The 6 Pack: Doppelbock

Welcome to the 6 Pack, where we discuss 6 quick topics, mostly about beer. Your host is Advanced Cicerone Chris Cohen. We do a full breakdown of a classic beer style, answer audience members' questions, & talk about beer, life, the universe, and everything. If you've got a question for Chris, record a brief voice memo - intro yourself, say where you’re from, & ask your question. Email the audio file it to [email protected] Cheers & thanks for listening! Go hit that subscribe button right now! 🎙️ The 6 Pack: S1E3 🍺 No more Baltika #6 Baltic Porter for you! Russian Carlsberg / Baltika CEO and top manager arrested after Putin & oligarchs seized Baltika: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67436369 🍺 Yep, we’re all talking about the bloodbath / craft beer becoming a mature industry! For Many Craft Breweries, the Apocalypse is Now: https://www.pastemagazine.com/drink/craft-beer/craft-beer-brewery-closures-2023-growth-stagnation-costs-bubble-burst 🍺 Gale’s Prize Old Ale just dropped in the UK. It’s an amazing example of an Old Ale in the style of the historic “vatted” English ales that inspired the creation of the Flanders Red style. It’s a modern recreation of a beer made since 1923, which was itself at that time a recreation of historic English ales! Very cool. Bittersweet Complexity — The Re-Re-Rebirth of Gales Prize Old Ale by Martyn Cornell for Good Beer Hunting: https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2023/11/6/rebirth-of-gales-prize-old-ale Gale’s Prize Old Ale homebrew clone recipe by Jamil Zainasheff, who actually went to England and helped make the latest commercial version of the beer at Dark Star: https://byo.com/recipe/gales-prize-old-ale-clone/ 🍺 Yep, Tesla has a beer. Sound like it’s a Helles Bock. Two undoubtedly super fresh and properly stored (lol) bottles of “cyberbier,” along with two “cyber mugs” can be your for just $150. What a steal! Take a gander at those bottles: https://shop.tesla.com/product/cyberbeer-_-cyberstein-limited-edition-set 🍺 STYLE OF THE WEEK: Doppelbock. #DrinkMoreDoppelbock This strong, malt focused, light amber to deep brown German lager is perfect for the winter season, plus it’s a whole hashtag movement! Let’s break the style down. https://www.bjcp.org/style/2021/9/9A/doppelbock/ 🍺 Check out some phonk from Ryan Celsius. He’s most famous for his Trappin’ in Japan series of extended music and video sets, but there’s tons to check out on his R y a n C e l s i u s ° S o u n d s YouTube channel. Here’s one of many good sets you should check out: https://youtu.be/0sBEoGvZ79E?si=qedOHATXTNpGsSNq If you have a question for me, about beer, life, the universe, or everything — fire up your phone’s voice recorder and tell me: 1) who you are; 2) where you’re from; and 3) what your question is. Email the audio file to [email protected]. Want to crush the Certified Beer Server, Certified Cicerone, or Advanced Cicerone exam? Here’s the quickest & easiest solution: www.thebeerscholar.com Subscribe to The Beer Scholar Youtube Channel to keep up with the new content! ----------------------- For more Beer Scholar action check out: 🎓 Crush the Cicerone exams: www.thebeerscholar.com 📧 Email Me: [email protected] 🎥 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@BeerScholar 📷 Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebeerscholar/ 🎶 Music from Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3Iypm1Z ----------------------- Any links to products or services may be affiliate links that provide me a small kickback at no cost to you, with no influence on the content.