Maisel Weisse was the beer that introduced me to truly fine European beers. In the 90’s I drank enough of it to float a battleship. I put most of my home brews up in half-liter Maisel bottles.....it was a labor of love to gather bottles for my own brewing output.
I got to meet Oscar Maisel (by sheer coincidence, it turns out that my doctor there in that small town in South Carolina was Oscar Maisel’s brother in law!)...had a very pleasant evening sharing my home-brews with him.
I used to drink Maisel when I lived in Chicago 20 years ago. Impossible to find on the west coast. Lots of amazing local IPAs out here though.
That’s awesome!
I’m working on improving the Maisel’s clone recipe I have.
I still haven’t progressed beyond extract brewing yet, but plan on doing all-grain in the near future.
Can’t get Maisel’s over in the States anymore. It’s not being imported. I have to rely on friends that visit FRG to enjoy any. Major bummer.
Ever have Ratzeputz?