New Glarus Brewing Company Fat Squirrel (365 Day 161)

By scot in 365 Days of American Craft Beer, Beer on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

New Glarus Fat Squirrel

I decided to take a break from big American IPAs and switch to something a bit more mellow by American craft beer standards: an English Brown Ale and, believe it or not, a beer that wasn’t brewed on the West coast.

Fat Squirrel by New Glarus Brewing Company has been on top of my list since the first time I had a good ten or more years ago. A friend of Rich’s had gone up to Wisconsin for business and brought back some New Glarus. Rich seemed to already know about New Glarus at that time, I had no idea who they were. That evening we shared a sixer of assorted New Glarus beers. I was hooked. Fat Squirrel was quickly one of my favorite as was Coffee Stout.

New Glarus briefly distributed to Northern Illinois but that was very short lived and to this day they still only distribute to Wisconsin, having more tap handles in the state than the macros 🙂 When you brew 100,000 barrels or so and sell it all in the state in which it was made, that is impressive.

Having Fat Squirrel reminds me of the goodness that is New Glarus. I will have to continue to inject their beers into 365. Enjoy!

Aroma: 8, Taste: 8, Look: 8, Drinkability: 8, Overall: 8.0

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