tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post546467369650534707..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer: where's the Wheat Line?Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-59134238448094872352009-08-05T17:41:39.199-04:002009-08-05T17:41:39.199-04:00"I liked the SN Wheat, though I didn't bu...<i>"I liked the SN Wheat, though I didn't buy it that often."</i><br /><br />Same here Stan, ashamed to say, and now it's discontinued. :-(<br /><br />Reminded me a lot or Oberon, actually.<br /><br />Uh, yeah -- Strisselsplat? Was it used in the SN Wheat?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-20145626862267148382009-08-05T14:18:13.901-04:002009-08-05T14:18:13.901-04:00Boulevard's Smokestacks are superb.Boulevard's Smokestacks are superb.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588251769024959566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-38098134754879515742009-08-05T12:30:57.985-04:002009-08-05T12:30:57.985-04:00"Strisselsplat"? Is that a self-harvesti..."Strisselsplat"? Is that a self-harvesting hop? <br /><br /><i>"Alors! I hear zee hops falling, le petit 'Splat!' Come, we must to zee feelds and peek zem op!"</i>Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-86850268958663043542009-08-05T12:08:30.350-04:002009-08-05T12:08:30.350-04:00Steven,
I liked the SN Wheat, though I didn't...Steven,<br /><br />I liked the SN Wheat, though I didn't buy it that often. Strisselsplat was really nice.<br /><br />They weren't embarrassed, but they wanted a beer that would sell more. So far it looks like it will.Stan Hieronymushttp://www.appellationbeer.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-1374081317415365942009-08-05T11:21:15.320-04:002009-08-05T11:21:15.320-04:00"'Hefeweizen' came to be the tag for ...<i>"'Hefeweizen' came to be the tag for their clean-tasting (that's a euphemism for "bland") unfiltered wheat ale instead of the more robustly-flavored (that's a euphemism for "good") German-type hefes"</i><br /><br />I remember seeing the Widmer "Hefeweizen" for the first time while in Portland, OR in the mid-90s. I thought, "Nice, a Hefeweizen!" Ordered, took a drink, and re-thought, "What the he...?"<br /><br />I was all set for Hacker-Pschorr and got, well... I don't know what I got. I just said to my friends, "They have the wrong idea, or got the wrong yeast."<br /><br />These days there are a few of the style I enjoy (the old SN being one), but there are too many that are just plain plain.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-87342892086881212442009-08-05T09:37:02.167-04:002009-08-05T09:37:02.167-04:00Not available here, Steven; they just sent me some...Not available here, Steven; they just sent me some samples.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-54225548938245489412009-08-05T09:30:55.813-04:002009-08-05T09:30:55.813-04:00"...almost like apricot-scented Play-Doh.&quo...<i>"...almost like apricot-scented Play-Doh."</i><br /><br />Ehh. Of course, when you think about it, Play-Doh has a very vanilla-like aroma, so I guess it isn't all bad. Just bad association from grade school.<br /><br />Is Boulevard available in Philly, Lew? "Cause it's not in Chicago (since the early 90s or so) and I'm not happy about it.<br /><br />Stan, the new SN Kellerweiss is a true-blue Bavarian Weizen. It's good, but not a stand-out to my palate. Maybe SN was embarrassed by having an American Wheat (also labeled Unfiltered Wheat Beer) for so long?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-2028625570840006092009-08-05T01:35:58.600-04:002009-08-05T01:35:58.600-04:00Boulevard's latest, and one of my new favorite...Boulevard's latest, and one of my new favorites, is Single-wide IPA. A bottle conditioned IPA that has wonderful hop flavor and aroma without going overboard, guess that would be the 'Double-wide'!okbrewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734120990257928087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-41917338331822252002009-08-04T18:05:58.143-04:002009-08-04T18:05:58.143-04:00Never said it was a clear, bright line, Stan! I bl...Never said it was a clear, bright line, Stan! I blame the west because they call it "hefeweizen," and gave Boulevard its due for not doing so. <br /><br />As for the love? This is probably my least favorite kind of "craft" beer, outside of flavored wheat ales. Boulevard's good for what it is. I can't go further than that. And we've got "session" beers back east that would kick its ass in that category...and that's a messed-up category. I see they fixed it somewhat this year, although this beer wouldn't even be allowed in now. It's a mixed-up thing, Stan.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-1022582994802050092009-08-04T17:39:16.871-04:002009-08-04T17:39:16.871-04:00So how does Sierra Nevada Kellerweiss fit in?
And...So how does Sierra Nevada Kellerweiss fit in?<br /><br />And shouldn't some of the zillions of bland wheat beers served in brewpubs even east of Downingtown take some of the heat?<br /><br />And where's the love for the fact its 4.4% abv and won gold in the Session category at GABF?Stan Hieronymushttp://www.appellationbeer.com/blognoreply@blogger.com