New Glarus, Wisconsin
Spotted Cow
Style: Cream Ale
Availability: Year Round
Format: 12oz - 6pk
ABV: 4.8%
Bottle text & Info:
Cask conditioned ale has been the popular choice among brews since long before prohibition. We continue this pioneer spirit with our Wisconsin farmhouse ale. Brewed with flaked barley and the finest Wisconsin malts. We even give a nod to our farmers with a little hint of corn. Naturally cloudy we allow the yeast to remain in the bottle to enhance fullness of flavors, which cannot be duplicated otherwise. Expect this ale to be fun, fruity and satisfying. You know you're in Wisconsin when you see the Spotted Cow.
Tasting Notes:
Pours a hazy straw color with a quarter inch head that quickly recedes. Tiny rising bubbles with small flecks of yeasts swirling about. Smells unspectacular at best. Some corn and grain, nothing much of note, inoffensive. Slick mouthfeel with some bread, wheat, lemon and sweetness persisting throughout. Just a sort of general sweetness pervades and there's nothing really here that jumps out on the palate. Sort of like talking to someone through a bathroom wall, this one's a bit muted across the board. That being said the importance of this beer can't be underscored. One of the cornerstone beers of one the midwest's most beloved brewery, Spotted Cow is widely available on tap and holds its place as sort of a gateway beer for those looking to get off carousel of usual macro beers available at the neighborhood dive.
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