tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1254857658496165228..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: OriginalJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-18448671269903983502009-03-08T23:19:00.000-07:002009-03-08T23:19:00.000-07:00You can note the word "Original" used in a smatter...You can note the word "Original" used in a smattering of Widmer's marketing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76660539405327435352009-03-05T15:08:00.000-08:002009-03-05T15:08:00.000-08:00Ok just grabbed that 12-pack I said I was going to...Ok just grabbed that 12-pack I said I was going to...<BR/><BR/>... This is a very good ale, and quite possibly my favorite to be bottled from/by Widmer.<BR/><BR/>Very good aroma of citrus and pine... and of the people I asked... they didn't notice it.. and I can't for the slightest see why or how.. maybe I am a good taster?<BR/><BR/>I was thinking... darn, too bad there isn't a cold 6-pack on DOSiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406354869646971733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-37725130129880008802009-03-04T16:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T16:08:00.000-08:00i notice Widmer public house didn't make the list ...i notice Widmer public house didn't make the list of "honest pints"...what's up with that?<BR/><BR/>http://www.honestpintproject.org/certified_purveyors.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-56740928790967051762009-03-04T11:31:00.000-08:002009-03-04T11:31:00.000-08:00I am anxious to try it.Most Fred Meyers around hav...I am anxious to try it.<BR/><BR/>Most Fred Meyers around have halfracks of it stacked besides, or next to the beer coolers. I must get one.<BR/><BR/>I for one love bitter beers.. as long as it is the hops making it so.<BR/><BR/>I am a huge fan of the grapefruit notes... many must dry hop at least a couple times to get that aroma and taste.<BR/><BR/>I hope Widmer will kick out another IPA... DOSiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406354869646971733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29823519390021438472009-03-03T20:25:00.000-08:002009-03-03T20:25:00.000-08:00Beer Fan, taste is funny... it's rare I meet a bee...Beer Fan, taste is funny... it's rare I meet a beer that's too hoppy, but I can't abide anything the slightest bit fruity or "citrus-y" in a beer at all. Blech!<BR/><BR/>Fruit goes in wine. Beer should taste like grain! My favorite beers always have a "cereal" aftertaste.<BR/><BR/>Note "rare" isn't "never." There is such a thing as too much hops.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the beauty is there's room for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-20937831795713995452009-03-03T19:04:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:04:00.000-08:00Rob, you're writing all the right things for this ...Rob, you're writing all the right things for this self-professed anti-hophead, who recently found love for the strongly-flavored-but-not-so-bitter hoppy beers that Ninkasi puts out (Tricerahops especially, but also Spring Reign more recently). Your TEAmaker was along similar lines, though its hop flavor was much less pronounced; if you can split the difference between that and the Spring Reign, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6654888282723775542009-03-03T13:35:00.000-08:002009-03-03T13:35:00.000-08:00Yay! Beer should taste and smell like food - thin...Yay! Beer should taste and smell like food - things we eat like the produce of blossoming things and especially citrusy things. Not like toothpicks, resin, or Christmas trees! I'm delighted to hear an important brewer talk about hoppiness in terms that make beer a source of sensory delight rather than assault. Here's to the day when triple digit IBUs is a warning rather than come-on. I can't Capital Tapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73088087861431759782009-03-03T13:29:00.000-08:002009-03-03T13:29:00.000-08:00Rob,Drifter is indeed a fantastic pale. Pretty mu...Rob,<BR/>Drifter is indeed a fantastic pale. Pretty much blew me away at the Gasthaus on Saturday night. Summits can have a strong catty nose to it, and this beer has none of it. You guys nailed it and this is my new go to pale.<BR/><BR/>Jeff,<BR/>Hopefully your tastebuds recover soon. It's the worst part about being sick.<BR/><BR/>KeAlohaKeAlohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193919001451657188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-25412211353873001392009-03-03T12:23:00.000-08:002009-03-03T12:23:00.000-08:00Sounds spectacular. Can hardly wait to get my han...Sounds spectacular. Can hardly wait to get my hands on a bottle.<BR/>DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-53771397918809411312009-03-03T12:04:00.000-08:002009-03-03T12:04:00.000-08:00Jeff, We used the word Original because we rea...Jeff,<BR/> We used the word Original because we really feel that Drifter is unlike all the other pale ales. Summit hops are my new favorite hop and they have taught me something that may have been obvious to others but was kind of a break through for me. I now believe that eveyone likes the aroma and flavor of hops but many people just don't like the accompanying bitterness. The cool thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com