tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post5709020083501668901..comments2024-03-29T05:58:25.823-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: SBP: Clipper City considering a session beerLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-16596469056547949932007-10-12T16:35:00.000-04:002007-10-12T16:35:00.000-04:00Bill,Agreed on the Bluebird: I've had bottles of t...Bill,<BR/>Agreed on the Bluebird: I've had bottles of that one that were excellent. Wonder how long it would take to get the process down tight enough to go to market with it? Bottle-conditioning is one thing; doing it well, consistently, is another.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-37833102192843277102007-10-12T10:13:00.000-04:002007-10-12T10:13:00.000-04:00Bottled low-alcohol brews could work if they were ...Bottled low-alcohol brews could work if they were krausened or otherwise bottle-conditioned -- should Tuckerman's in Conway, NH decide to release a 3.5% brew, it would be full-flavored and lively. Their brews are all carbonated in the bottle through adding wort to the fermented beer prior to bottling.<BR/><BR/>Also, on the rare occasion I find relatively fresh bottles of UK bitters like Bluebird, which comes in around 4%, it's pretty amazing. Bottled "sessionable" beer could easily work... and since the bulk of US drinkers don't have the experience of drinking these from the cask to compare it to, there won't be the "yeah, but it's not as good" comments.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-38222939775344192742007-10-12T08:59:00.000-04:002007-10-12T08:59:00.000-04:00cwdonald,It is my understanding that the "regular"...cwdonald,<BR/><BR/>It is my understanding that the "regular" taps at the Ship Inn are at least still served from the lees with considerably less carbonation than usually, almost an attempt to emulate cask conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-77287540526893897312007-10-12T07:39:00.000-04:002007-10-12T07:39:00.000-04:00One of my favorite local brew pubs of course is th...One of my favorite local brew pubs of course is the Ship Inn in Milford, NJ that has over the years brewed seasonally a "Dark" Mild, a session beer by both ABV and style. They do not make it regularly part of their rotation due to the lack of interest in the beer. And it is a beer with a real nice flavor.. Now I would prefer if they were to put it on cask, but it has generally on the normal taps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-37656568010904455602007-10-11T22:35:00.000-04:002007-10-11T22:35:00.000-04:00Lew, I think you are right on with your skepticism...Lew, I think you are right on with your skepticism of non-cask conditioned low ABV beers. I was trying to think of exceptions, and the only that came to mind locally were the dry stouts put out by Sly Fox and Victory, and they have the nitrogen bit going.<BR/><BR/>I think your most recent poll is hilarious as it essentially has only one reasonable answer. I am glad your readership largely came to that same conclusionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-21956344131459664432007-10-11T18:43:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:43:00.000-04:00"I'm not sure that a 3.5% non-cask conditioned bee...<I>"I'm not sure that a 3.5% non-cask conditioned beer will be a success -- much of the flavor and beauty of classic session beers comes from that liveliness"</I><BR/><BR/>Spot on. A beer like Young's Bitter gets pretty much all of it's appeal from that ineffable magic conjured up by a fresh, lively pint drawn straight from the cask. Without that, you're left with a fairly ordinary beer that just wants to be stronger.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927490011165896353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-16743149187402613832007-10-11T17:30:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:30:00.000-04:00Here in Pittsburgh, we're lucky to have East End B...Here in Pittsburgh, we're lucky to have East End Brewing Company for a lot of reasons, one of which is that Scott always has a Session Ale on tap.<BR/><BR/>These beers are usually between 3.4 and 4.2, and I think they sell pretty well. He has some info on his website:<BR/>http://www.eastendbrewing.com/?q=node/21<BR/><BR/>You can get them in growlers at the brewery, but I'm not really sure how how many bars run them. I'll point him in this direction and see if he can provide some info..<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate them, though, both for their easy-drinkability, and for the rotating selection. The kvass in particular was great!bvernothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516783010856723987noreply@blogger.com