stakka82
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The recent thread about Octoberfest beers at Aldi make me think of the first time I had Paulaner Octoberfest. It was one of those moments in the beer journey where you think to yourself, wow, I didn't know a beer could taste like that... You love it right off the bat and discover a style unknown to you at the same time.
There are a few beers that come to mind which have done this for me over the last 5 or 10 years:
Paulaner Octoberfest - Got one of those 1l cans in a stein as a christmas present. When I opened it I didn't know what an octoberfest/marzen was and never knew a lager could be so flavoursome and be malty like that. Loved it!
Chimay Red - When I started doing all extract beers I went through a phase of doing a few red ales. I'd never tried a commercial example and I was out in the city one night and saw the red label in the bar's fridge. Thought it might be a red ale so ordered it. It was a typically shitty and cold Melbourne winter night. Just got in from the rain, and the complexity of flavour and alcohol warmth was amazing. Started me on belgian beers.
Stone and Wood Pacific Ale/Draft - A fresh bottle bought on a whim in the middle of summer. Insane aroma, crazy passion fruit. Years later I'm still trying to cram that much aroma into my american ales.
Sierra Nevada Torpedo - I had never had an IPA I liked before this one. It might have just been my palette wasn't ready, the ones I had attempted to brew were shit, or I hadn't had a fresh example... or all 3. Either way when I had this I finally understood what the IPA fuss was all about.
Weihenstephaner Vitus - Didn't even know weizenbock was a style when I had one of these. Loved it.
What's been a revelation along your beer journey?
There are a few beers that come to mind which have done this for me over the last 5 or 10 years:
Paulaner Octoberfest - Got one of those 1l cans in a stein as a christmas present. When I opened it I didn't know what an octoberfest/marzen was and never knew a lager could be so flavoursome and be malty like that. Loved it!
Chimay Red - When I started doing all extract beers I went through a phase of doing a few red ales. I'd never tried a commercial example and I was out in the city one night and saw the red label in the bar's fridge. Thought it might be a red ale so ordered it. It was a typically shitty and cold Melbourne winter night. Just got in from the rain, and the complexity of flavour and alcohol warmth was amazing. Started me on belgian beers.
Stone and Wood Pacific Ale/Draft - A fresh bottle bought on a whim in the middle of summer. Insane aroma, crazy passion fruit. Years later I'm still trying to cram that much aroma into my american ales.
Sierra Nevada Torpedo - I had never had an IPA I liked before this one. It might have just been my palette wasn't ready, the ones I had attempted to brew were shit, or I hadn't had a fresh example... or all 3. Either way when I had this I finally understood what the IPA fuss was all about.
Weihenstephaner Vitus - Didn't even know weizenbock was a style when I had one of these. Loved it.
What's been a revelation along your beer journey?