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Shiner Holiday Cheer
Date: Wed, Feb 3, 2010
We’re back on track with our regular beer ratings and reviews here at The BeerFathers, after a long break in the beer action. Welcoming us…
So Long Dr Beer Love – Hello The BeerFathers
Date: Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Starting today you’ll notice a slight change here at Beer Love central – we are now no longer known as Dr Beer Love. We are…
Top 10 Reasons To Become A Craft Beer Drinker
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2009
There are lots of reasons to become a craft beer drinker, or craftie as we call it. Here's the top ten:
- Start up for under $15.00.
- Requires no expensive equipment or membership dues.
- It's no impact and no stress on the joints. Except for an occasional bar fight between the malt mad-men and the hopheads.
- It can be done with or without clothes. In public always wear clothes.
- You can expand your circle of friends, many of whom may be able to stand up without assistance.
- Makes others seem more attractive. See Beer Goggles.
- You get to keep a Beer Journal. While others keep their life in a journal, you don't need no stinking life - you've got something better: BEER.
- You can reduce the effects or even cure FBS, Flat Belly Syndrome, so that when you bend over to tie your shoes you get light headed like a real adult.
- You can be every bit as snotty as a wine snot.
- When you meet a fellow craftie you will be able to talk for hours about beer, thereby boring anybody in ear shot to death.
Top 10 Reasons To Become A Craft Beer Drinker
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2009
There are lots of reasons to become a craft beer drinker, or craftie as we call it. Here’s the top ten: Start up for under…
New Beer Legislation 2009
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
While the executive and legislative branch is on vacation John and I have taken this time to pass more common sense legislation. This is our first since the Hefeweizen Rule of 2008 which was the first common sense legislation since the No Good Beer Left Behind Act of 2004.
This time we decided to work on nutrition. We thought the nutrition guidelines were way too complicated and confusing and had the wrong priorities. Our first priority was of course BEER. Another food group that deserves its own designation was of course BBQ. We thought this was pretty complete but it left out a lot of other stuff. We thought we would group everything else together.
While discussing this with a friend at work a lady customer suggested that we had left out something very basic that deserved its own category so I have included her suggestion in the final legislation. Thanks from us.
NEW NUTRITION GUIDELINES 2009
- BEER AND BEER RELATED SNACKS
- BBQ AND ALL SIDE DISHES RELATED TO BBQ
- CHOCOLATE
- OTHER (everything else)
Covers everything don't it? What will we pass next year during the August recess? Damned if we know but at least it will make sense.
New Beer Legislation 2009
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
While the executive and legislative branch is on vacation John and I have taken this time to pass more common sense legislation. This is our…
McEwans Scotch Ale
Date: Sun, Aug 2, 2009
Old Father Beer Love (Grandfather) had to pull a couple of night shifts at Beer Love Medical Center. At my advanced age I don’t do…
Hefe Madness - Round 1 - Ayinger Brau-Weisse vs. Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat
Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Note: This is the Dr Beer Love Hefe Madness Tournament, where we put eight hefeweizens head-to-head in a beer tournament to end all beer tournaments, March Madness style. See the original post here. All beers are consumed in weizen glasses with John and Beer Love neighbor Josh serving as the judges. If you're reading this in an RSS feeder you may want to head over to the web site as the brackets tend to show up better on the web page itself.
Round 1, Beer Battle 2
7 Flying Dog
In-Heat Wheat
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|
2 Ayinger |--------------
Brau-Weisse |
----------------
Ayinger Brau-Weisse comes in as the number two seed in the hefeweizen tournament, thanks to it's "A-" rating at BeerAdvocate.com and overall 92 rating at RateBeer.com. The 500 mL bottles cost $3.49/each.
Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat comes in as the number seven seed in the hefeweizen tournament, thanks to it's "B-" rating at BeerAdvocate.com and overall 36 rating at RateBeer.com. The 12 oz bottles cost $1.79/each.
This should be a pretty good matchup, despite the difference in the seeds, I've always liked the Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat - a very drinkable treat from Flying Dog, who makes so much good brew.
