I think we’ve solved Jim’s audio issue, so we finally have an episode that sounds decent. This week we talk about Santa’s Private Reserve from Route Brewing Company.
News
In an effort to “go green” we are bringing you a news story about conservation. The news this week is out of Canada where a new study found that one of the biggest wastes of electricity in our neighbor to the north is a second, older beer fridge located in many peoples basements. The study found that the fridges cost an average of $150 a year to run and suck down as much as 1,116 million killowhat hours a year. So, the moral of the story here is keep your beer in the primary fridge and just keep less food on hand.
Santa’s Private Reserve Ale
- Today’s offering comes from the West Coast and Rogue Brewing Company in Oregon.
- We talked about this brewery once before in regards to Morimoto Imperial Pilsner if I recall correctly, but just to refresh your memory, Rogue was founded in 1988 in Ashland Oregon.
- One of the most distinctive things about Rogue products is the packaging. They are all based on the same similar design, a person on the front of the label holding a beer.
- This company is often criticized by some saying that some times they will simply change the packaging but not the beer. For instance, a beer could be called the same thing different years in a row, but in reality it is the same beer.
- So how about some vitals for the Santa’s Private Reserve Ale. The beer weighs in at 6.00% ABV and is classified as a American Amber or Red Ale.
- Generally speaking, just like all of the other beers in this series, you can get it around the winter. However, I have also seen older bottles of this in the summer, just depending on the beer store. I would generally recommend avoiding this beer though if you see it in August some where.
- The taste really comes through as a nice roasty flavor, kind of like chestnut roasting on an open fire some may say. It pours a deep copper color, with even the head on it not looking white but just a lighter shade of copper. The hops and bitterness are there in this beer, but they are much lower than I was expecting.
Next Week
Next week we will be going to the Mistake by Lake, Cleveland that is, and enjoying Great Lakes Brewing Companies Christmas Ale.
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