ShopRite Wines & Spirits Micro-Brew Edition

OREGON’S FAVORITE PILSNER

From the Brewer – “While our Cascade Pils is inspired by classic European pilsners, this beer is really a celebration of the fresh, local Cascade hops grown by family farmers right here in our beloved Pacific Northwest.  It has intense aromas of citrus and pine, supported by a medium body and dry malty palate. As you savor that unmistakable aroma and long, clean hop finish, tip your hat (and your glass) to the generations of hop farmers who help us live the locavore dream every day.

We originally brewed Cascade Pilsner as a special release to celebrate our 26th Anniversary and our Northwest hop growers. It quickly became our fastest growing Full Sail draft beer and our bestselling 22oz. bottle. With that warm consumer response we decided it deserved its own year round six-pack.”

Awards:

2013 World Beer Awards—Gold Meddle

Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 60
Alcohol by volume: 6%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Year Round

A crisp, hoppy take on the original session beer.

Origin of Pilsner – In the Western Bohemian city of Pilsen (Plzeň) in the Czech Republic, the beer-loving citizens were fed up with the lack of quality in their local brew, so they looked for help in neighboring Germany—specifically Bavaria—where the brewers had already earned a reputation as master beer makers. Brewmaster Josef Groll was hired to take on the task of creating a new Bohemian beer brewed with Bavarian quality. Groll chose to brew a beer using local Czech ingredients—sweet and nutty Moravian malt and lightly bitter but aromatic Saaz hops—combined with lager yeast imported from Bavaria. The Moravian malt was made in a new type of kiln which used indirect heat to produce very pale malt, and when combined with Pilsen’s naturally soft water resulted in the world’s first pale lager. In October 1842, this combination of circumstances—history, location, and technology—created a style which would grow to dominate the beer world for more than a century.

From the Brewer – “Gather your friends, pack the gear, and head out to wherever the day may take you. A midday go-to, Nooner is our take on the classic German-style pilsner—one of the original session beers. Nooner is easy drinking yet packed with the big flavor of spicy and floral whole-cone hops. Its brilliant golden color begs you to take a sip and sink your taste buds into an extremely welcoming beer, full of flavor and balanced by a crisp, dry finish.”

Great with cured ham and Gruyere Croque Madame, Wood grilled Mahi, Portobello Mushroom and Spring Pea Pasta.

Hops: German Perle, Saphir, Tettnanger, Strisselspalt
Malts: Two-row Pale, Pilsner, Munich, Acidulated
Yeast: Lager yeast
Original Gravity: 1.9° Plato
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 38
Alcohol by volume: 5.2%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Year Round

Roly Poly Pils

From the Brewer – “A complex balance of malts round out Czech Saaz and German Hallertau hops, followed by a clean and crisp finish. A classic Czech-style Pilsner, our Roly Poly Pils is a super drinkable and tasty year round beer!”

Hops:Hersbrucker,Hallertau,Czech Saaz,Chinook
Malts:Pilsen, Vienna, Melanoidin, Cara-Pilsen
Alcohol by volume: 5.3%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Year Round

From the Brewer – “This golden-hued pilsner has a light, fresh body and clean finish. Bright, refreshing carbonation mingles with German and American hops to give this pilsner a unique Goose Island spin.”

Awards

World Beer Cup Gold Medal – American Brown Ale – 2010

Hops: Meridian, Equinox, Mt. Hood
Malts: 2-Row, Special Pale
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 44
Alcohol by volume: 5.1%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Year Round