Try?
One of those great beers will always be from the Casco Bay Brewing Company. Their Riptide Red Ale is one of my very favorite beers of all, and that is quite an accomplishment on their part, to be sure. With their pilsner, it is the goal of Casco Bay to introduce the public to a more robust version of the style than they may be accustomed to with Bud, Miller, Coors, Beck’s or Heineken. At the same time, they don’t want to alienate prospective newcomers to the craft beer world. The sales show that they succeeded with this one. Casco bay Pilsner flies off store shelves in Maine in six and twelve packs.
Casco Bay was established in 1994 by Mike LaCharite and Bob Wade, two homebrewers of great renown.
The brewery is located in the Golden Triangle of Maine brewing, in an
industrial park across the street from Allagash Brewing and a stone’s throw
from D.L. Geary’s.
Casco Bay Pilsner pours to a deep golden color into my fluted (what else)
Casco Bay Pilsner glass. Head formation is light, the nose hints at hops.
The palate has a wonderfully crisp malty character, which is biscuity and
slightly toasty. The bottle I’m drinking is very fresh, and this is a beer
that needs to be drunk very fresh to be fully enjoyed. It’s like sipping a
glass of beer at the brewpub. A firm bitterness slowly emerges into the
finish, grassy, slightly minty, and giving the beer a German Pilsner tang
with Hallertaus and Tettnangs that lingers but doesn’t overpower.
I like hoppy beers with spicy foods. This went well tonight with baked
chicken breast smothered in a habanera sauce with black beans and roasted
corn that I made myself.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft
