Why Seasonal Beers Are Special

It has been a while since I made a Blog entry so here we go….Over the weekend (about two weeks ago) my fantastic wife brought home a six pack of Sam AdamsOctoberfest.

 Any of you half a dozen people who follow the blog know this is my Go To Beer, My 10 when comparing all other beers. What makes it so special? Well of course the taste, it is a very smooth beer, with a Carmel taste that tells you fall is almost here (or is here once you have been drinking it into October) Generally I like most Octoberfest beers, but Sam Adams is by far still my favorite. I think number two would be it is a small window of availability during the year. From mid August (the earliest I have found it) to maybe the first week of November.

 

One year I stocked up on this beer.  I was drinking it into June. Put it this way if I started this blog at that time it may have slipped from my number one spot, simply because I had it, I could drink it whenever I wanted. So I think the seasonal beers are special because of that window. I learned a lesson that year, If you just wait (and that does not mean you can’t stock up to get you into say December (although the Winter Lager is excellent also, so give that some time in your year)  It taste better, it becomes a more valuable glass of beer.

So as I had that first sip of the year I was again rewarded and reminded why Sam Adams Octoberfest is my go to beer. It had been I would say a good 9-10 months since I finished off my last Octoberfest and for the next 2-3 months I will enjoy every bottle or glass I drink.