Beers to Find for Show #14
Next week’s beers are:
Unibroue’s Éphémère (Apple) [alternatives: New Glarus Apple Ale, ...maybe Lienenkugel's Apple Spice. I suppose in pinch a hard apple cider will do, though you should really look for an apple beer]
and
Lindeman’s Framboise [alternatives: Celis Raspberry, Liefman's Frambozenbier, any "raspberry" or "framboise"]
Guess the theme? (I should hope so…)
September 15th, 2006 at 5:05 am
I had the Éphémère this last Wednesday at a local beer tasting. I liked it a fair amount. Very carbonated, light, and tasty.
September 16th, 2006 at 4:28 am
Hey Charlie,
I thought it was great, way back in episode whatnot, when you did a blind tasting to get people’s impressions before they knew what they were drinking. It’s something I wouldn’t mind hearing on a more regular basis, and maybe expanding to a Stump the Beer Geek sort of thing, where we find out how much of all this is really in our eyes, noses and tongues, rather than between our ears.
On the same note, do you know of, or can you share a protocol that would allow double blind tasting for folks at a party? Some way to pour, taste, and reveal multiple beers (or wines, ciders, etc.) to multiple people without anyone knowing ahead of time exactly what they’re drinking?
Love the show - Drinking with Thinking.
September 16th, 2006 at 7:04 am
SOBbro,
More taste-testing is in the offing, fret not. As to how to do it…The easiest way is to have someone who is not participating pour the beers in cups (labeled “A”, “B”, etc.), and note what’s where. I supposed you could cover the beer bottles in identical “cozies”, provided the glass was all the same color, and all bottles were all screw-tops (or all were not).
“Drinking wht Thinking”…methinks we have a slogan!
September 16th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
Hmmm … Was hoping to not leaving anybody out. One time when I had friends over, five of us managed to blind tase wine using a protocol that one guy directed and I subsequently forgot. We each had some sort of labeling task that left us singlely in the dark, but that we could stitch together afterward. I thought maybe the protocol was common knowledge in tasting circles, but maybe not. I’ve tried to work out what we did that night, but so far no good.
Maybe cozies are simpler. I suppose that with a blind grab into the fridge. a person could double blind taste on their own.
September 17th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
First to comment on the blind tasting.. its an interesting idea. I have been to some wine tastings at my locl Binny’s that have used a blind taste method. It was similar to what Charlie said though- They went around with 1 bottle with the label covered and everyone tried it and then moved onto the next. It was very informative to help distinguish wines…
Second on the beers listed to try:
Charlie,
These beers sound like something I might like. Knowing my beer “history” would you recommend I try these???
thanks
Andrea
September 17th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Andrea, Show 14 is dedicated to you…go out, find these beers, tune in Wednesday (or Friday, or whenever), drink along, and see what you think.
September 17th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Cool! I will make sure I am ready for the show then. Thank you so much Charlie!
September 18th, 2006 at 9:02 am
While prepping for the BJCP exam we started playing mystery beer. One person would bring a beer to the table pour tastes for the rest. They have to guess the style…it’s very challenging way to drink beer, we have really gotten ourselves hooked on it.
September 22nd, 2006 at 8:41 am
This was my first episode after hearing about you on Big Foamy Head. I have to say, great show!!! I am already down loading previous episodes to get caught up. I hope Devona is regular on the show…the two of you make a great pair. Good luck with the show and I look forward to the next podcast. Thanks, Jason
September 22nd, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Thanks, Jason! Though I vary the co-drinkers on a regular basis (based mostly on availability), rest assured Devona will appear again.