This post is a part of the 2015 New Beer Every Day Beer Diary Challenge, #ottbeerdiary. Over the course of 2015, I will be trying a new beer every day. Please read the background in the link above, and enjoy reading about the most recently tasted beers below. If you’d like to join the challenge as well, let me know in the comments below, and be sure to check out Grown-up Travel Guide and his #grownupbeerdiary, where Andy Higgs came up with the diary format in use below. You can catch up on all of our posts as part of the challenge under the tag ottbeerdiary.
Day 68: March 9, 2015
Diary entry:
Lazy travel day.
Woke up when my brother left for work at 6AM, and tried to catch up on some work.
Did a little shopping at Target for some items I needed to bring back from the States, then packed up the rental car and started to make my way to JFK.
Was driving past my younger sister’s place in Queens, and stopped by for a cup of coffee with her and my niece’s aunt on her father’s side, and then off to the airport to wait for my flight.
Spent my wait in the Delta Sky Club in Terminal 4, where the Brooklyn Lager is the only craft offering available ($3 premium offering.
The Beer:
Name: Brooklyn Lager
Style: Vienna Lager
Producer: Brooklyn Brewery
Alcohol content: 5.2%
Bottle size: 16 oz Draft
Purchased from: Delta Sky Club at John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal Four
A very good lager from one of the more notable craft breweries on the East Coast. I’ve never checked in to this beer before, so took the opportunity to snag one of these in the Sky Club vs. heading down to the main terminal to find something at one of the restaurants there.
Commercial Description: In the late 1800’s Brooklyn was one of the largest brewing centers in the country, home to more than 45 breweries. Lager beer in the “Vienna” style was one of the local favorites. Brooklyn Lager is amber-gold in color and displays a firm malt center supported by a refreshing bitterness and floral hop aroma. Caramel malts show in the finish. The aromatic qualities of the beer are enhanced by “dry-hopping”, the centuries-old practice of steeping the beer with fresh hops as it undergoes a long, cold maturation. The result is a wonderfully flavorful beer, smooth, refreshing and very versatile with food. Dry-hopping is largely a British technique, which we’ve used in a Viennese-style beer to create an American original.
Malts: American Two-row Malts
Hops: Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Vanguard and Cascade
2 comments
This is one of my all time favorite beers! Probably my favorite lager – right next to their Summer Ale.
Can I suggest a beer which may or may not be on your list? Goose Island IPA out of Chicago. Hands down, my favorite beer in the US right now.
Christina, believe it or not, I had the Goose Island IPA while at the airport in Phoenix on Feb 27! It was set to be my beer of the night until I came across the Stone Enjoy-By in San Diego later that night. Goose Island does make some very nice beers, especially their Bourbon County series.