tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post5299911772647942851..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Advice to the Widmer BrothersJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29739119629888252662008-11-11T20:09:00.000-08:002008-11-11T20:09:00.000-08:00I'll double- (dopple?) up anon #3's recommendation...I'll double- (dopple?) up anon #3's recommendation of full sail's dopplebock. it's a little on the hoppy side, but incredibly good.<BR/><BR/>have you had any of the lagers from heater-allen?<BR/><BR/>Jay Webb, ex-saxer brewer, is now at Max' Fanno Creek in Tigard. the celestine pilsner is a saaz explosion. bring a growler.<BR/><BR/>portland brewing used to make zig-zag lager... another one I Aaron J. Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394251635346173495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-5400122850646265102008-11-10T23:39:00.000-08:002008-11-10T23:39:00.000-08:00Okay, I'll own up to having been anonymouses numbe...Okay, I'll own up to having been anonymouses numbers 1 and 3. My apologies for being too lazy to type in a name. :-)<BR/><BR/>Yep, Full Sail had a pilsner in 12oz bottles a few years back, and also a double pilsner named 'Capsize' in 22oz bottles. Both quite nice as I recall but there's been a lot of beer under the bridge since then.<BR/><BR/>Now that I think of it, Deschutes also bottled a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-88312437760625983602008-11-10T17:41:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:41:00.000-08:00Okay, will the anonymouses sign their name with so...Okay, will the anonymouses sign their name with some distinguishing mark so we can keep you all straight? You don't have to login, just put some initials or a fake name or even--shocking!--your real name at the bottom.<BR/><BR/>That said, to the points. Anon 1, yes, that's true. I think Widmer always wanted to be a German-style brewer, but even ten years ago seemed to early for them--we were Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-54436277809559275942008-11-10T15:46:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:46:00.000-08:00You state that "A good pilsner hasn't been put in ...You state that "A good pilsner hasn't been put in the bottle in these parts since Saxer's. Or, for that matter, a good doppel", but Full Sail bottled a Pilsner for a while well after the demise of Saxer, and has a Doppelbock in bottles right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-64010892913724582642008-11-10T15:45:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:45:00.000-08:00How do you know those are Saaz in the Dortmunder? ...How do you know those are Saaz in the Dortmunder? And how do know the X114 is not hopped late in the boil or possibly even dry hopped. One should be careful with their assumptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-42588998084132827452008-11-10T15:21:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:21:00.000-08:00Widmer did actually have a number of lagers in the...Widmer did actually have a number of lagers in their bottled lineup a number of years back, including a Vienna, a Czech Pilsner and a Black Bier. Seems like you might be alluding to these in your post, but I'm not sure. They discontinued these and replaced them with the usual microbrew suspects (Pale Ale, Porter, etc), which I always thought was a damned shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com