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An Amateur Beer Snob’s Guide to Beer: The S Beers

Published by jharmon in Food
October 23, 2009

The “S” chapter from the ebook, “An Amateur Beer Snob’s Guide to Beer,” soon available on the Amazon Kindle and at Smashwords.

What you will find here

The listings below will include the name of the beer, my numerical ranking based upon my own scale of 0.1 to 10.0, and a little of my personal thoughts about each beer. Here and there I’ll also throw in a few funny or interesting quotes about beer from famous folks. And if you’re curious about my ranking systems, let’s just say that a 5.0 is a decent beer, a 1.0 is an awful beer and a 10.0 is a fantastic beer.

S Beers

St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout

8.4

Quite possibly the best beer from Canada I have ever had (but usually I think of Canadian beers as American imitations). This is an extremely tasty stout with a heavy burnt syrup flavor. Easily one of the best stouts around. McAuslan Brewing Inc. of Montreal is the maker of this fantastic beverage.

St. Georgen Brau Keller Bier

9.4

Made by the St. Georgen-Brau of Buttenheim, Germany. Smooth with an extremely fruity tart lightness that makes this brew remarkable, though not quite unique. Somewhat similar to a lambic or perhaps a lighter hefeweizen. A little costly, but not as much as many a good brand, and worth the price.

St. Ides Premium Malt Liquor

1.9

Yes, malt liquor is a form of beer (though I hesitate to say that as true as it is). This noxious stuff goes down smooth but it smells like gasoline and has a haunting aftertaste mix of sour, bitter and sweet. Don’t drink this. Instead, use it to start your gas grill.

St. Louis Premium Framboise

9.1

This is a Belgian lambic ale brewed with raspberries. I think I like this drink just a tad more than the kriek (cherry) version because of that extra, tarty raspberry zing. Goes great with spicy beer cheese and chips, making it a fantastic drink for a small meal or party snack. Also good by itself, but this is truly a brew for special occasions.

St. Louis Premium Kriek

9.0

Brewed and bottled by Br. Van Honsebrouck of Ingelmunster, Belgium. This is a kriek lambic, a type of Belgian beer made with cherries. You would never be able to guess this is beer just from the taste; it tastes more like a fruity seltzer water than a beer. This is a must-try beer for you true beer snobs. People who drink Grolsch and think it’s something special don’t have a clue, at least until they’ve tried something like a real lambic. This stuff is expensive, but it’s worth trying every once in a while. Wine drinkers would probably enjoy this even if they don’t like beer. Sorry, but this beer has nothing to do with the U.S. city of St. Louis

Saint Pauli Girl

4.1

Wet but with a little too much fizz. A German beer made for Americans. A decent thirst quencher. For beer snob wannabes. The taste is very American.

Saint Pauli Girl Dark

5.6

Pretty drinkable but not one of the strongest dark beers. This German brew has too much carbonation.

Saku

5.4

A step or two above your cheap lagers, this Estonian pilsner tastes more like a weak lager, though not necessarily a bad one. Very drinkable (to the point you may have too much without realizing it).

Salado Creek Honey Bock

4.8

This beer goes down very smooth and very wet, but it’s so gosh-darned sweet. It would score higher if it weren’t so sweet. This beer comes from Salado Creek Brewing Co. in San Antonio,Texas.

Sam Adams Light

4.2

One of the stronger light beers on the market. If you need to drink light, drink this. I don’t know if this stuff is the same formula as the old “Samuel Adams Boston Lightship” brew, but it goes back with a little more kick. Beer snobs on a diet can enjoy this. It’s good enough for drinking semi-regularly.

Samuel Adams Boston Ale

7.3

While this beer isn’t as thick as the Samuel Adams Boston Lager, the taste is richer. This is a good drinking beer, but it would also go good with a heavy meal – roast beef, baked potato and sourdough bread come to mind.

Samuel Adams Boston Lager

7.4

This was the beer that started it all for the Boston Beer Company. A good, strong, bitter beer that has just the right mix of wet and fizz. Supposedly beers from this company are handcrafted in individual batches – it sure tastes like it! This is a good beer to have with a heavy dinner.

