Spotted Cow from the New Glarus Brewing Company

 

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AgileHProductions | March 01, 2010

Spotted Cow from the New Glarus Brewing Company is the first beer where the Better Beer Authority universally agreed. Did we all love or hate it?

Partial Transcript: "On Tap Spotted Cow.

Hi, Im James Knott and this is your Better Beer Authority. Today our tongues head to Wisconsin for a taste of Spotted Cow. The New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin has been brewing beer since 1993. Spotted cow is one of eight year-round offerings from the brewery and its only available in Wisconsin.

It is 4.8% alcohol by volume - unfiltered and cloudy. The brewery says you can taste a little hint of corn as a tribute to the Wisconsin farmers and claim on their website that the corn is not an adjunct, AKA unnecessary, ingredient used to cut cost. They use it to give a local flavor and it is actually more expensive for them than malt because they use so little corn in their product lineup.

Spotted Cow is a cream ale. The name has nothing to do with cream at all. In general, cream ales are brewed as ales with top-fermenting yeast, but are finished with lagering, or cold-conditioning after primary fermentation is complete. The lagering reduces fruity esters and produces a cleaner taste.

In essence, the process is a hybrid of the ale and lager brewing processes.

Q&A (Is this beer worth a trip to Wisconsin)




Spotted Cow gets a (???) on the BBA Ratings scale. Thats what we think. Let us know what you think.

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