Over at Mojo, food and drinks blogger Steve Coomes offers a fine paean to local brewing creativity, celebrating Tuesday's C1 Collaboration Ale release at Flanagan's, and pointing toward Jerry Gnagy's White Porter at Bluegrass Brewing (St. Matthews).
Flanagan's pouring NABC's C1 collaborative brew
Also note that later the same evening, at 10:00 p.m., it will be Nachbar's turn at pouring C1.
Showing posts with label Jerry Gnagy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jerry Gnagy. Show all posts
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, October 13, 2008
BBC's Kick in the Baltic triumphs at the '08 GABF.
A hearty pat on the back (he'd prefer the rump) goes to Bluegrass Brewing Company's brewer of record at the original Shelbyville Road location.
Jerry Gnagy scored a gold medal at the recently concluded Great American Beer Festival for his Kick in the Baltic Porter, which last appeared at the Public House during the 2008 edition of Gravity Head and was tippled by the Publican on more than one occasion during its run.
It remains a favored beer style of mine, and Jerry's success has me thinking about reviving the NABC version, called Solidarity, which was last brewed too long ago. If we started lagering a batch soon, it'd be perfect for GH '09 (The Liver Olympics).
Here's a piece I wrote from a couple years back that goes into greater depth. When reading, be aware that several of the listed beers no longer are available through legal distribution channels in Indiana. They come, they go.
Baltic, Russian and Ukrainian bottled beer blast: Porter and more.
Jerry Gnagy scored a gold medal at the recently concluded Great American Beer Festival for his Kick in the Baltic Porter, which last appeared at the Public House during the 2008 edition of Gravity Head and was tippled by the Publican on more than one occasion during its run.
It remains a favored beer style of mine, and Jerry's success has me thinking about reviving the NABC version, called Solidarity, which was last brewed too long ago. If we started lagering a batch soon, it'd be perfect for GH '09 (The Liver Olympics).
Here's a piece I wrote from a couple years back that goes into greater depth. When reading, be aware that several of the listed beers no longer are available through legal distribution channels in Indiana. They come, they go.
Baltic, Russian and Ukrainian bottled beer blast: Porter and more.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Kottbusser ale at BBC (Shelbyville Road), but no blood sausage?
Whenever I have the time to visit the recently remodeled, original location of Bluegrass Brewing Company on Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews, I look to the board for the current roster of seasonal and one-off beers conjured by brewer Jerry Gnagy.
To my way of thinking, Jerry’s rotating beers continue the eclectic and tasty tradition practiced by original BBC brewmaster David Pierce, who continues to craft seasonals and specialties downtown at BBC Main & Clay, albeit as a production breweries outside the smaller-batch brewpub setting. I prefer the classic BBC styles as brewed by Dave, and always enjoy the sometimes demented twists offered by Jerry.
Last Wednesday I stopped at BBC Shelbyville Road for a growler, and saw that something called Köttbusser had just come on tap. The fact sheet at the bar refers to it as a non-Reinheitsgebot ale recipe that includes barley, wheat, oats and molasses, with German noble hops. The body is medium, approaching pale bock mouth feel, and overall, I find it delicious.
Upon reflection, and after a couple of pints of Jerry’s beer, it occurred to me that I’ve been to Cottbus, which is near Berlin, and actually serves as the cultural center of a non-German ethnic minority called the Sorbs. It’s a swampy, bayou-like area specializing in runny blood sausage (look, I tried it, okay?), pickles, ornamental snakes on rooftops, and canoe trips.
Material in German that I’ve found on-line refer to an old tradition of wheat ales in Cottbus, and the non-Reinheitsgebot aspect makes perfect sense considering that the “beer purity law” is Bavarian, and would not have been enforced in a place like Cottbus until well after unification in the 1870’s, if at all -- at least until more recent times. After all, there was still Gose in Leipzig for a while after World War II, even in Communist times.
Beers like Jerry’s new Köttbusser are the perfect ones for me. Not only are they tasty, but they make me think, and while doing so I remembered a wonderful time back in 1991.
Then again, perhaps the Sober Brewer’s making it all up.
Either way, I approve.
To my way of thinking, Jerry’s rotating beers continue the eclectic and tasty tradition practiced by original BBC brewmaster David Pierce, who continues to craft seasonals and specialties downtown at BBC Main & Clay, albeit as a production breweries outside the smaller-batch brewpub setting. I prefer the classic BBC styles as brewed by Dave, and always enjoy the sometimes demented twists offered by Jerry.
Last Wednesday I stopped at BBC Shelbyville Road for a growler, and saw that something called Köttbusser had just come on tap. The fact sheet at the bar refers to it as a non-Reinheitsgebot ale recipe that includes barley, wheat, oats and molasses, with German noble hops. The body is medium, approaching pale bock mouth feel, and overall, I find it delicious.
Upon reflection, and after a couple of pints of Jerry’s beer, it occurred to me that I’ve been to Cottbus, which is near Berlin, and actually serves as the cultural center of a non-German ethnic minority called the Sorbs. It’s a swampy, bayou-like area specializing in runny blood sausage (look, I tried it, okay?), pickles, ornamental snakes on rooftops, and canoe trips.
Material in German that I’ve found on-line refer to an old tradition of wheat ales in Cottbus, and the non-Reinheitsgebot aspect makes perfect sense considering that the “beer purity law” is Bavarian, and would not have been enforced in a place like Cottbus until well after unification in the 1870’s, if at all -- at least until more recent times. After all, there was still Gose in Leipzig for a while after World War II, even in Communist times.
Beers like Jerry’s new Köttbusser are the perfect ones for me. Not only are they tasty, but they make me think, and while doing so I remembered a wonderful time back in 1991.
Then again, perhaps the Sober Brewer’s making it all up.
Either way, I approve.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
One afternoon with the Wort Hogs.
There was a Wort Hog Club tasting at BBC (Shelbyville Road) on Sunday afternoon, and for the first time in years, I was able to attend. It was a gorgeous autumn afternoon, and I perched on a stool at my old favorite corner by the door to the patio and felt the fresh breeze.
Professor Gesser suggested brewmaster Jerry Gnagy's Anvil Steam for my first beer of the session, and it remains perhaps my favorite rotating selection of Jerry's. A plate of chicken wings soon arrived, and devoured them while chatting with Sam, who recently began a part-time tour in the brewhouse assisting Jerry and Cameron, and who hopes someday to brew commercially on his own.
Soon it was time for samples of four bottled Weyerbacher beers and four Victory Brewing Company beers, both brewed in Pennsylvania and brought to the tasting by a diligent Wort Hog.
Victory's Prima Pils whetted my appetite for Jerry's house Pilsner, and it was marvelous. Note that his blog is immensely entertaining: (Never Trust) The Sober Brewer.
All in all, it was a beautiful afternoon in St. Matthews, and one that reminded me of old times.
Professor Gesser suggested brewmaster Jerry Gnagy's Anvil Steam for my first beer of the session, and it remains perhaps my favorite rotating selection of Jerry's. A plate of chicken wings soon arrived, and devoured them while chatting with Sam, who recently began a part-time tour in the brewhouse assisting Jerry and Cameron, and who hopes someday to brew commercially on his own.
Soon it was time for samples of four bottled Weyerbacher beers and four Victory Brewing Company beers, both brewed in Pennsylvania and brought to the tasting by a diligent Wort Hog.
Victory's Prima Pils whetted my appetite for Jerry's house Pilsner, and it was marvelous. Note that his blog is immensely entertaining: (Never Trust) The Sober Brewer.
All in all, it was a beautiful afternoon in St. Matthews, and one that reminded me of old times.
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