{"id":793,"date":"2010-09-13T22:19:29","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T04:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tombedell.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2023-01-07T13:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T19:12:43","slug":"tap-beer-s-of-the-week-37-fall-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/793\/tap-beer-s-of-the-week-37-fall-classics","title":{"rendered":"TAP Beer(s) of the Week: Fall Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking Autumn<\/em> and Beer<\/em> simultaneously invariably suggests Oktoberfest, and why not, as the grand original in Munich observes its 200th<\/sup> anniversary this year. [2010]<\/p>\n

But Oktoberfest is also a beer style, more accurately called M\u00e4rzen, that is perfect for autumn days–a little on the fuller-bodied side, with a touch more malt and color than pale summer beers, just enough to complement what is going on outside–those color-turning leaves, that crisp snap in the air, the late harvest crops rolling in. Then there\u2019s the Fall sports calendar, as stuffed as a Halloween trick-or-treat bag.\u00a0 As we did with our Summertime Brews<\/em> entry<\/a>, here\u2019s a lively seasonal six-pack:<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

1) Spaten Oktoberfest <\/strong>(Germany; 5.9% ABV–alcohol by volume): Though preferably served in liter mugs by busty fr\u00e4uleins<\/em>, this is the original M\u00e4rzen beer (hence, Ur-M\u00e4rzen), introduced by Spaten in 1872, brewed in March and then conditioned in ice-filled caves until Oktoberfest. Like many Munich beers it is malt-accented, amber, if now brewed more for foreign consumption than German, where Oktoberfest beers have gradually become lighter-bodied. We can deal with it. (spatenusa.com)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2) Goose Island Harvest Ale <\/strong>(Chicago, IL; 5.7%): President Obama recently touted Goose Island\u2019s 312 Urban Wheat Ale, but for autumn he\u2019d do better with this copper-colored beauty made with all-American Cascade hops and midwest malts, that brewmaster Greg Hall says, \u201cHas enough body and richness to be a perfect match with richer foods–roast meats, game, turkey.\u201d Game on. (gooseisland.com)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3) Pumpkin Imperial Spruce Stout<\/strong> (Rock Art Brewery, Morrisville, VT; 8%): Part of owner\/brewer Matt Nadeau\u2019s Extreme Beer series is this interpretation of a colonial-style beer in a full-bodied stout: \u201cI haven\u2019t used any pumpkin pie spices, but like the early settlers used pumpkin for added starch, as well as spruce tips harvested in the spring for flavor and bittering along with the hops.\u201d (rockartbrewery.com)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>4) Saison de Silly<\/strong> (Brasserie de Silly, Belgium; 5.5%): If temperatures spike during Indian Summer, there\u2019s nothing silly about this tart refresher from French-speaking Belgium.
\n\"\"<\/a>Saisons were traditionally made for Wallonian farmhands, and the brewer at Silly makes it the old-fashioned way, blending a year-old batch of the beer with a fresh brew and then storing it away another year for conditioning.<\/p>\n

5) Indian Brown Ale<\/strong> (Dogfish Head, Milton, DE; 7.2%): In the kaleidoscope of innovative brews from Dogfish founder Sam Calagione, the Brown is another intriguing hybrid, with the malty character of a Scotch Ale, the hoppiness of an IPA, and the strength of an American Brown. We took an earlier and more extended look at this beer here<\/a>. (dogfish.com)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>6) Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale<\/strong> (Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA; 5.5%): Any new offering from this pioneering brewery is worth a try, so I\u2019m recommending this one sight unseen or as yet tasted. Sue me. But not unless you try what is likely to become a seasonal regular.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

It’s made with fresh malts straight from the roasting kilns, some of them smoked–summoning, perhaps, the days you were actually allowed to burn those piles of raked-up leaves. (sierranevada.com)<\/p>\n

In slightly different form, this piece was originally featured in the October 2010 <\/em>Fairways + Greens Magazine, courtesy Madavor Media.<\/em><\/p>\n

Related Posts:
\nTAP Beer(s) of the Week: If It\u2019s September, It Must Be Oktoberfest<\/a>
\nPerfect Brews for Fall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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