This is part two of a two-part series.
The problem is I haven’t written part one yet. Truth be told, I haven’t even tried the beer that comprises part one.
Let’s backtrack a little bit and describe Sailfish Brewing in Ft. Pierce. The first brewery in Ft. Pierce, a particular favorite of mine, and growing a strong and stable footprint on the Treasure Coast.
Obviously I have been to Sailfish’s Ft. Pierce home to record a few episodes of the Florida Beer Podcast, and going into a podcast I always try to do a little bit of research. Part of this included Sailfish’s own podcast, Florida’s Craft Beer Report.
It’s a fun show, conceptually different from our podcast, and a lot of fun. It’s also hosted by Sailfish co-founder Dave BuShea and marketing manager Brian Tonneson, both of whom i interviewed for my recent podcast. Having known Brian for several years, it makes a lot of sense that the podcast is the way that it is.
But the last couple of episodes they’ve surreptitiously been pushing a beer called Gabe’s Way (Light Lager, 4.2% ABV, 20 IBU), their up and coming light lager served with a slice of lime.
When I sat down for the interview, Brian was extremely happy that not only had I heard of Gabe’s Way, but I wanted to try it. But it was also his suggestion that I keep the review for Gabe’s Way and the review for it’s normal version Light Tackle separate.
I’m happy to do so, and you can expect the lager to grace the blog soon.
As for Gabe’s Way, knowing that it’s mostly the built with the lager, it’s a very (and I will use this word with no cringing) crushable beer. Crystal clear color with a nice hazy straw hue, and a simple malt bill that has a touch of lemony fluffy malt goodness.
The flavor is very clean, very simple, with a light sweetness, very light body, and maybe a subtle touch of noble hops. It is definitely more for the malt, but with Gabe in control, that lime gives it a wonderful electric zing that helps to bounce off the sweetness from the malt and carry the fruit a little bit forward.
All this is to say that it would behoove the Sailfish team stop making this a hidden menu item and actually just release a limed-up version of the beer. It will sell, I have no doubt about that in my mind.
As for part one, we’ll get around to it eventually.
Drink Florida Craft,
Dave
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