Past Newsletters
Vol. 9 No. 2
| Brewery | Beers Featured |
| Tabernash Brewing Company | Pilsner |
| Tabernash Brewing Company | Dunkle Weiss |
| Nutfield Brewing Company | India Pale Ale |
| Nutfield Brewing Company | Black 47 Stout |
Tabernash Brewing Company
The Tabernash Brewing Company, located in the small rural town of Longmont, CO, first opened its doors back in November 1993. One of the original partners of the brewery was trained in the art and science of brewing at Germany’s oldest brewing school, the Weihenstephan Technical University. Because of this German training, Tabernash features a distinct line of Bavarian style beers. And back in 1993, these styles of lagers and Weiss beers were not that common in the craft brewing industry.
Throughout the years, the Tabernash Brewing Company has won too many gold medals at the Great American beer Festival and the World Beer Cup to list. They are truly a widely respected micro in the industry and we’re so excited to introduce them to you. In April of 1998, Tabernash merged with another award-winning, small independent brewery – the Left Hand Brewing Company and with the merger, there is now almost as much gold in Longmont as there is in Fort Knox!
The name Tabernash is derived from the name of an Ute Indian Tribe warrior from the 1870s. Tabernash, the warrior, resided in the mountains just outside of Denver. He did not take kindly to the Anglo settlers in this area and set out to loot and vandalize the properties around the area of Winter Park. He soon became a wanted man and was later shot and killed by cowboy "Big Frank" Addison in 1878.
The Tabernash lineup consists of three different Weiss beers, Dunkle Weiss, Kristall Weiss, and Weiss; a pilsner, and several seasonal brews including Oktoberfest and Maibock. This month we’re thrilled to bring you their Dunkle Weiss and the Tabernash Pilsner.
For more information about the brewery and scheduled tours, call (303) 772-0258 or check out their web site at www.lefthandbrewing.com.
Serving Temperature: 38-43° F
Original Gravity: 11.7° Plato
Final Gravity: 2.0° Plato
Int'l Bittering Units: 30.0
Alcohol by Volume: 5.0%
The Tabernash Pilsner is a well-balanced, true to style German Pilsner. It’s open fermented at cool temperatures and cellar-conditioned for six weeks. This process provides this golden pilsner with rich and balanced aromas and flavors. Look for the nose to offer Euro (Munich) malts and a slight hop spiciness. Along with the Munich malts, the brewers at Tabernash use 2-row pale and crystal malts which are balanced nicely with Saaz, Perle, and Vanguard hops. Note a nice dry malt flavor with a slight bitter finish. Overall, a very clean and well-balanced, hoppy pilsner. Try this pils with your favorite fish or chicken dish or with the recipe in this newsletter.
Serving Temperature: 42-47° F
Original Gravity: 13.0° Plato
Final Gravity: 2.0° Plato
Int'l Bittering Units: 12.0
Alcohol by Volume: 5.5%
Wow! We loved this beer! This Dunkle Weiss is a "dark" version of a Bavarian wheat beer. The brown color of this brew is created from the black patent malts used in the brewing process. The black patent malts are combined with Munich, Wheat, and Crystal malts and Perle and Northern Brewer hops to create a huge, flavor-packed beer. You’ll notice an aroma of dark malts and cloves, maybe even bananas and chocolate. When you finally taste this Dunkle Weiss, look for a nice dark malty sweetness with a great balance through the finish. A couple of our panel members even noted hints of caramel and chocolate in the flavor. Overall, an excellent American representation of a Bavarian classic. Pair this brew with your favorite German Sausage.
Nutfield Brewing Company
The Nutfield Brewing Company, located in Derry, NH, is considered "New Hampshire’s True Craft Brewery". An area steeped in Irish tradition, Derry was once known as the Nutfield Colony. In April of 1718, a small group of families made their way from Derry, Ireland to this new colony to secure their freedom.
Owner Jim Killeen, following the traditions of his ancestors, set out on his own venture to establish a local microbrewery in what became the city of Derry. The planning of this brewery took over two years to complete and began full operation in August of 1995. Nutfield is located in what was once the Klev-Broe Shoe building; an 8,000 square foot building that provided the perfect amount of space for a brewing facility and bottling line.
Focusing on the strength, beauty, and longstanding respect for tradition in the area, Jim designed a logo for the brewery that features a lone American chestnut tree in an open field with New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain as a backdrop.
Using a 25-barrel brewing system, Nutfield Brewing Company can produce up to 300 cases of beer with each batch and, in 2000 became New Hampshire’s number one selling craft-brew! After trying Jim’s IPA and Irish Stout, we know that you’ll understand why.
