Get ready for a beer so limited it's not

listed as even being made on the

brewery's website!



It's Sierra Nevada Almond Marzen Project

and it's so rare I'm sworn to secrecy as to

how I was able to obtain that lone sixtel

well hidden in my cold storage room.

However I am telling that I'll be tapping this

one time only beer on

Friday, August 20th at 5 PM.



This beer uses copious amounts of the

award winning Masie Janes organic

toasted almonds in the first boil to

enhance and embolden an already

superlative marzen style brew.



The term marzin actually comes from the

fact that before refrigeration, it was nearly

impossible to brew beer in the summer

due to the hot weather and bacterial

infections. Brewing ended with the coming

of spring, and began again in the fall.

Most were brewed in March (Märzen)

and then kept in cold storage over

the spring and summer.



Märzenbier is generally a brew that is

full-bodied, rich, toasty, typically dark

copper in color with a medium alcohol

content.



Marzens are sometimes thought of as

Oktoberfest beers which were created to

celebrate the marriage of Prince Ludwig

of Bavaria in 1810. The unusual thing

about the event was that the general

public was invited to share in the

celebration. Perhaps even more unusual

is that the modern day Oktoberfest in

Munich is actually held in September!