Samuel Adams Boston Lightship

3.9

Has a strong bitterness for a light beer, but still contains all the carbonation of one. If you’ve got to drink a light beer, this is probably the one to get. Otherwise, the Samuel Adams folk make better stuff. Update for February 1, 2002: I believe this beer has been discontinued for the new Sam Adams Light (or at least it’s been renamed).

Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat

7.0

This beer has a good cherry smell and taste that isn’t overpowering at all. If you’re a person who doesn’t like sweet beers, like me, you will still like this beer. Goes down really smooth. Has a nice, frothy foam that’s not fizzy at all.

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

6.4

The old definition of a Lambic was a Belgian beer that has natural, instant fermentation. The modern definition seems to be a wheat beer with fruit added (usually one type of berry or another). This beer meets the more recent meaning of the word Lambic. Like many Samuel Adams brews, this one has a solid, wet texture. The sweet of the cranberry isn’t overly strong, even for someone who doesn’t like sweet beers. This beer would be good as a desert, especially after holiday dinners with the family.

Samuel Adams Cream Stout

8.2

A smooth coffee/maple flavor. Not as hardy as many a stout, but still stout enough. One of my favorite Samuel Adams beers.

Samuel AdamsGolden Pilsner

6.2

This is the most American-tasting of all the Samuel Adams flavors. For a pilsner, this is awful robust, but not enough to ruin the drink. There’s a little too much fizz for my taste. This is a good beer for just sitting around and drinking, say while watching a football game. For those of you with an interest, Pilsners are a light, golden beer first introduced in Germany in the 19th century during a time of mostly dark beers.

Samuel Adams Honey Porter

6.3

This is an extremely bitter but wet brew. It would go well with a roast beef and Swiss sandwich, preferably on toasted rye. Also, if you haven’t checked out any of the Samuel Adams Web sites, then get to it – the pages are worth reading.

Samuel AdamsOctoberfest

5.8

A strong, sturdy ale that is a tad bit strong to swallow. A good amber color and strong caramel taste. There is also a bit of a burnt smell.

Samuel AdamsOld Fezziwig Ale

4.4

Yeah, it’s a Christmas beer with cinnamon, ginger and orange flavoring. As with all Christmas beers, this one is too sweet.

Samuel Adams Scotch Ale

6.4

Extremely strong and bitter maple flavor at first that smooths out on the way down. No sweetness at first but it slowly grows. Makes a good cold weather brew.

Samuel Adams Spring Ale

6.8

Wet with a slightly fruity bitterness. Not overly heavy, so it should make a good drinking brew. A good cooling down beer.

Samuel Adams Summer Ale

6.3

Goes down pretty smooth despite the fact it has a touch more fizz than I feel necessary. This is a white ale with lemon added; the lemon can definitely be tasted though it’s not overpowering. A good brew for just drinking, especially during a hot day in summer, but nothing extremely complicated. New beer snobs could use this beer to build their taste buds.

Samuel Adams Triple Bock

7.4

Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. My reaction to this beer is unexplainable. In some ways I love this beer and in other ways I find it quite horrible. It smells like soy sauce, but there’s very little of that in the taste. There is an extremely strong and overpowering burnt maple taste to this beer. This is not a beer for swilling; it’s a beer for sipping, and very small sips at that. Only truly experienced beer tasters should even THINK of trying this beer, if you can even find it in your area. This brew tends to be difficult to find in some states (like Ohio, for instance) because of its high alcohol content. If you can drink this stuff without it sending shivers up your spine, then you’re a better man than I am (even if you are a woman!).

Samuel Adams White Ale

6.9

This slightly sweet beer goes good with fried chicken. It’s not a very powerful beer, but the taste is smooth and worth drinking.

Samuel Adams Winter Lager

6.6

The brew here has a strong, robust flavor. This beer starts off sweet at first taste, but turns bitter on the way down. A very hardy brew. There almost seems to be a touch of cinnamon in this beer.

Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout

9.4

Has a nice, foamy head as all good stouts should. Not for beer snob beginners as this has a very strong maple sweet/bitterness. One of the heaviest beers out there, so don’t drink a lot of them. Nice burnt smell and syrup coloring. One of the best sipping beers there is. Samuel Smith’s has been doing fine work since 1758.

Samuel Smith’s India Ale

8.6

One of the best India Pale Ales around, but it doesn’t have the sharpness of many IPAs. Fairly smooth, not too strong.

Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale

7.9

A fairly plain beer for Samuel Smith’s. A little bitter and goes down pretty smooth despite a little carbonation. Not overly sweet or nutty flavored as are some nut brown ales. A piece of trivia here: all Samuel Smith’s beers are fermented in stone.

Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

9.8

This is the smoothest stout I’ve ever had. There’s almost a touch of sweetness on the way down. This brew is not as heavy as most stouts, but it isn’t watery either.

Samuel Smith Old Brewery Pale Ale

10.0

From Samuel Smith Old Brewery, Tadcaster, N. Yorks, England. The best beer on the planet, in my opinion. You’ve died and gone to heaven if you are drinking this stuff. Not the smoothest beer, but still pretty smooth. Without a doubt, the best-tasting pale ale ever, but not as strong as many pale ales. The flavor and texture make this beer so great. Very little sweetness here, but there is a little bit of caramel bitter.

Samuel Smith’s Taddy Porter

9.0

Extremely strong maple, burnt flavoring that lingers in the mouth long after you’ve swallowed. Goes back very smooth, almost as easy as water. Definitely only for people with specialized tastes in beer. Premium beer drinkers wouldn’t know the difference between this and motor oil (hint: motor oil is thicker and tastes like a lawnmower engine).

Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Ale

7.6

I expected a cinnamon-esque taste here since this is sort of a holiday brew, but instead I got a surprisingly soft sweet taste. The sweetness grows with the number of drinks. The bottle says this drink was brewed at Yorkshire’s oldest brewery.

Sapporo Draft

3.5

Sapporo Draft is a Japanese beer. There is lots of carbonation here, but the drink is fairly smooth. The taste is very American. Worth trying once, but not anything you would want to drink regularly.

Saranac Adirondack Amber

6.9

The initial flavor is what makes this beer, but unfortunately that flavor doesn’t stay around too long. The initial taste is a strong, caramel (but not too sweet) flavor. The caramel hangs around a little while in the aftertaste, but not much. Thirty seconds after you take your last sip, you can’t tell if you were drinking a Saranac or a Miller Lite. As with many of the Saranac flavors, there is just a tad bit of a soapy taste in the afterwash. Thanks to the fine people at Saranac who allowed me to use their logo on my old Web page, “Ty’s Page for Beer Snobs.” Also, for those of you with an interest, the Saranac beers were the first ones I ranked.

Saranac Black & Tan

6.8

If you don’t know, a black and tan is a mixed stout and lager (at least in this case). Here the stout overpowers the lager too much, but this is a common fault of black and tans (and can’t be overcome unless maybe you used very little stout). Usually black and tans have to be made at a bar and don’t come mixed, as they do here in the bottle. This would be a good drink for heavier foods, like steaks.

Saranac Black Forest

6.9

This is a good beer for beer snobs who have moved just beyond the novice stage. It’s hardy and has good, strong flavor. Still, I wouldn’t say this beer is anything overly special – a typical dark beer, if there is such a thing.

Saranac Caramel Porter

6.8

A decently dark, toasted-tasting porter that can get heavy on your stomach, like any good, heavy beer. Any porter fan should enjoy this. Apparently they use real caramel in the brewing process.

Saranac Chocolate Amber

7.0

This is another beer brewed for a special time of year – here, it’s for summer. And no, there isn’t chocolate in this beer; there are certain types of dark beers (often porters or malts) known as “chocolate.” This beer is thick and heavy but not overpowering at all. I recommend this brew for beer snobs who are working up to stronger beers like stouts.

Saranac Dunkel Lager

7.3

This dark lager is labeled a limited release, which is a shame because it’s one of my favorites from the Saranac folk. This beer has a smooth, burnt caramel taste that’s easy to get used to. Heavy enough for even porter and stout fans to enjoy. At first, there’s some slight carbonation, but it is more than standable and eases as you drink more. By the way, as I’m writing this on Dec. 22, 2002, my online beer page is just more than five years old. What made me think of this was the fact that I started these beer pages with some of the Saranac brews.

SaranacGolden Pilsener

6.6

A surprisingly sweet burst of flavor at first, but the taste dies quick. A good, weak beer for beginners or for beer snobs who are looking for something light. A good beer for just drinking, though also would go well with any decent restaurant meal. The taste is stronger when the beer is slightly warm, room temperature. A slightly soapy aftertaste lowers this beer’s score quite a bit.

