Buffalo Butt

Legend has it that back in the 1840's, a group of cowboys hanging out at one of the many bars in Fort Worth's "Hell's Half Acre" would quench their thirst while telling tales of their buffalo hunting days. When one of the cowboys said a nice, cold beer was the only thing that could make him forget the often-viewed sight of a buffalo's butt, the local brewmaster laughed and vowed to create Buffalo Butt beer to commemorate the posterior of the prairie's most majestic beast.

Today, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. continues this fine tradition with our own recipe for Buffalo Butt beer - a rich, amber lager that doesn't require months on a dusty trail, gazing at a buffalo's hindquarters to be enjoyed.

Recipe Information:

Style: Amber Lager
Alcohol By Volume: 4.5%
International Bitterness Units: 25
Color: Amber
Hops: Magnum, Strisselspalt
Malts: 2 Row, Melanoidin, Cara Munich, Carafa Special II
Tasting Notes: Caramel, Light Malt Sweetness, Spicy Hops

Serving Suggestions:

Preferred Glass: Mug
Preferred Serving Temperature: 45º
Food Pairings: Buffalo Butt pairs well with Cajun and Mexican food. Of course we also think it's the perfect beer to be served with a rump roast, but that's only because we've never really grown up.
Cheese Pairings: Monterey Jack, Gruyere

Comments

# Randal Brown 2010-01-25 17:04

Any connection with the Yellow Rose (Great Grains of Dallas)? Would love to know if someone picked up the recipe for their Crude Stout & Vigilante Porter. I really enjoy the Summertime Wheat & Ugly Pug. Need to try more of yours, you brew some very tasty brews....

Randal/Carrollton, TX

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# Fritz Rahr 2010-01-29 08:30

Actually the label is the same as the old Yellow Rose Brewery. A local restaurant here in Fort Worth bought the rights to the label and we are making the beer again. Not the same beer, but our rendition of it. Thanks for your support - Fritz Rahr

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# Al Newsom 2010-08-15 08:55

Where can I buy your beer?

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# Carroll Land 2010-09-03 12:49

Saw it at D&D drive through in Proctor, TX. The name got my attention, bought a six pack. Good Beer. I tend toward the good Mexican, Holland, Japanese, and German beers, you might give me a hint which of your beers fits that taste?

Your brewer might consider a good beer with a slight lime flavor and a jalapeno
touch and label it "Pancho Villa Beer".

Anyway, Thanks for setting up in Texas, all of the old Texas beers have either been sold out to other breweries, don't taste the same, gone out of production or taste like cheap mass produced beer for the "po" folks.

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# april 2010-09-16 19:43

Where can I get your lager in Colorado? I had it on a layover at DFW and it's the best damn lager I have ever had! Seriously, I have described my perfect lager as being malty and had never found it before, so I'm glad the weather in Dallas was sucky and stranded me at DFW w/my dream beer! Can I buy it in CO? Denver metro?

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