Looking for a good session beer

Is Anchor Small Beer still around? I can't think of another American beer that fits your description.

-- John

Malam cerevisiam facieus in cathedram stercoris!

snipped-for-privacy@aol.comnojunk (Braukuche) wrote on 09 Dec 2003:

I can't think of any countrywide-distributed beers in the sub-4% range. There are a number of Mild beers which do fall in that range, most of which are brewpub-only.

Weyerbacher makes a bottled Mild, as does Southern Tier Brewing (western NY), though ST's version is much closer to 5%. Best to sign up to a beer rating site like ratebeer.com or beeradvocate.com (unless you can search without signing up) and search their list of milds to find one that you can get locally.

Witzel

And what does that say about us?

Weyerbacher DID make a bottled Mild. It didn't sell well, more's the pity, and I'm down to my last four bottles kept under sever refrigeration. I LIKED that beer.

I like great tasting beers no matter what the abv % is. I had a St. Peters ESB @4.1%...tasted good to me. I've had Samichlaus, what, +14%...tasted good to me.(in a different way, of course)

For me, the abv number is of major minor importance. ;^)

Best regards, Bill

PS: Like I said in another post, I've got some Dogfish Head 120 headed my way(2nd strongest beer I'll have tried). A very nice Christmas present to myself.

I tried some sort of Wynchwood mild ale(can't remember the name)...it was pretty darned good.

Best regards, Bill

Yeah, but it's UKian. Original poster wanted American low-alcohol beers. Wychwood makes a fine, fine line of beers, however.

Witzel

Um, that we don't bottle our low-alcohol beers in America? That US brewers aren't skilled at making low-alcohol, good-tasting beers?

I've made some passable beers of various styles in the 4-4.5% range, but only because my yeast gave out early. Not my intention, but if I can do it, surely someone with skill could also.

Shame. Excellent beer. You being in Pennsylvania could buy it constantly, I had to accidentally discover it only to see it's now gone again.

Witzel

Since it's gonna be a chore to find a good US low alc beer(from my own personal searches), I thought I'd mention the Wychwood. It *seems* to reasonably widely available in the US.

Best regards, Bill

I've had some very nice Milds nd Bitters that have far more character than some beers with higher gravity. I try the one you suggested Bill, but I can't ever recall seeing it here in San Diego, but the searchis part of the fun.

--Dan E

Or that there aren't enough people to consume it over a broad enough area to warrant bottling it. Brewpubs where the brewers know the clientele will drink it do brew it. There are a couple regional breweries around here that brew mild ales, and bottle 'em-- Three Floyds, and Two Brothers. Two Brothers Brown hovers around 4% abv, while Three Floyds Pride and Joy Mild is listed at 3.9% abv. Both are bottled. Three Floyds also has a couple 4.2% beers-- Black Sun Stout and Xtra Pale Ale.

Sure, blame it on the yeast.

I was *trying* to get Lew to fly off the handle, but now you go and spoil the fun. Bithc.

Midwesterners. I think Weyerbacher qualified as regional, fer instance, as well; and the basic golden ales of many brewpubs tend to float somewhere under 5%. But I'm willing to accept that American brewers know their perceived market does not clamor for the low- alcohol microbrew.

"It's a poor carpenter who blames his tools."

Witzel

See, and here I thought he was just picking on the yeast 'cause they're really really small and don't fight back and stuff.

I didn't realize it was all about sex, though.

Always on top of the concrete, Dave, knew I could count on you!

I got two cases of it, and drank almost all of it myself; no one else liked it. Pity.

It's always about sex.

Even money is about sex.

Yes. Those new 20s are much less abrasive.

-Steve

Yeah, but some of us get jealous around a roll of dimes.

Phil