Today's apple is the Pazazz, whose company slogan is, "Wow Right Now". Also, a beer review of Bean Flicker Coffee Blonde Ale. It's my blog and if I want to include a beer review, that's my business dammit!
The Pazazz is a new variety that was formed from the parentage of the Honeycrisp and an unknown variety. It was created at an experimental (and possibly secret and/or evil) fruit farm near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They rely on bees to cross pollinate the trees, a process which results in a new variety of apple of which only one of the parents are known. Of thousands of apple varieties created in this method only a handful make the cut. The Pazazz was selected for its exceptionally sweet flavor and its ability to be successfully grown in a variety of different climates.
The Pazazz is part of a group of apples that are being commercialized in a new fashion by Apple Varietal Development LLC. This new process involves a club model where growers in the club are the only ones permitted to grow and sell the variety. This transfers control of supply from the tree nurseries to the growers and keeps the market from becoming oversaturated with a specific variety. It also ensures the apples being marketed under a specific name such as the Pazazz meet a certain standard in terms of quality.
Pazazz is a large apple. The skin is greenish yellow with a red brush stroke pattern overlay. It is very crisp and juicy (juicier than a Juici) with a nice sweet/tart flavor. I think this guy has pazazz and I predict this will become a more well-known apple in the future. Wow right now? Yes!
Bean Flicker Coffee Blonde Ale is made by Odd Side Ales out of Grand Haven, MI. I found this beer to be a pleasant surprise. It tricked my brain drinking such a light tasting beer with coffee. It didn't seem like it should work but did. I have had coffee Porters or Stouts and they can sometimes be quite bitter.
It poured a golden yellow with a fair amount of carbonation. The head dissipated quickly but there was a nice, creamy mouth feel. The ABV is 4.5%. It had an aroma of coffee, vanilla and cream. I found Bean Flicker Coffee Blonde Ale refreshing but with substance.
Next time I review the Ginger Gold apple and maybe... another beer. Crunch on and drink up!
Where did you buy the beer? Somewhere special, or just Grocery?
ReplyDeleteI bought a single bottle of it at Otto's.
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