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Official Flying Dog Brewery Blog Drink Beer Ales — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:12:18 +0000

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By: William Brand

William Brand — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:05:35 +0000

They told me at Lagunitas that the beer is “partially filtered.” That is, part of the batch was filtered, part was not and the filtered and non-filtered were put back together and bottled and kegged. They explained that they wanted some yeast remaining in the beer but not a lot.

Mostly, these days, they filter their beer. But it is never pasteurized.

Ah little kids and sticky hands. Treasure the moment Mario; they grow up fast –hopefully able to tell good beer from swill.

By: Mario (Brewed For Thought)

Mario (Brewed For Thought) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:08:19 +0000

Just opened a bottle of “Money” and I can say it’s definitely filtered. I went bottom’s up on the bottle and no sediment. Only thing in my glass is my daughter’s hand….she’s got a lot to learn.

By: Mario (Brewed For Thought)

Mario (Brewed For Thought) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:23:57 +0000

Yes it does. And for anyone who happens to be in Petaluma @ 3 pm during the week, I highly recommend the tour. You get to go through their taps in a clubhouse sort of bar upstairs in the brewery and they’ll pour you a sample out of whatever bottles they happen to have in the fridge. After that, they fill up a glass for you to bring during the tour. Bring a DD or plan on hanging back in the parking lot for a few when it’s done.

By: William Brand

William Brand — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:29:41 +0000

Good point, I’ll call Lagunitas again. That Hop Stoopid has a kick, doesn’t it.

By: Mario (Brewed For Thought)

Mario (Brewed For Thought) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:24:32 +0000

William, not sure about Lagunitas not filtering. I remember taking a tour there a year ago or so and specifically asking about their filtering process. I could pretend to know specifics, but I was full of Hop Stoopid at the time.

By: brewnot

brewnot — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:01:04 +0000

Lagunitas and Flying Dog. Two breweries that always seem to have something interesting going on. The fly under the radar compared to some other breweries.

Old Scratch Amber Lager, a great beer.

The Zappa series, plenty to love there.

brewnot

By: William Brand

William Brand — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:25:12 +0000

Great suggestion. Haven’t gotten to that one yet. Just talked to Lagunitas. The beer, like almost all their beers, is not filtered and not pasteurized. It isn’t bottler conditioned either. But because it’s fairly high alcohol and not filtered, there will no doubt be a bit of a slow secnodary fermentation in the bottle. I’d say this beer’s a must-buy for Lagunitas fans and I am one.

By: Dan S.

Dan S. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:12:29 +0000

Speaking of recently released Belgian-style ales, I picked up Lagunitas Brewing’s latest Zappa tribute release, “We’re only in it for the money” at Safeway last night. It’s a damn good Belgian-style tripel. Some sediment in the bottle. I thought they filtered their beers. Did they bottle condition this one? Doesn’t matter … I’m going back for more.