Gegen Den Strom : Zerbster Bitterbier
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Freigeist BierkulturTraditional Beer Regular
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Score
6.91
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(on can) An unconventional pair. Somewhere between "I don't want to be a chicken" and "I don't want to be a duck", Smoke and Hop lock eyes. Gallivanting across the dance floor Smoke meets Hop and they shake their butts. Their traditional nature separates them, but infatuation keeps them together. So, they spice things up and share a boot of this smoked beer over a special sausage. Prost!. / (on website) The next entry in the Gegen den Strom series. The Broyhan had no hops so the Bitterbier obviously will have way too many. A historical hoppy beer before they even new what an IPA was. We also throw a curveball into this beer with a small proportion of alder wood smoked malt smoked right here at AtG. The 55 IBUs come exclusively from German perle and Czech Saaz hops. Both low alpha acids so a large charge of each will produce a very floral and spicy aroma that will blend perfectly with the smoke. We're really excited to share this one with the world.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Can. Wood smoke and milky caramel malt aroma. Chestnut brown with nice light tan head. Mildly sweet milk caramel, wood smoked malt, and moderately bitter herbal hay flavor. Nice body and balance. Delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2018
at 02:24