Food Pairings
Savory: Fried fish, perch, trout, thyme, chives, pecans, mild blue cheese
Sweet: Pears, apple pie, granola
The Eccentric Way: Waldorf salad
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Dry-Hopped Lager
Literally born in a dream: Larry Bell, president and founder of Bell’s Brewery, dreamt that he was at the mystically hidden retreat of Quinannan Falls, somewhere in the boreal north.
Neither Quinannan Falls nor the beer actually existed outside his imagination, but he remembered enough about it to sketch a recipe and label, which was put into full form by Michigan artist Kathleen Kalinowski, the following morning.
The end result is a dry-hopped lager that possesses a crisp, dry bitterness you would expect from a German pilsner, but the use of highly aromatic Simcoe hops from the Pacific Northwest, evoke the fragrant pine forests that inspired this beer.
Available exclusively at our Eccentric Cafe and General Store while supplies last.
There is a difference between absolute bitterness and perceived bitterness. IBUs are useful for homebrewers for the purpose of clone recipes, but it doesn’t always tell the whole story. Expedition Stout is a good example. It has more IBUs than more traditional hoppy beers like Two Hearted and Hopslam.
Savory: Fried fish, perch, trout, thyme, chives, pecans, mild blue cheese
Sweet: Pears, apple pie, granola
The Eccentric Way: Waldorf salad