Winter Brews - Cincinnati Citybeat

And why did Cincinnati.com not sample the Moerlein Christkindl, a truly delightful locally marketed product?

(Caution- Not noted in the OP)- Favorite beers of the 3: Newcastle, Red Stripe, Smithwick's

Uhhh - bitter? Oh no run for the hills! Beer isn't SUPPOSED to be bitter, unless radio and TV have lied to me.

I think Pyramid Snowcap is much more bitter than Anchor OSA, and they should have thrown Celebration in the mix and watched them all make bitter beer faces.

This is true about the Moerlein... I just wish that Moerlein would move its brewery back to Cincinnati (the beer is currently brewed at The Lion brewery in Wikes-Barre, PA.)!

Sierra Nevada Celebration (or, as I like to call it, "Bigfoot Lite") would've been too much for them, but I'm surprised that Goose Islands Christmas Ale wasn't ranked.

What's wrong with Wilkes Barre PA? Wyoming Valley has an extensive history of brewing. Probably much more so than Cincinnati.

EXCUSE ME?! You REALLY have no idea what you're talking about!

p.s. Although I'll admit that The Lion does brew good beer.

Poor Ohio. It never gets any respect!

Ah, see, I mis-understood. I thought you wanted to discuss US brewing history but I see you're more interested in petty Xenophobia. My apologies.

How can "jesskidden" have no sense of humor?

Have a coupe of beers; things will look better!

Again, apologies- I've got a sense a humor but a lot of it concentrates on sarcasm, which, unfortunately, doesn't really work with "smiley face" usage, so one has to read between the lines (altho' the moniker *is* the big hint). But, if it makes you feel any better, I had an evil grin when I typed that. (Oh, yeah-----) .

ALWAYS a good plan! Unfortunately, the only Lion product I've got is a coupla left over bottles of Lionhead but the weather calls for something a bit more hearty, so I'll be dipping into some beers from a bit south of Wyoming Valley today, like Victory's HopDevil and Hop Wallop. (Hey, I should get brownie point for even knowing WHERE "Wyoming Valley" *is*!)

I'll buy you a beer next time. Victory HopDevil is an excellent choice!

(I don't know Hop Wallop. My wife and I like hoppy beers and are partial to HopDevil; Bells Two Hearted and of course Harpoon IPA).

At first, I thought of a pun rgarding the vehicular definition of coupe, until I found this:

coupe /koop/ -noun 1. ice cream or sherbet mixed or topped with fruit, liqueur, whipped cream, etc. 2. a glass container for serving such a dessert, usually having a stem and a wide, deep bowl. 3. any rimless plate. [Origin: 1375-1425 for earlier senses "wicker basket, tub, cask"; 1890-95 for current senses; ME < AF co(u)pe, OF coupe < LL cuppa, L cūpa cask, tub, barrel; cf. cu] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

So now, I'll just agree: have a coupe of beers!

Tom

Victory's hop harvest, limited release seasonal brew (comes out around Nov. 1) -

Not a lot of notable "relationship" between it and HopDevil, which is, at first, somewhat disappointing but taken on it's own terms its an , "interesting" beer. If you go into it thinking "SuperHopDevil" or even "Imperial IPA" (where some of the beer sites stick it in their desire to catagorize everything) you may be disappointed, perhaps. I passed on buying a case last year, but did this year again and I'm pretty happy with it.