Ok, so last time I was 33% of the way through and as of this moment I am just over 40% of the way there. My original goal was to make it around the world by the end of the school year, but given my progress to date I'm shooting to be 50% by the end of this quarter and to finish up by the end of winter quarter. As anyone who has been around the world at Suds invariably knows the first 65-75% is made up of tap beers and the remainder are out of the bottle. I've had trouble diverting my attention from the taps, just so alluring, except for the giant Steinlager I had two Sundays ago. So, the bottles could add a level of complexity to Winter quarter completion, but I'm up to the challenge.
The real point of these progression posts is to talk about the beers I am trying; given that I'm 21 beers into this I must be dropping the ball somewhere. So here goes. I recently tried Calapooia's winter brew called Kringle Krack. As any self respecting beer connoisseur knows now is the time the winter brews start rolling out from all the big names, so I thought I'd try the local guys' take on the season. I think they're off to a good start. The hoppiness of your typical winter brew was there, but it lacked a crispness that you would expect from a Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale for example. It was good, but not as satisfying as you'd hope. This is the first time I have seen this brew, so I hope that over the next couple of winters they can hone the skills. Calapooia definitely has a quality track record and a more than serviceable foundation with their Kringle Krack.
Cheers,
Alex
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