You may notice that we are new. And this would be an accurate observation, as this is our first article. We intend to, for the next 2 years or until our livers break, write the beer column for this fine publication.
We want to do this for the simple reason that we like beer and we like to talk, and through the transitive property, we like to talk about beer.
We have decided to write our article from the drinking establishment known as Kickoff Waterloo, and we are writing with consultants Sean Walsh and Kayla Sheremeta, who are also both in Kickoff’s. This is more just filler than anything, but thank you for reading this paragraph.
Today, we will be talking about wheat beer. Wheat beer is brewed with a large proportion of wheat in addition to malted barley. Fun Fact: By Law in Germany, top-fermenting yeast must be used for wheat beers. Wheat beers are generally light in colour and are quite tasty, however not all people agree, necessarily. We apologize to the copy editor, that necessarily may not have been necessarily necessary.
The beer we have picked today (being the day that we are drinking the beer) is Erdinger Weissbräu, a beer that I picked because I’ve never had it before and Eric was late. Also, it was written funny on the Kickoff’s chalkboard and I thought it was called Erdwger, because apparently Troy doesn’t have very neat writing. This is something I have learned today. Nonetheless, I have deemed it an appropriate choice.
Erdinger is the world’s largest wheat beer brewery, which is kind of like being the world’s best juggler – it’s interesting, but not many people actually care. The brewery is located in Erding, Bavaria, which is a state in Germany, also something I learned today. It is considered by many as the ultimate in Wheat Beer enjoyment; this is from their website, so that’s like if the juggler congratulated himself.
So let’s start talking about this beer shall we, because Eric is here so, yeah.
It’s pretty good, in fact, we both quite like it. Sean likes it, and Kayla finds it drinkable. In this case we will give it 4 Surly Bartenders out of 5, which is our new rating system we decided to use.
It is lightly carbonated, a nice cloudy white colour, and has a light bubbly head to it. It is very smooth and goes down quite nicely with a nice citrus-y aftertaste. On the whole the beer is quite fruity and sweet, without being overly obnoxious about it.
And speaking of fruity and sweet, we decided to try Mill Street Blueberry Wheat, both because we wanted more beer, and because it rhymed. Fruit beers such as this can be made either by using the fermented fruit in the brewing process or by adding flavouring extracts to the beer after brewing. We aren’t sure which method Mill St. uses for this beer, as their website does not specify this.
The first thing that can be noted of this beer is its colour. It is a purply red, much like if blueberry juice were mixed with beer. Hopefully you can picture the tapestry of colour we have laid before you.
The beer pours nice enough but with very little head, much less than the Erdinger, and is also much more carbonated. We were expecting a very fruity beer like Fruli, which is delicious and tastes like alcoholic strawberries, but we were sadly let down. While drinkable, it is not decidedly sweet, and the blueberry flavour isn’t very prominent. The blueberry taste comes out a bit stronger in the aftertaste, but is still not fruity enough for our taste. The beer is also noticeably heavier than the Erdinger.
On the whole, we give this beer…2.71828 Surly Bartenders out of 5. Drinkable, but is not overly enjoyable and not as exciting as its novelty would suggest.
We hope you enjoyed our first article, seeing as we have two more years of writing to deliver to fine engineering students such as yourself.
Next week we will discuss Mike Hunt’s Hard Lemonade.
Cheers,
Graeme & Eric
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