Na Zdravi !: Da Shootz

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Da Shootz

"Clean, lightly toasted, light citrus, bubbly, and refreshing. A simple style with low ABV and low IBU so you can keep on keeping on."

At 99 calories, 4 carbs a 4% ABV this is Deschutes entry into the craft "light beer" market.
I think it's a better than you major breweries light beers, but c'mon ... that's an awfully low bar.
To their credit it is adjunct free, brewed from 100% barley malts.
The colder the better with this. Was not impressed at the first try. Second time 'round I got it ice cold and it was infinitely better. Actually really good.

ABV 4%, 25 IBU
Hops: Tettnag, Lemmondrop, Azassa
Malt: Bohemian Pilsner, Pilsner, Carapils

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.