Beer of the Weekend #1,102: CTRL ALT bier
I love hot keys. I’ve been a hot keys fan and user for forever, since my typing teachers taught us the “open apple” keyboard shortcuts back in elementary school. The beer of the weekend pays homage to one of the most famous hot keys of all time (albeit for Windows-based computers): CTRL ALT bier, brewed by the SingleSpeed Brewing Company of Waterloo, Iowa.
Serving type: 12-ounce can. There is no freshness date.
Appearance: Poured into a pilsner glass. The color is a beautiful amber with notes of red, gold, and bronze. A finger of light tan, buttery, dense head leaves a skim and a thick collar.
Smell: Toasted malt, caramel, hay, cherry licorice, and a touch of cocoa.
Taste: It is nutty with a massive dose of toasted malts. A nice earthy bitterness emerges and lingers on the taste buds long after each sip. (The tasting notes on the brewery website say it has “[f]loral and spicy hop notes,” so I need to work on my earthy/floral identification.) There are also flavors of grass, toast, and cherry licorice. There is a touch of cocoa. Toast and bitterness are the major elements here.
Fun facts about CTRL ALT bier:
• Style: SingleSpeed classifies it as amber ale, but it is classified as altbier on BA. Altbier is a much better fit for the name.
• Price: $10.99 for a six-pack of 12-ounce cans at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
• Alcohol content: 4.6 percent ABV.
• I’m a Mac man and know many Mac hot keys by heart. But like all Mac users, I often needed to use Windows-based computers at school and work, which meant needing to be familiar with the Windows hot keys like Ctrl-Alt-delete. Thankfully, I have not had to use a Windows computer in forever, maybe since I started working from home in 2010.
The Quiet Man’s grade: B+.
Serving type: 12-ounce can. There is no freshness date.
Appearance: Poured into a pilsner glass. The color is a beautiful amber with notes of red, gold, and bronze. A finger of light tan, buttery, dense head leaves a skim and a thick collar.
Smell: Toasted malt, caramel, hay, cherry licorice, and a touch of cocoa.
Taste: It is nutty with a massive dose of toasted malts. A nice earthy bitterness emerges and lingers on the taste buds long after each sip. (The tasting notes on the brewery website say it has “[f]loral and spicy hop notes,” so I need to work on my earthy/floral identification.) There are also flavors of grass, toast, and cherry licorice. There is a touch of cocoa. Toast and bitterness are the major elements here.
Fun facts about CTRL ALT bier:
• Style: SingleSpeed classifies it as amber ale, but it is classified as altbier on BA. Altbier is a much better fit for the name.
• Price: $10.99 for a six-pack of 12-ounce cans at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
• Alcohol content: 4.6 percent ABV.
• I’m a Mac man and know many Mac hot keys by heart. But like all Mac users, I often needed to use Windows-based computers at school and work, which meant needing to be familiar with the Windows hot keys like Ctrl-Alt-delete. Thankfully, I have not had to use a Windows computer in forever, maybe since I started working from home in 2010.
The Quiet Man’s grade: B+.
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