Product launched. Time to burn some ETO before the June 30 fiscal year end. Malty. A lot of chocolate malt. And pretty hoppy for the style. Almost abrasive on the hops in the end.
I was fortunate enough to have received a couple of fresh cans (2-26-26) of The Slow Pour Pils from Bierstadt Lagerhaus courtesy of @ATL6245. This is the best German Pilsner i have had to date. Hits the style with near perfection! Thanks David! Cheers from Sky Valley, GA! Tom
I had the pleasure of drinking draft Bierstadt Lagerhaus Slow Pour Pils at a past Logjammin' Lager Beer Festival in Philly. I discussed this beer in a past NBW thread: "There was a very long line for Bierstadt and we wisely decided to get in that long line to get two pours of the Slow Pour Pils which the beertender did pour very slowly (3-5 minutes for a pour). The beer was pretty to look at (see photo below) and while I enjoyed drinking that beer there were several other Pilsners there just as good (and some better)." Cheers!
It's excellent. Love it. I actually think the Helles is the best of a really high quality bunch of beers they make. I was really glad I found those last week. And at a store that keeps all of their beers in coolers. Cheers!
Like we have commented before, there are some U.S. lager breweries putting out high quality German style beers. Case in point.
Yep, and the US craft brewed German style beer scene just keeps getting better and better. Case in point Wander Back which 'opened' two years ago; I discussed their German Pilsner in post #160. And I made mention of the World Beer Cup Gold Medal winning Helles in that post. Cheers!
I could imagine how much better on draft this could be! Makes me want to get back to Colorado at some point in the future! Enjoying a lovely Dunkel from Round Trip in Atlanta courtesy of @ATL6245 - thanks David! Toasted bread, a touch of toffee and chocolate, with floral hops balancing very nicely. This is very enjoyable! Cheers! Tom
I'm loving your backgrounds. Those guys do a great job with the Dunkel. The brewer there was trained at the Siebel Institute when it was in Chicago. He's pretty reliable with the German styles. Cheers!
Our view from the back porch sets up nicely. We even get serenaded regularly by the Chapel of Sky Valley and we have heard Taps played at Sunset. Nice traditions! Getting into a second round of Bierstadt Lagerhaus Helles. Oooh, this is so good. Nice light body with a white cracker flavor and herbal hopping that balances beautifully and leaves a touch of style appropriate black pepper bitterness on the back of my palate. Beautifully done! Cheers! Tom
@JackHorzempa this Sierra Nevada Friends of the Family Weizenbock is another example of U.S. breweries making great German style beers. This is destined to be ranked world class if it gets enough reviews. The best Weizenbock I have had. The yeast expression is amazing. I thought the 8% ABV was going to be over the top but you barely notice it at first. SN is missing out if they don't keep expanding distro of this. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Courtesy of @CarolinaCardinals. Thanks bro!
I am enjoying today's Pilsner from Round Trip in ATL courtesy of @ATL6245 - thanks my man! For me, this one had a nose that was sweety graininess that came across more bready than cracker froward on the palate. Hopping was expertly done, leaving a nice style appropriate back end peppery bitterness. Great choice David, thanks for the opportunity! Cheers! Tom
I will once again be attending the Sly Fox Bockfest & Goat Race event this Sunday. I have my fingers crossed they have their Weizenbock pouring (and a plethora of other Bock styles). The Sly Fox Weizenbock is very, very tasty!! Cheers!
That sounds like a load a fun, but a dangerous (easy drinking bock beers) beer fest! I was just mentioning in another thread how Weizenbock, in general, is such an underappreciated beer style. I get the banana and clove may not to be to some's liking but at the same time I find the wheat styles to be some of the easiest drinking beers. I went through a phase years ago when I didn't care for moderately to high bitter beers. I was drinking mostly wines and the only beers I was drinking were German wheat. Those are still some of my favorites.
I am a fan of banana and clove for both the Hefeweizen and Weizenbock styles. I enjoy the extra complexity of the Weizenbock style. Cheers!
This isn't the first time SN has tried their hand at a weizenbock. Beercamp #37 was a weizenbock and was pretty outstanding. It had an abv. of 6.8%. My impression is that SN doesn't feel it's a sufficiently popular style for more widespread distribution. That's unfortunate, because they really seem to have mastered the style.
I suspect you are right about the popularity. But gosh what a shame folks miss out on such an outstanding beer style.
