Misc News - Aug 9

Drink Indiana isn't a new idea. "The Rochester Brewery is now supplying its several customers with what is pronounced good beer at less than city rates. By all of the home trade patronizing the Rochester Brewery it is estimated that at least $10,000 will be kept within the borders of Fulton county." - Rochester Sentinel, Saturday, January 13, 1877

Happy Pils at Rock Bottom, 86th St, Indy, is Liz's interpretation of the classic. As bitter as Urquell but with Sterling hops that are quite agreeable. Livin' The Dream IPA uses Amarillo, Simcoe, and Centennial to create a mixed hop bomb. Our favorite of the day was her Cask Conditioned Dry Hopped Red – the Simcoe addition give a fine sharp line where the bitter starts.

I picked up a growler of good German Hefeweizen which started a conversation about "American Hefeweizen" and how wrong that name is. Lew Bryson agrees.

The GBBF awarded the best Cask Conditioned American beer to YouEnjoyMyStout by Cambridge Brewing Company of Cambridge Mass. It's a Bourbon barrel-aged 10.5% Imperial Stout.

Scotch lovers on a budget should look and drool at the responses to MaltAdvocate's question "What are the good whisky values?" See if you can find out where Tim D bought Lagavulin 16 for $49.99.

Scientists invent molecular trap to improve beer shelf life. By ridding the beer of vitamin B2 they can prevent photo-oxidation. Hmmm.