tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post6913892671989220261..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Holiday Ale Fest - An Amazing BountyJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83697367053124544572007-11-29T22:11:00.000-08:002007-11-29T22:11:00.000-08:00Hoppy Schwarz! Exactly!I wrote an similar article ...Hoppy Schwarz! Exactly!<BR/><BR/>I wrote an similar article for my blog and noted "Schwarz Bier" in regard to similarities on the grain bill...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for adding that!<BR/><BR/>;-]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-59225780221243341122007-11-29T21:29:00.000-08:002007-11-29T21:29:00.000-08:00If you want to get educational, Dr. Wort, the beer...If you want to get educational, Dr. Wort, the beer is really just a hoppy ale version of a Schwarzbier. http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category4.html#style4CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-26496789092485494592007-11-28T17:59:00.000-08:002007-11-28T17:59:00.000-08:00Not getting excited Jeffery... Insecurities can be...Not getting excited Jeffery... Insecurities can be sufficating... ;-}<BR/><BR/>Just thought a little style history would be of value to your audience. <BR/><BR/>Not slighting the quality of Pelicans beers at all! They make great beers!<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of talk about: I like this.... This is good... That's funky .... etc. But, I always think this is a venue to EDUCATE the audience, not just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-72186053032652638982007-11-28T16:00:00.000-08:002007-11-28T16:00:00.000-08:00Dr. Wort, I'm not sure what you're so exercised ab...Dr. Wort, I'm not sure what you're so exercised about--Pelican's may not be the first Black IPA ever brewed (I recall one back in the mid-90s), but so what? No reason not to get exited by this rare style from one of the state's best breweries.<BR/><BR/>BR, I love Elysian, and their Bifrost has long pleased me, so it's definitely on the menu.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-69363246986476010462007-11-28T15:56:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:56:00.000-08:00Wow, I think you've got the Seattle Winter Beer F...Wow, I think you've got the Seattle <A HREF="http://www.washingtonbeer.com/wbf07_beerlist.htm" REL="nofollow"> Winter Beer Fest</A> trumped with that list. <BR/><BR/>Silver City's a decent brewery from the West Sound area up here near Seattle. I had the Winter Bock a few weeks ago. It's okay, nothing worth going out of your way for. Too bad they won't have their Scotch Ale. That's a good one. YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-2380929259330973752007-11-28T10:57:00.000-08:002007-11-28T10:57:00.000-08:00Pelican's "Black Santa" which they are calling 'Ba...Pelican's "Black Santa" which they are calling 'Bad Santa'is an Black IPA made without much dark malt flavor which is kind of cool, but really more of a parlor trick. They use Melanoidin Malt and Dehusked Black Malt, both of these grains will give color, but not always a lot of roasted or coffee flavors. Both grains are available to home brewers for many years now. <BR/><BR/>These particular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-81557471545019355822007-11-28T09:04:00.000-08:002007-11-28T09:04:00.000-08:00Thanks for the updates, guys. Keep 'em comin'!Thanks for the updates, guys. Keep 'em comin'!Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44782145465179967192007-11-27T23:40:00.000-08:002007-11-27T23:40:00.000-08:00"Black IPA" seems to be a growing trend lately... ..."Black IPA" seems to be a growing trend lately... after drinking Barley Brown's Turmoil (which was billed as a Black IPA), I started seeing others popping up.<BR/><BR/>And Wildfire is the newest brewer here in Bend... very small shop, set up primarily by the owners of a local sports bar to serve on-tap, but it's been showing up other places, too. I've only been aware of their 2 main offerings: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-88228934364203595362007-11-27T18:50:00.000-08:002007-11-27T18:50:00.000-08:00I had the Ninkasi Oatis oatmeal stout in Eugene tw...I had the Ninkasi Oatis oatmeal stout in Eugene two weeks ago, and it was outstanding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918438914903083984noreply@blogger.com