Driftwood's Crooked Coast Amber Ale

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ah Driftwood Brewery, local brewers extraordinaire!  today's tipple is the Crooked Coast Amber Ale.

yes, i know its not an ipa, sometimes i need a little more malt, and my darker beer of choice tends to be an amber ale.

holy head batman!  i think perhaps the beer was a bit too chilled at the pour... operator error.

from the bottle:  "Inspired by the original Alt-style beer of Dusseldorf, Crooked Coast brings together the aromas of German noble hops and Munich malt to produce a very refreshing and mellow ale that is the perfect companion on any shape of coast."

at a modest 5.1% you can settle in and make this your session beer, and i suggest that you do - its malty goodness sure does refresh!

and then i visited the website to see what they have to say, and they second my suggestion to make it a session beer:  "Delicate malt-hop balance is the defining trait of this quintessential session beer!"

and offers these food pairing suggestions: 
  • Celery, fennel, parsnips.
  • Bratwurst, weisswurst…yay German sausage!
  • A great compliment to many pork dishes.
 i'm picturing settling down with some crooked coast and a bowl full of (vegetarian) german sausage and fennel stuffing...


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