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Snowstorms Likely in New Ulm… er…

Yeah. So the official word for Schell’s Snowstorm for 2010 is Weizendoppelbock. Nov. 1 release.

7 Responses to “Snowstorms Likely in New Ulm… er…”

  1. Ben wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 9:05 am:

    Sounds like another great one. Really looking forward to this like every year.


  2. Eric wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 12:19 pm:

    love the snowstorm series! can someone explain what a weizendoppelbock is? thanks.


  3. David Berg wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 4:03 pm:

    Hey Eric-

    It’s a hefeweizen (or in this case a dunkelweizen) brewed to dopplebock strength (above 18 Plato). Snowstorm will be 18.5 Plato.

    I prefer to call it a Dunkel Doppel Weizenbock, just because it’s fun to say…


  4. Caskale fan wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 8:10 pm:

    Eric, the only beer I have ever seen described as a Weizen Doppelbock is Aventinus.

    Dave, is this year’s Snowstorm brewed to be similar to Aventinus? I realize you will have your own take, but wondering if you were thinking of it when you were creating your recipe.


  5. David Anderson wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 8:23 pm:

    Not to steal anybody’s thunder, but I’ve a BrewFarm-only draft weizendoppel on right now (no dunkel…) called “Kotura”, with the most recent batches having a fresh-hop addition of Centennials. Kids at the Great Taste thought it was OK…


  6. David Berg wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 8:50 pm:

    I love Aventinus. So yes, absolutely, that is an inspiration. But Aventinus doesn’t use the new Midnight Wheat malt from Briess!

    Dave- I’ll give you a pass on the thread jack because A) I know you B) I like you and C) It’s no doubt a damn good beer. Where’s my growler?


  7. Jonny wrote on August 18th, 2010 at 9:04 pm:

    @ FarmerDave

    Kotura, of course! I think I had a sample of just a bit before the keg blew the last time I was there (and also, I needed to add a ‘missing brew’ to my mental list of what was on tap that day : )


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