Rules & Operating Suggestions Purpose: To enjoy varieties
of beer or other drinks as seen fit Socialize in a relaxing
atmosphere in which to take your mind to a whole different place. A
safe evening Date: Third Thursday of Each Month Place rotating Time
7 9 hard stop We expect that the attendance will fluctuate based
upon individual availability each month. Date may change based upon
holiday or other information. Communication Email. Beermeister Dean
Litchke (substitute as deemed appropriate or if voted out of
position) The duties of the Beermeister are to select the beers
that are available at the gathering that will be sampled and the
order in which they are sampled and to keep evening moving. Beers
for the evening Members should bring beers as they find one they
wish to share. Certainly should not feel like you are required to
bring a beer each time. Theme nights are welcome. Duties of member
that brings the beer. Present to the group some knowledge of the
product brewer, type, what taste expectations might be. Whatever
fun facts/trivia there may be.
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Membership Open field of membership. New members are very
welcome. Bring a friend. Intended for couples or any other
combination If one spouse doesnt enjoy beers, bring another
beverage for them. Very informal, no need to go to trouble cooking
or cleaning for a meeting Beers (ounces) / person ratio? need
roughly 1.5 ounces per person Beer glasses- encouraged to bring
your own, however host will provide cups if necessary Food Snacks:
Suggestions include crackers, almonds, nuts, specific food paring
with specific beers. Hosts to have on hand: Small paper plates
Plastic forks, spoons napkins Glasses or small plastic cups Water
Beer dump container Suggested supplemental materials: Beer Advocate
website. Free to sign up. Beer Magazine
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History of Beer in the United States Indians first brewed using
maize, birch sap and water Earliest non-native brewing 1587 First
brewery Dutch West India Co. of Lower Manhattan in 1632 02/05/1663
a patent was filed for the first brewery on Castle Point, Hoboken,
NJ Ales were predominant until the middle of the 19 th
century..when German immigrants brought lagers more profitable for
large scale brewing and shipping
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Tonights beers
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Pilsner Beer Originally from the city of Plzen in the western
half of the Czeck Republic, which was once a part of the Bohemian
Kingdom Czech or Bohemian Pilsner was first brewed in 1840 when the
citizens and brewers joined together to form a guild and called it
the Peoples Brewery of Pilsen. Pilsener Beer is characterized by a
straw to golden color. It has a prevalent hops bitterness with a
low to medium malt flavor.
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Summit Pilsener Bohemian Style
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Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier Made with 30-70% wheat malt. So
it has more protein which creates a thick and long lasting head.
Also protein gives beer a hazy appearance. Hefeweissbeer is
unfiltered so the yeast is still present. The yeast gives it its
banana and clove flavors In America it is often served with a fruit
garnish
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Steel Toe Brewing Size 7 IPA Brewery located in St. Louis Park
ABV 7.0% IBU 77 COLOR Gold Northwest style IPA with a prodigious
amount of hops added when ever they can
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Westmalle Trappist Ale Dubbel Brouwerij Westmalle - Belgium ABV
7.0% IBU N/A BROS 96 World Class Pure and natural ingredients
Westmalle Brewery is a Belgian trappist brewery located in the
Trappist Abbey of Westmalle. It produces three beers, which are
designated trappist beer because they follow the rules of the
International Trappist Association.
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Samuel Smith Old Brewery Tadcaster The Famous Taddy Porter
(ABV): 5 % Rating: BA(Beer Advocate) : 93 Outstanding The Bros: 100
World Class Calories: 150 Serving suggestions: Oysters on the half
shell, Rockefeller or Cajun style; clams, mussels, crab cocktail,
lobster bisque and other shellfish, smoked mackerel pt, veal with
green peppercorns, porterhouse steak and of course chocolate.
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Samuel Smith Taddy Porter (cont) History: The History of Taddy
Porter. Established in 1758 Style: English Porter. Porter was the
first commercially brewed beer. It was named for the train porters
who were its original servers and consumers. Samuel Smiths Old
Brewery, Yorkshires oldest, reintroduced authentic porter to the
British beer scene in 1979 after an absence of more than 50 years.
What does Tadcaster mean? The city in Yorkshire, England where it
is brewed What does Taddy mean? Short for Tadcaster? Not sure..
