A Beer As Awful As I Remember It

I need to buy some “drinking sweats”

Let’s begin this week’s D&T with a good old Allagash White post. People have been comically giving me cans of Allagash White, knowing how much a joke about this beer.

Truth is, it has been some time since I had one. So, it was about time I revisited it… just to make sure I still hate it:

Yep. Still do. See you in another ten years when I give you yet another chance, Allagash White.

I Tried A Cold IPA

Last week I made fun of Beer Cruncher seemingly being the only one out there trying to make “Cold IPAs” happen. Then I ran across my first one in the wild.

A colab between Central California’s Alvarado Street and Figueroa Mountain Brewing called “Acapulco Cold”. It is actually pretty good. I enjoyed it.

I do think there is a slight difference between this beer and an India Pale Lager style beer. Small, but there. The Lager side is very hidden, but still present.

Is it enough of a difference to give it its own style name like Cold IPA? Well, if I didn’t care about the marketing side I would say this is a sub-genre of IPL - definitely in the IPL family but enough of a difference to acknowledge it.

You can’t blame them for trying to attach it to the Ale side instead of the Lager side, but they are cheating a bit.

Hey, this particular CIPA is a nice beer. If they want to keep trying to make this style work, go for it - I definitely recommend trying one out if you see one, especially if you’re into a hoppy Lager. Honestly, I would have rather had this beer with Ale yeast though. 🤷🏼

Beer Merch Buy Of The Week

Off Color Brewing @OffcolorBrewing

You wanted Beer for Lounging gear and so it starts. Beer for Lounging jogger sweatpants are now available online and at @ocmousetrap. These pair perfectly with drinking pale ale and doing nothing. And they’re so very very soft. $45. offcolorbrewing.com/store/loungepa…

Beer Twitter was all a flutter on Friday due to Off Color Brewing’s (Chicago) lounging sweatpants.

Katie Camlin @katie_cammm

@OffcolorBrewing @ocmousetrap ORDERING RIGHT TF NOW

Danny Stark @dstark86

Just placed my order. Haven’t been this excited to buy joggers since I bought a pair with a big donut on it. https://t.co/7gBFb9YqFz

Off Color Brewing @OffcolorBrewing

You wanted Beer for Lounging gear and so it starts. Beer for Lounging jogger sweatpants are now available online and at @ocmousetrap. These pair perfectly with drinking pale ale and doing nothing. And they’re so very very soft. $45. https://t.co/w8L1AJINSp https://t.co/YTtoJKqq8L

Ben Ustick @BenUstick

Rocking the new sweatpants. So very happy.

It’s too bad “juicy” is already a thing on the backside of leggings/sweatpants because it would have really worked well in the beer merch world.

Beer I Am Looking Out For This Weekend:

Sierra Nevada Beer @SierraNevada

Leap waist-deep into hops with new Powder Day IPA. It's piled high with lupulin powder and double dry-hopping cranks up the depth and complexity, stacking layers of fruity notes: citrus, mango, pineapple, and stone fruit.​ Grab it while you can, only available for a limited time.

The label. The double dry-hopping. The Sierra. I looked for it all week in my grocery stores and checked Whole Foods yesterday and still nothing. Hope to report back next week with six in me.

Cheering On Chew Today!

Robrt(ChewYourBeer)M @ChewYourBeer

Doing a 7 brewery tour tomorrow, ChewYourBeer take over trail of El Segundo to Hawthorn! #igotCHEW

If you see @ChewYourBeer out in Los Angeles today, buy him a beer for me and cheer him on, he is a big supporter of this newsletter so I owe him a beer.

Thank You For The Read!

As much as the holidays are fun, I must confess I am big relieved to have gotten through them and to be getting back to normal [beer drinking] routines.

Have a great week with your beers and stay safe out there!

-Mikey

Peace ✌️ Beer 🍻 & Metal