Comments on: Monday musing: Which beer is the oddball?

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:50:01 +0000

Jeff – No real plans to be honest. It was posted as an opportunity for readers to answer and think about why.

I thought Loren did a good job of that.

On the first one, for instance, if you put a premium on all-malt you would throw out the Miller High Life. If you care about “style” or color then the Alaskan Stout.

On the last it would have really helped if I typed Rogue Chocolate Stout, but I wanted to throw in Gonzo Imperial Porter because it won best American Imperial Stout in the World Beer Cup.

In any event, the most “different” one in there for me is the Guinness, from an international company and brewed at multiple sites.

By: Jeff Alworth

Jeff Alworth — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:31:16 +0000

I would like to know where you were headed with this. I like the set-up; now where’s the analysis?

By: Loren

Loren — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:27:30 +0000

“All the crap about them being two distinct styles has just been made up in the last 30 years.”

Exactly. I’m nowhere near as old as crotchety Ron P.

Hehe…

BTW, Mocha = Chocolate, last time I checked.

By: Zythophile

Zythophile — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:50:51 +0000

@Loren: “Stout is not Porter”

You’ve not been paying attention in history classes. To quote Ron Pattinson here:

“London brewers regularly made Porter and Stout from the same mash. I have examples of this that span pretty much the whole period I’ve looked at (1805 – 1955)… At one time in the 1800′s all their beers – two Porters and half a dozen Stouts – all have exactly the same recipe, except for the quantity of water. Guinness Porter and Guinness Extra Stout in 1883 had pretty similar recipes. All the crap about them being two distinct styles has just been made up in the last 30 years.”

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:56:47 +0000

There better be mountain water in Quebec or that macro called Laurentide is one big lie!

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:55:53 +0000

Jeff - We are off the ferry for a few days (one trip after that, then north to Fairbanks). A map.

By: Jeff Bearer

Jeff Bearer — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:49:58 +0000

dude… everything I know about beer I learned from watching TV. If only the moon turned blue when the beer was cold enough to drink.

By: Stephen Beaumont

Stephen Beaumont — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:17:02 +0000

Lew, dude, what are you saying? That there’s no cold water or rocks on Montreal’s Mont Royal?

By: Lew Bryson

Lew Bryson — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:07:35 +0000

Jeff…dude. You’re letting me down! Blue Moon is made in eastern Canada!

By: Jeff Bearer

Jeff Bearer — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:01:45 +0000

1. Magic Hat #9 – The only one with Apricots/Fruit
2. Miller High Life – The only one that is not deeeelicious!
3. Blue Moon – The only one made with cold rocky mountain water.
4. Rogue Chocolate Porter – The only one that does not exist.

Chocolate Stout, Mocha Porter mix them together and what do you get? Stan on a ferry in Alaska!