Mama’s Little Yella Pils
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Today featured the most highly anticipated beer story of the year — President Obama’s sit-down with Sgt. James Crowley and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. Everyman VP Joe Biden also joined in, presumably to enjoy the unusual experience of being the only person at the table who hadn’t said something stupid.
While I personally had been pulling for the group to share a bottle of craft beer such as Collaboration Not Litigation Ale, it seems the Beer Summit featured Blue Moon, Red Stripe, and Bud Light — all beers made by foreign conglomerates. Naturally, the “craft beer community” has been up in arms, because if there’s anything craft brewers understand, it’s how to get free publicity.
So I’ve joined the ranks of many craft beer aficionados by cracking open a small batch American beer and raising a toast against unfair discrimination: beer profiling. My answer to this crisis is Mama’s Little Yella Pils, by Oskar Blues Brewery — the beer that (true story) made the federal government reject the slogan, “Take Two and Call Us in the Morning”.
Since the craft beer market is dominated by bottled beers, it should be noted that Oskar Blues was the first U.S. microbrewery to can its own beer. If only President Obama had selected Oskar Blues, the press would have been filled with stories under the headline “Yes We Can Beer!”
Mama’s Little Yella Pils is a Czech Pilsener (spelled Pilsner on the can) that poured a clear, vibrant yellow color with a huge, white, pillowy head that threatened to overflow a narrow glass. The beer smells yeasty and richly malty, relaxed by a somber hop aroma.
The taste is somewhat sweet at first, grainy and malty. As you swallow, a warm bitterness develops as the hops express themselves before receding into a sweet, malty indulgence. Pale malt is accented by specialty German malt, Saaz and Bavarian hops, and the combination is both drinkable and very enjoyable; the beer has a lingering aftertaste of yeast and hops.
At 5.3% ABV, this sessionable beer from Oskar Blues is easy to drink without pulling any punches.
I’d call it an arresting combination — but given the national headlines, that’s hitting too close to home.
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August 1st, 2009 at 10:37 am
Try Oskar Blues Gordon, I had it on tap at a great litle beer/wine shop and it’s fantastic.