Beer Haiku Daily

Beer and lemonade.
Don’t laugh. Try Leinenkugel’s
fine Summer Shandy

Written by Dave Undis.

References: Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Thing of the Day: Reef Men’s BYOB Sandal

Summer thunderstorms
Chase the happy hour crowd
From street side tables

Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the Day: Outdoor Kitchens: Designs for Outdoor Kitchens, Bars, and Dinning Areas

Warming up to the
Beats, eats, and beers of summer
At Belvedere Square

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Belvedere Square Summer Sounds. Fun for the whole family. See you there tonight.
Thing of the Day: Surrender the Booty Bottle Koozie

A hot summer night
The wolf appears at the door
With a cold twelve pack

Written by Captain Hops

Thing of the day: Heavy Duty Wall Mount Bottle Opener

Thought I knew so much
“Summer Ale Expert” she scoffed!
Never had Shandy?!

Written by L Bottone.

References: Shandy
Thing of the Day: Uni 7 Pc. Lemonade Set by Brilliant

Not just any beer
Blue Moon with an orange slice
Tastes like summer sun

Written by sisterpoet.

References: Blue Moon Brewing Company
Thing of the Day: Sun and Moon Metal Wall Sculpture

A cooler of beer
And an inflatable pool
Almost paradise

Written by Captain Hops

Thing of the Day: Spring Pool – 60″ by Swimways

Maine’s freeze is over
I have a new source of SAD
Good-bye winter brews

Written by Pete

Thing of the Day: Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

He kept a sharp eye
Even while relaxing
With a Summer ale

Photo and haiku by Captain Hops

References: I took this picture in my backyard today.
Thing of the Day: Digital Nature Photography: The Art and the Science

A celebration!
As late Summer fruit dances
In joyous rapture

This fruit rides a hog,
has tattoos, carries a knife.
Ain’t no sissy beer.

Pay no attention to the inappropriate glassware. I’m just a simple man.

Written by Captain Hops.

References: It’s Beer Blogging Day, a.k.a. The Session. This month’s session is hosted by Beer, Beats & Bites and the theme is Fruit Beer. All are welcome to participate. Simply publish a post on your blog about a beer brewed with fruit and notify Greg Clow by email or through the comments on his site.

I have to admit I wasn’t terribly excited about this month’s theme. There were a lot of bad fruit beers made during the nineties and I had completely written them off. However, in my full embrace of the spirit of the Session, I decided to give them another chance. Frankly, I am glad I did.

I wanted to go with something old world and something new world. My pick for the old was Peach Lambic (Peche) by Lindemans from Belgium. Just understanding the craft and time that goes into making this stuff shows that it is a very different beast than the fruit extract based stuff I remember from a decade ago. Wow! This tasted more like champagne than beer, but unlike champagne which always tastes a little empty and aloof to me, this was very complex and simply riveting to drink. The peach was front and center, but like a good soloist in an orchestra, it didn’t drown out the rest of the instruments. I should have poured this in a champagne flute and I should have waited for dessert to drink it, but it really was good and I would highly recommend it for any type of celebration.

The new world brew I tried was Dogfish Head’s Aprihop. I love what the guys at Dogfish Head do generally and I was intrigued by their description of this beer as a “serious IPA brewed with real apricots”. I wouldn’t call this beer sweet by any stretch and the sweetness it did have it held mostly in the nose. There was very little sweetness, if any, in the tongue. It was a lot like drinking a regular beer. In fact it was a fine companion to the steak I ate for dinner, holding its own quite well. As the beer warmed and settled it developed a tartness from the apricots reminding me they were there and giving the beer a sort of dried fruit leather taste and feel. Aprihop is not a wimpy fruity beer, far from it. However, if I am going to drink an IPA, I think I prefer it sans fruit.

Here’s the round up of all postings for this Session.

Technorati Tags: beer, haiku, fruit beer, Session
Thing of the Day: Wild Brews: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition

Cool Summer breeze blows.
Yard work is done, wife content.
My home brew reward.

Written by Yancey Foster.

Thing of the Day: Swisher 66-Inch 27 HP Zero-Turn Riding Lawnmower

As Summer ends
I recall hot nights, cold beer,
and pleasant living

Writtenby Captain Hops.

References: National Bohemian (Natty Boh) From the land of pleasant living