The first book i read about beer was one of mr Charles Bamforth. The man who speaks about like light on cathedrals. Thats why is the pope of foam. I really love this guy the way talks about beer. Take the time machine and be with him on UC Davis. Thanks again
Yes, he's a very entertaining guy and so knowledgeable. He's one of those rare professors that deeply inspired his students. I think he's one of the biggest sparks of the Craft Beer Revolution. What part did you enjoy most?
I take that back about the SVpa being too sweet,… it's good, seems it's relatively high silica. I drink beer for quality nutritive calories. I'm prudent. Works for me. I'm having some SVpa now. Most of the time I prefer a bit more zesty beer, a little more twang, and a bit more hops. Enegren does that. Although I suppose Enegren is about the same sweetness as SVpa, but a little more tangy and more hoppy.
Well I've got to get and Enegren! Do you know the brewer? Charlie Bamforth is big on nutritious beer. It might be interesting to hear his thoughts on the nutritional aspects of SNPA. He called seltzers and nutritional desert!
SN collaborated with Guttman on this years Oktoberfest so they had them over to brew a bunch of traditional German biers and threw a party last month to tap them all. Leiderhosen and everything. It was awesome and you should def make the drive up for the next one!
SVpa is what I'd call a sweet-ish bready beer. I prefer a bit more hoppy zesty beer such as Enegran Lagertha, 5.0% vs. 5.6% with SVpa. The Enegren Lagertha (from cans) feels healthier, with fresher zestier hoppier, less sweet character, more powerful good rather than more 'weighty' relatively dense/dead as the SVpa,… but the SVpa is ok, but not nearly as powerful and refreshing as the EL. SVpa is too sweet. I drink SVpa from bottle, within three months of manufacture. It's a dense sweetish 'dead' bear, relatively. I wonder what its silica content is. It seems to be relatively high silica,…. in the medium alc % category of beer type. So, that can be a good thing, but,… it could better. Enegren seems to be non-pasteurized. I understand SV is also non-pasteurized(from fermentation onward). I only choose non-pasteurized beers, as best I can discern (and I inquire to breweries about that matter to confirm).
I'm unfamiliar with Enegran Lagertha. I don't think they distribute to the East Coast. I don't doubt at all that there are fresher, zestier, less sweet Pale Ales, but SNPA is what Ken Grossman likes. He offers other fresh hopped beers which are indeed hoppier and hopefully you've tried those. Charlie Bamforth could probably tell us about the silica content. How does that effect the palate? Yes, I think the only pasteurized SN beers are their NA lineup. I understand Ken was determined NOT to pasteurize beers as he felt it compromised the flavor and was a crutch to brewers with poor sanitation practices.
