Let's Give Lagers Some Love (2024)

They filed for bankruptcy reorganization.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/urban-chestnut-to-file-for-bankruptcy.678387/

 

Thanks, I thought it had been reported outside the Midwest forum.

 

I thought so too, but it must have been moved from the Beer News forum.

 

That's too bad. I would buy their beer anytime if it was available. Stammtisch is the best domestic German Pilsner I've tried.

 

I think their beer is popular enough that some tinkering with their business plan and cutting some expenses may be all they need.

I wish I could get their beers in Michigan. Their core beers are styles that I really enjoy.

 

Same here. Stammtisch was one of the lagers in the BA lager case sold through Half Time. They had leftovers of this beer as well as some Enegren and Dovetail ones I ended up getting as many as I could. Neither one of these is distributed here.

 

Funny, because I think their latest Maibock was a collab with a Michigan brewery.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24764/700598/

 

That's interesting. I bought some of the Old Nation Maibocks, but I didn't see any mention of a collab. I'll have to look more closely at it when I get home. Maybe I missed something.

 

Better suited to a hot afternoon, not crisp fall afternoon.

 

The wording of the brewery's description is a little unclear about whether this beer is all Michigan-grown ingredients (their description says "locally-sourced hops (Zuper Saazer) and the finest Pilsner malt"), but given the beer's name and the colors used on the can (pretty darn similar to maize and blue), and even the use of the 1 digit, I'd say yes. It's a tasty one.

 

I was vaguely interested in the U. MI vs. U. OR football game. I think of it as the battle of the yellows. Maize vs. lemon (or whatever yellow shade the team from Nike has adopted these days). Everybody else says "gold".

 

Lemon is a good word description for what I saw.

 

I'm not a big fan of college football. Nike supports UofO but most colleges lose money on the sport. With the advent of NIL payments to players, it's going to cost even more to play. I don't begrudge the players an improved situation, but the coaching salaries and infrastructure costs are out of control. Who will pay the costs? This is a good excuse for my commuter college alma mater to give up football.

 

Sooner or later the ticket prices have to reach a maximum acceptable amount for the masses.

 

Style: 13°P Czech-Style Pilsner [Decocted & Spunded]

• Grains: Czechia Raven [Floor Malted]
• Hops: German Saaz + Saaz Comfort [CZ]
• Yeast: Czech Lager Strain
• ABV: 5.2%

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What brewery?