(7) Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat
The In-Heat Wheat gave us an average 1" inch frothy white head that left no head lacing as it dissipated quickly. There was a medium amount of carbonation and the yellow/gold body was slightly murky - hefes shouldn't be clear so this is a good thing.
The aromas came in with citrus - specifically lemon, banana and pepper. The flavors came in with a non-descript citrus, a light grassiness, light banana and pepper. The finish gave us a light bitter and a light sour. For our bottom line notes we got a yes to repeatable, drinkable, balance and buy again. We got a no for harmony, memorable and wow factor.
There is more citrus than banana in the taste of this one. It's smooth and fairly well balanced but there's no notes of distinction. Perfectly acceptable as a hefe, but as it warms it's not quite as good as it was - it gets a little chalky the warmer it gets.
Overall score for the In-Heat Wheat: 5 out of 10
(2) Ayinger Brau-Weisse
The Brau-Weisse pour gave us a huge 3" foamy white head the left no head lacing as it dissipated slowly. It has a medium to lively carbonation to it and there was a nice haziness to the straw to yellow colored body.
The aromas came in with citrus - specifically grapefruit, yeast, apple, banana and pear. Nice light fruit tones really present a great bouquet. The flavors were pretty true to the aromas and also added a pepperiness that was nice. Initial flavors were lightly sweet and finish flavors stayed lightly sweet with a light tartness. There was no body lacing to speak of as we drank it down. Bottom line notes gave us a yes to repeatable, drinkable, balance, harmony and buy again. We got a no for memorable and wow factor.
Notes were fairly straightforward - heavy on fruits - apples, bananas and citrus - like a good fruit cocktail salad. Nice peppery taste and a smooth appealing mouthfeel.
Overall score for the Brau-Weisse: 7 out of 10
Winner: (2) Ayinger Brau-Weisse
Updated bracket:
1 Weihenstephaner
Hefeweissbier
----------------Weihenstephaner
|Hefeweissbier
8 Pyramid |--------------
Hefe Weizen | |
---------------- |
|
5 Erdinger |--------------
Weissbier | |
---------------- | |
| | |
4 Paulaner |-------------- |
Hefe-Weizen | |
---------------- |
|
3 Franziskaner |----------------
Hefe-Weisse | HEFE CHAMPION
---------------- |
| |
6 Arcobrau |-------------- |
Weissbier | | |
---------------- | |
| |
7 Flying Dog |--------------
In-Heat Wheat |
----------------Ayinger |
|Brau-Weisse |
2 Ayinger |--------------
Brau-Weisse |
----------------
Next time: (3) Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse vs. (7) Arcobrau Weissbier.
Hefe Madness – Round 1 – Ayinger Brau-Weisse vs. Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat
Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Note: This is the The BeerFathers Hefe Madness Tournament, where we put eight hefeweizens head-to-head in a beer tournament to end all beer tournaments, March…
McEwans Scotch Ale
Date: Sun, Jul 5, 2009
Old Doc Beer Love (Grandfather) had to pull a couple of night shifts at Beer Love Medical Center. At my advanced age I don't do night pediatrics anymore and leave that up to son (Dad) Beer Love now. Tonight I'll take over the new crop of Beer Love Interns on the night shift.
What do you mean you "feel" that Imperial Stout is 55F? This ain't sensitivity training and you're not Dr. Phil, you have an instrument, check its temperature. The reason the head on your beer ran over the top of the glass is you're using a pilsner glass not a weisen glass for your Hefe. People, what did you study in under graduate school? Temperance. You should have been doing keggers. Focus.
While taking a break , I reached way back in the Beer Love larder and found a bottle of McEwans Scotch Ale. I actually bought it 1 year and 10 days ago at CPWM for $1.89 and held it maybe too long, we will see.
