Comments on: Oh mead, how we’ve missed you http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/ The Chronicles of Conor Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Conor http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Conor Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:54:40 +0000 http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/#comment-1736 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weissbier" rel="nofollow">Weissbiers</a> are generally cloudy enough that you can't see through them, but they are certainly pale in hue. I don't think I need to defend them here, though. But the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helles" rel="nofollow">light lagers of Munich</a> <i>look</i> very clear, yet are brewed with a care and punch that is normally reserved for Imperial stouts and IPAs back home. Who knows? The only civil way to resolve this is to a buy a case of each and spend an evening meticulously researching the differences. Weissbiers are generally cloudy enough that you can’t see through them, but they are certainly pale in hue. I don’t think I need to defend them here, though.

But the light lagers of Munich look very clear, yet are brewed with a care and punch that is normally reserved for Imperial stouts and IPAs back home.

Who knows? The only civil way to resolve this is to a buy a case of each and spend an evening meticulously researching the differences.

]]> By: Heliologue http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1732 Heliologue Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:30:16 +0000 http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/#comment-1732 I generally avoid beers that I can see light through. Imperial stouts FTW! I generally avoid beers that I can see light through. Imperial stouts FTW!

]]> By: Conor http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1698 Conor Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:42:31 +0000 http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/#comment-1698 I do miss stouts living in Bavaria. First thing to do when I get back Stateside is grab about five pints of an IPA and convince myself it was worth coming back for. A thousand thumbs up to Operation Avatar. I do miss stouts living in Bavaria. First thing to do when I get back Stateside is grab about five pints of an IPA and convince myself it was worth coming back for.

A thousand thumbs up to Operation Avatar.

]]> By: will http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 will Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:11:33 +0000 http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/#comment-1695 also I may finally change my twittz icon to that sweet avatar also I may finally change my twittz icon to that sweet avatar

]]> By: will http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 will Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:02:25 +0000 http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/oh-mead-how-weve-missed-you/#comment-1693 I only drink victory storm king imperial stouts. I only drink victory storm king imperial stouts.

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