 1</td>
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<td>4 to 1 </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black
Label)</td>
<td>4 to 1 </td>
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<u>Barleywine</u><br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt; width: 214pt;" width="285">Sierra Nevada Bigfoot</td><td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">6 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Great Divide Old Ruffian</td><td>3 to 1</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Centrals Waters Kosmyk Charlie's Y2k</td><td>5 to 2</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">AleSmith Old Numbskull</td><td>7 to 2</td></tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Evil Twin Freudian Slip</td><td>5 to 1</td></tr>
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-8693524234781056272013-01-02T11:22:00.003-08:002013-01-17T09:41:39.201-08:00Best Beers of 2012This article has been moved. Follow the link to check it out <a href="http://www.hereforthebeer.com/best-beers-of-2012/">http://www.hereforthebeer.com/best-beers-of-2012/</a>Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-90447636000075506282012-12-26T10:17:00.001-08:002012-12-27T11:24:45.440-08:00Tentative Itinerary for Michigan BeercationHere is the very early itinerary for our trip to Michigan that will begin on 12/27/2012 with @chadmeindl and Ryan Turner<br />
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<strong>Thursday Night</strong> (Chicago Area):<br />
-Three Floyds Brewery<br />
-Cellar beers at the hotel<br />
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<strong>Friday</strong> (en route to Grand Rapids):<br />
-Greenbush Brewery<br />
-New Holland Brewery<br />
-Founders Brewery<br />
-Brewery Vivant<br />
-Hopcat<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong> (en route to Kalamazoo):<br />
-The Union<br />
-Dark Horse Brewery<br />
-Bell's Brewery<br />
-Kalamazoo Beer Exchange<br />
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<strong>Sunday</strong>:<br />
-Long painful drive back to WisconsinHere For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-20869842602262592412012-12-18T05:53:00.001-08:002013-01-28T11:12:35.883-08:00Analysis of the American Adjunct Category - GTOCG 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The line-up has been officially set for the first annual Great Taste of Cottage Grove. The event will be a blinded tasting of 5 different beers in 5 different categories. 22 participants will rank the beers from favorite to least favorite. Votes will be tallied and metals will be handed out. I will track results via Twitter with #gtocg<br />
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Here is the line-up:<br />
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<strong>IPA Category Odds</strong><br />
Lane 1 - Surly Furious 5:2<br />
Lane 2 - Bells Two Hearted 3:1<br />
Lane 3 - Stone IPA 3:1<br />
Lane 4 - Founders Centennial IPA 5:1<br />
Lane 5 - Lakefront IPA 9:1<br />
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<strong>Stout Category</strong><br />
Lane 1 -Bells Expedition Stout 7:2<br />
Lane 2 -Founders Breakfast Stout 5:2<br />
Lane 3 -Central Waters Satin Solstice 14:1<br />
Lane 4 -Great Divide Yeti 4:1<br />
Lane 5 -Oskar Blues Ten Fidy 4:1<br />
Lane 6 -Third Tier Ten Imperial Stout (homebrew) 5:1<br />
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<strong>American Adjunct Category</strong><br />
Lane 1 - Miller High Life 3:1<br />
Lane 2 - Budweiser 6:1<br />
Lane 3 - Pabst Blue Ribbon 5:2<br />
Lane 4 - Hamms 3:1<br />
Lane 5 - Old Style 4:1<br />
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<strong>Porter Category</strong><br />
Lane 1 - Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter 5:2<br />
Lane 2 - Founders Porter 3:1<br />
Lane 3 - Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It! 4:1<br />
Lane 4 - Ale Asylum Contorter Porter 7:1<br />
Lane 5 - O’so Night Train 4:1<br />
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<strong>Amber Category</strong><br />
Lane 1 - Ale Asylum Ambergeddon 3:1<br />
Lane 2 - Alaskan Amber 9:2<br />
Lane 3 - Bells Amber 4:1<br />
Lane 4 - Stone Levitation 3:1<br />
Lane 5 - Sprecher Special Amber 6:1<br />
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Beer representation by State (please note for the first annual event, preference was given to Wisconsin breweries)<br />
WI - 12<br />
MI - 6<br />
CA - 2<br />
CO - 2<br />
AK - 1<br />
MN - 1<br />
MO - 1<br />
OH - 1Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-72425993020876213102012-10-22T10:24:00.000-07:002013-01-16T12:38:57.001-08:00APA Blinded Taste Challenge<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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Here For The Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377811896548783946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535781420819305440.post-54311318564160147972012-09-07T20:33:00.002-07:002012-10-24T14:52:06.477-07:00Turner Agate Brews0001 Three B's Stout - Coffee Chocolate Oatmeal Stout<br />
0002 AIPA - Amber IPA<br />
0003 BIPA - Belgian IPA<br />
0004 Sour - Blend with 18 month old Sour. Half batch being aged for future batch<br />
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0005 WIPA - Wheat IPA </div>
0006 Turnertoberfest - Oktobfest (Pilsner)<br />
0007 Ten Stout<br />
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