Saranac Hefeweizen

8.0

Smooth and sweet on the tongue at first, almost like a white ale, but as you swallow a fruity bitterness builds and then glides away. Light enough that you can enjoy several of these over a period of time. Don’t bother the cloudiness of the drink, or even if there’s some sediment on the bottom; unlike some beers, hefeweizens are supposed to be that way. This is another limited release from Saranac, which is too bad because as of Dec. 31, 2002, this is the highest rank I’ve given to one of their beers.

Saranac India Pale Ale

4.7

Skip this beer and go straight to Saranac Pale Ale if you want a decent pale ale. This doesn’t taste much like a pale ale and the soapy aftertaste some Saranac beers have is strongest here. This would be a good beer with burgers, mainly because the burger would kill most of the beer’s taste.

Saranac Light

6.8

Every brewer has to have a light beer, so this is the one from Saranac. This is one of my favorite light beers. Surprisingly little carbonation for a light beer. Has a smooth, crisp taste that is good enough for a true beer connoisseur to enjoy regularly as well as more typical beer drinkers. By the way, I’ve reported here before that Saranac beers I’ve tried in the past sometimes suffered from a slight soapy taste. As of this writing in late 2002, I have not noticed the mentioned soapy taste in Saranac beers in quite some time. Maybe they fixed the problem or maybe I just got a bad batch of Saranacs in the past or maybe my taste buds have changed. Who knows? Anyway, you can do a lot worse than drinking Saranac brews.

Saranac Maple Porter

7.0

A surprisingly good, harsh beer. Medium-level beer snobs could appreciate this brew as they work their way up to more stout material.

Saranac Mountain Berry Ale

6.9

The berry taste is not too strong and not too sweet, just right. Probably one of the better berry beers. This would be a good dessert beer for after a heavy meal or a good beer for a Christmas party.

Saranac Nut Brown Ale

5.4

A weak-tasting beer that’s flavor grows the more you drink, but even then the taste leaves your mouth quick. A little sweet going down. Would make a good ballpark or baseball party beer.

Saranac Pale Ale

6.5

A decent pale ale, but then again I’ve never had a pale ale I didn’t like. It doesn’t have quite the taste or stamina of better pale ales, but it is hardy enough to be a good pale ale for a beginner. A little too watery. Unless this is on sale, I’ll stick with Bass.

Saranac Single Malt Ale

7.0

This brew is made from Scottish Maris Otter malt, according to the bottle’s label. The label also boasts that this beer has a flavor distinctive from any other beer; I don’t know if I’d go that far, but it definitely is different from the rest of the Saranac beers. Goes down very smooth and wet with a bitterness that hits the tongue quickly but dies out on the way down to the stomach. The bitterness grows stronger the more you drink, but leaves your mouth soon except for a slight dull taste left in the mouth.

Saranac Stout

7.7

You should not be able to pour a stout into a clear glass and then see light through the glass. Here I can see light, but very little. This is a good stout for a beginning stout drinker. The taste is sweet at first, then turns bitter on the way down. If you can’t tell, I’m a stout person.

Saranac Winter Wassail

5.0

Yet another holiday brew with nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, etc. This one also includes orange. The flavor here is not too sweet or overpowering, the way some special holiday beers are. Still, I’ve never cared for the taste of these winter drinks – if I want all those spices I’ll go drink apple cider. By the way, “Wassail” means “Be well!” in some language.

Schaefer

1.2

The label has the word “beer” on it, but I’m still skeptical. There is little taste here except for a cheap American flavor that vaguely floats around the back of your mouth. There is a lot of fizz for you burping fans. Don’t drink this.

Schaefer Light

0.8

I know it’s hard to believe, but there is less taste in this drink than there is in the non-light version, and more carbonation. I’ve tasted better used ashtrays. The F&M Schaefer Brewing Company of Detroit, Michigan, dares to distribute this liquid.

Schell Pils

3.0

Very light and sweet. Comes from New Ulm, Minnesotta. A good beer for true beer drinkers (though not necessarily a beer snobs beer).

Schlenkerla Rauchbier

5.5

This German “smoked beer” suffers from the tiniest bit of flatness, but it has a cool burnt quality that’s the equivalent of one of the weaker porters. Worth drinking. Even makes a good sipping beer while you’re on the computer for long hours.

