Wine & Cheese Co March 2021 Club

Happy Spring! Hoping these chilly temperatures continue to climb and we can welcome everyone back into the Wine Garden! We are thrilled about these two delicious beer selections for this month. Both beer varieties are from Off Color located in Chicago, Illinois. The first beer selection, Bare Bear, which is a Farmhouse -. Sahti style beer is recognized as one of the oldest continually brewed beer styles in the world. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, top fermented beer with a cloudy disposition; brewed with additions of juniper berries and branches. The earliest Finnish references to Sahti date back to 1366 — a mention of how much beer was consumed at the burial of a certain Bishop. However, discovered physical evidence links Sahti to the wider Scandinavian world and a much older time. In the 1930’s, a sunken Viking ship was discovered off the coast of Norway. In the ship were wooden barrels of a 9th century design, thought to have contained Sahti.

The Second beer selection, Beer For Pizza, which has an almost cola quality to it as it contains Kola. Caffeine (and the name) of Cola was originally provided by the kola nut, native to the rainforests of Africa. This caffeine rich nut was chewed as a pick me up and was a common ingredient in old-timey tonics including a now world-famous tonic that included extract from the coca plant. Kola nuts are no longer used in modern colas and instead are replaced with caffeine extract, but Beer for Pizza uses the kola nut as its source for a mild caffeine kick. Please enjoy these two unique from the super interesting Off Color Brewing Co. Cheers!

Off Color Brewing, Bare Bear Type: -Sahti Availability: Rotating/Seasonal Alcohol: 7.0% abv Tasting Notes: Flavors of juniper berries, malted and un-malted , as well as peppery Belgian . Some candy balances the flavor while wood tannins dry the finish. Food Pairings: Pair with our Crispy Flatbread

Off Color Brewing, Beer For Pizza Type: Fruit and Field Beer Availability: Rotating/Seasonal Alcohol: 4.5%.abv Tasting Notes: Flavors of sweet crystal , Belgian dark candi syrup, and vanilla balanced with acidity from lime juice and citric acid. Kola provides a slight caffeine boost while a crisp carbonation enhances the mouthfeel. Food Pairings: Pair with our Spicy Board

Have a great month! The Gang at Wine & Cheese Co

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