Cape May Brewing Company (2020)

So according to calendar crushin it will see distro this year? Also never heard of the grove, is that new or just one I’ve never noticed?

 

Tan Limes to see distro? That beer was great last year.

 

Gotta say it again, I am really going to miss Lager. Such a good, approachable beer that works for craft and non craft beer drinkers alike.

 

Try it with a few tacos, home run. I do agree that it’s disappointing to boot the original lager completely for Tan Limes.

 

Put me down for another one who enjoyed the lager and am disappointed they’re not even doing one run of it this year.

 

It's pretty annoying that, generally speaking, lagers always seem to be the first styles to get discontinued. Perhaps it's due to the extended lagering time, you can probably brew 2 batches of pale ale by the time you finish 1 batch of lager.

 

I just don't get the whole "craft Mexican lager" thing as a whole for the most part.

 

But Cape May is still making a lager available: Tan Lines. So....

Yes, Lagers do indeed take much longer both from a fermentation timeframe and the lagering process perspective. Over the holidays I brewed two batches of lager (Czech Dark Lager & Bohemian Pilsner). For my brewing practice I ferment for 2 weeks (vs. less than a week for an Ale) and I lager for 5 weeks (needless to say but ales are typically not lagered).

Cheers!

 

I personally do not drink these sorts of beers but apparently some breweries want to 'catch lightening in a bottle' such as Corona does. Lots of folks pay inflated prices for Mexican brewed & branded AAL beers. Craft Breweries want their share of that market (e.g., Sierra Nevada brewing Sierraveza for the past year).

Cheers!

 

Glad to see Mop Water on the draft schedule. Was afraid it was gone for good.

 

Surprised about the lager or lack thereof. I thought it was nice and crispy and it sold well where I shop. I'm pretty sure it was close to if not outselling their IPA for a time.

I mentioned this to the owner and he said he had a few regular beer drinkers hooked on the lager.

 

I think I'd prefer Tan Limes over Lager for the beach tbh.

 

Agree to disagree on this one. Lagers w/ lime added (or any fruit for that matter) always become a little “too much” after a few for my tastes. Nite Lite/Lime Lite is a good example of this; I prefer my beer unadulterated whenever possible.

 

A friggin men

 

Well, that's no longer the case.

But that's just it, the big Mexican beers don't contain salt and lime - oh, wait - I'm sorry "Cape May Sea Salt and Persian Lime" - and they seem to do alright. Damn, Constellation's approaching combined 9% market share with just Corona and Modelo Especial, 2018's #6 and #7 beers in the US. According to a Forbes article from a few days ago, Constellation is currently claiming that “...Modelo Especial ... the #4 beer brand (in sales) in the entire U.S.” that'd mean it passed both Corona and Budweiser.

Not sure why US brewers still are thinking, "Gee, all the trendy people are cutting up limes and squeezing them into bottles of Mexican adjunct lager beers. But Americans are lazy, so why don't we brew some cheap lager and put the lime in it for them!" Yet, from Lone Star Lime to Tequiza to Miller Chill to Bud Light Lime - they've all failed. (Well, looks like Bud Light Lime's still around, same for their Chiladas.)

Well, it likely isn't #1, but it sure is in the Top 10 of the most repulsive beer names...