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As I understand it, Sam Patch was a simple man. A man who wanted only one thing, and that was for his neighbors to stay out of his river. So in 1829, he raised a portion of the Genesee River and created the least creatively aquatic attraction in New York: the High Falls.
A week later, he died.
But the falls, they just kept on rushing. So the Flat Line of Moving Water Brewing Company, which had been founded 10 years earlier, changed their name to the High Falls Brewing Company. (The name change actually took 171 years; they operated as the Genesee Brewing Company in the meantime as a tax dodge).
And just recently, they took a break from their regularly scheduled brewing to whip up Genesee Bock, and were even so kind as to tuck it away in one of the coolest cans I've ever seen. But how does it taste? Well, I'm happy to report that it tastes respectable. Not exactly an award winner, but it's not as bland as one would expect for a $6.49/12 kind of brew. In fact, leaving aside the slight metallic taste (which could possibly be mental), this beer isn't half bad. Maybe I'm just biased because of the locale, but I would probably drink this over a Labatt or Molson any day.
At the price point, this is actually a pretty good deal, and with the economy being broken or something like that, I may just be drinking more of this. And if I do, I'll be sure to take a picture of the actual beer next time.
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I'm going to attempt to eat lamb tonight. Is the goat the same thing as lamb? I guess not. My topical tie-in has failed. Fuck.
But really, I would just want that can.
by the way, i've had lamb a couple of times thus year, and it's really not that great. i would take cow/poultry product over it any day. ALSO, i just had a genny bock and i agree 100% with kevster!
The can is the classic can that Genny Bock came in many years ago. Before almost all of the smallish local breweries went out of business, they used to produce a relatively wide variety of beers, usually seasonally. Indeed the packaging is refreshing and a welcome break from some of the bland corporate packaging (and beer)and inane and guy-cutesy microbrew names. However, if it tastes good, I don't care what the name is (mostly).
I can't explain how happy I was when I saw that Genesee had come out with this seasonal. Although I wish that it had lasted longer or I would have bought more. Great deal for a very drinkable beer and bad ass can.
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