Step right up ladies and gents, to our latest edition of Into The Pint Glass. This week we are exploring Cream Ales, not to be confused with cream soda for those of you not partaking. I’ll let Katie take it away on what is a Cream Ale…
Well, I certainly had a hard time finding a cream ale when I went searching, only one for me to share today.
Cali’ Creamin’ by Mother Earth, Vista, CA
This is a vanilla cream ale by one of our local breweries right outside of San Diego. I have had this beer before, so I knew it was a good one. Honestly, cream ales are hard to come by and this was the only one BottleCraft was carrying the day I went. ABV is 5.2%.
Smell: Hint of vanilla, pretty much smells like a vanilla cream soda.
Flavor: Vanilla on the front with a creamy mouthfeel a little bit of a bitterness at the finish that cleanses the palette. The vanilla does not overwhelm, just a hint so not a sweet or dessert-like beer. Very nice beer, that is very drinkable. I like, I like it a lot.
Have you tried a Cream Ale before?
Don’t miss the last four Into The Pint Glass, next up is Bock on September 17th.
Erika had this one, too! It sounds right up my alley. I should have gone with a flavored one but because I had never heard of it, I wanted to try a traditional one. Which turned out to be a mistake.
I’m going to LA with my dad at the end of the month. Wanna swing up and go to a brewery with us?…
This is such a good one!! The Mother Earth happened to be the only one I could find too 🙂 REALLY you guys are going to LA, how fun. I might be up for that, that would be so cool! Send in an email with the dates I will see what I can work out.
I totally failed at Into the Pint Glass this round 🙁
BUT! I’ve tried Cali Creamin’ before and really like it. My friends and I decided it’s a beer you’d give to girls who say they don’t like beer — but is still a good beer for beer-drinkers, as well.
Also, I haven’t picked it up yet, but I saw Ballast Point has a new cream ale with coffee and vanilla — it looks like it might be tasty.
No worries 🙂 The Cali Creamin’ I think is a beer almost anyone would enjoy, very enjoyable. I think I’ve had something along those lines from Ballast Point. I like getting to try their new stuff at the Little Italy tasting room! Sorry for my super late reply!
I might have to pick this one up at bottlecraft. I haven’t really found many cream ales that I liked.
This is a good one!! It is widely distributed too, keep your eye out at bars too.
I don’t think I’ve ever tried a cream ale! Something else to add to my list of things to try 😀
Well, they are hard to find. I have not had that many cream ales myself.
My most favorite beer ever is a cream ale… New Glaurs Spotted Cow. Sadly they don’t distribute outside of Wisconsin so I don’t get to have it all that often. And in all honesty I had no idea that it even was a cream ale until recently; I just knew there wasn’t much like it.
I have never heard of that one, but not surprising if it is not distributed outside of Wisconsin 🙂 I have not had that many cream ales, but the Mother Earth one is tasty.
I’m not surprised we ended up picking the same beer again this time! Cream ales really were difficult to find!!
I know I did not see one more than the Mother Earth cream ale!! I’m surprised at how many beers we have in common some link-ups 🙂