WITBIERS & SAISONS Seatuck Environmental Association Witbiers are pale and usually cloudy in appearance because they are unfiltered and brewed with wheat, and sometimes oats. They are often TH flavored with coriander, orange peel, and other spices and herbs, and 6 ANNUAL have a crispness and slight twang. Saison is a complex style; many are very fruity in aroma and flavor, with Bats ‘n Brews earthy yeast tones and mild tartness. They tend to be semi-dry, and many have only a touch of sweetness. BBatsenefit & Brews Age of Reason (Finback): A bright, tart farmhouse saison that has a touch of funk and a touch of sour. (5.7%, 14 IBU) Benefit Beach Beer (Port Jeff): This straw-colored Belgian-style wit is brewed with orange peel and coriander, and has a light body and strawberry color. (4.8%, 23 IBU) Saturday, October 24, 2015 Cherie (Saint James): This interpretation of a Belgian-style blonde is a moderate-strength ale with a subtle complexity, slightly sweet flavor and dry finish. (7%) Greenmarket Wheat (Brooklyn): An unfiltered weisse beer brewed with New York state wheat, malt and hops, with light fruit flavors and a zesty palate. (5%) Honey Wit (Big Alice): A Belgian witbier brewed with local honey, orange peel and coriander. (5.1%) New York Pharm Ale (Rockaway): An amber saison with light citrus notes, brewed with malt and hops from the North Shore of Long Island. (5.2%) S1 Saison (Transmitter): A mahogany saison brewed with Guide to rye and white wheat, generously hopped with Pacific Jade and fermented with a dry but fruity yeast. (7.9%, 24 IBU) Bats and Brews Thank you for supporting Seatuck! Seatuck Environmental Association is a member-supported, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to conserving Long Island wildlife and the environment. Learn more at seatuck.org AMBER & BROWN ALES AND DUBBELS Amber ales tend to focus on their malts, and their hop intensity can range from low to high. These are well-balanced beers that typically ats taste of toasted malt and light fruitiness. American brown ales—spawned B from the iconic English brown—use diverse American ingredients, and • Bats make up a quarter of all mammals; there are 1,200 species worldwide. many add coffee or nuts to the mix. The Belgian dubbel is a rich malty • Bats are the only mammals able to fly and the only known to feed on blood. beer with delicate spice and fruit aromas and flavors. • Bats fly with their fingers; their wings are finger bones covered with a thin Abbey Double (Southampton): This Belgian-style beverage layer of skin. Wings make up 95% of their body surface area. starts off with notes of dark candied fruit, chocolate and • Bats are not blind. They can see quite well and also use echolocation by licorice, yet finishes dry with a hint of spiciness and banana emitting high-pitched squeals (inaudible to humans) through their mouth or and clove. (7.4%) nostrils. Their large ears detect the sounds that are bounced back from objects as thin as a human hair. Badman II (Brewers Collective): An offshoot of our first Badman Brown Ale, this version reduces the amount of chocolate malt and • Fact Check: Bats don’t get tangled in human hair! creates a fuller-flavored beer with roasted malts. (3.5%) • A colony of bats can cut down on unwanted mosquitoes around your yard. A Belgian-Style Dubbel (Saint James): This deep reddish, single brown bat can catch as many as 1,200 mosquito-sized insects in one hour. moderately strong, complex Belgian ale displays rich malty sweetness, moderate fruity aromas and smooth alcohol warmth. • Bats emerge from their caves and crevices in the evening hours, when insects (7.5%) are still active. The largest colony in the world is in the Bracken Bat Cave in Texas, home to more than 20 million bats; their emergence looks like a Lithology Brown Ale (Lithology): A malty, full-flavored thunderstorm on scientists’ radar! They eat over 200 tons of insects in one American brown ale, with chocolate, caramel, nutty and toasty notes from Chocolate, Marris Otter and Victory malts. Three nocturnal foray! hop additions yield a balanced profile. (5.3%, 29 IBU) • Good news: Bats have a relatively long life span, and some species live to be 30 years old. Bad news: Populations of more than half of all bat species in North FairyTale Red Hop Ale (Barrage): This medium-bodied, deep ruby Irish ale America are in decline. tastes of carmelized malt and mild citric hops. (5.6%, 50 IBU) • Smallest bat: the bumblebee-sized Kitti’s hog-nosed bat from Thailand. Largest RastafaRye Ale (Blue Point): This hearty ale blends rye malt with fresh West bat: the giant golden-crowned flying fox from the Philippines—it has a 2-foot Coast hops, yielding