Golfspy Dave's Beer of the Week

[GolfSpy Dave]

Why beer in a golf forum you say? This thread is in honor of anyone who has (or will) snuck the occasional can or bottle of golden goodness onto the course. Perhaps only on the 19th hole or perhaps on holes 1-19, this is for you.

So without further fanfare, I present the very first beer of the week: Sierra Nevada's Glissade Golden Bock.

 

Sierra Nevada brewery is located in Chico, CA and has become known for its fine Pale Ale. This is Glissade Golden Bock is one of their four seasonal beers and is new foe 2010. For those of you familiar with beer lingo, bock is traditionally a higher alcohol, very robust beer. I always take the loose translation of Double Bock to be "2 beers" and Triple Bock as "3 beers". Bocks for me scream winter nights. Curling up by the fire, enjoying a heavier beer to make it through the 45* Sacramento night. Brrrrrr. (It's cold for me. Snow is something people should move away from...)

 

Glissade Golden Bock tore asunder my notions of the Bock style of beer. As you can see in the photo below, it is not a dark beer. It was a shock to me when I opened the first one. It had the golden hue of coming summer.

Taste-wise it is very aromatic in the mouth and nose. Nice initial taste and smell and a great hoppy finish to the mouthful. Far lighter and smoother than any bock has the right to be. Do beware though, the alcohol content of Glissade is similar to a traditional bock (almost 7%). It is so smooth that the alcohol can creep up on you a bit. Two or three white seated and you may have a Woah! moment when you stand.

 

I give Glissade my highest rating of "Keep an extra 6-pack in the fridge"

 

 

Hopefully the beers i find are not too regional for the majority of readers to find. I am open to suggestions for future weeks beers, although I look forward to going to Whole Foods and raiding the beer section.

Cheers!

[Moecat]

You're too fancy for me

 

PBR in a can does the job for me

[GolfSpy Dave]

Look closely at the logo hidden in the pint glass...

[TWShoot67]

You're too fancy for me

 

PBR in a can does the job for me

Moe I hope your kidding? Or maybe you drink Milwaukee's Best as well. LOl

[TWShoot67]

Look closely at the logo hidden in the pint glass...

I see that Ribbon

[TWShoot67]

Why beer in a golf forum you say? This thread is in honor of anyone who has (or will) snuck the occasional can or bottle of golden goodness onto the course. Perhaps only on the 19th hole or perhaps on holes 1-19, this is for you.

So without further fanfare, I present the very first beer of the week: Sierra Nevada's Glissade Golden Bock.

 

Sierra Nevada brewery is located in Chico, CA and has become known for its fine Pale Ale. This is Glissade Golden Bock is one of their four seasonal beers and is new foe 2010. For those of you familiar with beer lingo, bock is traditionally a higher alcohol, very robust beer. I always take the loose translation of Double Bock to be "2 beers" and Triple Bock as "3 beers". Bocks for me scream winter nights. Curling up by the fire, enjoying a heavier beer to make it through the 45* Sacramento night. Brrrrrr. (It's cold for me. Snow is something people should move away from...)

 

Glissade Golden Bock tore asunder my notions of the Bock style of beer. As you can see in the photo below, it is not a dark beer. It was a shock to me when I opened the first one. It had the golden hue of coming summer.

Taste-wise it is very aromatic in the mouth and nose. Nice initial taste and smell and a great hoppy finish to the mouthful. Far lighter and smoother than any bock has the right to be. Do beware though, the alcohol content of Glissade is similar to a traditional bock (almost 7%). It is so smooth that the alcohol can creep up on you a bit. Two or three white seated and you may have a Woah! moment when you stand.

 

I give Glissade my highest rating of "Keep an extra 6-pack in the fridge"

 

 

Hopefully the beers i find are not too regional for the majority of readers to find. I am open to suggestions for future weeks beers, although I look forward to going to Whole Foods and raiding the beer section.

Cheers!

 

Heck I don't have to sneak it ... if I want a beer I'll have a beer. On or off the course....lol

here's one of my New favs.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Heck I don't have to sneak it ... if I want a beer I'll have a beer. On or off the course....lol

here's one of my New favs.

 

Pilsner Urquell is a fine beer.

[Matt Saternus]

Great thread. Right now I'm plowing through a sixer of Bells Two-Hearted Ale. If you see Bells anywhere, buy it. They don't know how to brew bad beer.

[JohnBarry]

You're too fancy for me

 

PBR in a can does the job for me

 

 

I tell you what Moe, everyone can laugh, but I really love the taste of PBR, especially out of the bottle.

 

And yes, we do need a beer of the week feature, for sure. Although, I have been known to have a captain and Coke on the course a few times also!

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Busy working on a SNPA right NOW.... is that bad???

