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Topic: Dogfish Head and ILC Dover "Celest-jewel-ale"
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-01-2013 08:42 PM
   
collectSPACE Beer made with moon dust blends brewer and spacesuit maker skillsA beer brewed with moon dust might sound like a lunatic idea, but it is now a reality thanks to a Delaware brewery and the company behind NASA's Apollo spacesuits. Now on tap at Dogfish Head Brewings and Eats is "Celest-jewel-ale," a traditional German Oktoberfest beer with one not so traditional ingredient: moon dust. What's more, each pint of the Harvest Moon-inspired ale is available in a spacesuit-fabric-wrapped glass.  |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 11-04-2013 05:26 PM
I have to get a sample of this. Beer and space... it doesn't get any better. |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 596
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 11-05-2013 08:56 AM
Since they can't ship the beer, they should at least make the mugs available... |
David Carey
Member Posts: 782
From:
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 11-05-2013 03:38 PM
‹tsssst... pourpourpour... sip›"Mmmm; full-bodied caramelized maltiness, with just a hint of feldspathic breccia." |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-06-2013 05:55 AM
Hate to be picky but for it to be described as an "Oktoberfest beer" it must be brewed within the city limits of Munich! Also, it's not technically an "ale". But hey, it's beer of sorts! |
xlsteve
Member Posts: 391
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 11-06-2013 08:05 AM
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Originally posted by gliderpilotuk:
Hate to be picky but for it to be described as an "Oktoberfest beer" it must be brewed within the city limits of Munich! Also, it's not technically an "ale".
It not only has to be brewed in the Munich city limits, but also has to be one of the "Big Six" Munich breweries to be an Oktoberfest. Also, it has to conform to the Reinheitsgebot (German purity law), which the addition of moon dust certainly violates. I think this is probably better characterized as a Märzen, but fewer people know what that is so Oktoberfest is more familiar. |
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