It finally has become cold enough for High Point Brewing to make their annual Eisbock.  Each year High Point’s Greg Zaccardi takes their 9% abv Ramstein Winter Wheat and transforms it into a  velvety silky smooth 11.5% Eisbock.  A couple weeks ago, Butler New Jersey finally had a cold streak of 20° weather and they were able to produce a very limited quantity of their locally famous Eisbock.  As of Wednesday afternoon, the Ramstein Eisbock is on tap for Growler fills at the brewery.

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First off I must thank my wife, this tasting plus the upcoming Dogfish Head Dinner was a fathers day gift.  Do I have the best wife or what!? The Extreme Beer & Extreme Cheese pairing was at Amanti Vino in Montclair, New Jersey.  To quite honest, I was a bit skeptical at first not knowing much about the store, except they carry a hand selected wines.  When I got to the store and saw the selection of beer they had, I was encouraged.  It was a very small selection of beer, but it was a section of top notch imported and craftbeer.  I was shocked when I saw they had the Dogfish head Sah’Tea.  I had not seen it anywhere and just that morning I had heard stores complaining on twitter that they hadn’t received it.  Now I was excited.

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