20 September, 2010

Wisconsin Brewers Bring Home the Bacon, Are on TV, and Jump on the Belgian Bandwagon

The winners of this year's Great American Beer Festival have been announced.

Gold medals went to Point for their Horizon Wheat in the American-style wheat beer with yeast category and Titletown of Green Bay got it for their Boathouse Pilsner in the Bohemian-style pilsner category.

Both Capital and New Glarus took home the bronze. The former for Weizen Doppelbock – German-style wheat ale – and the latter for Raspberry Tart in the fruit beer category.

Oh, and Miller took home some awards too.

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BrewingTV has been hard at work chronicling all things zymurgylogical and, unsurprisingly, their travel itineraries have included Wisconsin. Their latest episode is a profile of New Glarus Brewing.


Brewing TV - Episode 18: New Glarus Brewing Co. from Brewing TV on Vimeo.




Considering how brew Dan Carey praises lagers in the video, I find it odd just how few they have brewed this year.

Way back in episode 9, the hosts spent time with Fruthermore's Aran Madden and company.


Brewing TV - Episode 9: Furthermore Beer at Vine Park / Tomax + Xamot from Brewing TV on Vimeo.




And I can't forget that the last episode was all about hops and included a trek to Dodgeville's Simple Earth Hops.


Brewing TV - Episode 17: Hop Madness 2010 from Brewing TV on Vimeo.




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Lastly, while Belgians are not exactly the new IPA, it is worth noting that both Sprecher and Lakefront now have lambics. Sprecher will be releasing their Kriek Lambic this Saturday at their 25th anniversary bash while Lakefront's Rosie, an oak-aged cherry lambic, is now available.

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