MdV: Merchant du Vin beer e-newsletter – Thursday, Feb. 9,
2006: Quick Beer Descriptions Part 1:
Lindemans lambics for Valentine’s
Day! Unique & delightful, just like
your valentine:
www.merchantduvin.com/pages/1_about/lindemans_for_valentines_day_06.pdf
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
bottles are available year-round in the
www.merchantduvin.com/pages/1_about/Ayinger_Celebrator_Draft_06.pdf
Look for news about two new
additions to our portfolio of fine beer . . . coming this spring!
Lindemans Lambic on Emeril’s Food
Network Show! Samuel Smith and Pinkus on
WB News! Ayinger in the New York Daily
News, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the cover of the Celebrator Beer News:
this month has seen an inordinate amount of fine beer coverage in the media;
plus beer festivals, dinners, and events are offering beer lovers all across
www.merchantduvin.com/pages/1_about/news.html
Beer Chat from the Beer Court
Jester: Quick descriptions for beers
from
Beer flavors range widely, and it
can be enjoyable to discuss nuances, hints of flavor and aroma. But sometimes a retailer, server, or bartender
is asked to describe a beer that they may not have had recently. To help everybody buy & sell fine beer,
here are some brief beer descriptions for beers from
Lindemans Brewery, Vlezenbeek,
Framboise (“FRAM-BWAZ”): Pure
raspberry flavor and aroma, supported by subtle tartness from complex
spontaneous fermentation.
Peche: Rich peach bouquet and
flavor.
Kriek: Black cherry, some tartness
Cassis: Black currants, beautiful
purple color with pink head.
Gueuze (“GOO-ZA”): Batch-blended with no fruit. Complex, tart, quenching.
Cuvee Rene: Hand selected, batch-blended,
bottle-conditioned gueuze. Tart,
layered, acidic, & amazing. For
serious beer seekers.
Orval Trappist Brewery, Florenville,
Orval Trappist Ale: Dry, hugely
effervescent, complex with a spicy, earthy note from a multi-strain
fermentation.
Westmalle Trappist Brewery, Malle,
Westmalle Trappist Dubbel: toffee
& caramel flavors; medium body and a dry, fruity finish.
Westmalle Trappist Tripel: Rich malt
sweetness and big body; firm bitterness to match; finish hints at candied
orange and tropical fruit.
Rochefort Trappist Brewery,
Rochefort,
Rochefort 8: Profound, deep, and
velvety; notes of earth, figs, port wine, and chocolate; fruity, spicy finish.
Rochefort 10: Huge flavors of malt,
spice and alcohol but perfectly balanced.
Notes of earth, leather, and fruit; “sauvage” or “excitingly wild.”
We have one other suggestion: if you
are speaking to someone with vastly more beer knowledge than yourself, lighten
the moment. You’re safe making a
completely outlandish but fun description like: “oh, that beer really reminded
me of running naked through a field of flowers, with birds singing and a warm
breeze blowing.”
Works every time.
Merchant