Last night I tried the new S.O.S. from Abita. That's the big 'micro' brew in Louisiana. I think it might be getting too big to call it a microbrew. S.O.S. is their newest beer called Save Our Shores, because they are donating $0.75 for every bottle sold to gulf coast clean up and rebuilding. Unfortunately, it only comes in 22oz bottles so I was forced to drink a little more (I don't know who I can blame for the extra bottles, but it's for charity so I was really just doing my part). Here's what the bottle looked like once the lights were on for closing time.*
This is what the website had to say about it:
This unfiltered Weizen Pils is made with Pilsner and Wheat malts. It is hopped and dry hopped with Sterling and German Perle hops. It has a brilliant gold color, a sweet malt flavor, and a pleasant bitterness and aroma.
Just from tasting it, I thought it was a pale ale. I never would have guessed pils. I looked up Weizen Pils and it appears they may have made that term up. It tasted the most similar to the Jaques-Imo IPA by Abita but lighter and more crisp with a smooth finish. Definitely not as hoppy as the IPA but still has a bite. It might be one of my favorites by Abita. My other is the Restoration Ale which raised money for Katrina relief. Maybe I just love philanthropy...
*Yes. It's been a fun day at work.
Lauren! Sweetie!! It is just so good to have you back! I won't say "no matter what it took to bring you back" because some pretty devastating things - like Katrina; like the BP clusterfuck oil spill - have happened to our gulf coast and it seems a brew inspired by a desire to help along those lines may've played a part in your return ... but it sure is nice to have YOU back, sister! Without minimizing what they - Katrona; BP - did, can I still say Welcome Back?
ReplyDeleteI brewed up a batch of brown ale today. Made me think of you. Did a nut brown ale last weekend - made me think of my n*ts@ck. Or, to put it another way, the latter pretty much had me thinking status quo.
I'll keep an eye out for this Abita SOS. I like beer. I like our coastlines. I hate BP and every other oil company.
But I love having you back blogging, sister! Because I missed you. and I just added you to my google reader, so KEEP Blogging!
I hadn't heard about Abita in years (now I have to see if Yuengling's still in business as well), but they were always one of the few things in the south that were drinkable. I mean... Lone Star?... just threw up a little (funny, tastes like Lone Star!)
ReplyDeleteWait a minute... new blog, starting with Abita... are you going alphabetically? If so, you missed embarassingly-named Aass. Their Christmas beer is amazing.
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