Category: I would love to taste,,,

These are the beers that I wish I could taste for the first time.

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Lord of Darkness

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One of my favorite series with nary a clinker in the bunch is the Brewer’s Share series from Full Sail Brewing.

“Brewed by Brewer Gavin Lord, celebrates that in darkness you can find light. Gavin’s beer is a Cascadian Dark Ale.”

As good as the beer is the best part is the charity aspect to it, “With each Brewer’s Share series beer, Full Sail picks a local charity to receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the beer. Gavin has chosen to support the Groundwork Portland so every keg of Gavin’s beer benefits this organization. Groundwork Portland is the primary non-profit in the Portland metro area focused on brownfields redevelopment and conversion of such land into greenspace, parks, community gardens, and multi-purpose sites.”

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An (Extra) Sour Fantome

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There are quite a few English, German and Belgian beers that I need to re-acquaint myself with. I recently had Omer blonde ale and was reminded how great it was. Fantome is another brand that I should sample more of and this new sour offering is now on my watch list.

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Organic Hop Cuvee

Bison Organic Beer has a tough road to navigate now that hops have to be organic as well to be able to label a beer as organic so it is good to see them tackle it head on with….

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“The 2013 Hop Cuvée recipe includes Citra® and Simcoe, two new and exciting organic hop varietals not previously available as certified organic, as well the classic Centennial hop. This year’s hops were grown by Carpenter Ranches, Perrault Farms and Roy Farms—three family-owned farms in Yakima Valley, WA.”

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Bois

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Here is a peak at the pretty label for the latest anniversary beer from The Bruery.   “Bois” is French for “Wood.”  Each year the names of the anniversary ales correspond with traditional wedding anniversary gifts as translated in the French language.  Though I don’t recall getting anything wooden on my fifth.

These are big blended beers that utilize the Solera method where each beer is partially comprised of a blend of past anniversary beers.  So you will taste Fruet and Coton and Papier in Bois.

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Pyramid Weiss Cream

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This may seem gimmicky and some people may think nitro is just for stouts and porters but I think Pyramid is onto something here. Plus it is a cool name. “Brewed with orange peel and vanilla, then nitrogenated to provide an extra smooth mouthfeel, Weiss Cream serves up a creamsicle like flavor worth sharing with friends.”

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Once Upon a Craft Beer

1939CSI have been lucky enough to snare a couple of the “old Beers” made by Pretty Things and was impressed not only by the history and scholarship behind the beers but by the taste too!  And now a 1939 Scottish ale.  I will be on the lookout for it.

Others in the series are East India Pale Ale from 1879, KK from 1901, East India Porter from 1855 an XXXX Mild from 1832 and two XX ales one 1838 and the other 1945.

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Cosmonaut

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Cosmic Ales will have a new (and crazily labeled) beer for the California market and you should be on the look-out for Cosmonaut, “A California Blonde Ale, is a light and refreshing pilsner’esque ale with a wheaty flavor and a slight bittering of hops in a well rounded super clean beer. Perfect for the fall leaf raking season and as always a wonderful session beer coming in at 5.0% ABV.”

You can never have too many light, sessionable beers in L.A. and I am looking forward to trying this one.  Just don’t let the label scare you.