BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers

Subject: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Ebbie
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 03:09 PM

Anyone who has tasted the Alaska Brewing Company's beers in Juneau is familiar with Alaskan Amber, the best-tasting and most popular of their presentations (Disclosure: It is MY favorite) but here is a new specialty beer that has received attention.

Excerpts:
"Alaskan Brewing Co. was awarded a silver medal in the Specialty Beer category at the world's largest commercial beer competition, the 31st annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo."

"Birch Syrup from Alaska is a truly rare and surprising gourmet ingredient so we thought 'why not create a brew that specifically showcased that great flavor?'" said Alaskan Brewing co-founder Marcy Larson. "It's rewarding to see our hard work and commitment to sharing the flavors of Alaska recognized at the world's largest beer competition. The great thing about this beer is that it is really representative of Alaskan history and flavors."

"More than 660 breweries, representing 11 countries, entered products to be judged by 185 judges"

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-10-21/great-alaska-beer-receives-great-american-award#.UIRG3YYWDkh

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 05:35 PM

Yum! I'll be right up....

buying lottery ticket tomorrow

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 05:50 PM

We have birch sap wine here

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Ebbie
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 05:56 PM

I read somewhere, Bill D, that counting on winning the lottery doesn't qualify as a financial plan. :)

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 07:23 PM

Ebbie, I can get Alaska Amber here and I do. Whenever possible, along with Moose Drool, Belligerent Ass, Bitch Creek, Fat Tire, and a host of others.

Send some of that new brew south, okay?

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Ebbie
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 08:35 PM

Who names these things?! The Avon Lady?

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Oct 12 - 10:16 PM

...Trout Slayer, Dead Guy Ale....

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: GUEST,Seayaker
Date: 22 Oct 12 - 06:08 AM

Sounds like it could be similar to the beers we get over here in the UK that are flavoured with honey.

If it's from Alaska brewery it has a good pedigree. As a UK beer enthusiast Alaskan Amber ticks all the boxes.

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Micca
Date: 22 Oct 12 - 09:49 AM

and I fondly remember tasting it in Juneau a few years ago!! and also the really SPLENDID Porter they made!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 22 Oct 12 - 09:53 AM

Is sarah Palin the most famous person from Alaska?

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Oct 12 - 10:47 AM

Hardly! There's Dolly Arthur, Diamond Tooth Lil, Matty Wilkes, Black Mary, Thelma Baker, Robert Hansen, Kitty Faith, Ida Friedinger, Essie Miller, Randall Smith, Diamond Tooth Gertie, Nellie the Pig,
Ping-Pong, Diamond Lil, Caprice, Grizzly Bear, Oregon Mare, Gumboot Sue, Dolly Orchard, Cad Wilson, and Montreal Marie.

Subject: RE: BS: Award-winning Juneau Beers
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Oct 12 - 12:19 PM

Ah, yes, how could we forget them.

As an aside, Rap, I knew an old man who said that he had made a special trip to Central Oregon years before just to meet Diamond Lil who was, by then, an old lady living there.

He said he just wanted to be able to tell people that he had kissed Diamond Lil, and by god, he said, I did.