New Lakefront Brew and Something for Dia de los Muertos

Lakefront is introducing a new line of beers called "My Turn" which highlight employees of the brewery.





This is Dan. Dan is the tax and Compliance/Transportation Manager at Lakefront, which basically means he does two important things: One – he keeps the feds happy so we can stay in business, and Two – he makes sure the beer gets to distributors so you can get your hands on it. Dan’s important.

Dan brewed a Baltic Porter. Expecdt this thing to be dark and robust with a malty sweetness. A touch hopper than the typical porter, the medium bitterness balances the malts and a deep chocolate or coffee aroma stops just short of burnt. If we did it right, this one oughta be one big, full bodied beer

Style: Baltic Porter
Availability: 220z bombers
Arrival: TBD
6.5% ABV, 60 IBUs

Last week I read about a new fall brew which sounded quite tasty. It's from 5 Rabbit Cerveceria down in Chicago and it's called Vida y Muerte Ale.

The brewery will release a specialty beer in the October for Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead). It will be an Oktoberfest with dulce de leche and hoja santa (an herb common in Oaxacan cuisine) that will be called Vida y Muerte Ale.

Brewery co-founder Isaac Showaki said by email, "We did our first test batch and it came up incredible. A few people had the chance to taste it for a supperclub event we did ... and everyone was raving about it. We were curious to see the reaction because it was only a test batch, but it came out great."

The beer will be draft only, Showaki said. Vida y Muerte Ale will be the fourth beer for Chicago-based 5 Rabbit, which bills itself as the nation's "first Latin craft brewery."

I'm not sure how an Oktoberfest can be an ale. I think of them as being Märzens, i.e. – lagers. But I guess the term is a bit generic and simply means a fall seasonal. Regardless, it sounds tasty. I might have to schedule a trip down south to try it and see if I can get a growler.