{"id":17175,"date":"2017-05-19T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=17175"},"modified":"2017-05-18T11:51:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:51:33","slug":"beer-of-the-week-dos-desperados-prodigy-nelson-lager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2017\/05\/19\/beer-of-the-week-dos-desperados-prodigy-nelson-lager\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Dos Desperados Nelson Lager"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nelson Lager from Dos Desperados Brewery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Beer Writer:\u00a0<\/strong>You know that feeling when you arrive at a bar or a friend’s house and, before you can even say a word, you’re handed a beverage that you hastily take a sip of and instantly find yourself completely blown away by? Of course you do. It’s one of those magic moments beer-lovers live for: the exciting discovery of something brand new and exquisite. That happened to me last weekend at\u00a0Dos Desperados Brewery<\/strong><\/a>. I arrived at that San Marcos establishment to help staff one of my Beer to the Rescue<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>fundraising events and was greeted by a full pour of a lovely golden beer with a fluffy white head, Dos Desperados Nelson Lager<\/strong>. Happy to be there and off State Route 78, I dove right in…and fell in love. It was the perfect beer for the sunny day I was in the midst of\u2014light in body yet big on hop and lager-yeast character in the nose and on the palate. The limestone and floral notes from the yeast dovetailed beautifully with vinous flavors from\u00a0the Nelson Sauvin making up the beer’s entire hop-bill.\u00a0It was simple yet special, so much\u00a0that I could have spent hours drinking pint after pint, something that wouldn’t have been too tough given the beer’s 4.9% alcohol-by-volume stat. The\u00a0recipe for this all-day pleaser (which, as good as it was, is only in its R&D phase) was developed with fellow San Marcos operation,\u00a0Prodigy Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>, with assistance from a noted lager expert at\u00a0Mission Valley’s\u00a0Gordon Biersch<\/strong><\/a> brewpub. I’m glad to report it will be on-tap and helping Beer to the Rescue\u00a0tomorrow<\/strong>, and soon\u00a0become a staple in\u00a0Dos Desperados’ year-round portfolio.<\/p>\n

From the Brewer:\u00a0<\/strong>“Our Nelson Lager is a\u00a0Prodigy Brewing, Gordon Biersch and Dos Desperados Brewery collaboration for Beer to the Rescue that benefits\u00a0the Lupus Foundation of Southern California<\/strong><\/a>. A special thanks goes out to Dean Rouleau and Doug Hasker\u00a0for this Czech-style\u00a0lager<\/span> with rich, crisp maltiness and freshly crushed gooseberry flavor\u2014think Sauvignon Blanc grapes from New Zealand, which come care of the Nelson Sauvin hops we used.”\u2014Steve Munson, Owner & Brewmaster, Dos Desperados Brewery<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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