Schlitz

1.5

How is anyone still alive in Milwaukee since all this bad beer comes from there? Stay away from this beer. It’s weak and has a little carbonation. Not enough flavor to be worth anything except if you are wanting a cheap drunk.

Schlitz Malt Liquor

0.7

Well, it’s wet … and that’s about the only good thing that can be said about it (okay, it’ll get you drunk, too, if that’s what you’re looking for). Hardly any taste here at all except a little sweetness on the way down. Not a lot of fizz, though. Makes you feel kind of silly drinking out of a can with a big blue bull on the front of it.

Schneider Weisse

5.7

This German ale says on the bottle it is the “original” hefe-weizen; that’s too bad, because I’ve had better. This drink is extremely sweet with some carbonation. I wouldn’t want to drink this on a regular basis, but it’s not bad.

Sea Dog Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter

6.2

The fine folks at Sea Dog Brewing Co. of Bangor, Maine brew and bottle this stuff. This beer has a very strong coffee/hazelnut taste with just a tad bit of maple included. Tastes a little like burnt caramel popcorn. Frothy and very thick for a porter – almost stout level; definitely not for beer snob beginners. Too bitter – would score higher if the bitterness were under control.

Shiner Bock

6.8

This Spoetzl Brewery beer is fairly heavy with a touch of maple and some fizz. I normally don’t like fizzy beer, but this one seems to work. Not the best beer on the planet, but the taste is complicated enough to give some enjoyment to beer tasters. Obviously brewed in Shiner, Texas.

Shiner Hefeweizen

7.1

Smooth with a light bitterness and a fruity aftertaste. A fantastic drink served cold almost to the point of freezing. Apparently contains clover honey and lemon peel. I could drink this stuff all day long. Even the foam tastes good!

Shiner Kolsch

5.2

While I don’t rank this drink as high as other Shiner brews, it is still a good solid staple beer any beer snob could be proud to drink on a regular basis. Strong, but not too strong. Carbonated, but not too fizzy. The flavor could best be described as “good, and not weak.”

Shock Top

4.7

This is Anheuser-Busch’sversion of a Belgian white ale, basically a light wheat ale with citrus and spice flavors added. This is actually one of the better brews from Anheuser-Busch. It’s not the best Belgian white around, but it’s pretty decent for something that has been mass brewed. Worth drinking with lighter foods, like fish or baked chicken and lighter pastas.

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

3.0

Sierra Nevada’s holiday/winter beer. There’s a strong, bitter cinnamon/spices taste here. I just flat out don’t like these spicy holiday drinks.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

7.3

Strong for a pale ale, but wet and worth drinking. This would go good with roast beef.

Sierra Nevada Porter

7.6

A strong maple taste, but not too much of a burnt taste. Dry in the mouth. Would go well with bar food or a steak. Very heavy, almost like a stout. The sweetness is strong, but not quite overpowering. According to Bob Klein in “The Beer Lover’s Rating Guide,” the beer called “porter” was originally called “entire.” Apparently London porters of the 18th century preferred this type of heavy beer over others, so the beer came to be called a porter.

Sierra Nevada Stout

7.2

A very strong maple taste. Strong but not as heavy as many stouts. Not for beginners. Very bitter.

Singha

1.2

This malt liquor is made by the Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd., of Bangkok, Thailand. Tons of carbonation here with an awful bitter flavor that tastes like a bottle of cologne was dumped in the beer batch. You can do better with turpentine.

Skullsplitter Orkney Ale

6.2

Made by Orkney Brewery in Scotland. Orkney is a group of islands on the north side of Scotland. This brew is pretty smooth and frothy, but too sweet for my taste. A Scottish ale in fact and flavor.

Slo Brewing Co. Blueberry Ale

6.0

Smells like blueberry Eggo waffles, but believe it or not, this is not a sweet beer. In fact, I was surprised how well this went down. Not overly bitter and definitely has a strong lager feel to it. Did not taste overly fruity to me, but it did smell that way.

Slo Brewing Co. Cole Porter

4.9

For those of you who like really strong, nutty-flavored beers, this is for you. Goes down smooth and frothy, but the almond taste was too strong for me (which is why the score isn’t any higher than it is). This beer comes from the Slo Brewing Co., a brewery/restaurant in San Luis Obispo, California.