This style is scotch ale also called a wee heavy and brewed by Scottish Courage LTD. Edinburg, Scotland. It has an ABV of 8%. I used a pint glass and got a starting temp. of 55.0F-12.9C. I got a 2 1\2 inch large foamy light brown head that dissipated slowly with fair head lacing. There was little carbonation, the color was ruby brown that was a clear dark. Aromas were light caramel, cereal, light alcohol, light brown sugar, light smoke and light soy sauce (7). Tastes were barley, light caramel, cereal, light chocolate, light coffee, light honey, light nutty, light toasted, light brown sugar, light sherry, smoke and soy sauce (12). Initial flavors were a moderate sweet, Finish flavors were a moderate to heavy sweet, a very light bitter and a light salty. Finish length was short, mouth-feel was oily and tongue hit was front to middle. It had fair body lacing and on our malt to hop scale I gave it a 2 which is almost all the way to the malt side. For the bottom line I got a yes to drinkable,so-so to repeatable due to the ABV, balance, harmony, memorable and buy again all got a yes. Wow factor got a so-so.
This beer is a malt lovers delight. The light bitterness at the finish may not have even been hops (many scotch ales use other botanicals for bitterness like heather). By mid glass I was at 62F and think this is really a 65-70 degree beer as it just keeps getting better as it warms. I also gave it a Doctor Beer Love "Best Buy" for combining quality and price.
I have to check up on the interns now. The reason that the skin on your palm is torn and your hand hurts is that it is a crown cap, not a twist off. We issue you an opener and hang it on a chain around your neck (just like Cool Hand Luke) so use it. What do you mean you never heard of Cool Hand Luke? What kind of education have you had. It's going to be a long night.
Note; In July 2008 some troll in Heineken which bought Scottish Courage LTD and also Newcastle "delisted" this fine ale . It is no longer available in this country. DAM!!!!!
McEwans Scotch Ale Rating: 8 out of 10
Hefe Madness - Round 1 - Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier vs. Pyramid Hefe Weizen
Date: Mon, May 4, 2009
Note: This is the Dr Beer Love Hefe Madness Tournament, where we put eight hefeweizens head-to-head in a beer tournament to end all beer tournaments, March Madness style. See the original post here. All beers are consumed in weizen glasses with John and Beer Love neighbor Josh serving as the judges. If you're reading this in an RSS feeder you may want to head over to the web site as the brackets tend to show up better on the web page itself.
Round 1, Beer Battle 1
1 Weihenstephaner
Hefeweissbier
----------------
|
8 Pyramid |--------------
Hefe Weizen |
----------------
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier comes in as the number one seed in the hefeweizen tournament, thanks to it's "A" rating at BeerAdvocate.com and overall 95 rating at RateBeer.com. The 12 oz bottles cost $1.99/each.
Pyramid Hefe Weizen comes in as the number eight seed in the hefeweizen tournament, thanks to it's "C+" at BeerAdvocate.com and overall 32 rating at RateBeer.com. The 12 oz bottles cost $1.49/each.
(8) Pyramid Hefe Weizen
The Pyramid pour gave us a large 2" foamy white head that left no head lacing as it dissipated slowly. There was little carbonation and the yellow/gold body had a slight murkiness to it.
The aromas came in with wheat, citrus, lemon and yeast. The flavors came in with an orange taste that kind of overpowered the beer. The Pyramid comes in in pretty far to the right on the malt to hop scale - 3 clicks to the right of balanced on the hoppy side. We got a yes to repeatable and drinkable and a no to memorable, wow factor and buy again.
Our notes were that it had a good, crisp taste, but that it was somewhat bland and muddled relative to the traditional hefe notes. There was also a tart/bitter edge to it that didn't sit well. The aftertaste lingers in a bad way and the "X" factor is not impressive. It's better cold - it doesn't hold together well at all as it warms up.
Overall score for Pyramid: 3 out of 10
(1) Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
The Weihenstephaner pour gave us a large 2 1/2" white head that laced fairly well as it dissipated slowly. It had a soft carbonation and a nice cloudy haziness to the yellow/gold body.
The aromas came in with wheat, citrus, lemon, yeast, banana, clove and spices. A nice bouquet overall. The flavors came in with lemon, banana and clove. The Weihenstephaner came in just about perfectly balanced on our patented malt to hop scale and got a yes to repeatable, drinkable, memorable and buy again. The only no was for wow factor.
Our notes were that it was quite refreshing and much more complex than the Pyramid. The banana flavors really popped as it warmed up and overall it had a great harmony and balance to it.
