new beer:
Schell’s Zommerfest
...from Minnesota.
It is the second oldest family owned brewery in America...second after Yuenling.
That Zommerfest is amazying beer. I tried it the first time last friday. Extremely tasty. Not quite as good as St Peter’s English Ale, but pretty close. I had never heard of German ale before friday. I talked to a guy who works for the Schell’s brewery and he explained to me the German “Kolsch” beers and the altbiers of Dusseldorf.
Fascinating!
Kolsch is now my second favorite beer type right behind English Ale. I have not yet tried an Altbier.
No doubt extremely limited distribution!
knews_hound just emailed me a link to this thread and suggested I ping the Homebrews list to the thread and introduce myself as the new holder of the ping list.
I should inform all of you that are very experienced Homebrewers that I have only been brewing for a little more than a year and only have experience in extract brewing at this point. But it has turned into a passion.
I am currently sipping on a Nut Brown Ale(ABV 8.3) Brewed on April 6 and has just now developed a nice carbonation level. Brewed a Honey Ale last Friday - still in primary and have a Porter in my secondary and should be ready to be bottled next week. On deck is a Copper Ale.
I have been using Midwest Supply for my brewing supplies and ingredients.
Please ping me to any threads related to brewing, Beer, Wine, or Mead. And I will ping the list.
What do y’all think about a monthly Homebrewer Thread being started?
Here’s to good brews,
Red_Devil 232
Koelsch bier is from Cologne(Koelsch is “of or from Cologne, Koeln” in the local dialect). When I lived in Koeln, there were 21 local brewerys each making distinctive ales. Always served very fresh in 300ml glasses. My favorite is Paeffgen, only served at the brew pub and restaurant. Worth a trip to Cologne for just the Paeffgen.