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[Hines]

To me, a gimmick beer is something that is supposed to taste like something not usually associated with beer---such as pumpkin beers and things of the like.

Well yesterday I finally got to sample Catawba's Peanut Butter Jelly Time.

 

Holy crap!  The best gimmick beer I have had in many many years.  When you take a sip, you get the roasted peanuts.  The aftertaste is definitely jelly tasting.  I wish I could have gotten more.

 

Which "gimmick" beer have you guys tried that you were pleasantly surprised with?

 

[HVB]

I have to think about this one.  All i am coming up with are beers that did not work well.  I had high hops for Shorts Key Lime Pie but that was just a bad beer.

 

I did have a sample of a Nacho beer once, I cannot remember the name of it, but it tasted like a plate of nachos.  Not something I would drink a lot of but it was not awful.

[Corbin]

The basil IPA that I will be brewing for the third time tomorrow night. Brew partner came up with the idea and it turned out really well.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I have to think about this one.  All i am coming up with are beers that did not work well.  I had high hops for Shorts Key Lime Pie but that was just a bad beer.

 

I did have a sample of a Nacho beer once, I cannot remember the name of it, but it tasted like a plate of nachos.  Not something I would drink a lot of but it was not awful.

 

I had a salsa beer that was excellent. Tasted like corn chips, salsa, and beer all in one sip.

 

Brewery here (7th Sun) makes a key lime pie berlinner that is fan-freakin-tastic. One of the best beers I've ever had.

[matt6150]

That beer IS pretty good Hines. I have a few in my fridge right now. It also has a neat story behind how the brewer came up with it. Then also a sad story that Catawba wouldn't let the brewer take the recipe with him when he opened his own brewery.

[Corbin]

I had a salsa beer that was excellent. Tasted like corn chips, salsa, and beer all in one sip. Brewery here (7th Sun) makes a key lime pie berlinner that is fan-freakin-tastic. One of the best beers I've ever had.

The key lime sounds fantastic!!

[SchwanzBrewer]

The key lime sounds fantastic!!

 

I don't know what they did to get the pie sweetness, maybe they put some gram crackers in there somewhere and back sweetened it, but it tasted just like a nice tart key lime pie. It was delicious.

[HVB]

I don't know what they did to get the pie sweetness, maybe they put some gram crackers in there somewhere and back sweetened it, but it tasted just like a nice tart key lime pie. It was delicious.

I can see a key lime berlinner working real well.  Much better than what I had from Shorts.

[denny]

Interesting.  We have a recipe in the book called Peanut Butter Jelly Time.  But neither one of us had any idea a beer with that name really existed.

[MyaCullen]

what kind of base does the Bsil beer use?

[MtnBrewer]

Which "gimmick" beer have you guys tried that you were pleasantly surprised with?

Nothing really comes to mind to be perfectly honest. Around here chile beers are very popular in the fall. Ditto for pumpkin beers. I don't really care for either one. Trinity has a slew of gimmicky saisons (e.g., Elektrick Cukumbahh) and some of them are OK but I wouldn't want to drink more than a glass of any of them. There are some brewers in the club that only make beers like that.Holding glass out: "Hey Lou, what did you bring?""Chocolate banana maple syrup porter.""Just a little. I have to drive home."

[HVB]

Nothing really comes to mind to be perfectly honest. Around here chile beers are very popular in the fall. Ditto for pumpkin beers. I don't really care for either one. Trinity has a slew of gimmicky saisons (e.g., Elektrick Cukumbahh) and some of them are OK but I wouldn't want to drink more than a glass of any of them. There are some brewers in the club that only make beers like that.Holding glass out: "Hey Lou, what did you bring?""Chocolate banana maple syrup porter.""Just a little. I have to drive home."

I know that guy!

[ChicagoWaterGuy]

Not good but not as bad as I thought it would be. But yes, still bad

 

[denny]

The basil IPA that I will be brewing for the third time tomorrow night. Brew partner came up with the idea and it turned out really well.

 

The brewery I consult for just made a Basil IPA.  I thought it was gonna suck, but fortunately the basil is pretty subdued.

Every hemp beer I've tried I consider a gimmick.  Added nothing to the beer.

[Deerslyr]

I tried to make a beer that tasted like a Christmas Sugar Cookie.

 

Sigh... I really want a sugar cookie right about now!

[Corbin]

what kind of base does the Bsil beer use?

  

The brewery I consult for just made a Basil IPA.  I thought it was gonna suck, but fortunately the basil is pretty subdued.Every hemp beer I've tried I consider a gimmick.  Added nothing to the beer.

The base is actually Ken's MLPA. The basil is there but subdued. It's an often requested beer.

[Poptop]

How about that Dogfish Head Saison with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? That one could take the curl out of Art Garfunkel's hair... sheesh...https://www.dogfish....son-du-BUFF.htmdu Barf

[MyaCullen]

  The base is actually Ken's MLPA. The basil is there but subdued. It's an often requested beer.

what variety and how much do you use in a  5 gallon batch?

[MakeMeHoppy]

It's hard to drink a lot of this, but it is exactly as advertised.

[Corbin]

what variety and how much do you use in a 5 gallon batch?

not a lot of basil. Just the regular baseline the plastic containers from the grocery store since I didn't plant any this year. Few leaves with about ten minutes left in the boil. I'll get the recipe out tonight because we switched up the hops.