beernesday

last week`s house party edition:

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, fen...