Week 10 of 52
Lake Superior Special Ale
March 3rd thru March 9nd
Brewer's Description
Lake Superior Special Ale is a North American style of the classic British pale ale. Brewed with imported English ale yeast and generous amounts of Cascade hops from the Pacific Northwest for a distinctive hop flavor and aroma.
O.G. 1.052
Overall Rating based on 26 reviews
4.06 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Lake Superior Brewing Company
Duluth, Minnesota
lakesuperiorbrewing.com
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CJ Camp says good, but…
March 8th, 2008
Sonny and Cher, Gutter Twins, bbq chicken and white zinfandel, MySpace and News Corp, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and Kitchen Nightmares, eMachines and Vista, HW and Reagan, Renault and AMC, you get the idea… right?
Mixing the boring with the bad.
The Special Ale. Ho hum. Yet another American-style pale ale. Booorrring. Seems like everybody makes one and they all taste more or less the same. It’s the new American-style lager. And though I may bitch, as thoroughly bored as I am with the style, I thought this was a pretty tasty example. I like it, it just bores me.
More interesting: I took last week’s beer, Frame Straightener, and mixed it with this one. It’s a good way to finish the rest of that Brau Brothers six pack.
Mar 9th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
You know I’ve never thought of mixing two beers before…interesting…did it really taste good?
Mar 9th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Yeah, it was pretty good- definitely better than the FS on its own. I think the Brits like to mix their beers- think Black and Tan. I used to frequent a pub in Des Moines run by an English guy. He had all kinds of mixes on his menu.
I also like to mix Surly Furious and Bender.
Mar 10th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I blend all the time with the homebrew taps. IPAs and wheat beers are an unexpectedly good mix.
Apr 12th, 2008 at 2:37 am
mixing a Furious and Bender is not unheard of…some customers at the Blue Nile have done it…it’s called a Fender…