Pint Night 9/27/06 Erdinger Oktoberfest

Pint Night, September 27 2006, Erdinger Oktoberfest
Official Website: www.erdinger.com

Brew Crew 09/22/06 Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen

Brew Crew, September 22, 2006 Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen
Official Website: www.ayinger-bier.de
Description from Brew Crew:
Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen is a great brew made by Ayinger Brewery, which is located in the country just outside of Munich. Ayinger is considered by many to be the best brewery in Bavaria and is consistently rated each year as one of the best breweries in the world. This brew is a full bodied, flavorful Marzen brew with a rich, golden color. It has a slightly sweet character with an approximately malty nose. This brew's long maturation period provides a soft dryness with an alcohol level at 5.8% ABC.

Pint Night 9/20/06 Kona Longboard Lager

Pint Night, September 20, 2006 Kona Longboard Lager
Description from www.konabrewingco.com:
A crisp and moderately hopped pale lager, Longboard Lager is aged for five weeks at very cold temperatures to yield its exceptionally smooth flavor.

Brew Crew 09/15/06 BBC Hell for Certain

Brew Crew, September 15 2006 Bluegrass Brewing Company Hell for Certain
Official Website: www.bbcbrew.com
Description from Brew Crew:
BBC Hell for Certain is brewed locally in Louisville, Kentucky by Bluegrass Brewing Company. Listed on the label as a Belgian Style Ale, the beer seems also to have some stylistic leanings toward English style Old Ale and Barleywine. Pours a reddish-amber with a fairly short lived tan head. Although the sweet toasted caramel malt aroma is extremely bold and assertive, the body and flavor are more restrained than the aroma would suggest resulting in a surprisingly drinkable beer. The beer is medium bodies. The flavor is of semi0sweet toasted caramel malt with a subtle hop bitterness in the finish.

Pint Night 09/13/06 Stella Artois

Pint Night, September 13 2006, Stella Artois
Official Website: www.stellaartois.com
Description from www.wikipedia.com:
Stella Artois is a 5.2% ABV global lager first brewed in Leuven, Belgium in 1926 as a Christmas brew, and named Stella after the Latin for "star". Colloquially known as Stella or "wifebeater", "brain damage", or "fella" in some northern English towns. It is the best selling premium lager in the UK beer market, and is promoted as an international brand by InBev. In its home market of Belgium, however, it is marketed, priced and sold as a regular lager. It is brewed in Belgium and the United Kingdom, as well as other countries including New Zealand.

Stella's advertising slogan in the United Kingdom is "Reassuringly Expensive". The UK television advertising campaigns have become known for their distinctive style of imitating European cinema and their leitmotiv inspired by Giuseppe Verdi's La forza del destino. The campaigns began with a series of adverts based on Jean de Florette, moving on to other genres including war movies, silent comedy and even surrealism (for which the slogan was changed to "Reassuringly Elephants"). They have used notable movie directors such as Jonathan Glazer. The aim is to portray a sophisticated European culture somewhat belied by the popular conception of the beer.

In Belgium, Stella is promoted as Mijn huis is waar mijn Stella staat and Chez moi, c'est près de ma Stella (My home is where my Stella is).

Stella is also brewed in Abbotsford, Melbourne by Carlton & United Beverages for the Australian market on behalf of InBev.

Brew Crew 09/08/06 Unibroue Maudite

Brew Crew, September 08 2006 Unibroue Maudite
Description from www.unibroue.com:
Since 1992 La Maudite
Type Strong Red Ale, refermented in the bottle
Alcohol 8 % alc./vol.
Color Mahogany
Taste Subtle coriande, light spices and a hint of hops
Aroma Spicy
Shelf Life 5 years or more
Serving Suggestions Pasta, red meat, stews and spicy dishes

In November 1992 Maudite (the damned one), was the first strong beer to be distributed in Quebec grocery stores. It contains 8 % alcohol and is also the first beer brewed in America that improves with age. When served young, it is very smooth, but when served after several years of storage, its flavour is reminiscent of port. Maudite is a mahogany-colored, rich-tasting premium beer that has a distinctive, complex taste. Because of the warmth it releases, this strong character beer must be served cool but not cold. Perfect with pasta, red meats, stews and spicy dishes, it also makes a good aperitif and after-dinner drink.

Maudite has a typically Quebecois name that is reminiscent of the legend of the Chasse-Galerie (the legend of the Flying Canoe). Legend has it that a group of lumberjacks struck a deal with the devil to fly home in their canoes, guided by Satan himself, to make it home in time for Christmas.

Beer Safari: Thai 09/07/06 Singha Lager

Beer Safari: Thai, September 07, 2006 Singha Lager
Description from www.boonrawd.co.th:
A premium lager beer brewed from the finest ingredients, "Singha" is a full-bodied 100% barley malt beer that is distinctively rich in taste with strong hop characters.