a deep copper color and a spicy, floral flavor. (7.6%, 40 body and 6-foot wings! IBU) • Vampire bats do not suck blood; they lap it up. It’s rare for a vampire bat to feed on a human, but if it does the bat will return to feed again from that same person, PUMPKIN ALES by detecting the way that person breathes! But don’t worry: the only vampire bats Pumpkin ales are typically mild beers of little or no in North America are in zoos. bitterness, and have a malty backbone and a dominant • Bats that feed on frogs can tell the difference between spice flavor. edible and poisonous species by listening to the male frog’s call. Some bats use echolocation to detect the All Hallows Eve Imperial Pumpkin Ale (Spider Bite): This surface ripples made by a fish, then swoop in to orange-amber-colored ale is like a drinkable pumpkin pie. Be not afraid of its scoop it up. power. (9%) • Bat guano is used as a fertilizer, and during the U.S. Post Road Pumpkin (Brooklyn): Made with Dickinson pumpkins and Civil War it was used to make gunpowder. nutmeg, this traditional ale has an orange-amber color, a warm pumpkin aroma, a biscuity malt center and a crisp finish. (5%, 24 IBU) • Overall, these charismatic animals have featured in great literature, popular culture and myth. Bram Squashbuckler Pumpkin Ale (BrickHouse): A seasonal pumpkin ale made Stoker’s gothic novel Dracula, published in 1897, with real pumpkins, local honey and a special spice blend of cinnamon, has never been out of print. nutmeg, allspice and fresh ginger. (5.8%) INDIA PALE ALES (IPAs) Bats of New York State American IPAs are more flavorful than the often withering bitterness of the English version (originally brewed to withstand the long passage to India), Cave Bats and they range from pale golden to reddish amber to black. IPAs may use a Northern Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Wingspan: 9”; constellation of hop varieties, which impart a big herbal or citric character. Body Length: 2” Their bitterness is balanced by a medium body and a malty backbone. Commonly seen in summer months. Its large ears and high-frequency call enable it to fly through dense forest. 70 West Coast (Crooked Ladder): This West Coast IPA has a burnt orange color Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) Wingspan: 8‒9”; and is brewed with four hop varieties, with 6 pounds of dry hops for conditioning. Body Length: 2” (6.5%, 70 IBU) The most common bat in the state. This is probably the Brooklyn East IPA (Brooklyn): A clean, drinkable IPA packed with flavor, with a bat you see flying low over water on a summer evening. piney aroma and the taste of stone fruits. (6.9%, 47 IBU) Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Wingspan: 10”; Body Length: 2” This is an endangered species, vulnerable because they roost in large clusters in a Burton IPA (Southampton): This English-style pale ale has a light to medium few places. They forage along forest edges and close to tree tops. malt body and refreshing fruit notes of peach and apricot, with a restrained hop flavor. (4.6%) Eastern Pipistrelle (Perimyotis subflavus) Wingspan: 9”; Body Length: <2” Widely distributed in New York, but always in low numbers. Distinguished from Eight Legged RyePA (Spider Bite): An American-style IPA with the substitution other bats by its yellowish-orange fur. They can be seen chasing insects at tree- of 30% rye malt, which lightens the appearance and body; this is top level early in the evening. packed with hops to yield grapefruit, citrus and floral aromas and flavors. (7.2%, 55 IBU) Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Wingspan: 13”; Body Length: 3” The largest of New York’s cave bats and the most tolerant of cold temperatures LB IPA (Lithology): A balance of five hop varieties in a blend of and low humidity. One of two bat species that raises its young in buildings as amber and crystal malts; this brew satisfies the biggest hopheads and well as trees. tempts even the most timid taste buds. (6.3%, 93 IBU) Small-footed Bat (Myotis leibii) Wingspan: 9”; Body Length: <2” Mellow Mood (Destination Unknown): A session-strength IPA that New York’s smallest bat, it weighs less than a nickel. It has a black “raccoon” is very drinkable; its Cascade and Citra hops impart tropical citrusy face mask and long glossy fur. taste and aroma. (4.8%) Tree Bats Oblation (Church Avenue): This hop-forward yet balanced double IPA Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Wingspan: 12”; Body Length: 2‒2 1/4” is brewed with five malts and obscene amounts of late-edition Citra and Historically, red bats were reported migrating in large flocks during the daytime, Columbus bittering hops.