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Seasonal Beers
Hey All,
We all love beer. Who doesn't? I have my favorite staple beers like pilsner urq. and such, but i came across this seasonal beers list (I guess for summer) on novusvinum.com, a wine website of all places. Some of these look pretty good, but I have no personal experience with them nor do I know where to pick them up, either in NY or LA. Are they only available for one season? What's the best season...Can anyone tell me what's so special about these seasonal and point me to the best one and in the right direction for a store?
Thanks!
Hi kristopher,
The Dogfish Head should be in countless NYC delis... the Saison Dupont is at the very least on dba's menu, and should be available in a few delis. 3 Floyds stuff I've seen in PA, but never in NYC. The Boon is in NY, can't name a deli off the top of my head that has it... but it's there. The Hoegaarden and Jever are everywhere... etc... Take a trip to dba (1st Ave b/t 2nd and 3rd Sts in NYC) and you'll get to try most of that list.
Look and ye shall find.
As to what makes them seasonal? They're almost all tart and refreshing, like boozy lemonade, but with all kinds of microbial complexity backing the tartness up. Either that, or they're good light lagers you've likely not heard of.
The Gumballhead and Summerfest are summer seasonal, the only ones on the list to technically fall under that heading. Nevertheless, I prefer not to get too hung up on that sort of thing either. The difference with these two is simply one of freshness as they aren't produced the rest of the year. Coincidentally I just picked up what will probably be my last sixer of Summerfest this year and it's still drinking mighty fine.
Three Floyds are available in Fort Lee, NJ- just over the GWB from NYC- although I haven't seen any of their seasonals there. The incredible Alpha King is worth going out of one's way for, though.
Cheers!!
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