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NOW TAPPING: Bell’s Oarsmen
Here’s a rare one. Bell’s Oarsmen hasn’t been in Atlanta before now. It was first bottled September of last year. It’s a berliner weisse with a lot of wheat malt. According to the brewery, a sour mashing method was used to give this beer some tart flavor.
Taste Expectations: The wheat shines through in this beer. It’s tart and becomes a bit more tart as it’s drank. Some bready flavor. Very sessionable.
4% ABV
The Marlay House
426 West Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030-24
Beer Spotlight: 5 Seasons West’s Watermelon Wheat
Back with a vengeance as it were. 5 Seasons West’s watermelon beer made it’s debut last summer at the brewpub. Let’s just say it was well received.
Watermelon starts off as an American Wheat ale brewed with copious amounts of German malts and wheat malts. Some specialty malts were also used for some extra complexity. Then comes the watermelon. Lots of watermelon. 600 lbs of locally grown organic watermelon. All 600 lbs of watermelon had to be peeled, de seeded, and then pureed. All of this had to be done in a little blender, so the process was time consuming. The pureed watermelon is then added directly to the serving tank, so the flavor is fresh and straight forward.
Crawford had this to say –
“It is so important to use real fruit and not an extract. You can really taste the difference.”
I couldn’t agree more. Real fruit makes a difference. Each glass has a fresh watermelon flavor that is not overwhelming, and is well balanced by the wheat flavor. This is a great hot weather beer. Remember, each glass is actually served straight from the serving tank with the watermelon suspended in it. It’s the freshest fruit beer you can have in Atlanta. Each glass also has a slice of fresh watermelon on the rim!
>5% ABV
5 Seasons Westside
1000 Marietta Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA
Twitter: @5SeasonsWest
Mikkeller I Beat yoU
The now world renown “gypsy” brewers Mikkeller release I Beat yoU. (Notice the upper case letters – IBU.) It’s an imperial IPA with a big ingredient list –
Hops: Hercules, Warrior, Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe ,Columbus
Malts: maris otter, munich og cara-munich
Taste Expectations: Big on pine hops, with some malt sweetness to follow. As it warms a bit, citrus flavors appear. Almost tropical fruit flavors. Hops taste fresh!
Availability: Bottles and Draft
Looking for this? 7/23 – Currently at Green’s Beer (on Ponce) and tapping @BrickstorePub!
UPDATE: 7/26 – Will be tapping today @ Leon’s Full Service in Decatur!
Cypress Street Celebrates Belgian Independence Day!
Hopefully you the fellow readers are familiar with American Independence Day – July4, 1776. (If you’re not, read a book.) Tomorrow – July 21st is Belgian Independence Day! How do you celebrate? Drink Belgian beer of course! Tonight’s Beer Geek Tuesday at Cypress Street features beers and food to highlight the Belgian Independence.
Following the Congress of Vienna in 1814, the small country of Belgium was joined with the Dutch state of Holland to form what would be called the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This forced integration, imposed by mainly Austrian and English powers, would last a scant 15 years before Belgium revolted and proclaimed independence for itself. July 21st, 1831 Belgium finally gained independence from the Dutch, with Leopold I becoming King of Belgium. It was declared a neutral country, which lasted until World War I.
Celebrating the independence of one of the worlds greatest beer drinking countries Cypress offers this beer lineup –
Rodenbach – Flanders Red Ale, 6% ABV. Easily one of the most well known flander’s red ales in the US. Sour cherry, with a complex malt profile.
Rodenbach 2007 Vintage – By the glass offering of this 3 year aged Grand Cru. The version is unblended straight from the wood vat.
Palm – Belgian Pale Ale, 5.4%. Flagship offering by this Belgian brewer. It’s a deep amber pale. Light and crisp. Glass giveways with this beer.
Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor – Belgian IPA, 8% ABV. Prime example of a Belgian IPA from Belgium. It’s hoppy, with a nice Belgian yeast funk.
Also – other Belgians from the usual Cypress lineup – St Bernardus Abt. 12, Chimay White, Chimay Blue, & Wittekerke.
Belgian Food Pairings will be offered by house Chef Travis Carroll. It all starts today at 7 pm!
Cypress Street Pint & Plate – 7/27/10, 7pm
817 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308
RARE BEER ALERT: Founder’s Black Biscuit!
Tapping tonight at Cypress Street for Beer Geek Tuesday is a RARE keg of Founder’s Black Biscuit. Black Biscuit is an barrel aged dark/black ale. Sound good yet? You’d be hard pressed to find someone that has had it that didn’t love this beer.
Description – So I called Founder’s to get more info on Black Biscuit. Lots of Biscuit malt was used in this brew. It is aged in regular bourbon barrels, with molasses added. Black Biscuit has been described as a cross between a black ale and a baltic porter.
Taste Expectations – Oak, Chocolate, coffee, vanilla and alcohol. Molasses and chocolate in the finish. Lots of flavors to sort out. Complex, and fascinating.
Taps @ 6pm
Cypress Street Pint & Plate
817 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 815-9243
Cypress Street Beer Geek Tuesday 7/6
Tapping tonight at Cypress Street’s Beer Geek Tuesday the very recent Terrapin/De Proef collaboration “Monstre Rouge” will be tapped. This beer hit shelves late last week and is already hard to find.
Just to recap – “Monstre Rouge” is dubbed an Imperial Flanders Red Ale. It’s based off of Terrapin’s Big Hoppy Monster, a red ale, with rye malt added. A brettanomyces yeast was added for souring, then it sat on toasted American oak. Rouge is a ONE TIME collaboration with famed Belgian brewer Dirk Naudts of De Proef Brewing in Lochristi, Belgium.
Grab this beer while you can, it’s a one time offer!
Cypress Street Pint & Plate
817 West Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
NOW TAPPING: Bourbon Aged Bells Hell Hath No Fury
Each day leading up to Brick Store’s Anniversary, a new and special beer will be tapped. Today making it’s first appearance in Georgia from Bell’s Brewing is bourbon barrel aged Hell Hath No Fury Ale. Hell is a Belgian strong dark ale. The regular edition of this beer is usually only available in part of October-November of each year. Most likely you will see this offering again then.
Taste Expectations – The regular edition of Hell Hath no Fury provides dark fruit flavors, nutmeg spices, and what many describe as a hint of smoke. Roasted malts also. The bourbon aged edition expect lots of vanilla notes from the bourbon, with a bit of oak.
7.7% ABV
Taps at Opening today (6/15) at Brick Store Pub!
Brick Store Pub
125 East Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030-2521
Twitter: @BrickstorePub
