Biker beers
Most of the cyclists I know are in seriously good shape. They also are serious beer drinkers.
It is no surprise then that the folks at bicycling.com, a Web site devoted to the two-wheeled world, decided to compile a list of summer beers that are somehow linked to bicycles. This is the web site for Bicycling and Mountain Bike magazines.
The chosen beers "were summer beers tied to cycling in name, label, or by support from the brewery," a press release stated. The testers looked "at the interaction of sweet barley malt and bitter hop flavors, along with the overall feel and drinkability, they scrutinized these brews with the same discrimination as they do with bikes," the release said.
Fat Tire, big surprise, was one of the cyclists favorites.
Other favored biker beers were ...
Full Suspension Pale Ale
Tire Bite Golden
Terrapin Sunray Wheat
Tandem Double
Singletrack Copper Ale
Gordon
Tangerine Wheat
Full Sail Session
Estivale
Tree Fort Beer
Do you bike? Do you drink beer?
Do you combine the two?
If so, what are your favorite biker beers?
Photo:Tire Bite Golden from Flying Dog Brewery
Comments
I thought all real bikers drank Bicycle Beer. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_n9_v44/ai_13616116/
This was the most hideous garbage ever brewed!
Posted by: Eutaw Street Historian | June 25, 2009 10:25 AM
As a homebrewer and former messenger, I would brew up some batches for Alleycat after parties.
I don't remember all of the brew names (something like 15+!) but some highlights included "Skiddin' Around my Block" Maibock, Bike Ninja Bock, BiketoberFest Marzen. They always went fast, because the only thing that's more important than track bikes to messengers was alcohol.
Oh, and every beer was rated "20Grit%" alcohol and asked everyone not to "do the Dirty, Don't Drink & Bike."
Kudos to those who get those!
Posted by: Chw | June 25, 2009 11:13 AM