{"id":20681,"date":"2018-07-13T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=20681"},"modified":"2018-07-13T07:44:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:44:01","slug":"beer-of-the-week-martin-the-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2018\/07\/13\/beer-of-the-week-martin-the-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Martin the Warrior"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Beer Writer:\u00a0<\/strong>If you hear a local brewer or beer fan talking about a “double,” they’re most likely referring to a double IPA. Those are ubiquitous, while Belgian-style dubbels are few and far between. It’s a shame, because, in my opinion, dubbels are one of the most delicious, brown-hued, mid-ABV (alcohol-by-volume) styles in the world. But with a prominent malt presence and earthy spice, versus a dominant hop bill and botanical juiciness, it’s the exact opposite of what most San Diegan beer enthusiasts are looking for. Still, there are a handful of local brewers who occasionally go against the grain and offer homegrown iterations of this traditional abbey ale style. The latest is\u00a0Dan Anderson<\/strong>, the man at the helm of\u00a0Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>‘s La Jolla brewpub. Earlier this week, he released Martin the Warrior<\/strong>, and though it’s his first attempt at a dubbel, you’d never know it. It comes on strong with banana on the nose and front palate, with dried fruit (prunes, currants, raisins), clove, and a dark-breadiness coming on in the middle. A tinge of bitterness akin to black pepper or deeply-browned crusty bread tames the semi-sweet nature of the beer, making for a dry finish that ups Martin’s drinkability. With bold yet balanced flavors that are true to tradition, this beer shows why this style should be far less obscure in San Diego County.<\/p>\n

From the Brewer:\u00a0<\/strong>“Martin the Warrior is the product of a recipe that I have been working on for quite some time and have been very excited to brew.\u00a0My original inspiration to brew the beer was our single French-Chardonnay mixed-culture barrel. We were preparing to remove the beer that had been aging in it and needed a replacement.\u00a0This style seemed like an obvious fit for the flavor profile of our culture. I tried to\u00a0keep the recipe as simple as possible while shooting for the complexity that the style deserves by layering in only a couple of specialty caramel malts with some high quality Belgian base malt, and we are\u00a0very happy with the results. Martin derives its name from a series of medieval\u00a0fantasy novels called Redwall<\/em> which were very\u00a0popular throughout the ’90’s. The series revolves around a resurrected castle called Redwall Abbey, which Martin the Warrior is the sworn protector of.\u00a0Since the dubbel is considered a quintessential Belgian abbey ale style, I found it only fitting that it\u00a0be named after the guardian\u00a0of the abbey. It clocks in at 6.9% ABV and displays a\u00a0deep copper color with ruby highlights. It features aromas of dried cherry, ripe plum, banana, and bread crust, with light caramel and complex bready flavor plus a subtle bitterness.”\u2013 Dan Anderson, Head Brewer, Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant La Jolla<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Beer Writer:\u00a0If you hear a local brewer or beer fan talking about a “double,” they’re most likely referring to a double IPA. Those are ubiquitous, while Belgian-style dubbels are few and far between. It’s a shame, because, in my opinion, dubbels are one of the most delicious, brown-hued, mid-ABV (alcohol-by-volume) styles in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":20693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4904,1],"tags":[1353,5156,2874,376,1461,47,442,390,4461,48,1010,1946,5157,5158,1052,1439,1637],"class_list":{"0":"post-20681","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-beer-of-the-week","8":"category-san-diego-beer-beverage-news","9":"tag-sdbeer","10":"tag-abbey-ale","11":"tag-barrel-aged-beer","12":"tag-beer","13":"tag-beer-of-the-week","14":"tag-belgian","15":"tag-brandon-hernandez","16":"tag-craft-beer","17":"tag-dan-anderson","18":"tag-dubbel","19":"tag-ipa","20":"tag-la-jolla","21":"tag-martin-the-warrior","22":"tag-redwall","23":"tag-rock-bottom","24":"tag-san-diego","25":"tag-west-coaster","26":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/botw_rbmtw.jpg?fit=1024%2C613&ssl=1","wps_subtitle":"Rock Bottom brewer's first dubbel's an extra-base hit","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdtr4y-5nz","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}