No, not the shitty German band. That is Rammstein. I'm talking about the beer made by Greg Zaccardi and his team at the High Point Brewery in Butler, NJ. I stopped by today for their monthly open house. They have a real nice set up. Really beautiful tanks and kettles. They have a sweet tasting room with four taps. The event was free, and you got four drink tickets upon entering. If you bought a growler (which of course I did) you could fill up your cup a few more times.
High Point specializes in traditional German style wheat beers and lagers. Greg imports everything except for the water from Bavaria. They had five beers on tap. I had four of them. I can't recall which one I missed though. They had a classic wheat which was malty, and wheaty, slightly sweet and yeasty. There was a golden lager which was smooth slightly malty with hops coming through in the finish. Next I had the double platinum blonde which was truly delicious. This was spicy, yeasty, fruity, and bitter sweet. Last I indulged in their seasonal Maibock. This was the star of the show. It was toasty and smooth, malty and delicious. Hops cut through in the beginning and the end. Very traditional and very delicious. I took a growler home with me. The Maibock received a great rating on both ratebeer.com and beer advocate.com. If you are in the area, stop by and pick something up. The tour is on the second Saturday of the month from 2-4pm.
Greg doing his thing
A beautiful sight
Tasting room complete with child bartender
I treated myself to a growlerDrinking: Magic Hat Odd Notion (number 2)
Listening to: E Smith-Figure 8
Listening to: E Smith-Figure 8
I'm pretty sure I went to this place a few years ago when my cousin lived near by, not for the tour, just to get a couple of jugs of brew. Don't remember which one we got, but it was damn good.
ReplyDeletethe maibock was delicious and got me good and drunk. i didn't realize it was almost 7%.
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