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Archive for June 19th, 2009
Episode 145 – Shandy Not So Bad
Posted By John on June 19th, 2009
Taking a break from the Schell’s we were given a chance to try a couple new beers. Brian M. brought Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Mad River Brewing Steelhead Scotch Style Porter. Next week we will finish the beers we acquired from the August Schell Brewing Co.
Week one of the hops challenge concluded. As expected there was little change.
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Beers of the Week:
Beer: Summer Shandy
Brewery: Leinkugel Brewing
Grade: B-
Full Review
Beer: Steelhead Scotch Style Porter
Brewery: Mad River Brewing
Grade: B
Full Review
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Leinenkugel – Summer Shandy
Posted By John on June 19th, 2009
Beer: Summer Shandy
Brewery: Leinenkugel Brewing
ABV: 4.2%
Reviewed: 17-Jun-09 on Episode 145
Appearance: Disturbingly bright yellow in color with a bleach white head.
Aroma: Lemony fresh which is slightly disturbing.
Taste: The lemon and malt flavors balance out well. This surprised the hellout of us as the lemon flavor was so dominant in the aroma.
Mouthfeel: light body with medium carbonation. Kinda like carbonated lemonade.
Aftertaste: Clean finish with no crazy lingering flavors.
Overall: There is a majority of our panel that feel shandies are an abomination before the beer gods. That said, this was the best shandy we’ve had and even though it won’t be a regular in our glass it was a well made beerish drink. Thanks to Brian M. for bringing the beer.
Best enjoyed at: an outdoor wrestling match.
| John: C | Brian: C | Ryan: B | Overall Grade: |
B- Pretty Good |
| Marissa: A | Anne: C+ | Brian M: A- |
Want a second opinion? Check out the beerme.com review.
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Mad River Brewing – Stealhead Scotch Style Porter
Posted By John on June 19th, 2009
Beer: Stealhead Scotch Style Porter
Brewery: Mad River Brewing Co
ABV: 6.0%
Reviewed: 17-Jun-09 on Episode 145
Appearance: Deep brown bordering on black with a tan head.
Aroma: Bittersweet chocolate and roasted flavors.
Taste: Nice sweetness with roasted characters. Some good bittersweet chocolate and light coffee flavors as well.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied decent beer.
Aftertaste: Roasted flavors finish it off. This is what you would expect
Overall: What the hell is a Scotch Style Porter? We know porter. We know Scotch Porter. Is it a porter with an accent? We don’t know. Other than an ambiguous style name the beer was pretty good. Nice roastey dark beer, that despite the label art did not make me want to wear a kilt.
Best enjoyed at: a Scotch style event.
| John: C+ | Brian: B- | Ryan: B | Overall Grade: |
B Good |
| Marissa: B | Anne: C | Brian M:C- |
Want a second opinion? Check out the beerme.com review.
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