Have you ever tried beer from a microbrewie? how is it different?!
Have you ever tried beer from a microbrewie? how is it different?
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It really depends on which "craft brewery" and the region its made in. Being from Canada (Insert beer joke here) I find a vast difference in the taste profiles of American Craft brews to Canada Craft brews, Americans craft brews tend to be very hoppy. Often the hops overpower the rest of the quaff. Canadian craft brews are often sweeter with more muted hop flavours. Having said that, I have not tried all the American Craft brews or the Canadian ones either. But I'm working on it.
The term Micro is misused, Many supposed Micro-breweries are actually quite large. If the brew can be found Nationally or even over a large area it's not a Micro-brew. I like to call them Craft brews, the Sales reps refer to them as national Speciality brands. Cheers
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manager of a Wine Spirits and Ales Shop.
Yes and I've brewed it at home. Most micro brews are going to be a lot stronger tasting and more alcohol. But really its not 'different'
Yes, the ingredients are more fresh, there's lots of different types of flavors and styles. Freshness and quality are the two best reasons to try micro brews
In my opinion, microbreweries make the best beer you can find on the market. Beers that comes from the likes of Anheuser-Busch, SAB-MIller and Coors can be enjoyed, but they are so mass produced that real essence of a "quality" beer are lost.
However, microbreweries put so much effort into their beers that you can easilly enjoy style to style that they brew.
If you want to try some awesome microbrews, look for these breweries:
-Schlafly
-Boulevard
-Dogfish Head
-Three Floyds
-New Belgium
-Stone
-Shipyard
-Anchor
I live in Kansas City and we have quite a few micro breweries here. I actually prefer beer from micro breweries. They bre the beer in-house and offer many different types. The alcholol content is usually much higher than mass produced beer that you find nationwide. There isn't any difference between the beers though. One is just mass produced and available everywhere and the other is only available at the brewery.
Micro-brews are good the ingredients taste fresh.
I loved going to the one in Wichita, KS and trying the different brews they created.
First part of your question: Yes.
Second part: How is a slice of fresh-baked bread in a bakery different from what you grab off the grocery shelf? There's just something about drinking brew that hasn't been shipped or subject to much handling or temperature variations that makes it better.
Most, if not all, microbreweries offer samplers with small glasses of each of their products to taste -- some charge a nominal price; others are free. It's a good way to determine which of their products best suits your palate.
Most Micro Breweries prepare Lagers and Ales and disdain the reference to there product being referred to as Beer! It is quite fresh by comparison if served in a Ti House, e.g. brewed on premises. The flavors are strong and tasty and alcohol a bit greater than that served in bottles and cans that were shipped in from elsewhere.
There is a micro brew style for every taste, so go out end experiment till you find a style that suits you and ,"Enjoy."
A micro brewery is a a brewery where beer is made using the techniques and ingredients of traditional (read pre-1880) beer brewing.
In general, you will find microbreweries focus on multiple styles of beer. They will offer a lager, an ale, a stout, etc. in an effort to demonstrate that their production methods and recipes are geared toward authenticy and flavor.
Most of the mass market beers, no matter how they are labelled, are not radically different. Microbrews are trying to differentiate their brews both from other breweries and within the styles they themsleves brew. In order to do that they have to use stronger flavors.
Budweiser was designed in the 1880's to appeal to as many beer drinkers as possible. A modern microbrewed lager is designed to be a true to type example of a lager beer, which may or may not appeal to everyone.
As a result, you should expect a microbrew to be more interesting, heavier, more flavorful and more aromatic than a mass market beer.
It is also made in smaller quantities (generally), with higher priced ingredients, and with less efficient techniques. As a result, microbrews are more expensive.
A wonderful history of the American brewing industry in book published last year "Ambitious Brew". Wonderfully written; a great Summer read!
Ya, it's quite a bit stronger. It's pretty good tho.