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    • 12/04/2015
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    Organic beer.  As a native Texan, the idea would have sounded preposterous in the not so distant past.  However, as a California transplant, I have grown to accept the world of organic food without breaking into hysterical laughter but organic beer!  Is nothing sacred?

    Now it is confession time.  I drank an organic beer.  Even worse, I liked it – a lot.  It wasn’t my fault though.  Since I copped to it, now allow me to explain myself.  Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I found out that an old Navy buddy of mine was in Los Angeles with his family so we made plans to meet.  As a California transplant, most of my family is back in Texas so getting a chance to see someone from my past is always fun.  I met him at a party his sister was having for the family.  After the initial pleasantries, the appropriate question, “Would you like something to drink?” was asked.  My response was of course, “Whatchagot?”

    He pointed to the refrigerator and the first thing that caught my eye was Dr. Jekyll’s Beer Belly American Kolsch.  I liked the name, the beer style and it was in a 22 oz bomber, so I was sold.  I cracked it open and enjoyed every last drop.  When I got home, I decided to do a little bit of research on the brewery.  It was there when I found out I’d been tricked. 

    Organic hops, organic malts, acai berry, maqui berry, green tea, green coffee bean, raspberry ketone and grapefruit fiber – what the hell?  Those are ingredients found in a hippie kitchen, not my beer!  Their motto is “Dr. Jekyll’s – Truly Odd Yet Truly Delicious!.”  It should be, WARNING – You Are About To Drink Organic Beer!  I don’t know what bothered me more, that it was organic or that I liked it as much as I did.  In all seriousness, I have grown to like the whole organic concept, at least on a basic level.  Dr. Jekyll’s beers are 98% organic and they use really good ingredients.  While I am not used to drinking beer in which the ingredients are not just hops, barley, malt and water, all of the weird stuff that was in there was really good.  I didn’t taste the coriander (whatever the hell that is) but I did taste a really good beer. 

    I’m actually glad that it was snuck in on me the way it was.  I would have still tried it if I knew it was organic because I like beer.  However, I was able to like it without having any preconceptions of how it would taste.  Currently, Dr. Jekyll’s makes three different beers, the Beer Belly, the Bio Beer IPA, and the Beer Attack Irish Red Ale.  I look forward to trying the other two beers and if they are as good as the Beer Belly, then these guys are really on to something special. 

    Dr. Jekyll’s is located in Altadena, California.  Currently it looks like their distribution network is California and Arizona.  Their beers can be found in Whole Foods and Cost Plus as well as various restaurants and bars. 

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Tricked Into Drinking Hippie Beer

Organic beer.  As a native Texan, the idea would have sounded preposterous in the not so distant past.  However, as a California transplant, I have grown to accept the world of organic food without breaking into hysterical laughter but organic beer!  Is nothing sacred?

Now it is confession time.  I drank an organic beer.  Even worse, I liked it – a lot.  It wasn’t my fault though.  Since I copped to it, now allow me to explain myself.  Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I found out that an old Navy buddy of mine was in Los Angeles with his family so we made plans to meet.  As a California transplant, most of my family is back in Texas so getting a chance to see someone from my past is always fun.  I met him at a party his sister was having for the family.  After the initial pleasantries, the appropriate question, “Would you like something to drink?” was asked.  My response was of course, “Whatchagot?”

He pointed to the refrigerator and the first thing that caught my eye was Dr. Jekyll’s Beer Belly American Kolsch.  I liked the name, the beer style and it was in a 22 oz bomber, so I was sold.  I cracked it open and enjoyed every last drop.  When I got home, I decided to do a little bit of research on the brewery.  It was there when I found out I’d been tricked. 

Organic hops, organic malts, acai berry, maqui berry, green tea, green coffee bean, raspberry ketone and grapefruit fiber – what the hell?  Those are ingredients found in a hippie kitchen, not my beer!  Their motto is “Dr. Jekyll’s – Truly Odd Yet Truly Delicious!.”  It should be, WARNING – You Are About To Drink Organic Beer!  I don’t know what bothered me more, that it was organic or that I liked it as much as I did.  In all seriousness, I have grown to like the whole organic concept, at least on a basic level.  Dr. Jekyll’s beers are 98% organic and they use really good ingredients.  While I am not used to drinking beer in which the ingredients are not just hops, barley, malt and water, all of the weird stuff that was in there was really good.  I didn’t taste the coriander (whatever the hell that is) but I did taste a really good beer. 

I’m actually glad that it was snuck in on me the way it was.  I would have still tried it if I knew it was organic because I like beer.  However, I was able to like it without having any preconceptions of how it would taste.  Currently, Dr. Jekyll’s makes three different beers, the Beer Belly, the Bio Beer IPA, and the Beer Attack Irish Red Ale.  I look forward to trying the other two beers and if they are as good as the Beer Belly, then these guys are really on to something special. 

Dr. Jekyll’s is located in Altadena, California.  Currently it looks like their distribution network is California and Arizona.  Their beers can be found in Whole Foods and Cost Plus as well as various restaurants and bars. 

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