Yesterday, after the cancellation of the minor league baseball game, we headed for G5 Brewing Company, located near Beloit, Wisconsin. Founded in 2019, the modern building is nestled between an Amazon Fulfillment Center and other large industrial complexes.
A warm, sunny day--perfect for sour beer on the patio. Yes, I said sour beer. It seems that beer aficionados either love or hate sours. For me, it depends on what I'm looking for. The main criticism that I read about sours is they don't taste like what beer is supposed to taste like. One of the things that I like about fermented substances in general is that there are a wide range of flavors and products. I ordered a Bramble Brawl, a dark purple beer full of berries. To me, it tasted like fermented fruit smoothie and weighed in at exactly 5% alcohol.
A German law from 1516 says that beer must be brewed from only four ingredients: water, hops, barley, and then yeast. This beer broke the law but passed my taste test.
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4 comments:
Great photo of Jason and you with reflection behind.
Agree with the naysayers on the sours. Not a fan of "flavored" beer.
Sours aren't my first choice, which are stouts or porters with moderate alcohol content. Along with the trend towards sours, there has been a trend towards huge porters/stouts with alcohol exceeding 10%. Unless I wanted a hazy IPA, which are a dime a dozen beer these days, my other choice was a marshmallow porter. I like my marshmallows on S'mores, but I'm ok with naturally fruited beer. We like what we like.
Agree on the porters and stouts. High % Imperial Stouts are good once in a while, however one is my limit (probably why most serve them in a 8-10 oz tulip glass), whereas a 5%-6% porter/stout are more enjoyable. A local art gallery has an Imperial Stout (13%) in 16 oz cans. Wowzer, one definately my limit there. Recently I've been fond of the Hefeweizen, so long as it is German/Austrian. Not so much the craft ones that they ad flavoring to. Some craft breweries do nice wheats.
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