Fruit Beer Tasting at Arbor Brewing

Matt Greff and Joanna HollydayFruity beers are generally not my thing, but there were several decent brews at last night's tasting at Arbor Brewing. As usual, I volunteered to pour and ended up stationed at what turned out to be the strawberry table, featuring ABC's new-for-summer Strawberry Blonde and Melbourne Bros. (AKA Samuel Smith's) Strawberry Ale.

Owner Matt Greff (pictured right, with volunteer coordinator Joanna Hollyday and an apparent will-o-the-wisp on his shoulder) worked for three years on the recipe for the Strawberry Blonde. The result is a well balanced, medium-bodied brew with a strong strawberry nose but no sweet, cloying taste that is often a hallmark of fruit beers. The addition of so much malt to offset the fruitiness of the strawberry also means this is a deceptively boozy concoction at 7.75% ABV. Great choice for frat boys looking for a chick beer that will also get their dates hammered. The Strawberry Blonde is on draft at the Corner Brewery in Ypsi, but not yet available at ABC.

People drinking beerThe Melbourne Strawberry Ale was a much different animal, with more of a "real" strawberry taste (Greff used "essence of strawberry" for the flavor of his brew) and a really tart character. It was all right in small doses, but too much of something like this means a tummyache for your correspondent. Maybe the most notable thing about this beer is that it's spontaneously fermented, meaning during the brewing process it's left out in the open to be fermented by wild yeastie beasties in the air.

(Melbourne also had an apricot beer at another table, also spontaneously fermented, which had much more of a gueuze-like character to it.)

Others that caught my attention: Dark Horse Tres Blueberry (described in the program as "a fruit beer for manly men, not little girls"); Grozet Gooseberry Wheat Ale and Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale (from Craigmill, the Scottish brewer famous for Heather Ale, mmmm); and Cerise from Founders, a cherry beer with an interesting, oh-so-slight cinnamon finish.

Next month: wheats, wits, and lambics!

5 comments:

Unknown said...

ninest123 12.14
tory burch outlet, christian louboutin, louboutin uk, uggs on sale, nike free, michael kors outlet online, michael kors outlet, longchamp outlet, uggs on sale, nike outlet, louis vuitton handbags, nike air max, louis vuitton outlet online, michael kors handbags, longchamp outlet, michael kors, ralph lauren polo, ralph lauren outlet, replica watches, louis vuitton outlet, uggs on sale, oakley sunglasses, oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton, cheap jordans, tiffany jewelry, ray ban sunglasses, uggs outlet, gucci handbags, cheap oakley sunglasses, tiffany jewelry, nike air max, ray ban sunglasses, longchamp bags, prada handbags, prada outlet, burberry factory outlet, michael kors outlet online, oakley sunglasses, burberry outlet, ray ban sunglasses, christian louboutin, replica watches, michael kors outlet online, uggs outlet, louboutin shoes, oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton outlet

Unknown said...

nike free pas cher, jordan pas cher, timberland pas cher, coach outlet store online, ray ban uk, nike roshe run pas cher, true religion outlet, michael kors uk, new balance, nike air max uk, sac guess pas cher, replica handbags, true religion outlet, nike air max, nike roshe uk, michael kors outlet online, vanessa bruno pas cher, hollister uk, north face pas cher, lunette ray ban pas cher, north face uk, polo ralph lauren uk, abercrombie and fitch, coach purses, nike free, mulberry uk, true religion outlet, longchamp pas cher, nike air max uk, converse, michael kors, nike blazer pas cher, burberry pas cher, longchamp soldes, ralph lauren pas cher, vans pas cher, hermes pas cher, nike air max pas cher, nike air force, true religion jeans, hogan sito ufficiale, polo lacoste pas cher, lululemon outlet, lunette oakley pas cher, nike trainers uk, louboutin pas cher, abercrombie and fitch UK, nike tn pas cher, michael kors

Unknown said...

juicy couture outlet, marc jacobs, moncler, moncler outlet, ugg uk, louis vuitton uk, louis vuitton, moncler, canada goose, coach outlet, moncler, pandora jewelry, canada goose, doke & gabbana, moncler, thomas sabo uk, canada goose pas cher, canada goose jackets, hollister, moncler uk, canada goose outlet, bottes ugg pas cher, ugg pas cher, sac louis vuitton, moncler jackets, barbour, canada goose outlet, canada goose uk, ugg,ugg australia,ugg italia, karen millen uk, montre pas cher, supra shoes, swarovski uk, wedding dresses uk, lancel, sac louis vuitton, toms shoes, juicy couture outlet, ugg,uggs,uggs canada, pandora jewelry, links of london uk, pandora uk, louis vuitton, canada goose jackets, replica watches, converse shoes outlet, moncler pas cher, barbour jackets uk, pandora charms, swarovski jewelry
ninest123 12.14

xjd7410@gmail.com said...

20160418junda
new balance outlet
ray bans
designer handbags
ray bans
polo ralph lauren
ray ban sunglass,ray ban sunglasses,ray ban outlet,cheap ray bans,cheap ray ban sunglasses,cheap ray bans,ray bans
ray ban outlet
pandora charms
burberry outlet
michael kors outlet clearance
puma shoes
adidas shoes uk
coach outlet store online
nike trainers
pandora jewelry
kate spade handbags
ecco shoes
nike store
ed hardy uk
omega watches
coach outlet
michael kors outlet
cartier love bracelet
jimmy choo outlet
calvin klein outlet
nike cortez
true religion outlet
coach outlet
michael kors outlet online
fitflops
hermes belt
rolex replica watches
nike roshe run women
ed hardy outlet
polo outlet

steve said...


فني تظيف مكيفات بالرياض
شركة تنظيف افران بالرياض
شركة تركيب غرف نوم بالرياض
فني تركيب مكيفات بالرياض
شركة تركيب اثاث ايكيا بالرياض