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Boilermakers
Published: October 19, 2011
Clearly, the Hoodoo brew has a lot going for it — 99 IBUs with a 9 percent ABV — and it might just be the way to get that Halloween party started.
Boilermakers, local
Though craft brewing has finally come into its own in our fair state, distilling still has a ways to go. Though there are spirited standouts, including Valentine Vodka and Hard Luck Candy Flavored Vodka, when it's time for a boilermaker, the drinker usually has to settle for an out-of-state shot.
But, as a local bartender pointed out to us recently, western Michigan's New Holland Artisan Spirits produces an excellent whiskey — as well as rum, vodka, gin and more. Better still, it's a rye, perfect for the shot-and-a-beer ethos.
It's called Walleye Rye, and it was introduced in 2010. Fermented from a whiskey-wash of malted rye and malted barley, it's twice-distilled and matured in small American oak barrels with a heavy char. It has a bright and vibrant nose, leading to spicy rye character and a dry, toasted body bathed in oak.
It sounds good enough to sip alone, but if you want to dunk it on in a pint glass of beer and get the evening started, you could do worse than pairing it with New Holland Brewing Company's "Full Circle," a light, kölsch-style beer with soft, well-rounded malt character, light on the hops, and with a crisp finish — your classic, thirst-quenching beer.
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