Beer People #5: Foam Frenzy
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◉‿◉˘▿˘WHAT IS BEER PEOPLE?
A monthly event at Paulista Taproom, held on the last Thursday of every month from 5–10 PM. Part industry night, part meet-up, all love.
A space for folks who still give a damn. If you care about beer quality, beer culture, and the folks who produce both, consider yourself cordially invited.
A chance to reengage the curiosity and community that brought us to beer in the first place.
WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS MONTH?
FOAM FRENZY: A Celebration of Czech-style lager and its proper presentation with Advanced Cicerone, Robert Waegner.
The modern Czech lager brewing tradition was born in 1842 in Pilsen, a Bohemian city in the Czech Republic. This was a BC/AD moment in beer history.
Many modern styles, such as German Pils, Munich Helles, Kolsch, modern commodity lagers, and even Belgian Tripel, have evolved to look and taste the way they do in reaction to the shockwaves that this new Pilsener beer sent through the brewing world.
Ironically, Czech brewers do not refer to their own creations as Pilsners. Instead, you will see these beers categorized by a number, which refers to their strength, and either the word svêtlé, meaning pale, or tmavé, meaning dark.
Paulista maintains a great selection of these styles and, critically, pours them through the traditional Lukr faucets, which are manufactured in the Czech Republic and used by the top lager breweries around the world.
Any example of intentional draft beer presentation owes deference to the foundation laid by the uniquely nuanced taproom culture in the Czech Republic, where talented tapsters deftly manipulate these Lukr faucets to produce a variety of experiences for the drinker.
Similar to how we have learned to order espresso drinks with the appropriate volume and texture of milk, Czech beer drinkers are accustomed to ordering their draft beer poured and presented to their liking.
Join us next Thursday at Paulista as we welcome Advanced Cicerone Bob Waegner, who will be fitting you with a “Hladinka,” “Nadvakrat,” "Snyt" or a "Mliko" of some of the most delicious Czech-style lagers being made today.
Don't worry if those words don't mean anything to you today: this event is about demonstrating these different pours properly so you can decide which suits you the best.
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