This is a decotion style Marzen/Oktoberfest beer. A highly drinkable German lager with more malt character and sweetness then its yellow, fizzy American cousin. At noon we will be filling a 3 liter glass and passing it around as a community drink. Careful with this one friends and you may never want to put your glass down. Delicious!!
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a Trappist Monk were to brew a German wheat beer. Well here's your answer! This ale is a beautiful orange, copper color with all the crispness and drinkability of a German Hefeweizen, but it also has the sweetness and complexity of a Belgian Trappist ale. This is what monk's would drink if they were to hang out in a Bier Garten all day.....this beer is just a lot of fun!
2:15 Release
This beer is crispy and edgy with a bit of hoppy bitterness. Straight forward and easy drinking with tiny notes of fruit and earth. Essentially, when I was making this beer my thought was to make something that would stand apart from all of the malty complex beers in the line up today. Should be an easy drinker for anyone who isn't ready to jump into the deep end of the beer spectrum. You don't need arm floaties for this one!
3:15 Release
Well, I saved the craziest beer for the last release of the day. This beer is a monster that has taken on a life of its own since it was brewed. This ale started out as porter that was brewed as a small batch. It was brewed with pumpkin, cocoa, vanilla beans and spices. After its primary fermentation the color was too light and it seemed to taste a lot more like a brown ale then a porter. Drastic measures had to be taken! Fugly was blended with a left over gallon of Kremlin Joe's Russian Imperial Stout. This marriage led to a beer that is pitch black and boozy with flavors of carmel, chocolate, vanilla with an up front flavor of spice that lingers on your palate as you finish this beer. Think spiced Porter meets dessert meets you lying face down....that's Fugly One!
