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Craft Beer Newsletter - October 2011
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Craft Beer Newsletter -
October 2011
In this Issue: Review of the GABF; Link to our GABF Photo
Album; List of some GABF
winners; Brewspeak; Upcoming beer
events
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The Great American Beer Festival 2011 |
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ABC sent a team of people to the GABF earlier this month and a great time
was certainly had by all. The event was packed with passionate beer fans each night and the city of Denver was a great host of the event. For a review of the festival and ABC's weekend in
Denver, visit our blog at
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There are also over a hundred pictures from the event that are
available to see on our facebook page. From crazy costumes to local
breweries to celebrity photos...check them all out in our GABF photo album
here! Some of the festival's best offerings were given medals in
their specific style categories at the awards ceremony. Here's a list of
award winners that ABC currently carries, has carried in the past,
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Gold Medal:
Expedition Stout from Bell's Brewery
Old
Milwaukee Light from Pabst Brewing
BORIS The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout
from Hoppin' Frog Brewing |
Silver Medal:
Session Black from Full Sail Brewing
Busch Light from
Anheuser-Busch
Mama's Little Yella Pils from Oskar Blues Brewery
Sam
Adams Chocolate Chili Bock from Boston Beer Co.
Chateau Jiahu from Dogfish
Head Craft Brewery
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Bronze Medal:
Sam Adams Chocolate Bock from Boston Beer
Co.
Florida Lager from Florida Beer Co.
Old Chub Scotch Ale
from Oskar Blues Brewery
Pabst Blue Ribbon Light from
Anheuser-Busch
Midas Touch from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Sam Adams Octoberfest from Boston Beer Co.
Vintage Blonde Ale
from Blue Moon (coming May 2012) |
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ABC Twitter News:
We
have a new Twitter handle that is dedicated to beer tweets
to keep you updated on all the latest beer news and events. Make sure to
follow us
@abcbeercountry |
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| Upcoming beer events: |
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October 26th: Doral, 9721 NW 41st St |
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Wednesday,
November 2nd: Fernandina Beach, 474574 SR 200 |
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Wednesday,
November 2nd: Tampa, 2330 Fletcher Avenue East |
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Wednesday,
November 9th: Coral Springs, 2693 University Drive |
All events are from 6pm to 8pm and the cost is $10.
There are more than 60 craft brews featured and your admission also gets
you a souvenir beer glass and a coupon to use on the night of the event.
Brew-speak
Oktoberfest: The traditional Oktoberfest style guidelines
describes an amber-gold lager, robust at 5.2% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV),
bottom-fermented and lagered for at least a month, with pronounced malt
flavors from Vienna malts, usually accented by the German noble hops
such as Hallertau and Tettnang. An Oktoberfest is brewed very much like
the reddish-amber Marzen beer that was served in 1810. Before the
revolution in brewing caused by refrigeration, Marzen beers were brewed
in March, lagered or cold-stored in caves for 10-12 weeks, and ready to
drink by the late summer or early fall.
Oktoberfest bier was introduced in 1872, through a collaboration with
Spaten brewery's Gabriel Sedlmayr, and Anton Dreher of Vienna, Austria.
Nowadays, imported Oktoberfest biers tend to be lighter in color and
body than the traditional Marzen style, while American craft breweries
are creating festbiers that are often slightly higher in alcohol, richer
in hops aroma and flavor, and redder in hue than the European festbiers.
Source: World of Beer Newsletter, 10/19/11
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We’re blogging about craft beers every Friday at Notes
from Wine Country:
winecountry.abcfws.com |
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| Must be 21 years of age or older to purchase beverage alcohol product. Please drink responsibly! |
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