{"id":9317,"date":"2023-01-07T22:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T04:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/?p=9317"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:44:25","slug":"12-beers-of-christmas-2022-12-schilling-winterhammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/9317\/12-beers-of-christmas-2022-12-schilling-winterhammer","title":{"rendered":"12 Beers of Christmas 2022 \u2013 12: Schilling Winterhammer"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Sc<\/a>\n

We\u2019re two days past the actual 12th Day of Christmas, but give me a break\u2014I managed in 12 straight days, after all, the late start all due to the scourge of Covid. It\u2019s unusual that for the first time in the now 11 years of 12 Beers of Christmas<\/strong> history I\u2019ve done all domestic brews, heavily weighted to New England at that, but that\u2019s the kind of year it was.<\/p>\n

\"sch<\/a>It\u2019s good to wrap it up and get on with things, but it\u2019s also nice to wrap it up with another fine beer, this one from Schilling in Littleton, New Hampshire. Schilling is quite an exceptional little brewery located in the scenic splendor of the White Mountains, in that it seems to have produced an unending string of delicious beers since opening its original brewpub in 2013\u2014and that the majority of the beers are lagers. A new production brewery was added in 2018 and the production of different European-style brews has been prolific.<\/p>\n

It seems as though I\u2019ve had a hankering for more lagers than ales these days, and Schilling has never disappointed in the various offerings of theirs I\u2019ve tried. But it would be folly, in a business sense, to avoid modern American IPAs these days, and Schilling has that covered, too, albeit in an offshoot brand it calls Resilience.<\/p>\n

The Winterhammer has been around in years past, characterized as a Heller Bock, using Munich malts and a decoction mash process. Helle or Heller is German for light or bright, which doesn\u2019t quite describe the more amber\/orange quality of the Winterhammer hue.<\/p>\n

\"sch<\/a>There is a bit of a discrepancy between the can and the brewery website. The can suggests the brew is foeder-lagered and 6.3% ABV. The website makes no mention of using foeders (large, tall oak barrels generally), and despite showing the 6.3% label, lists the beer as 6.9% ABV. Which to believe, when it’s the weekend and you can’t call the brewery? I’m guessing the stronger percentage, as there’s no sense of oak to the beer.<\/p>\n

In any case, Bock certainly works for the rich toffee malt quality of the beer\u2019s nose we all found, we again being my brother, Kip, as well as my wife, Lynn. Kip was discerning some pitted fruit as he had in last night\u2019s Winter Bock<\/a> from Rock Art\u2014peach or apricot\u2014while Lynn and I found a honey note in the nose and palate.<\/p>\n

No question that the malt presence was stronger here then in the Winter Bock, but then it\u2019s also a stronger brew, 6.9% ABV (we think) versus 5.8%. But again, though I\u2019m not sure of the hops involved, they were ample to provide a suitably balanced bite to the malt sweetness.<\/p>\n

Balance might not be a bad quality to hope for in the year ahead, in beer as well as other matters. So here\u2019s to it. Thanks for coming along for the ride, and wherever you are, wherever you be, enjoy the beers in \u201823!<\/p>\n

\"Schilling<\/a>Name: Winterhammer
\nBrewer: Schilling Beer Co., Littleton, New Hampshire
\nStyle: Heller Bock
\nABV: 6.9%
\nAvailability: Seasonal, NH, VT, ME, MA, RI, NY, VA\/DC, MI
\nFor More Information: schillingbeer.com<\/p>\n

[January 7, 2023]<\/em><\/p>\n

< 12 Beers of Christmas 11: Rock Art Winter Bock<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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