From the desks of Simon-in-five-TV…
While “batching it” this past weekend I had a chance to pop into the Atwater Brewery in Detroit at 237 Jos Campau…almost to the river off Jefferson just a couple of blocks north of downtown proper and across from the Ratlesnake club. Besides being in the gritty warehouse district, this hometown gem of a micro-brewery is in a very cool old building and is quite an experience…very cool. They have many seasonal choices as well as their normal offerings but I elected to go with my fave, Dirty Blonde…imagine that!!
This beer is one of the seasonals and is made with unmalted wheat, coriander and orange peel…not having the pallet of a micro-brew-geek I cannot say I would be able to identify these ingredients by drinking it, but this beer is fantastic. It kind of makes Oberon sit back and wish it was born in the City of Detroit!…oooooh, no I didn’t!!
I think beer is meant to be tasted not only by the mouth but also by the location and the company you are in…in this case I was enjoying a bit of peace by myself, talking some smack with the bartender and just taking in the history of the area. That said, that one pint of summertime in a glass was worth the stop…you won’t be disappointed.
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6 responses to “Atwater Brewery – Dirty Blonde”
Better than Oberon? That’s a bold statement…
I’m not really an Atwater fan. The Dunkel is pretty good, but I’ve had a few infected bottles from them in the past.
Not to mention:
http://www.mlive.com/kalamabrew/index.ssf/2008/08/liquor_store_employee_injured.html
Wow…I hate to laugh at someone elses expense (not really!!)…but this is kind of wild! An exploding beer bottle?! For my next trick I will launch a litre of Grey Goose into space from Wal Mart!! Soon I will review my real favorite, Motor City Brewing’s Ghetto Blaster.
Oh man, why have I never heard of that story? That’s hilarious
Wild Yeast and other bacteria can eat the residual sugar that regular yeast leaves behind. So if you bottle an infected beer, one that isn’t completely fermented, or use bottles that weren’t sanitized properly, you can wind up with “bottle bombs.”
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