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Leinenkugel Fireside Nut Brown Ale

posted on 12.29.2008 in the beer reviews section.

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Leinenkugel Fireside Nut Brown This offering from the folks at Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) is a Winter Warmer that comes in soft at 4.90% ABV. Again, Leinenkugel misses the mark for me. I am huge fan of Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat. Big Fan. But I can’t call myself an unofficial member of the “Leine Lodge”.

Appearance

oured into a frozen mug, the beer has a soft light brown head that appears mushy and disappears altogether quickly. I think that is more a factor of a soft pour and the extremely cold mug. Dark cooper to brown, this beer at least looks like it tastes good.

Smell

Egh. Nasty nutty mess. It just smells unnatural. Very nutty, like crushed wet walnuts.

Taste

Meh. Underwhelming would be accurate. Its not so bad that I want to spit it out but its not too far off. Just not very good. It possesses almost no hop notes at all.

Mouthfeel

There is some carbonation to be found.  It feels slightly oily in my mouth. The nutty malt doesn’t linger very long – which might be a good thing.

Drinkability

No thanks.

Bottomline

At least it was cold. At least it washed down my Bacon and Pepperoni pizza.

D-

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Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest

posted on 12.21.2008 in the beer reviews section.

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Ok, this beer from Leinenkugel, was first out of the bunch because of how impressed I was by their Sunset Wheat. I loved that beer so much I served it at Porkapolooza. However, Leinenkugel continues to be hit or miss for me. Poured into a pint glass, the APV comes in at 5.10%.

Leinenkugel OktoberfestUnfortunately, there isn’t as much here. The beer poured a cooper body with a strange looking soapy, thin head. The head only developed a half inch and disappeared soon after. No lacing left behind what-so-ever. The smell is barely perceptable, slightly bready.

This märzen is malty. The taste is crisp enough, not much hops to speak of… barely there. Its easy to drink, goes down fairly smoothly. Easy even.

Fair – nothing terribly special i suppose. It is certainly drinkable, for a September night out. However, I can’ really recommend it over others in the same style.

C-

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Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss

posted on 12.21.2008 in the beer reviews section.

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Leinenkugels Honey WeissLeinenkugel’s Honey Weiss from the from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is an American Pale Wheat Ale with an ABV of 4.9%

Poured into a pint glass, the color is a pale yellow with a white head. The head pours tall at a decent 1″ and falls slow enough to be respectable. No lacing. The aroma is that of a standard macro on a hot day at the ballpark watching the Buccos. The glass continues to stream bubbles well after pouring, 20 minutes plus.

The mouthfeel is quite carbonated which is a saving gracve for this otherwise disappointing beer. Its a shame since it followed the night’s highlight, the Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat.

Taste is average, and not at all sweet for being brewed with “Real Wisconsin Honey.” I haven’t had an opportunity to drink any beers made with “Fake” Wisconsin Honey – and I doubt I could tell the difference.

Unimpressive. This would go down easy on a hot day after mowing the lawn but otherwise – avoidable. Crap! I missed the first 40 minutes of WWE’s RAW. The final grade…

C

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Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat

posted on 12.21.2008 in the beer reviews section.

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Leinenkugel Sunset WheatLeinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat is from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. This is the first of two Leinenkugles on the menu tonight. This is the beer followed the Shock Top, which is also a fruit & coriander infused summer wheat beer. Witbeir if you will.

This beer is everything the Shock Top is not. Poured into a chilled mug so I can’t really comment on the color much. The white head is frothy and leaves after a respectable moment. The aroma is pleasant with lemon notes. Mouthfeel is refreshing, dry but not over staying its welcome.

The taste is light, refreshing. Dry and crisp. Citrus is present and doesn’t linger. The spice is still missing for me, but overall – a nice drinkable beer. I’ll be suggesting this when I see it on a beer menu. At only 4.9% ABV, I could drink a lot of these only any given night.

I need to get a bottle of this into Nicole’s hands. I would be curious to hear her impressions. The Leinenkugel’s website suggests adding a slice of orange, which I did not. I’m not sure I’d need it. I enjoyed it that much. On the negative side, after I finished the beer – my throat was coated in a way that made me want another. That might not be a good thing.

A case of this beer would make a great house-warming gift. This is good. As close to very good as you can get. It lacks the depth to grade it higher but the Final Grade is…

B+

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