Beer: Pics of Bacon Beer, Burnt Toast Beer, and others at the Winter Brews Fest
Big thanks to Mario at Brewed For Thought for hookin’ up the Ümlaut at Beer Network’s Winter Brews Fest last Saturday.
I finally got to try Uncommon Brewers Bacon Beer. It was tangy, malty sweet, and even a little slick (pork fat, perhaps?). But not as bacon-y as I was dreaming for. Surprisingly subtle in the bacon dept., actually. I met the brewer, Alec, who gave official confirmation there is actual pork inside this brew—not the pork pictured above, that was Lagunitas Brown Shugga -injected Hog from Sean Paxton The Homebrew Chef.
Moonlight Brewing Burn Toast Ale smelled and tasted exactly that, but in a good way. Such a good way.
Jeremy Marshal and Tony Magee of Lagunitas tune things up.
Winner of Petaluma Whiskerino “Best Combo Beard/’Stache”, Shawn Spreng, holding a glass of Firehouse Grill Imperial Red Ale. One of my favorites of the afternoon. Right up there with Valley Brewing Decadent Darkness and Odonata Rosa (one of two sours I’ve ever wanted to have more of).
Petaluma represent! Fred flanked by Jeremy and Tony.
See the full slideshow and recap at Brewed For Thought »
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I thought that the bacon beer tasted more like chinese spare ribs than bacon, but it was pretty darn tasty. The pig was well worth standing in line for an hour.
As far as the Rosa, wow! I thought it tasted like a box of oranges that were left in the sun for a week, but in a good way.