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Twinsburg's July Field Trip ~ Ohio Brewing Company

Many of us from the Twinsburg office traveled to downtown Akron for our field trip to the Ohio Brewing Company.  

The owner (Chris) came out and gave us a brief history of the brewing company.  He also gave us a tour, which involved turning our heads to the right and then to the left. 

Sampler platters were a requirement for those that joined us at our table.  Chris also graciously gave us free samples from their one keg of Jingle Bell Ale ~ brewed for their Christmas in July. 

A Silver Lining

I'm sure many of us had to deal with the derecho storm that came through here a few weeks ago.  There were plenty of misfortunes that resulted from the storm; however, Port City was able to take advantage of their problem.  They turned a spoiling tank of beer into a steam beer, a lager yeast beer that ferments at higher temperatures like an ale.  The "Derecho Common" beer will be available starting in August.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/derecho-common-beer-port-city-brewing-company_n_1659976.html?ref=topbar

Oak Ridge’s June 2012 Results
Tennessee's own Hap & Harry's Lynchburg Lager was victorious in June. 

June Club Meeting

In celebration of the summer solstice, we shared a nice selection of summertime ales. The favorite for the month is fittingly called Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema. #2 was the Colette Farmhouse Ale and #3 was Goose Island Summertime Ale.




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Oak Ridge’s May 2012 Samplings

Oak Ridge brought their overachieving ways into the month of May...rolling in at least 7 selections to sample.  Quite a variety was brought to the table with Unibroue's La Fin du Monde being the winner.  An interesting read on the beer itself, as it was brewed in honor of the "intrepid European explorers who believed they had reached the “end of the world” when they discovered North America ‘the new world’."  It is a recreated style beer originally developed in the Middle Ages by trappist monks for special occasions.  Seems like those monks had a good thing goin...   

Twinsburg’s May 2012 Picks
May is IPA month in Twinsburg, Ohio.  Accordingly, Michele provided three different IPA's for Twinsburg's evaluation.  The Great Lakes Brewing Company migrated from "Always the Bridesmaid" to Victor with a strong showing by Commodore Perry IPA. It was also discovered that not all Sierra Nevada beers taste the same, and when they don't, they pack a punch.  Official results are below.

1st – Great Lakes Brewing Company's Commodore Perry IPA

2nd - Sierra Nevada Hoptimum Whole-cone IPA

3rd - The Brew Kettle's Old 21 Imperial IPA

Twinsburg Team Photo