So not a real series, but sort of a series. Jim reaches into his refrigerator again and pulls out an Imperial Dortmunder from Great Lakes Brewing Company.
News
A German man has been sentenced to three years in prison for selling his partner as a sex slave to his neighbor for a crate of beer (wonder what kind of beer it was). The bizarre deal between the 39-year-old man from Hersfeld-Rotenburg and his 60-year-old neighbour was revealed after a 32-year-old woman told police about her ordeal. The court in Fulda established that the woman was forced by her alcoholic partner to have sex with the elderly neighbor for several weeks. The neighbor paid with a crate of beer for every visit. The neighbor was sentenced to a two-year suspended jail sentence and a single payment of $3463 to the victim.
Refrigerator Roulette – Great Lakes Imperial Dortmunder
- This week I reached in and pulled out a bit of a special beer, Imperial Dortmunder from Great Lakes Brewing Company, out of Cleveland Ohio.
- Why is this so special you may ask? Well, Great Lakes just celebrated their 20th birthday, and in honor of that, they brewed this beer.
- Their regular Dortmunder is probably considered their flagship beer, and is far and away I would think their most popular beer.
- A regular dortmunder can be described as something close to a pilsner, however the beer was made popular in Dortmunder, Germany as opposed to Pilsen.
- Now the original Dortmunder from Great Lakes weighs in at 5.8% abv, however because the word is Imperial is thrown in front of this one, it is actually a bit stronger at 7.3% ABV.
- This one poured dark gold with a thick white head. You could tell right away that this was a little bit different than the regular Dortmunder.
- The smell is of hops with just a little bit of sweetness. The taste is more of that sweetness, with a little bit of alcohol taste, which may acutally be contributing to the sweetness. There is a little bit of sweetness at the end, however it is not nearly as bitter as the smell.
- All in all, I think that I probably didn’t like this as much as the regular Dortmunder, and I probably wouldn’t get it again, however I think it is only a one time brew so it really doesn’t matter too much!
Next Week
OK, one more Roulette show next week, and it is actually going to be a beer that we looked at about a year ago, but just never really recorded it correctly. It is Oak Age Double Bastard Ale from Stone, so tune in.
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