“Take an India Pale Ale and feed it steroids, ergo the term Double IPA. Although open to the same interpretation as its sister styles, you should expect something robust, malty, alcoholic and with a hop profile that might rip your tongue out.” ~Beer Advocate

Here’s a little bit of history on Wednesday’s style of beer:

“Scotch Ales are strong ales, also known as “Wee Heavy.” In the 19th century Scotland, they’d also be known as 160/-, a nomenclature based on the now obsolete shilling currency.

Scotch Ales traditionally go through a long boil in the kettle for a caramelization of the wort. This produces a deep copper to brown in colored brew. Compared to Scottish Ales, they’ll be sweeter and fuller-bodied, and of course higher in alcohol, with a much more pronounced malty caramel and roasted malt flavor. A low tea-like bitterness can be found in many examples. Best served in a “thistle” glass.” ~Beer Advocate

First Course Is Served At 7:00pm. Please be sure to get to Sorrel early:

Sorrel Restaurant/Bistro
41377 Margarita Rd
Temecula,   CA 92591

1st Course:
Home Made German Pretzel Bites Served With Two Dipping Sauces

2nd Course:
Nachos- Fire Roasted Chicken A Top Fried Corn Chips Drenched In Roasted Pepper Nacho Cheese Sauce Finished With A Fresh Jalapeno, Tomato, Avocado Salsa And Cilantro Infused Crema

3rd Course:
Potato Skins Two Ways-
Slow Roasted Pork Chili Cheese And,
Bay Shrimp Scampi Finished In A Garlic Cheese Sauce
Each Stuffed In Roasted Idaho Potatoes

4th Course:
House Made Bratwurst Dipped In A Blue Corn Cake Batter Fried Golden Brown Served With A Hefewiezen Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

5th Course:
Funnel Cake And Banana Ice Cream Sunday Topped With Sea Salt Scented Caramel And Fresh Hot Fudge

All Paired With Black Market Beers!

“Quadrophenia” Belgian Quad, 10.6% ABV, sweetened with coconut palm sugar, as well as “El Dorado Gold,” 7% ABV, a very unique IPA, brewed with El Dorado hops– a new hop variety released in 2010.

Belgian Quadruple Description- “Inspired by the Trappist brewers of Belgium, a Quadrupel is a Belgian style ale of great strength with bolder flavor compared to its Dubbel and Tripel sister styles. Typically a dark creation that ranges within the deep red, brown and garnet hues. Full bodied with a rich malty palate. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol.” ~From Beer Advocate

Visit http://eldoradohops.com/brewers.html to read up on El Dorado hops.

“First only brewed in Köln, Germany, now many American brewpubs and a handful of breweries have created their own version of this obscure style. Light to medium in body with a very pale color, hop bitterness is medium to slightly assertive. A somewhat vinous (grape-y from malts) and dry flavor make up the rest.” ~Beer Advocate

Our newest beer “Caber Lifter” is available for fills. It’s a saucy Scottish Export 80 at 5% ABV. Cheers!

“The California Common, or Steam Beer, is a unique 100% American style lager. It’s usually brewed with a special strain of lager yeast that works better at warmer temperatures. This method dates back to the late 1800′s in California when refrigeration was a great luxury. The brewers back then had to improvise to cool the beer down, so shallow fermenters were used. So in a way the lager yeast was trained to ferment quicker at warmer temperatures. Today’s examples are light amber to tawny in color, medium bodied with a malty character. Mildly fruity with an assertive hop bitterness.” ~The Beer Advocate