[GolfSpy Dave]

Busy working on a SNPA right NOW.... is that bad???

Not in any world that I want to live in.

The last Celebration Ale went down last night. Now that was bad/sad...

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Not in any world that I want to live in.

The last Celebration Ale went down last night. Now that was bad/sad...

I hope the store is CLOSE!!!!! Like walking distance close.

[mudfish]

For the longest time all I've been drinking is Labatt's Blue, but recently I have gotten into drinking beer from local breweries... there are 2 around here that I like: Middle Ages Brewery, and Empire Brewing Company...

 

Although I'm not a huge fan of dark beers, they have quite a good selection, and I'm starting to expand my horizons...

[MmmmmmBuddy]

There are some amazing local breweries in town here. Ninkasi and Hop Valley spring to mind...

[GolfSpy Dave]

Sacramento just had a "Beer Week" event last week with local brew pubs and restaurants bringing in smaller breweries for tastings. Guys from Dogfish Head Brewing were cool and the beer was great. They are east coast, I believe.

 

Making me thirsty. I may have to increase the frequency of this column...

[MmmmmmBuddy]

On to Widmer Brothers Broken Halo now....

 

MMMMMM mmmmmmm.

[GolfSpy Dave]

OK, I give in.

It's Glissade time.

[Matt Saternus]

Dogfish Head makes great beer. It's really amazing how many great breweries there are out there. It used to be that you had to find a bar with a great beer selection, now it seems like most of them have a number of good things to drink.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Dogfish Head makes great beer. It's really amazing how many great breweries there are out there. It used to be that you had to find a bar with a great beer selection, now it seems like most of them have a number of good things to drink.

Gone are the days of Michelob being the fancy beer on tap. Good riddance. Around me, sierra nevada pale ale is as common and any of the big three brewers. Viva Good Beer!

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Gone are the days of Michelob being the fancy beer on tap. Good riddance. Around me, sierra nevada pale ale is as common and any of the big three brewers. Viva Good Beer!

+10000000!!!!!

I love being able to go into a Vegas casino and get a SNPA. I LOVE IT!!!!

[GolfSpy Dave]

+10000000!!!!!

I love being able to go into a Vegas casino and get a SNPA. I LOVE IT!!!!

I sampled the SN Torpedo IPA this evening. If you can find it, buy it. Amazing hopping. Be careful about the 7.2% alcohol.

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Already in the rotation. Have you tried prohibition double daddy IPA? Only sold in 4 packs. 2 is enough for most days

[Matt Saternus]

Speaking of beer sold in 4 packs, has anyone tried any of the Sam Adams 4 pack beers? I'm sure there's a special name for them, I just don't know what it is. They all have rocking ABV's (IIRC), and I generally like Sam, but they were pretty expensive when I saw them.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Already in the rotation. Have you tried prohibition double daddy IPA? Only sold in 4 packs. 2 is enough for most days

I had the Big Daddy IPA from the bay area brewery. Great. Local place has it on tap with liter mugs. 1 beer night for me there. Crazy burgers too. Kangaroo, elk, boar, gator, cow...

 

Speaking of beer sold in 4 packs, has anyone tried any of the Sam Adams 4 pack beers? I'm sure there's a special name for them, I just don't know what it is. They all have rocking ABV's (IIRC), and I generally like Sam, but they were pretty expensive when I saw them.

I have seen these, but the price made me hesitate. Dogfish has 4 packs too that are about $12. Beer is very good.

[Addicted2Golf]

I used to go to Colorado on business a lot and I always made it a point to go to the Wynkoop Brewery and get a pint of Railyard Ale. Well worth the trip!

 

Also a big fan of Boddington's Pub Ale Draught and Guinness.

[GolfSpy Dave]

I used to go to Colorado on business a lot and I always made it a point to go to the Wynkoop Brewery and get a pint of Railyard Ale. Well worth the trip!

 

Also a big fan of Boddington's Pub Ale Draught and Guinness.

+1 for the cans with the gas for me too.

[Addicted2Golf]

+1 for the cans with the gas for me too.

 

Let's see - we're both in our early 40's, love the same beer, and graduated from the same school. Brother from another mother?

[GolfSpy Dave]

Let's see - we're both in our early 40's, love the same beer, and graduated from the same school. Brother from another mother?

I had the same thought, Twins!!!

Your game is better than mine though I bet.

[MmmmmmBuddy]

Is it a rule that you have to be over 40 and love beer to post on this board?? Weird.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Is it a rule that you have to be over 40 and love beer to post on this board?? Weird.

I feel like I have reached the point in life where it is worth it to pay for the good things, like good beer.

 

The 20's involved too much Schaefer with Coors being a fancy night out.