I went when I was really young. I think I mainly visited resorts and amusement parks.
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Summer screams for White/wheat bears. They have good flavor without a heavy malt body and often have that light citrus note. Sam makes a Heffewiesen (I probably killed that spelling) that is good if you like Heffes, and I like their White Ale is very taste.
I actually am not always a huge fan of Heffes, but when its hot and humid and your pushing the mower, its real nice. (Of course, PU is great in the summer too, as noted above).
To mix the two discussions…
I brewed a clone of a commercial IPA…ummm, Portland IPA? Damn, cant remeber. It was a really nice citricy floral aroma/taste, not that typical “Americal IPA” hop kick-in-the-teeth you can see now-days. That one was mild enough for a summer drinker as well.
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Did anyone else hear, “the beer that made Milwaukee famous” is making a comeback. LOL, I have to get a sixer just to say I tasted it.
I still have several Grolsch bottles, they are cool, but I used to buy them n college and when a new guy showed up at our house I’d make him drink the Grolsh so I could get the bottle emptied.
I’m not a big fan of Heffewiesen, I’m not into citrus or fruit flavor in my beer, I have been looking for something good for grilling though the problem for me is that when I am trying new beers I always seem to do it in the same setting, around a game board with some buddies in the evening. Some beers just don’t fit that setting.
Theres a “garage bar” a couple houses down that I hang out in so I should probably start bringing some random sixers down there to experiment on.
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Porters are good for Barbeque.
You might also try a beer with smoked malt or smoke flavor. No experience myself but I’m told those are good with food from the grill.
Alternately try The Brewmaster’s Table for ideas on matching brews to food.
Although a good idea is to match brews with the fare from the country the style orginated in.
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The White Ale from Sam is more “spicy” as opposed to citrus, but its probably not what you are looking for.
What exactly is the beer profile suitable for gaming?
Anyone had “Double Bag” (cows on the label) from Long Trail or Sam’s Double Boch? Now theres a couple of tastey beers with some kick!
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LOL, not to dring with the food, to drink while I’m standing by the grill in the heat ;)
When I’m baming I’m looking fo rsomething strong and dark, I’m in a cool room doing minimal activity. If I drank some of my favorite gaming brew while doing yard work I would be in trouble.
Double Boch, now that’s a gaming brew!
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I definately recommend the Double Bag then.
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For Summertime consumption I have grown particularly fond of the S. Adams Summer Ale. It doesn’t usually garner lots of critical acclaim but I find it really suits my palette.
I polished off my 6 pack last night. Tasty stuff. :-D
As far as similar…I’d second motdc suggestion of wheat beers. Especially for the citrus taste.
I love me Doppelbocks…mmm…Optimator.
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Well the S. Adams Hefeweizen is tasty and is sharing shelf space with some Summer Ale. I can’t find any proper German hefeweizens locally with lots of fruity notes from the yeast.
I’ve had the Blue Moon – Honey Moon (the ‘regular’ Blue Moon tastes like orange soda,) Pete’s Wicked Summer Brew and one called Locktender Lager from Great Lakes Brewing.
Curious what other folks experience with summer seasonal brews has been.
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I went to a local micro-brewery last year Gordon Biersch. As a mater of fact cystic crypt was visiting for an A&A game and a Coyotes game. After the Yotes game we went to Biersch and got thier sampler they had a Heffeweizen there that I couldn’t finnish, that’s rare for me, the damn thing tasted like bananas!
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they had a Heffeweizen there that I couldn’t finnish, that’s rare for me, the damn thing tasted like bananas!
That is typical of the ‘hefe’ style. It should taste like bananas.
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Yeah, well… that’s nasty. I’ve had others that I could drink, though not something I would pick up on my own. But this stuff tasted like they put bananas in the keg.
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Too much ester production could be a sign of poor tempurature control during fermentation…
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LOL, not to dring with the food, to drink while I’m standing by the grill in the heat ;)
When I’m baming I’m looking fo rsomething strong and dark, I’m in a cool room doing minimal activity. If I drank some of my favorite gaming brew while doing yard work I would be in trouble.
Double Boch, now that’s a gaming brew!
Based on the typos, I would say someone had had a few when they posted the above…
And what is “baming”? Do share this obviously wonderful hobby with us :evil:
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Too much ester production could be a sign of poor tempurature control during fermentation…
Depending on the brew and the yeast.
Lots of esters are not appropriate for a Pilsner for instance but a Hefe should have lots of esters.
It is not out of the question though that Fish’s micro overdid it.
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LOL, not to dring with the food, to drink while I’m standing by the grill in the heat ;)
When I’m baming I’m looking fo rsomething strong and dark, I’m in a cool room doing minimal activity. If I drank some of my favorite gaming brew while doing yard work I would be in trouble.
Double Boch, now that’s a gaming brew!
Based on the typos, I would say someone had had a few when they posted the above…
And what is “baming”? Do share this obviously wonderful hobby with us :evil:
:roll:LOL, sometimes I think someone comes in and moves the keys on my board…
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Too much ester production could be a sign of poor tempurature control during fermentation…
Depending on the brew and the yeast.
Lots of esters are not appropriate for a Pilsner for instance but a Hefe should have lots of esters.
It is not out of the question though that Fish’s micro overdid it.
That’s possible, if I remember right they called it a Banana Heffewiesen, but that could be because that’s how it came out. at any rate bleah…
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LOL, sometimes I think someone comes in and moves the keys on my board…
Back in my Witch Wars days that was known as “The Mysterious Dude Defense” and it was always laughed at…
So… since we know that no one came in and played with your typing, I think we have to apply Occam’s Razor and say that you just had enjoyed too much of the topc of this thread when you posted :-D
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That my friend is entirely possible. I have on occasion read posts that I have written, but don’t remember, that looked similar…
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I went to a local micro-brewery last year Gordon Biersch. As a mater of fact cystic crypt was visiting for an A&A game and a Coyotes game. After the Yotes game we went to Biersch and got thier sampler they had a Heffeweizen there that I couldn’t finnish, that’s rare for me, the damn thing tasted like bananas!
That was a Great Day . . . Shane Doan scoring in an overtime period to pull the Coyotes ahead to beat the Blues . . . and didn’t we appear in a Coyotes webpage too? The funny thing is that we bumped into more Winnipeggers there than people from Phoenix (Phoenicians? Phoenices?)
Also having been introduced to many a European Beer, i did not find that banana one so bad . . . Like the Leffe beer and it’s weird orange aftertaste. -
LOL, yeah it was a great game, I love a close game especialy when we win ;)
fyi Phoenician
BTY, I was whatching this show on CMT called Hillbilly Delux about the crazy things Rednecks with money do. They showed this guy dringing Utopias in a funnel lmao.
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