{"id":9366,"date":"2014-06-12T08:31:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T12:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=9366"},"modified":"2014-06-12T22:42:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T02:42:37","slug":"summer-beer-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/12\/summer-beer-musings\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Beer Musings"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Memorial Day gone by we can finally talk about the beers that should be hitting the shelves now even though some arrived EARLY Spring when New England was still buried in snow and the nights were cold.\u00a0\u00a0 Summer is finally upon us and it\u2019s time to crack open a summer seasonal beer.\u00a0 The warm summer weather is best matched with lighter beers but we shouldn\u2019t have to sacrifice flavor and quality. My palate longs for beers like kolschs, saisons, hefeweizens or lighter IPAs as opposed to the heavier strong ales, barleywines, and stouts, which I pine for during the winter.<\/p>\n

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Kolschs are German light ales that got their name from the region of Germany where they originated. A kolsch is typically a light \/ medium bodied ale that has a light golden color. Two examples available across most of the country, which I enjoy are Goose Island Summertime and Harpoon Summer Beer.<\/p>\n

\"summer<\/p>\n

Saisons\u00a0are Belgian beers that were historically brewed at the end of the cold season and would last through the warm months. \u00a0Saisons are often citrusy (orange or lemon) and can be marked with a mild peppery taste from the yeast used.\u00a0 Hennepin from Brewery Ommegang in New York and Saison Dupont Vieille Provision are prime examples of a saison. \u00a0Pretty Things Jack D\u2019Or is one of\u00a0my favorite saisons, which I can purchase in Massachusetts.\u00a0 Jack D\u2019or provides a perfect balance of citrus and spice that I enjoy in a saison.<\/p>\n

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Hefeweizens are unfiltered wheat beers (white beers) that can be divided into 2 main categories German or Belgian influenced. In order to be classified as a wheat beer, the beers had to be made with at least 50% wheat. German style wheat beers are categorized by banana and cloves flavors, which are sometimes accompanied by a distinct bubble gum flavor.\u00a0 Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier and Paulaner Hefe-Weizen are two well known German hefewiezens.\u00a0 Three Floyds Gumballhead from Indiana is one of my favorite hefeweizens that exhibits the gumball flavor.<\/p>\n

\"Weinhenstephaner<\/a><\/p>\n

Belgian hefewesizens are referred to as Witbeers, and are identified by orange and coriander flavors. Hoegaarden Wit from Belgium is probably one of the first Wit beers I had but my favorite by far is Allagash White, a local beer from Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n

Take the opportunity to step out of the box this summer and try something different \/ something new. You never know what you\u2019ll like…<\/p>\n

-Ryan\"summer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Memorial Day gone by we can finally talk about the beers that should be hitting the shelves now even though some arrived EARLY Spring when New England was still buried in snow and the nights were cold.\u00a0\u00a0 Summer is finally upon us and it\u2019s time to crack open a summer seasonal beer.\u00a0 The warm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[34,719],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/summer-beers-cropped.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9366"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9366"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9377,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9366\/revisions\/9377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}