Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat
August 20, 2007 | 3 Comments
Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat is an award winning spicy wheat beer. When enjoyed in my weizen glass the natural coriander and citrus flavors are very strong and enjoyable. This beer is brewed by the J. Leinenkugel Brewing Company in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. The brewery dated back to 1867 through five generations of family ownership.
I highly recommend this beer. I wish I could get a hold of more from the Leinenkugel Brewing Company like the Apple Spice, Summer Shandy, Honey Weiss, Berry Weiss, Red, Creamy Dark, or the Bigg-Butt Dopplebock! Unfortunately Sunset Wheat is the only beer I can enjoy from them in my area.
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Weizen Glass
April 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
While in Las Vegas, my wife bought me a pair of beer glasses from Nine Fine Irishmen, which is a really cool pub in the New York-New York Hotel. They have an interesting curvy shape (like the one to the left), and in turn I was sure they had a specific purpose.
Enter Beer Advocate which explains:
Nothing beats serving your Weizenbier (wheat beer) in an authentic Bavarian Weizen Glass. These classy glasses, with their thin walls and length, showcase the beer’s color and allows for much headspace to contain the fluffy, sexy heads association with the style. Most are 0.5L in size, with slight variations in sizes. Forget the lemon garnish, the citric will kill the head.
Benefits: Specifically produced to take on volume and head, while locking in the banana-like and phenol aromas associated with the style.
Considering my favorite ales are invariably wheat beers or hefeweizens, I am now even more excited about my new glasses.
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