Discovering Your Beer Personality

Discovering Your Beer Personality

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The new, hot alcohol trend across the U.S. has been micro-brews. Breweries are popping up everywhere from small towns in the Rocky Mountains to city dwellings like Philadelphia. Everyone has to try the new hometown brew and is even more excited if they discover something unknown to their friends and fellow beer-geeks. Here in Florida, it has been a slower process. We are not surrounded by breweries and even have a hard time getting some of these unknown beers in the state. But with demand increasing, a few are starting to creep in.

Beers are very similar to wines. There are different types of styles, regions, and brewmasters. It almost seems overwhelming when you address the number of different options that you have. A few months back, Food & Wine published an article about the best beers for wine lovers (click here to read the full story). Were republishing and expanding the list for those of you who are thinking about branching into new waters and discovering your beer personality.

If you like: Riesling, Dessert Wines
Try: Cider.
Cider is typically made from apple ciders varying in alcohol percentage from 2 6%. Ciders can be made sweet and fruit flavored (apple, pear, black currant) or ultra dry. Cider is most popular in the UK, but starting to make an emergence in the states.
Explore: Ace Pear Cider ($2), Fox Barrel Black Currant ($2), Blackthorn Dry Cider ($2)

If you like: Sauvignon Blanc, Light & Dry Whites
Try: Wheat beers.
Wheat beer is brewed with a large amount of wheat and malted barley. There are two traditional styles of wheat beer: witbier (Belgian white beer) and weissbier (German white beer). The flavor profiles of wheat beers can differ significantly but in general are light and crisp, slightly sour, and often a citrus flavor.
Explore: Tangerine Wheat ($1.75), Wittekerke ($1.50)

If you like: Pinot Noirs, Light Reds
Try: Full-bodied ales.
Ale is brewed from malted barley and fermented relatively quickly giving the beer a more fruit-forward, floral and full-bodied taste. Ales come in a multitude of options: pale ale, Belgian ale, brown ale, and scotch ale are just some options. In general, the darker the color the more hops you will taste in the beer.
Explore: Pinkus Organic Pale Ale ($4), Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale ($2), Tripel Karameliet Trappist Ale ($5)

If you like: Cabernets, Heavy Reds
Try: Porters and IPAs
A porter is a dark-colored and full flavored beer made popular in London. Very similar to stouts, these beers can be made with pumpkin, honey, vanilla, chocolate and bourbon flavors. IPA, or Indian Pale Ale, is a medium to dark-colored ale characterized by a bitter, hoppy and malty flavor. IPAs have gained popularity in the U.S. and are made in a number of small micro-brews in the west.
Explore: Old Slug Porter ($5.25), Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA ($2), Great Divide Hercules Double IPA ($3.50)

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