365 different beers from 365 different breweries in 365 days with random musings on beer, food, music, sports, dogs and anything else interesting along the way
Ugh. It's 9:41 p.m. and I'm just starting to write for the day and all I want to do is fall into bed. (Well that's a run on sentence if I've ever read one!) In first world problems today, I've been exhausted by proofreading 75 pages of copy and sitting at the hair salon for 3 1/2 hours. My neck hurts from having my hair in foils while it colors for 35 minutes. Who knew coloring my hair would become my new neck workout? Who knew I needed a neck workout?
Anyway after all that getting my hairs done, it is time for beer! Tonight we drink Coopers Brewery Sparkling Ale. It is an English pale ale (5.8% ABV) that is brewed in Australia. It's also kosher.
It poured a cloudy orange-tinged shade of amber with some sediment floating about. It was incredibly bubbly with a full white head that hung in there. It's bottle conditioned and the sediment was unavoidable...there was a lot of it.
It smells of stone fruits and herbs. The flavor is light, herbal, mild hops and apple. It finishes rather dry.
Beer #175 Sparkling Ale / Coopers Brewery, Leabrook, Australia
Last night's storms gave way to a beautiful Saturday, and we took advantage with some cycling down the Schuykill River Trail, the Main Line Jazz Festival, and a trip to the dog park. Drinking outside is always a favorite of mine, and we were able to enjoy a few beers at the outdoor tables/beer tent at Teresa's Next Door. The jazz left a little something to be desired, but we were there fairly early in the day. Maybe they heat things up later in the program.
The beer of the day is the Sparking Ale from Coopers, which pours a carbonated straw color, with a persistent head. There's a natural sediment in the beer, which is fine to drink. The aroma gives off malt, and fruit (apple?), and the taste has a sweet flavor, with a malt and hops balance. The sweetness reminded me of honey a bit, but not overly so. Interesting beer, worth a look if you see it around.
Sediment in the beer, not a dirty glass.
Coopers has been cranking out beers near Adelaide since 1862, a mere 25 years after the incorporation of South Australia. Happy 150th anniversary! Definitely click the brewery link in the above paragraph, if only to check the super awesome beard of Thomas Cooper, founder of Cooper Brewers. It's magnificent.
Thing to Think About Today:
Okay, so the Main Line Jazz Festival didn't have Antoine Batiste and the Soul Apostles, as I had hoped they would. They did have a calypso band who covered Neil Young's Harvest Moon, which gets points for creativity but definitely not for execution. So, let's wind up the day with some wildly better jazz for you, shall we? Oh, how about Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, Trombone Shorty, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band putting a unique spin on the classic It Ain't My Fault:
