Iced Cold Beer,What's your type?- Part III

Hello everyone! Today’s Monday blues are hitting me strong. I need something stronger to wash away my dull mood of the day. So, let me share with you guys on choices of beers that are exclusively for Beer Enthusiast or also known as Beer Purist.

The first Beer of the day is BrewDog Punk IPA (Scotland) with the ABV of 5.6%. This is a type of American India Pale Ale (IPA), initially brewed for colonial trade, and is developed in England around 1840. It’s believed to contain extra hops to prevent spoilage on its tedious journey to India. The American IPA is slightly different, boasting a stronger bitterness and balanced malty backbone.How does it taste like? Well the light gold pour reveals a serious bouquet of tropical fruitiness that indicates grapefruit and passion fruit. But just when you thought it’s getting a little too citrusy, the taste ends with faint hop bitterness. There’s a rush of cool, crackery malt on the drink down. 

Second beer of the day is Suntory (Japan) with the ABV of 5.5%. The style of the drink is German Pilsner where its light straw and golden in color, unleashing a spicier and more herbal aroma compare to its pale lager counterparts. How does it taste? Well, it tasted tangy in the beginning but followed by a nice full-bodied flavor. The finish is tad bit dry, sharp and bitter but the aftertaste is quite nice. In general, the fizziness is smooth just like what you’d hoped from a premium Japanese lager. Essentially, it owns small bubble carbonation which provides the beer a creamy texture.

Rogue Dead Guy Ale (United States) with the ABV of 6.6%. The style of this beer is Dead Guy Ale in which is German-style Maibock ale using Rogue’s proprietary Pacman ale yeast and a label that was initially designed for Oregon’s Mayan Day of the Dead celebrations in the ’90s. How does it taste? The brew comes as a deep amber-honey hue with a frothy pale white head. It offers a faint candy-like flavor with malt and caramel accents, characteristics that deliberate to an earthy and hoppy sweetness on the palate. The finish is tender, balanced and crisp with lasting bitterness.

Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale (Japan) with the ABV of 7% and in a style of Traditional Ale A category that classifies the antique style of brewing ale. Some of the ales are unhopped but the strength can vary.
Tasting notes: Brewed with special red rice, this beer is a beautiful deep pink with more than a hint of saké about it. Concentrate and you’ll get notes of strawberry and soft summer fruits, with a backing of spices and pine. It’s quite a complex brew, and definitely not one to chug down in one shot – the longer you linger over this beer, the more flavours develop. Towards the end we were picking up lime and liquorice and a whole lot of malt.

Iced Cold Beer - What's your type?

Some claims that there’s nothing as good as a nice hot shower and a good meal, followed by the sound of TV at the end of the day. But some may feel that, an iced cold beer after a hard day at work would do a much better work. There are many types of people who enjoy their leisure times in their very own way, but today we will be focusing on a topic that a beer enthusiast would love. Today, we will be talking about Beer, and this topic will continue for the next two days as well. So, either you are a Beer lover or not much of a fan, this article will serve you equally. Shall we start then? Here we go!

People who are not much of a fan of beers, but willing to try, well you can start with this Estrella Damm (Spain)- ABV: 4.6%. Euro Pilsner: Pilsner is a type of pale lager, and the name has been derived from the city of Pilsen in Czech Republic. This might be the youngest beer style in the world; Pilsner produces a pure, pale brew. It has little kick that somehow will reduce rapidly with high carbonation that kicks in later. There’s only a small hint of malt, making it a light drink that are not too overwhelming. You can throw a party with this and still attend a job interview tomorrow.

Another type of beer for the people for is not a big fan is, Taiwan Mango Beer with only 2.8% of ABV. It is a beer brewed with fruit adjunct (cherry, raspberry and peach are common) or flavoring. Of course, this is a very simple beer, and tastes exactly like mango. Also, you can taste a faint hint of caramel, as well as tiny hint of bitterness if concentrate in your drinking. Otherwise, this is just a sweet, frothy, fruit pour. Beer enthusiast would not be interested at this, but shandy drinkers would definitely love it!  

You can also go ahead and try Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Seasonal Ale (United States) with the ABV of 5%.The style of this beer is cream ale, and originated from the American light lager style, cream ales are sometimes finished with lager yeast or lager beer mixed in. The Summer Solstice attracts instant lovers or haters almost immediately. However this can be a great start for beer novices. All the flavours are very light; subtle hints of burnt sugar and apples make this a very cool, refreshing summer drink. 

Last but not least, you can also try Timmermans Framboise Lambic (Belgium) with ABV of 4%. This fruit lambic, which is made using the spontaneous fermentation method, has added natural raspberry flavouring. The colour of ripe raspberries; this reddish pink brew has a thin, beige head with light. The nose is dominated by a syrupy mix of cherry, raspberry and berry jam that verges on artificial. This is also a great try that you can try as well!   

So, tomorrow we will be seeing beers that are suitable for moderate beer drinkers, make sure you don’t miss it! Have a good evening guys!