Victory Otto Ale: In 1987, when we arrived in Bamberg, Germany for the first time, St. Otto was not there to greet two thirsy travelers in a rented Fiat. He’d been dead for 848 years but we were alive, and our recent visit to the Belgian brewery of Orval only fanned the flames of our desire for fermented pleasures. The smoked malt (‘rauch’) beers of this lovely town where St. Otto was once Bishop were our siren song, luring us into deep, exotic flavors that we never before imagined in … [Read more...]