For more information about the brewery and scheduled tours, call (888) 466-8889 or check out their web site at www.nutfield.com.
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Original Gravity: 13.0° Plato
Final Gravity: 2.8° Plato
Int'l Bittering Units: 51.0
Alcohol by Volume: 5.2%
Oh Boy! You’re gonna love this IPA. The Nutfield India Pale Ale (IPA) is the first addition to the brewery’s solid lineup in over three years. A true-to-style IPA, this brew is loaded with Perle, Cascade, and Vanguard hops. Behind the aggressive hop profile, this full flavored IPA offers a complex malt profile comprised of 2-row Pale, Vienna, and Wheat malts. Note a prominent floral hop aroma in this golden colored ale which carries nicely to the flavor as well. Look for a sweet malt start and a lingering bitter hop finish. Consider pairing this IPA with spicy grilled salmon.
Serving Temperature: 50-55° F
Original Gravity: 10.8° Plato
Final Gravity: 2.8° Plato
Int'l Bittering Units: 30.0
Alcohol by Volume: 4.0%
Black 47 Stout is named in recognition of the Irish Potato Famine in 1847. It is a true Irish Dry Stout, brewed with a combination of 2-row pale and chocolate malts as well as roasted and flaked barley. To balance off the malts, East Kent Goldings and Cascade hops are used. Immediately note a beautiful dark tan head that gives off hints of dark malt and light chocolaty notes. This stout starts out moderately sweet with a nice subtle hop bitterness in the finish. You’ll find that the flavors really express themselves as this beer gets warmer so do your best to be patient! Good luck with that one. Overall, a very dark, roasted, bitter, creamy ale loaded with flavor. A great dessert beer!
Ask Murl
Dear Murl,
I am a lay person just discovering the wild Microbrew Frontier! You may have covered this in a past issue of this newsletter, but I did not see it as I am a new subscriber. Would you please explain "original gravity" and "international bittering units" to me? Thank you in advance. You are welcome to my house any time for a lobster dinner, but be sure and bring your own bowl!
Best regards,
Bill Marsh
Tewksbury, MA
Oh Billy, Billy, Billy…
Caddyshack. Ted Knight. Remember? "Oh Billy, Billy, Billy"… Man, I crack me up sometimes. Before I get into answering your question, let me just clarify a thing or two here, Bill. Are we talking East or West Coast crustaceans (I like the claws, though they’re tough to eat with paws) and as you’ve suggested it to be a B.Y.O.Bowl affair, am I to assume that I’ll be asked to eat on the floor as well? Let us hope not.
Original Gravity refers how much the earth pulled you toward it before you started drinking beer as opposed to how much more it pulls you now! Actually, it refers to the amount of sugars in the bittersweet liquid solution (called wort) obtained by mashing the malted barley and boiling-in hops before it is fermented into beer. What it tells you is potentially how high and full-bodied the alcohol content and body might be for that beer. Generally speaking, the higher the Original Gravity, the higher the alcohol content and the more full-bodied the beer.
International Bittering Units (IBUs) are a measure of the amount of bittering alpha acids in your beer. At one end of the spectrum, you might find and American Standard Lager such as a Budweiser in the range of 5-20 IBUs. Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager might fall in the middle somewhere in the range of 20-40 IBUs and a heavily hopped Pale Ale such as Michigan Brewing Company’s High Seas IPA that we sent you a couple of months ago was a whopping 70 IBUs. Hope that helps, Billy, ma Boy!
Woof!
Murl.
Food For Thought...
Barbequed Tabershrimp
A grill filled with these tantalizing shrimp and a bucket of chilled brew is a sure-fire way to enjoy a Sunday afternoon with friends and family. You’ll only have to part with 2/3 cup of your Tabernash Pilsner to make it happen…
- 2 pounds of large shrimp
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2/3 cup Tabernash Pilsner
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 large cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ cup finely chopped scallion
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried
- Dash or two of Louisiana hot pepper sauce
- Bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour
Shell and clean shrimp, rinse, and pat dry. Mix oil, Tabernash Pilsner, lemon juice, garlic, scallion, basil, and hot pepper sauce (optional), add shrimp, and coat thoroughly. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 4 to 8 hours. Spear shrimp on soaked skewers and place in refrigerator until ready to cook. Barbecue or broil until shrimp turn pink.
Source: Great American Beer Cookbook, Brewer Publications, Boulder, CO.
Norm's Corner...
As spoken by Cheers' Norm
Woody: Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Alright Wood, but stop me at one…make that one-thirty.
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