September Beer Club List – Belgium vs Germany
In case you haven’t done the club before, here is how it works: Each month you will be given a list of beers with a given theme to try. You will have a full month to try the beers on the list before the next list is published. A copy will be kept on file at Tipple’s to track your progress. Complete 10 lists and have your name immortalized ...
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Swamphead Two for One… A good reason to have a drink for lunch
Starting today, whenever Tipple's has a non-seasonal Swamphead product on Draft it will be Two-for-One before 3:00 PM Monday thru Friday. We currently have the Bignose IPA on draft. If you haven't already heard, Swamphead is Gainesvilles first and only micro-brewery. Support your local beer and come get a draft today.
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SUPREME CHAMPION BEER OF BRITAIN 2003September Beer Club List – Belgium vs Germany
In case you haven’t done the club before, here is how it works:
- Each month you will be given a list of beers with a given theme to try.
- You will have a full month to try the beers on the list before the next list is published.
- A copy will be kept on file at Tipple’s to track your progress.
- Complete 10 lists and have your name immortalized forever on the wall of Tipple’s Brews. In addition, you will receive free Tipple’s gear: including a shirt, glassware, and other goodies
- Brasserie Caracole Nostradamus – Belgian Strong Dark Ale. 9.5% Abv. Very complex Wallonian brown ale
with the aroma of chocolate and port wine. 2002 World Beer Championships Gold Medal.
- Wittekerke Framboise – Fruit Beer. 4.3% Abv. A blend of wheat beer and raspberry fruit.
- Brasserie Des Rocs Grand Cru – Belgian Abbey Brown Ale. 9.5% abv. Deep brown, rich and complex. 2002 World Beer Championships Platinum Medal.
- St Bernardus Triple – Belgian Abbey Triple. 8% Abv. Blonde, mellow-bitter sediment triple, wonderfully drinkable and surprisingly light. 2006 World Beer Championships Gold Medal.
- Ommegang Abbey Ale – Belgian Abbey Dubbel. 8.5% Abv. Deep burgundy color, fruit aromas with a hint of licorice. Brewed in Cooperstown, New York by Brewery Ommegang (Owned by Duvel-Moortgat NV, Belgium).
- Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock – Rauchbier. 6.6% Abv. Green malts are dried over an open fire to give this
beer a unique smoky flavor. Matured for months in rock-cellars underneath Bamberg. - Stiegl Goldbrau – Lager. 4.9% abv. A German lager.
- 1809 – Berliner Weissbier. 5% abv. A very traditional interpretation of the Berliner Style Weisse with an intense blend of lactic tartness and complex fruitiness.
- Einbecker Schwarzbier – Schwarzbier. 4.9% abv. Schwarzbier is German for “black beer.” Despite its dark appearance, this beer has a milder taste.
- Augustiner-Brau Edelstoff – Munich Helles Lager. 5.7% abv. “Helles” means “bright.” Helles lagers were Germany’s answer to the golden and clean Czech beer that became popular.
A PDF version of the list is available here.
Swamphead Two for One… A good reason to have a drink for lunch
Starting today, whenever Tipple’s has a non-seasonal Swamphead product on Draft it will be Two-for-One before 3:00 PM Monday thru Friday. We currently have the Bignose IPA on draft. If you haven’t already heard, Swamphead is Gainesvilles first and only micro-brewery. Support your local beer and come get a draft today.
2008 Brochelle Vineyards Zinfandel – Paso Robles
Winemakers Notes:
“The twenty acre Brochelle Vineyard is tucked away on a steep hillside on the west side of Paso Robles, CA. The unique climate in which the vineyard resides graciously provides warm days and cool nights. This climate, combined with our traditional farming methods of head pruned and dry farmed vines, produce low yields and intensely flavored fruit. This wine is neither fined nor filtered and opens up beautifully when decanted. Only 1,050 cases produced”
Tasting Note:
“Big luscious fruit unfolds to reveal ultra smooth, multi-layered dark berry flavors, rounded out by chocolate and espresso notes with a long, languishing velvet finish. It has a port like extraction and expressiveness of raisins and earthiness. Aged 17 months in French and American Oak.”
