SUNDAY 11/15/09 BEER TASTING

Worldly Selections

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A quick representation of beer from around the world, available in our store.

Hitachino Red Rice Ale

Red Ale Kuichi Brewery, Japan……7.0% ABV

Japan’s hazy pink ale is an homage to the traditional rice farmers that established the brewery.

Fuller’s ESB

Extra Special/Strong Bitter          Fuller Smith & Turner, London, UK……5.9% ABV

With three CAMRA Beer of the Year awards, two World Champion Beer awards, and numerous other gold medals, ESB is, quite simply, the Champion Ale.

Weihenstephaner Vitus

Weizenbock          Brauerei Weihenstephan, Germany……7.7% ABV

Weihenstephan Monastery Brewery, established in 1040, still stands atop Nährberg Hill, as the oldest existing brewery in the world.

He’Brew Origin

Pomegranate Ale           Shmaltz Brewery,California/NY ……8.0% ABV

Originating in a San Francisco loft, this pomegranate ale was brewed as an ode to the powers of fertility and abundance of life.

Trappistes Rochefort 8

Belgian Strong Dark Ale          Brasserie de Rochefort, Belgium……9.2% ABV

The number on the bottle represents the strength according to the Belgian Degree system.  The Belgian degrees are associated with the density of the wort.