Friday's Beer!

Say hello to .......

Urthel Saisonierre .... she's a sweet Belgian Blonde.... a very special top fermented pale ale.

From Hildegarde van Osteden of Flanders  ... but brewed in bulk at the Trappistes in Koningshoeven in the Netherlands.

With live yeast in the bottle this special treat  is full of surprises.

A lively froth tries to escape the bottle as soon as the top gets out of the way and the brew pours cloudy into the happy glass. A white stiff foam forms on top and a healthy sized bite produces strong hoppy flavours and floral aromas from malt, yeast and hop. A real treat for the senses.

The hops really come on strong with a mouthful of the brew and hit the palate almost like lemonaide.
The mouth feel is smooth and creamy .... the aftertaste fresh and clean.

Goes best when chilled to frosty bottle temperatures and makes an excellent hot weather thirst quencher. 330 ml and 6% abv .... means that a lot of those $3 cad bottles could disappear on a day like today (30 Celsius) ...

CHEERS!

OMMAG

A Friday Beer !

In the mood for something to kick off the Dominion Day long weekend.....

Say hello to "Tennent's Original Export Lager  !

This was a gift that a friendly neighbour brought to me earlier in the week and we pounded down a few ice cold ones right out of the can while doin some project work in the garage. I held one of the cans over for a closer examination and that is what we are into for today.

It has been a while since I performed a proper beer tasting and it is refreshing for me to go through the process of really sensing out the nature of a brew for a change.

So here we go ....
Snap the tab on the 500 ml can (chilled to about 38C) and there is a nice pop. 5% abv.
The pour is clear and pale golden with a nice white head at about 2 cm thick.
I took a bite off the top froth and was rewarded with a nice hoppy explosion of taste and aroma.
The head settled out quickly after the first taste and completely disappeared in a minute or so.
This left the glass just slightly effervescing as the moments passed.

The nose is a classic banana peel scented hop over light bakeshop fresh breads ... nothing unusual but still pleasant enough.
The sensation in the mouth just a little tangy, light and clean with a slighty sticky sweet after sensation for the finish.

It's onse of those beers that does not over do anything and comes off just right as a thirst quencher.
Overall ... this lager reminds me of the old Canadian classic lagers from Molson or Carling breweries, before they were amalgamated into the big corporate method.

Tennent's ... made with pride in the heart of Glasgow .... so they say.

I say she's a fine thirst quencher and just right for summer BBQ or just hanging around the patio.

Cheers!

OMMAG

The Cradle of Civilization and The Birth of Beer !

Proof Positive that We live in a Superior and Advanced Civilization!

(And BTW - Welcome home Conrad!)

Her name is Aida Iveliz

The Birth of Beer
I know of beer's birth:
from hop beer was born.
Hop, Merry-making's child,
put in the ground when small,
like a viper, ploughed in,
like a nettle, thrown in,
on the banks of Osma's field,
down by Kaleva's well.
From it a sprout could rise,
Upwards, a green shoot,
on the bank of Osma's field,
down by Kaleva's well;
rose up on a tiny tree
towards the top it climbed.
So hop called out from the tree,
barley from the field-bank,
water from Kaleva's well:
"When shall we get together,
when will we meet each other:
at Christmas, at All Saints,
or not till Easter,
or this very day?
If only this very day"
From there at once they came together
and came to one another.
A wagtail carried water
all the fleeting summer's day,
a red bird chopped wood,
a tomtit brewed beer.
Well the tomtit knew it,
good at brewing beer,
but did not know the name.
A cat spoke up from the hearth
a puss declared from the bench:
"Beer is the right name,
a good drink for the well-bred,
bad for those who've drunk a lot;
it makes the well-bred merry,
but makes the mad fight."
The tomtit, the little bird,
and the sparrow of small means
invited many strangers
to a drinking of the beer;
good was the drink for the well-bred,
bad for those who drank a lot:
it put the mad in a whirl,
the half-wits in a frenzy.
The tomtit, the little bird,
and the sparrow of small means
could not stay at home,
had to flee to the forest.

The invention of Beer actually did save the world from barbarism! Cradle of Civilization

A reposting from almost 5 years ago ..... Life CAN be pretty damned good when you want it to be.
Thanks Darcey.......... for those words of wisdom.

Cheers!

OMMAG

A Beer Conundrum ....

Why would anyone waste beer?

Over the years I've seen all kinds of dumbass behaviour resulting in wastage of beer.....

Now when I saw this I was sort of torn .... after all getting girls naked is one of the aims of buying beer ... but the usual way to get the results is to have the girls drink the suds.

For some reason Russians always seem to be unclear on the finer pointsor debauchery  ... yet .... manage to fumble their way to some sort of result....................


Beer for Skin in Moscow

Oktoberfest!

What can you say about a party that happens every year for 201 years?

Wunderbar ......

Cheers !


OMMAG

Friday's Beer!

Well ... Beer and Porkchop.... That`s from last week in Guelph at 50 West in the Delta Hotel on Stone Road.

The chop was a swanky sort of thing ... but once you knock that pile of slaw off the top and get down to the maple-mustard glazed meat .... it is a thing of beauty .... sweet potato wedges were pretty good too.

That beer was a treat .... Flying Monkeys ... Hoptical Illusion .... very hoppy not much head .... but just the thing for a big slab of grilled meat!

Cheers!

OMMAG

Unravelling the Mysteries .... Ancient Beer Recipes

Update .... Last week I got a tip on ancient beer ............  this week I've been busy looking for more info on the matter......  stay tuned!
Check out Dogfish Head Brewery who will ... I hope be offering some product based on the ancient recipes!

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Saturday's Beer

Someone handed me a Red Racer IPA last night ..... Thanks!

From Central City Brewing in Surrey BC...
Red IPA as a totally over the top hop fest.

The hops are so strong that the beer tastes like lemon zest .... it IS really something .... you will love it or you will hate Red Racer IPA .... because there is no room for any waffling with something as pronounced as this.

My  opinion is that this brew ... is a must try ... I'll be looking for more at the local MLC store and there are going to be a couple on me shelf.

Cheers!
OMMAG