Slo Brewing Co. Extra Pale Ale

7.9

This one scared me at first because it had a bit of a malt liquor smell, but the taste is good with a little froth. Goes down bitter but leaves a mixed sweet/bitter taste in the mouth.

Solstice Winter Ale

5.6

This Wynkoop brewery beer is a bit on the sweet side, but then again it’s supposed to be a winter brew. This beer is brewed in Denver, Colorado, and is worth checking out if you are in the area.

Southpaw Light

2.6

Yes, another weak, carbonated drink from Milwaukee. This one is from Plank Road Brewery. Just stop drinking any beers from Milwaukee and you have a pretty good chance of making it through life without tasting a bad beer. Remember, I’m talking about TASTING, not DRINKING; there actually are some beers that are worth drinking but not worth tasting. This isn’t one of them.

Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale

7.7

An amber lager with some kick. Wet and soothing going down the throat with a strong bitterness as it glides over the tongue. The first sip has a touch of sweet way in the back, but that disappears quickly.

Spanish PeaksBlack Dog Sweetwater Wheat Ale

7.0

Has a clean, sturdy bitterness and some carbonation. A good cigar beer. Hints of sweetness.

Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry Ale

6.6

Too much carbonation, but otherwise has a nice berry taste that is not overly sweet. Some bitter here too.

Spanish Peaks Porter

7.1

Strong and bitter, almost to the level of a weaker stout. The burnt maple taste is here but not overpowering, as it is in some porters. Goes down fairly easy. One of the better porters I’ve had.

Spanish Peaks White

8.8

A light, slightly sweet beer with some texture and flavor reminiscent of a Belgian lambic. In other words, it feels and tastes something like a cider. The bottle says this fine ale is made with “orange peel, coriander & black pepper.” Comes to us from the Spanish Peaks Brewing Co. of New Ulm, Minesotta, and Bozeman, Montana.

Steel Reserve

2.3

Wet with a very American flavor. A little hard to swallow at first but this eases up by the fourth drink or so. Nothing special about this beer. It’s a product of the Steel Brewing Company of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Steinlager

3.0

The bottle calls this New Zealand’s finest. If that’s true, then I wouldn’t drink beer while in New Zealand. True, there are many beers worse than this one, but there’s plenty that are a whole lot better. Has a cheap German-but-made-for-Americans flavor to it. It’s beers like this that keep Budweiser drinkers from trying other foreign beers..

Stella Artois

3.7

The lager from Belgium is very smooth going down but has a somewhat American taste. A smooth, slightly bitter flavor. This brew has gained in popularity in recent years, and it is a decen beer, but I didn’t think it wasall that.

Stone Imperial Russian Stout

6.5

One of the sweet stouts. Made in San Diego County, California. Has the strong, burnt caramel taste of a decent stout. The bottle says this brew is a limited release for the spring of 2006, but I’m drinking it in the early winter of 2007 and it still tastes fine to me. If you don’t watch yourself, a strong brew like this can get you loopy very quickly.

Straub

5.4

Brewed by the Straub Brewery, Inc. of St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. Goes down extremely smooth, almost too smooth. The bottle says this stuff is made with mountain spring water and has no preservatives, no sugar and no salt; that’s good because there’s almost no taste. I’m not saying it tastes bad, just not much taste at all. People fond of water would like this beer.

Stroh’s

2.5

Pretty much a weak, American beer. Still, not a bad bar beer. The Stroh Brewery Company of Detroit, Michigan, puts out this stuff.

Stroh’s Light

1.9

Wet and weak with not as much carbonation as many light beers. The sourness in the aftertaste ruins this beer, but then what did you expect?

SudwerkHefe Weizen

5.7

The folks who make this beer make it in Davis, California, but they also have a “Sudwerk Brewery and Grill” in Sacramento, California. This beer is wet with a fairly strong bitterness. Enjoyable, but not a very special beer.

Related beers links

The Amateur Beer Snob’s Guide to Beer: The T Beers

The Amateur Beer Snob’s Guide to Beer: The U-Z Beers

The Amateur Beer Snob’s Guide to Beer: The A Beers

Quote from Queen Victoria

Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them.

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  1. Posted October 23, 2009 at 8:51 am

    great info

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