Cream ale
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Cream ale is a BJCP beer style which describes an American beer resembling a Kolsch, as well as a beer served with nitrogen.
BJCP beer style
According to the BJCP a Cream ale is related to American lagers. They are generally brewed to be light and refreshing with a straw to pale golden colour. Hop and malt flavour is usually subdued but some breweries give them a more assertive character. Two examples are Genesee Cream Ale (made by High Falls Brewing) and Little Kings Cream Ale (by Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing.)While cream ales are top-fermented ales, they typically undergo an extended period of cold-conditioning or lagering after primary fermentation is complete. This reduces fruity esthers and gives the beer a cleaner flavour. Some examples also have a lager yeast added for the cold-conditioning stage or are mixes of ales and lagers. Adjuncts such as maize and rice are used to lighten the body and flavour although there are all-malt examples available.
Smooth flow
Smooth flow (also known as "cream flow" or just "smooth") is the name brewers give to beers pressurised with nitrogen; either from a can or bottle with a widget, or from a pressurised keg.Commercial Examples
- Little Kings Cream Ale
- Genesee Cream Ale
- New Glarus Spotted Cow
- Sleeman Cream Ale
See also
External links
- [Brewer’s Chronicles: Cream Ale? Where’s the cream?]
- [All About Beer: The Girl Next Door: Cream Ales]
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