Beer Review - New Glarus - Spotted Cow
This is the first of a occasional series I’m going to be running (on and off) about Wisconsin beers. As a son of Detroit living in Wisconsin (for a few more months at least) I figured it would be a good idea to give some of the folks back home and over the internets some incites into beers they might want to try on a visit to Wisconsin. First up is a Wisconsin classic Spotted Cow. Spotted Cow is all over Wisconsin it’s as common as Labatt Blue is in Metro-Detroit; in other words if your out at a bar or restaurant you can almost guarantee Spotted Cow will not only be available, but probably on tap. The downside is that with a brewery who’s motto is “drink indigenous” your not likely to find this anywhere outside of Wisconsin, ever. On the upshot though Spotty (as it’s called locally) has a wonderful aroma of fresh bread with hints of honey and citrus, and a nice golden yellow color and unfiltered cloudiness. Spotted Cow’s popularity here comes in large part to it’s sweet and clean flavor with a nice hint of flowery bitterness and a thin white head making it not only drinkable, but repeatedly so. One of the nice things about Spotted Cow is that it’s nice and smooth despite the unfiltered cloudy nature of the beer. It’s got a similar flavor to light ales like 312, but is best described as a lager with character (imagine MGD with some bite to it and your getting there). A good beer and a Wisconsin classic so if your over in the Badger state give it a try.
Brewery: New Glarus Brewing Co. - New Glarus, WI
Malty —-|——— BitterLight -|———— Dark
ABV: 4.8%
-Mike Fournier
