My next trip to Germany (if I ever go back) will no doubt include a trip to Aying, a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria, Germany. The Ayinger Brewery (wiki, website) was founded in 1878 and has received every major award and won every major competition from the Chicago Beverage Tasting Institute to the Helsinki Beer Festival (2004).
A comment about the Ur-Weisse from thee Michael Jackson (wiki):
The union of wheaty freshness and dark malt often produces a fullness of taste and complexity.
My description won't be as artsy because lets face it, I taste it better than I describe it, and I'm far from a writer. Most of the comments I hear about this beer is that it does taste fruity. While that is true, it's more than that. I'd describe it as a nice blend of sweet and malt, neither taste takes the forefront. I think it was put best by the Chicago Beverage Tasting Institute:
... frothy medium-full body of rich banana nut bread, nutmeg, clove, and delicate citrus flavors all in perfect balance. Finishes with a long, graceful fade. Utterly delicious and elegant in style. World class hefe-weizen. [source]
I should mention that Ayinger uses water from their own well. Which they also bottle and sell as Ayinger PrimAqua - natural mineral water. You might also like to know that they use locally-grown barley and wheat to produce their beers.
The only place I have been able to purchase this beer on a consistent basis is Whole Foods. I was disappointed to hear from a whole foods sales clerk that they are not going to carry Ayinger until late summer early fall. I hope that's not the case.
In Germany we actually mixed this beer with banana juice, they called it bier mit banana which hey, I'm no German scholar but I think it means beer with banana? :-)
Run out and get some, taste it, and report back here to let me know what you think
Caps - Schlafly No. 15Time for another Caps entry. This time I'm keeping it local with my favorite brewery of all time: Schlafly. This No. 15 brew is the tool I use to get people in the door and it even got Sarah to start trying (and now liking) beer.
I picked up an excellent book a few days ago. It's titled "Green, Greener, Greenest" by Lori Bongiorno. It's a practical guide to making eco-smart choices a part of your life. Lori worked for BusinessWeek and has written for The Green Guide (among other magazines) so her writing style is spot-on.
Who doesn't love Schlafly?Alright I've been made fun of recently for my love of Schlafly but seriously, who doesn't love it? If you have not tried Schlafly beer, please read the following list to make sure that your reason is an acceptable one.
Schlafly - Series of 10I'm forcing myself to start a new series. I'm going to try my hardest to do this once a week. Pick 1 object or 1 theme and in one brief session come up with 10 images. I thought hey, why not start with my favorite beverage? Schlafly!
HeinekenAnother delicious green beverage. This was at one time my beer of choice but I've moved on to bigger and better.
kCc
03.07.2008
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