2005 Neyers Vineyards AME Cabernet -Napa Valley
93 Points Robert Parker – Wine Advocate
The finest 2005 is the Ame (which means “soul” in French), a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee fashioned from a parcel of the estate vineyard in Napa’s Conn Valley. Perhaps because of that, it possesses more minerality along with licorice, black currant, and cedar wood notes. Dense, full-bodied, rich, and impressively endowed, with good acidity, tannin, and extract, this 600-case offering will be at its best between 2009-2018. Range: 91-93″
Winemakers Notes:
“The word Âme is French for “soul”. It’s something any winemaker or grape grower wants in their final wine. While developing the Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards on our Conn Valley ranch, it became apparent that one parcel in particular stood out above the rest – literally as well as figuratively – given it was the highest elevation and rockiest parcel on the property. It took four years to develop, due to the rock removal and the steepness of the slopes. The results were worth the effort. We found that out in 2005 when the Cabernet Sauvignon crop from this block proved to be not only darker and more intense but dramatically different in aroma and flavor. We bottled it separately and called it Âme, for some our soul is certainly in it. It’s important to us as well that there’s some recognition of our three children, Alexandra, Michael and Elizabeth, whose first name initials make up the word.”
2004 Barlow Barrouge Unfiltered Red – Napa Valley
Winemakers Notes:
“Barlow Vineyards is located on the Silverado Trail between Calistoga and St. Helena at the upper end of the NapaValley, an area well known for producing big Cabernet Sauivgnons and luxurious Merlots. Our red wine blend “Barrouge” combines the texture of our Cabernet Sauvignon (85%) and the elegant structure of our Merlot (15%). The grapes are estate grown on lyre trellis to take advantage of the well-drained, down sloped vineyards and the dominate micro climate of cool nights and warm, wind protected days. The fruit was harvested for prime flavor and then aged in French Oak. As growers/producers we hope tat you will enjoy this wine as much as we do.”
New 2006 Ramey “Rodgers Creek” Syrah
94 Points Stpehen Tanzer
“Deep, bright ruby. Highly expressive bouquet of blackcurrant and boysenberry, with sexy floral and spice notes adding vivacity. Lively red and dark fruit flavors gain an exotic floral quality with air and become spicier on the back end. Impressively vibrant syrah, with excellent finishing clarity and sweet persistence. As with the barrel samples of ‘07 that I also tasted, this is more energetic than the Shanel. ”
Winemakers Notes:
“The second vintage from this vineyard, which was planted to our specifications in 2002. Situated at 800 feet on the southwest face of Sonoma Mountain, it faces Petaluma and the Pacific and thus is quite cool—consistently the last vineyard we harvest. This exaggerates the Syrah character of smoked meat, white pepper and green olive. While only five miles over the mountain from our Shanel vineyard as the crow flies, Rodgers Creek shows a much cooler-climate character and a more Pinot-like structure.”
2009 Cono Sur Chardonnay – Chile
“Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery was founded in 1993, with the vision of producing premium, expressive and innovative wines conveying the spirit of the New World. Our name refers to the company’s geographic position; it represents wines proudly made in South America’s Southern Cone, on whose western edge lies Chile and its gifted wine valleys. Our logo is a freehand drawing of the silhouette of South America. Right from the start Cono Sur applied new ideas and technology to wine making traditional methods. Our main goal, therefore, is to create expressive and innovative wines from the world’s southernmost land.”
This Chardonnay has a beautiful, young yellow colour with golden hints. Exuberant and complex, this wine conveys refreshing citrus aromas, fruity notes of white peaches, along with mineral hints. In mouth complex fruity flavours mingle in with lovely mineral notes. Our Bicycle Chardonnay is a young and fresh wine, very balanced, with a great acidity.
New 2007 Tierra Del Fuego Cabernet Sauvignon
In the far away and legendary south of Chile, a strip of blue sky emerges from under a covering of light clouds an the evening sun is a distant source of light that paints the surrounding with orange and copper hue resembling the burning bonfires that flowed along these coasts giving a name to this land of fire.
Land of fire… A passion of colors, aromas and evocative airs that give life to the most noble of our wines…
Cabernet Sauvignon; lovely red-violet color, fresh, predominantly fruity bouquet, accompanied by delicate suggestions of toast, dried fruit and chocolate. Full-bodied and rich in the mouth. An ideal wine to serve with grilled meat and light stews.
New 2006 Kiona Lemberger Red Mountain – Washington State
This Red Mountain easy-drinker is a cult classic! Kiona was the first winery in the United States to produce Lemberger way back in 1980.This consistent award-winner is a signature wine for Kiona. Lemberger is a relatively obscure Eastern European grape that is sometimes known as Blaufränkisch.
Tasting Notes – This bright, medium-bodied, and fruity wine surprises many with its versatility. It’s a smooth easy-drinker that appeals to those new to red wines and serious drinkers alike. The 2006 vintage is earthy and spicy with an intense fruit-forward presence.
