Brew Batch #25 Baltic Porter

Today is 9/9/09, but at a CABS meeting tonight I forgot to reference the bottling of this batch apparently. I wrote it down in typical fashion but never posted it and I am half way through 50 bottles already, at least I think it was 50, I can't even prove that at this late stage of the game. FG 1.016 + 0.001 @67F to yield an even 7%abv. Probably forgot about it because it was St. Patty's Day

Our Tastes-- Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat

The last in the Adventure Pack tasting is the Sunset Wheat. This is the "Fruity Pebbles" (as The Enabler coins it) of the Leinie line. It's aroma and taste are exactly that. I've had this served at BW3s with an orange slice and now I think the slice is given to cut the sharp "fruitiness", I imagine lemon would overbear the taste. A cloudy pour as with the accustomed wheat brew. ABV?-- Survey Says? 4.9%, you're a winner! Continue on with life, we're going to blow shit up...sorry MythBusters;)

Our Tastes-- Leinenkugel's Red Lager

Next up, Red Lager... may be the best of the pack. Three Pale, Carapils and Caramel are the grains with Mt. Hood and Cluster being the hops. A superb red color with a sweet malty aroma paired with Irish music will make you want to kick someone in the balls and help them up to buy them a beer. 4.9%abv, I see a pattern forming on the abv, to round this one out. By the way, WBC gold 2002.

Our Tastes-- Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss

Wheat beer brewed with real (as opposed to pseudo) Wisconsin honey. A slightly frothy head on the pour lets loose to a dark yellow clear brew. The aroma is sweet with only a pinch of sweetness. Made with Cluster hops (btw, I've never heard of those) and 4.9%abv. Mix it with a Berry Weiss and get a "Honey Bear". Best lightly carbonated culture-free urine sample I've ever seen.

Our Tastes-- Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark Lager

After a rather "sick" month we continue with a taster of the Leinenkugel's Adventure Pack, that humps the Creamy Dark Lager, Red Lager, Honey Weiss and Sunset Wheat. It pours a foamy light brown head that disspiates quickly with a flat slightly yeasty aroma. Brewed by "73 people in Chippewa Falls, WI who care". Brewing since 1876 (5 generations) it is the 7th oldest brewery in America. This is the most award winning brew by the Leinie family and with the color I thought it to be a more heavy beer but it is a crisp nutty brown. Made with Cascade, Cluster and Mt. Hood hops it sits at 4.9%abv. Site says mix it with a Berry Weiss to make a "Black Bear" or Apple Spice for a "Creamy Apple".

Our Tastes-- Blue Moon Full Moon Winter Ale

Finishing up the last of some winter brews I tried Full Moon. This is an abbey ale brewed with dark Belgian sugar at a 5.6%abv. Color is an auburn to dark copper with a malty sweetness. A great session winter brew but my tastes have turned more dark now. The monster didn't wake up with a roar this year but crept up on me like a little indian (feathers not dots). It's been porters as far as the eye could see this last month or so. A keeper.

TnDC Field Trip #6

Well for V-day instead of thinking of uncertainty with a girl that has possibly pickled her brain, I am enjoying a trip to N'ville for lots of brew love with one who hasn't (oh and I bought her a ring and she's part of it all, so we're even). She looks lovely with her straight hair! She is more beautiful than any other girl I have ever known.... And I'm back, (Merry previous), today we tried BlackStone's Nut Brown and Scottish Ale. Later tonight we shot over to Bosco's for some Poor Richard's Ale and 90-/Shilling which used to be tax-based on the abv starting at 50-/Shilling. So far this has been a great post V-Day... Red (denoted here in pink) is an assistant brewer at Blackstone now and has come a long way since slapping together 5C batches of brew. The Nut Brown was nice but the Scottish (which was actually my 1st time ever trying this style) was magnificent. Merry and I enjoyed some nachos with our brew and I'll have to say, stay on track my boy, you brew good stuff! Bosco's was nice as well; however, my partner in crime has since starting gacking (must be a virus) so I got dinner to go and we rushed back to the Hampton.
Update: I ran well over 102F fever for 3 days and barely remember our trip, I was so sick that we skipped Midtown Spirits and couldn't get up with Junk and Red (denoted here in pink) for a tour of Blackstone and some growlers, maybe later, right now I'm just thankful to have sweat it out and have promises from my little buddy to try it again.