Last year was figs (which I avoided, can’t abide that taste) but this year is grapes. Concord grapes to be exact in a Belgian-style dubbel/doppelbock hybrid.
This might be just crazy enough to work.
World Cup + World Beers – USA
TODAY: USA V. SLOVENIA
Since the US National team likes to use the “Don’t Tread on Me” logo, I thought I would pick a beer from Snake River Brewing in Wyoming.
The beer is Custer’s Last Ale. According to the brewery, “This beer is an English pale ale, full bodied and copper colored. The hop flavor and aroma are strong and assertive. Caramel malt and English yeast produce a nutty and fruity character. Dry-hopping in the conditioning phase completes the package. Custer’s Last Ale has an alcohol content of 6.0%.”
Bitter Brewer from Surly
I still can’t get it here (in a large, large beer market) so I thought I would tantalize others as well with the Minnesota English style 4% summer session seasonal.
” A toast and Marmalade character from British Malt and American Hops. Dry hopping brings the Floral Citrus aromas.”
World Cup + World Beer – Mexico
TODAY: MEXICO V. FRANCE
While you root for the tri-color, you could choose to enjoy a nice pint of Bohemia. A 5.3 ABV German style pilsner from Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma. Considering the lackluster choices like Corona or Sol, this is probably your best bet.
Review – Ballast Point Victory at Sea
One of my favorite beers of 2010. Thanks to Clay Harding at 38 Degrees for hooking me up!
Check out the Ballast Point range of beers HERE
World Cup + World Beer – Spain
TODAY: SPAIN V. SWITZERLAND
Estrella Damm is one of the leading brewers in Spain and I have had their Inedit beer made in partnership with Ferran Adria. For the game against the neutral Swiss, I suggest the Damm Barcelona. A light Euro Pale lager.
Sean Suggests for June 2010
Since summer is kicking into gear, this months suggestions skew to the lighter side. In doing so, I have accidentally also skewed to only west coast beers.
Click June 2010 Beers to see my choices from Drakes, Caldera and Sierra Nevada.
World Cup + World Beer – New Zealand
TODAY: NEW ZEALAND V. SLOVAKIA
To quench our thirst as we watch the Kiwi’s, we turn to “Speight’s Summit lager, a refreshing golden lager, brewed with only natural ingredients. With the wisdom of the southern man you understand that there is a natural order in this world.
Summit lager is a new liquid innovation from Speight’s Brewery, our first lager brewed with only natural ingredients. Pacific hallertau hops sourced from Nelson have been used to create a clean, crisp, refreshing golden lager with a 4% ABV.”
Southern Tier summer seasonal
If you haven’t had Southern Tier before, this summer refresher might be the place to start.
World Cup + World Beer – Paraguay
TODAY: PARAGUAY V. ITALY
Rather than take the easy way out and choose a beer from Baladin or one of the other Italian micros that are putting out great and dramatically different beers, I opt to head to Paraguay for a cool, refreshing macro water lager.
From Cervecería Paraguaya which was originally established in 1894 as Cervecería Nacional. The name was forbidden in 1938 and changed to the current name. The brewery in Ypané has a capacity of 2.5 million hectoliters per year and is part of InBev’s Latin American South Zone.