As Minnesotans, we know something about temperature, right? If you’re like me, you wore a down parka to work yesterday and a sweatshirt to the gym this afternoon. Those temperature swings make a big difference!
I know that serving temperature makes a difference for beer, too. The point was driven home for me recently: I’ve got [...]
Archive for the 'Malty Beers' Category
What a difference 10 degrees makes!
February 23, 2008Dark Wheat: it’s what’s for dinner
January 21, 2008Ms. BeerGeek and I began gearing up for judging at this weekend’s Upper-Mississippi Mashout. One of the categories we’re assigned to judge is German wheat beers.
So, to go with tonight’s dinner of braised short-ribs, we picked the Schneider’s Dunkelweizen. It has a characteristically big banana nose (75%) with substantial clove (25%) notes, too. [...]
Sam Smith’s in Brown Bottles - Hurray!
September 24, 2007A couple of months ago, I stumbled across a 4-pack of Sam Smith’s Nut Brown Ale in brown bottles at the Cellar’s in Roseville. I was pleased to be able to sample this beer without the deleterious effects of light for which the previous clear bottles allowed.
Even better, last night I was able to sample [...]
Fuller’s London Pride on a Patio (almost)
June 4, 2007Memorial Day weekend found Ms. BeerGeek and I working with friends and relatives (thankfully) to install a patio in our backyard. Saturday, at the conclusion of 10 hours of work, we met for my mother-in-law’s birthday. Since our own patio was as yet unfinished, we searched the city of St. Paul for patio [...]
Surly shows its sweeter side at Cafe Twenty Eight
April 8, 2007I chose to celebrate my matriculation into the my 30s with my family at Cafe Twenty Eight this weekend. It’s a place Ms. Beergeek and I hadn’t been in a while but remembered fondly. We weren’t disappointed, as the food was excellent. Further, we agreed on our way home that the place [...]
Dubbels: Old World vs. New World
April 5, 2007I decided to participate in this month’s beer blogger “session.” The idea came from Stan over at Appellation Beer that each month the beer blog community would gather and post around a single style. This month’s session is hosted by A Good Beer Blog, with Dubbels chosen as the shared style.
I decided it [...]
Goats Collide
April 1, 2007On Friday night I was waiting for my fish at Mac’s in Roseville and headed over to the near-by Cellars. One of the beers I picked up was Victory St. Victorious Doppelbock. Doppelbocks are particularly strong bocks with extra malty flavors and plenty of alcoholic strength. I found Victory’s beer to be [...]