Interesting notes: Fermented in stone Yorkshire squares. Taste:
Very dark, fairly full in body and packed with flavor. Intense, dry
tangy character of roasted barley. Chocolate notes, a lingering
background dark fruit, specifically plum, and the molasses middle
carries through to finish which is a light burnt bitter coffee. Why
did it become popular? The style quickly became popular in the
city: it had a strong flavour, took longer to spoil than other
beers, increased in alcohol content with age, was significantly
cheaper than other beers, and was not easily affected by heat.
[6][7] Within a few decades, porter breweries in London had grown
"beyond any previously known scale". [7] Large volumes were
exported to Ireland, where it was later (1776) brewed also. [8] In
the 19th century, the beer gained its customary black colour
through the use of black patent malt, and became stronger in
flavour. [2]stylespoil [6][7] [8]black patent malt [2] Temperature
and glass : Traditionally served in a nonic glass or tumbler at 55
F. A nonic glass has a slight lip below the top. Trivia quiz: What
gives beer the above mentioned flavors of chocolate, fruit and
coffee?
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Nonic Glass A nonic glass is an English style pint glass that
has a curved lip about two inches from the top of the glass. A
nonic typically holds an imperial pint or 20 oz. This glass is
typically used with English ales and English Lagers. Trivia answer
- The depth of the roasting of the malted barley plus different
degrees of roasting and types of barley. Some of the true flavored
porters have these ingredients at a later time.
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Victory Storm King Imperial Stout (ABV): 9.1 % Rating: BA(Beer
Advocate) : 91 Outstanding The Bros: 86 Very Good Calories: 273
Serving suggestions: Smoked ribs, brisket and chocolate. Trivia
Question: What gives beer the above mentioned flavors of chocolate,
fruit and coffee?
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Victory Storm King Imperial Stout History: Victory was founded
in 1996 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania by Bill Covaleski and Ron
Barchet. They met on a school bus in 1973 when they were in the
fifth grade. Style: Imperial Stout. Stouts were traditionally the
generic term for the strongest or stoutest porters, typically 7% or
8%, produced by a brewery. There are a number of variations
including Baltic porter, dry stout and imperial stout. The first
known use of the word stout for beer was in a document dated 1677
found in the Egerton Manuscript, the sense being that a stout beer
was a strong beer not a dark beerportersBaltic porter Egerton What
does Imperial Stout mean? Imperial stout, also known as Russian
imperial stout or imperial Russian stout, is a strong dark beer or
stout in the style that was brewed in the 18th century by Thrale's
brewery in London, England for export to the court of Catherine II
of Russia. It has a high alcohol content, usually over 9%
abv.EnglandCatherine II of Russiaalcoholabv What makes it so dark?
Stouts are very dark, almost black beers, and feature a heavily
roasted flavor profile. This is achieved by brewing with malt that
has been kilned until it resembles burnt toast. Interesting notes:
Founders Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet, met on a school bus in
1973 when they were in the fifth grade. Victory is one of only a
few breweries in the country that uses whole flower hops. While
almost all other breweries used pelletized hops, Bill and Ron
insist on using the whole-flower varieties. This unprocessed form
of hops imparts better flavor and aroma to beer. Also, Draught
(draft) Irish Stout is nitrogen-flushed to give it that tell-tale
white creamy head that has made Guinness so recognizable. This
process is also effected in cans and bottles with a nitrogen
"widget." The style is widely emulated throughout the world and is
particularly popular with US microbrewers and brewpubs, often as a
more full bodied and dryer interpretation. (Presenters note:
apparently not this one.) Taste: Fudge, molasses, bitter dark
chocolate. Heavy roast. Mocha. Coffee with cream. Black licorice.
Blackberries. Heavy dose of earthy, woody, and piney hops. (
Presenters note: Really? Who the blazes can taste all that ?! ) Why
did it become popular? Imperial Stout is an extra strong version of
stout which was originally brewed by the British to withstand the
rigors of export to Russia and the Baltic states. This style is
dense, opaque black and strong in alcohol (6-7%), with a note of
sweetness. Burnt cocoa and dried fruit flavors are typical. Russian
Imperial Stouts originate from recipes that British brewers
tailored to the tastes of the Imperial Russian court. Imperial
stout was almost extinct until recreated by the British brewer
Samuel Smiths in the early 1980s. (see prior presentation of the
Taddy Porter by Samuel Smith, Yorkshire, England). The style has
now been embraced by US craft brewers as a winter specialty.