Overall score for Weihenstephaner : 8 out of 10
Winner: (1) Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Updated bracket:
1 Weihenstephaner
Hefeweissbier
----------------Weihenstephaner
|Hefeweissbier
8 Pyramid |--------------
Hefe Weizen | |
---------------- |
|
5 Erdinger |--------------
Weissbier | |
---------------- | |
| | |
4 Paulaner |-------------- |
Hefe-Weizen | |
---------------- |
|
3 Franziskaner |----------------
Hefe-Weisse | HEFE CHAMPION
---------------- |
| |
6 Arcobrau |-------------- |
Weissbier | | |
---------------- | |
| |
7 Flying Dog |--------------
In-Heat Wheat |
---------------- |
| |
2 Ayinger |--------------
Brau-Weisse |
----------------
Next time: (2) Ayinger Brau-Weisse vs. (7) Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat.
Hefe Madness – Round 1 – Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier vs. Pyramid Hefe Weizen
Date: Mon, May 4, 2009
Note: This is the The BeerFathers Hefe Madness Tournament, where we put eight hefeweizens head-to-head in a beer tournament to end all beer tournaments, March…
Hefe Madness
Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2009
With March Madness and college basketball finally done the Beer Love wife reminded me that the sports we watch in the Beer Love household are pretty much over until football season kicks off in the fall. So we decided to create our own sport to both celebrate and get us through the spring and impending summer months. That's right - we decided it was time for our first ever beer tournament. But what kind of beer tournament?
Well, we love the hefes here at Dr Beer Love, so much that we made a rule about it - so why not put a bunch of hefes head-to-head and figure out who the real champ is? And so we declare the official start of the first ever Dr Beer Love Hefeweizen tournament.
Hefe Madness
1 Weihenstephaner
Hefeweissbier
----------------
|
8 Pyramid |--------------
Hefe Weizen | |
---------------- |
|
5 Erdinger |--------------
Weissbier | |
---------------- | |
| | |
4 Paulaner |-------------- |
Hefe-Weizen | |
---------------- |
|
3 Franziskaner |----------------
Hefe-Weisse | HEFE CHAMPION
---------------- |
| |
6 Arcobrau |-------------- |
Weissbier | | |
---------------- | |
| |
7 Flying Dog |--------------
In-Heat Wheat |
---------------- |
| |
2 Ayinger |--------------
Brau-Weisse |
----------------
Let's meet the contestants:
#1 seed: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Coming in with an "A" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 95 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $1.99/each.
#2 seed: Ayinger Brau-Weisse
Coming in with an "A-" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 92 rating at RateBeer.com. 500 mL bottles at $3.49/each.
#3 seed: Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse
Coming in with an "A-" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 90 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $1.49/each. Though it has the same overall rating on both sites at the Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, the higher seed went to Franziskaner based on more reviews at BeerAdvocate.com - 793 reviews vs. 634 reviews. Also, the price tag was 50 cents less per bottle. Better bargain means a higher seed, with all things considered.
#4 seed: Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
Coming in with an "A-" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 90 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $1.99/each. See notes on Franziskaner above for seed justification.
#5 seed: Erdinger Weissbier
Coming in with a "B" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 53 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $2.39/each.
#6 seed: Arcobrau Weissbier Coming in with a "B" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 49 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $1.99/each.
#7 seed: Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat
Coming in with a "B-" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 36 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $1.79/each.
#8 seed: Pyramid Hefe Weizen
Coming in with a "C+" at BeerAdvocate.com and a 32 rating at RateBeer.com. 12 oz bottles at $1.49/each.
So all told we've got $54.23 worth of beer from Total Wine. Six German (Bavarian) beers and two American beers. We bought 3 of each beer as well so any beer could make it to the finals. And to help us through it all we recruited one Beer Love neighbor - Josh - to help us drink and rate and drink some more.
So if you want to play along at home go and get these beers and tune in over the next few weeks as we work our way through each pairing until we declare the official Hefe Champion.
Hefe Madness
Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2009
With March Madness and college basketball finally done the Beer Love wife reminded me that the sports we watch in the Beer Love household are…
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