Our Tastes-- Samuel Adams Winter Lager

Well, it's been a while since I've done a taster and I hope to link the to be named chapter/splinter cell of the AU chapter that Junk is heading for later tasters, but for now let's talk about Sam Adams Winter Lager. The first thing about this beer that I fell in lust with is the color, an awesome deep brown that lets my tastebuds begin the "stout mouth" transformation. It has a superb blend of cinnamon, ginger, a slight orange peel and of course the sweetness of malted barley. Now the only problem I have is where the cinnamon comes from...yep, gook cinnamon. Well let me clarify it's from Saigon which is in the south much like AL, but there's something about the whole connotation that makes me want to grab a frag. Besides that this may be my most favorite Sam beer. I was astonished to find that it's a dark wheat!! Yeah, an American dunkel!! These bad boys were initially brewed to be served warm and get you through the Winter. Thank goodness it isn't made year round.
Some characteristics: Calories 200 large/bottle, of course the bottom fermenting lager yeast, Kent Goldings, Hallertauer, Tettnang, more Tettnang, then some Tettnang, 5.8%abv, available Oct-Feb.

There's No Easy Way To Say This..

But the AU chapter will be splintering. I have now founded Montgomery's original chapter, transplanted to the well-organized and extremely productive AU chapter, only to finally become for the remainder of the next 365 1/4 days (the real length of a year) the...drum roll please....Rocket City chapter! Now try not to be too upset about this move because my next news will drive you to drink, which is what we want. Co-founder Junk has unavoidably split as well creating his own chapter further south. When attempts were made tonight to reach Junk on the naming of his chapter via his cell phone he was out of area...stay tuned. From what I understand his brewing lackey will be his brother Red (denoted here in pink;) The good news to report is that I tasted and pH tested the water here and we're in business, there goes the water fees for brewing. There have already been questions about brewing classes at my new apt. with interest from fellow students and one professor if his wife will give him a "pass" (whatever the hell that is), but I told them it would have to wait until at least July because the brewing equipment is at my P's house. I also told them that if they want CE credit out of this that they can jump up my ass.