Should I Pour It? http://shouldipourit.com Find if that beer is really worth drinking Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:57:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Winterbraun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShouldIPourIt/~3/psnYXTDTspY/ http://shouldipourit.com/beer/winterbraun/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:49:05 +0000 Aaron D. Campbell http://shouldipourit.com/?post_type=beer&p=994 A full-bodied, brown ale with a rich chocolate taste created from roasted chocolate and caramel malts. Topped with Czech Saaz Hops to give it a spicy flavor and aroma.

]]> http://shouldipourit.com/beer/winterbraun/feed/ 0 http://shouldipourit.com/beer/winterbraun/ Fuller’s 1845 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShouldIPourIt/~3/VsLi-CwF6_A/ http://shouldipourit.com/beer/fullers-1845/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:16:46 +0000 Aaron D. Campbell http://shouldipourit.com/?post_type=beer&p=989 1845 Celebration Ale is a true landmark in British beer history. Although brewing dates back to 1654 at Griffin Brewery on the banks of the River Thames, the partnership of Fuller, Smith And Turner was formed in 1845. In 1995, to commemorate the company’s 150th anniversary, Fuller’s commissioned special, celebration bottled ale. 1845 was the result. A more auspicious beginning the brew could not have had; the inaugural beer’s hops were added to the copper by none other than HRH Prince of Wales, during a royal visit to Fuller’s!

Its launch was so successful that 1845 has quickly become the number one bottle conditioned brand in the UK take-home market and is currently the UK market leader among all bottle conditioned beers.

1845 Celebration Ale is a highly acclaimed strong ale and the winner of numerous awards including the CAMRA Champion Bottle Conditioned Beer of Britain (1998-1999 and 2002) and the British Bottle Institute’s award for the Best Dressed Bottle (1996). 1845 was also honored with a Silver medal at the 2003 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival in the bottle conditioned beer category.

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Breckenridge Brewery
We like to think this is an ale for everyone who believes you make your own luck. We sure did. And the result is a well-balanced, soulful IPA with just the right amount of hoppiness. An even keeled ale that goes down clean and refreshing, but still lets you know it’s been doted on by the Brewmaster. It’s true to it’s IPA heritage, but also highly drinkable. Lucky U. And we seriously mean that.

Flavor: Nice forefront, hop bitterness with underlying malt character
Yeast: Top Fermented Ale Yeast
Malts: Two Row Pale, Munich, Carmel, Torrified Wheat
Hops: Amarillo, Magnum, Perle, Cascade, Apollo, Fuggle, Goldings
Color: Spun Gold

]]> http://shouldipourit.com/beer/lucky-u-ipa/feed/ 0 http://shouldipourit.com/beer/lucky-u-ipa/ Dogtoberfest Marzen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShouldIPourIt/~3/pOshIjAKPa8/ http://shouldipourit.com/beer/dogtoberfest-marzen/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:26:24 +0000 Aaron D. Campbell http://shouldipourit.com/?post_type=beer&p=968 The origins of Dogtoberfest are shrouded in mystery, but scholars think it has everything to do with an insane German king and a crazed Oompah band. Dogtoberfest is deep mahogany in color with an intriguing caramel finish and brewed with 100% imported German ingredients for a true German flavor.

Plato: 14
Specialty Malts: Vienna, Munich 90, Munich 100, Light Munich
Hops: German Perle, Hersbrucker
Process: 100% imported German ingredients for an authentic flavor

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Plato: 16
Specialty Malts: 50/60L Crystal, Chocolate, Oats, Munich
Hops: Millenium, U.S. Saaz
Process: Brewed strong to warm you up after a long day on the Colorado slopes

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Big Sky:
Two words describe winter in our neck of the woods… cold, dark, and snowy. Just the way we like it! At 7.2% ABV, Powder Hound Winter Ale gives just the right amount of warmth, balanced by its rich taste and generous dose of Hallertau, Palisade, and Amarillo hops. After a cold day of getting it done or just relaxing, the avalanche of flavor will have you saying these four words – “I’ll have another Powder Hound”!

Available October through January.

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Original Release Date: 03/1998
Food Pairing Recommendations: Steak, duck, game, wine-reduction sauces, Blue cheese, goat cheese, ham, mussels
Glassware Recommendation: Goblet or Snifter
Tasting Notes: pit fruit, decadent, winey, raisiney, malty
Wine Comparable: Bordeaux

]]> http://shouldipourit.com/beer/dogfish-head-raison-detre/feed/ 0 http://shouldipourit.com/beer/dogfish-head-raison-detre/ Old #38 Stout http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShouldIPourIt/~3/hQPos4lZqwA/ http://shouldipourit.com/beer/old-38-stout/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:53:26 +0000 Aaron D. Campbell http://shouldipourit.com/?post_type=beer&p=934 Named for a retired California Western Railroad steam engine on the Fort Bragg to Willits run through the Redwoods, Old No. 38 Stout is a smooth, firm-bodied stout with the toasted character and coffee notes of dark malts and roasted barley.

]]> http://shouldipourit.com/beer/old-38-stout/feed/ 0 http://shouldipourit.com/beer/old-38-stout/ Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShouldIPourIt/~3/YoZA6tFZFx4/ http://shouldipourit.com/beer/leinenkugels-creamy-dark/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:52:37 +0000 Aaron D. Campbell http://shouldipourit.com/?post_type=beer&p=928 Malts: Munich, Chocolate, Wheat and three Pale
Hops: Cluster, Cascade, and Mt. Hood
Serving Temperature: 48°
Availability: Year-round

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Named for a local weather phenomenon where clouds hug the base of the mountain only to reveal clear skies further up, it can turn a beer drinker’s IPA preconceptions upside down as well.

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