tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post1720921389749981367..comments2021-11-22T07:41:53.226-08:00Comments on Bottle Chasers: The Next Craft Beer Trend: Session or Sour?Bottle Chasershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14500810309803164799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post-82768053172112101882011-07-31T01:32:41.129-07:002011-07-31T01:32:41.129-07:00Jesse,
Thanks for chiming in and adding clarificat...Jesse,<br />Thanks for chiming in and adding clarification. I enjoyed a bottle of Almanac Summer 2010 at RateBeer's Oakland A's event today. It was consistent with what I had at your launch party. As someone who's more enticed by fruity beers than sours, I hope to trying your single barrel version again some day, ideally with pancakes or something dessert-y.Bottle Chasershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500810309803164799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post-67020243803331668982011-07-29T15:53:32.306-07:002011-07-29T15:53:32.306-07:00Hello!
Jesse from Almanac Beer here. Thanks for...Hello!<br /><br />Jesse from Almanac Beer here. Thanks for including us in your post, as well as coming out for our launch party. <br /><br />I wanted to clear up a bit confusion: what you had on tap at SF Beer Week and the finished beer in the bottles are not the same thing. What we served at SF Beer Week was a special, single barrel unblended version of our beer. Compared to the finished bottled product it has much more oak and fruit character. In contrast, the bottles are a blend of several barrels and fresh beer, so it has a more mild oak note, more balanced fruit, and a bright hoppy aroma. (We still have a few kegs of the single barrel version squirreled away for special occasions) <br /><br />We added our berries straight off the bush, so it's possible that they have introduced a little brett character into the finished beer - however we didn't add anything else to sour them, such as a belgian sour yeast culture. All other acid in the beer comes from our malt bill. <br /><br />As for consistency - all of the bottles came from the same blending tank, and there should be very little variation from bottle to bottle. We've opened quite a few, and have not encountered anything too far outside of expectation. Of course, dealing with bottle conditioned beers, they are alive and will continue to evolve in your cellar. <br /><br />Thanks again for writing about us, and please let me know if you have any more questions!<br /><br />- Jesse<br />almanacbeer.combeerandnoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372355761964376483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post-37009812748704514762011-07-29T11:42:08.861-07:002011-07-29T11:42:08.861-07:00Good call Jay. Berliner Weisse is perfect when it&...Good call Jay. Berliner Weisse is perfect when it's hot out. <br /><br />I agree with Mathew, though, that I think beer drinkers at a certain point in their relationship with beer will always want an extreme, and sours and special ingredients are the next frontier there. Still, many craft beer people have been drinking beer long enough that we prize subtlety more, so session beer is naturally on its way up, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551051953384066780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post-24161263300989397162011-07-28T13:14:46.132-07:002011-07-28T13:14:46.132-07:00@Jay, What Berliner Weiss do you recommend?
@Math...@Jay, What Berliner Weiss do you recommend?<br /><br />@Mathew Good point, but can you drink a sour all day like a Bitter American without prepping with an antacid?Bottle Chasershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500810309803164799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post-41599192225866366562011-07-28T10:14:00.459-07:002011-07-28T10:14:00.459-07:00easy: it's probably both. most belgian sours a...easy: it's probably both. most belgian sours are low in alcohol anyway, so I can easily see them becoming just as popular as beers like bitter americanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777498084861590614.post-14502368033329760192011-07-28T08:41:53.433-07:002011-07-28T08:41:53.433-07:00I think the best is a "combo session-sour&quo...I think the best is a "combo session-sour", when going with a Berliner Weiss. Can't beat refreshing 3% sours on a hot dayJay Zeishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420745158411547253noreply@blogger.com