Vandelay Export
Holy City Brewing
- From:
- Holy City Brewing
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- European / Dortmunder Export Lager
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 3.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 22, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 19, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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"...Yeah, yeah. She's seeing this guy, Art Vandelay..."
If there's one thing we learned from Seinfeld, it's that there's no point in just being an importer. The real money is in importing/exporting. Taking this lesson to heart, we brewed a German-style Export Lager, but imported some American hops, atypical for the style, into the picture. It's a big lager at 6.3% ABV, but the hop varietals generate more than enough bitterness to meet the malt's challenge.
One rule: if you're drinking this beer and the phone rings, you have to answer "Vandelay Industries."
50 IBU
If there's one thing we learned from Seinfeld, it's that there's no point in just being an importer. The real money is in importing/exporting. Taking this lesson to heart, we brewed a German-style Export Lager, but imported some American hops, atypical for the style, into the picture. It's a big lager at 6.3% ABV, but the hop varietals generate more than enough bitterness to meet the malt's challenge.
One rule: if you're drinking this beer and the phone rings, you have to answer "Vandelay Industries."
50 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Had this one on-tap at Gene's Haufbrau, poured into a pint glass. Had yellow color and a clear consistency. There was an inch of foamy, long-lasting head. Great lacing.
S: A sharp aroma of hops, fruit, and some malt as well.
T: Tasted of hops (a surprisingly large amount considering the style), a good shot of citrus (lemon), and malt. Not your typical Dortmunder flavor, but very bold and vibrant.
M: A well-carbonated beer with a somewhat slick finish finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This beer probably has more in common with an Imperial Pilsner than a Dortmunder, but this isn't a bad thing. It's well made and easy to drink.
Aug 19, 2012S: A sharp aroma of hops, fruit, and some malt as well.
T: Tasted of hops (a surprisingly large amount considering the style), a good shot of citrus (lemon), and malt. Not your typical Dortmunder flavor, but very bold and vibrant.
M: A well-carbonated beer with a somewhat slick finish finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This beer probably has more in common with an Imperial Pilsner than a Dortmunder, but this isn't a bad thing. It's well made and easy to drink.
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