Augsburger Golden

Formerly brewed at Stevens Point Brewery
Style: Pale Lager
Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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Augsburger drafts for 5 cents on Wednesdays. That’s the way it used to be-- circa 1982, Normal, Illinois. Now, like all better-than-good things, Augsburger is only a shallow reflection of its former self--Stevens Point brewery should be ashamed. The original Augsburger woke me up to good beer ("So, this is what beer can taste like!"), and turned me away from bud miller for good. It was rich, scintillating, deep, and pungent (in a good way). Its aftertaste was warm and slightly sweet (like walking home on an autumn night from your first kiss). And, most important, in a time when no one (no one) was brewing this kind of beer, Augsburger was carrying the torch. I wonder how many microbrewers of today were influenced by the original Augie? We should hold a wake. Here’s to Augsburger; here’s to Minnesota; here’s to that first kiss. Augsburger is dead. Long live Augsburger