I have been on a wheat beer kick this Spring and my recent discovery of the bar down the street from my house has furthered this current scourge. The bar only has two prices for beer, one of domestics and one for imports. The night I went over there, I discovered this and sought whatever microbrew or interesting beer I could find in their selection. Thus, for the same price as a piss beer like Bud I was able to get a bottle of Ithaca Apricot Wheat. After one bottle turned into three, I went home realizing that it was quite a good beer.

I often refer to fruit-infused ales as “queer beers”. This isn’t to say I don’t drink these beers at times, but I coined the termed to describe the types of beers that my friend Dan drinks. I enjoy several varieties of such, specifically being a fan of Kasteel Rouge, Rodenbach’s Redbach, Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, and now… Ithaca Apricot Wheat.

The event that fueled this blog was that I went to the same bar for dinner with my wife and a friend and I grabbed a six pack (for only $7) of Apricot Wheat to bring home. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to consume a few of the aforementioned beers and it inspired me to spread the gospel of the apricot. …more… »