Chicagoland Lagers (2022)

it’s good! Full disclaimer that I’m no style expert and I have no reference about what’s a Zoigl beer is supposed to taste like. But I enjoyed it.

 

Packaged and distributed, or only available on location?

 

Distro - i picked it up at beermicious . Still available there per the website

 

Please stop inventing fake beer styles.

 

Picked up a single from Beer On The Wall AH. Untappd only had these two stores listed as of today (in addition to the two breweries I presume). Hopefully, additional stores will see it soon.

 

I've never heard of this style. Reading up on it, I still have no idea what separates it from a typical unfiltered lager in the brewing process. Is it only a Zoigl because of the area it's brewed? I'm also curious as to how it survived in **** Germany when the Zoigl 6 point star logo looks exactly like a Star of David.

 

Haven't had anything from Church Street in a while. May have to check this out.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoigl

https://zoiglbier.de/an-introduction-to-the-tradition-of-zoigl-beer/

 

FWIW, Zoigl is not a style per se (however, they usually are pale-ish lagers w/ Noble hops) but a tradition / method -- I wouldn't call it "fake."

Not sure what makes the Church Street Zoigl a Zoigl (I'm guessing the community aspect of it), but I can tell you that Dovetail Zoigl was called a Zoigl because it's the only lager we've let completely cool in the coolship and pitched yeast without the aid of a heat exchanger—like the Zoigl breweries may have done in their community breweries with coolships.

We then took it around town to different places and raised a virtual Zoigl flag at each spot. It was fun, and hopefully a few people came back knowing more about this brewing tradition.

 

I was joking. Clearly not effectively!

 

Emojis, man -- emojis!

 

Emojis are cue cards for rubes.

 

Nah, they keep you out of trouble when you're attempting humor.

(Note that I'm not using any now)

 

Goldfinger Rauch... probably not a beginner Rauchbier.

Definitely smoky, definitely smooth -- trying to dissect a backbone malt. Spicy hops adding the right counterbalance... wait... there's a sweetish, bready malt in the aftertaste thru the finish.

Very nice.

@FBarber
@herrburgess

 

Well, damn. I finished the first one and really wanted another! Really fresh, takes me back to Bamberg.

 

Might even have to do it sooner than expected.

Well damn, I didn't even see the collab Maplewood logo on the can.

 

Yeah... If you've fallen under the spell of Franconian Rauchbier, you need to try the Goldfinger - Maplewood Collab. It's a great rendition for being far from the source.