James from the Nachbar has a few updates for us:
-First, they have a keg of Samichlaus that is waiting to be tapped. For those of you that don't know what Samichlaus is, it is a high gravity lager (no, not like Steel Reserve). Here is the commercial description of it:
The once strongest beer in the world is back ! Brewed only once a year on December 6. Samichlaus is aged for 10 months before bottling. This beer is perhaps the rarest in the world. Samichlaus may be aged for many years to come. Older vintages become more complex with a creamy warming finish. Serve with hardy robust dishes and desserts, particulary with chocolates, or as an after dinner drink by itself. Brewed under the exclusive licence of Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann-Holding, Switzerland.
They are considering tapping it on Saturday, as it would be exactly one year after it was brewed. But, no word on whether or not that will actually happen. We'll keep you updated if we find out one way or the other.
James continues:
We're also waiting on kegs of Schlenkerla Marzen, which we ordered in late August and kegs of Mahr's Christmas Bock. Supposedly Mahr's is the only microbrewed German beer available in the US.
Bottle-wise, we've ordered some Cantillon Geuze, Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, Haandbryggeriet Dark Force and Norse Porter, Fantome Noel and Drie Fontienen Oude Geuze in bottles. (editor's note: this will be the first time that these beers will be available in Kentucky!!!)
That's what we got going on. Our drafts change weekly and our bottle list has met critical mass, yet continues to grow (I now understand federal budgeting...).
Finally, this Sunday the Nachbar welcomes Pokey LaFarge back to town. Never seen him live, but I hear it is a great time. Show starts between 9 and 10. Check it out.
Thanks James, for the info. Cheers, all.
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I'm happy to see that James is delving into the bottled portfolio at Shelton Brothers. I hope he finds it easier to consistently score product in Kentucky than it is in Indiana.
Mahr's isn't exactly a microbrewery in German terms, but the beer is great. It's from Bamberg, my favorite place for beer in Germany. Shelton imports Mahr's, too. I'd be interested to know what James paid for it when it arrives.
I was told recently that there had been a shortage of Schlenkerla Marzen kegs coming to the US via B United Inc., so that might explain the delay. We have some ConeSmoker if Nachbar's interested in the interim. Just call John Campbell.
Finally, advance notice: We'll have both Samichlaus brands on tap at the same time during Gravity Head (begins February 27, 2009) - the traditional, and the Helles.
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