Na Zdravi !: Winter Warmer Lager

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Winter Warmer Lager

"The cold nights are coming and you couldn’t care less-not with a Winter Warmer in your hand. Rich and malty with a touch of sweetness, this beer lives up to its name. Crack open a Winter Warmer and tell the weather to show you what it’s got."
From the 2018 "Snow Pack"

Very tasty. Sweet caramel and malt. Smooth, very drinkable.

ABV 6.7%, IBU 29
Hops: German Magnum, Calista
Malt: Two-row Pale, Munich, Double Roasted Crystal, Carafa III
Yeast: Ale

Na Zdravi!

A 10-second take.
Not really reviews, just my way to keep track of the beers I've tried.

My mother's family is Czech. They emigrated from Bohemia and settled in Nebraska in the mid-1800s.
They were from the region that included the town Pilzen (Pilsen) where a brewery called Měšťanský pivovar Plzeň, now Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský Prazdroj in Czech), started brewing a uniquely Bohemian-style beer we now know as pilsner.
So, as I raise a glass in honor of my Bohemian roots ...

Na Zdravi! (to your health).

Hops?

A "hop" is the cone shaped resinous flower of the female hop plant. It is used in brewing to add bitterness, flavor, aroma, and stability depending on when it is added.

Hops are one of the 4 basic ingredients of beer although they are not esential in the brewing process. The are used simply to add flavor and complexity to the brew.
Double and even triple IPA's feature an extreme amount of hops, and an ABV to match.
Noble Hops - The traditional varieties of hops that were used to make early European beers. Medieval brewers used Hallertau, Saaz, Spalt, and/or Tettnang hops. All are from Germany except Saaz from the Czech Republic (Žatec in Czech). All are still used today.