Last night I hosted a small tasting of wit (white) beers that included Samuel Adams White Beer, Allagash White, and Hoeggarden White Ale. This tasting was for a couple of newcomers to the beer world so I decided to start off on the lighter side of hops. The dinner was comprised of bar-b-qued steaks, italian spiced cheese bread, parmesian cous-cous and a mexican style green salad.
The Allagash Brewing Co. is out of Portland, Maine and has existed in its current form since 1995, spending most of its time focusing on perfecting the true Belgian brewing style.
Hoegaarden Original White Ale is brewed by Brouwerij van Hoegaarden in Belgium and I consider it to be one of the best examples of a classic witbier.
There were not too many comments on the Samuel Adams, but the Hoegaarden was thought to taste like Juicyfruit gum and the Allagash was thoroughly enjoyed by one member of the tasting.
We finished the night off with Lindemans Framboise Raspberry Lambic for dseesert along with a dish of peach pie and Breyer's French Vanilla ice cream.
Sounds like a lot of fun! Hope you were able to convert newbies!
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