Michelob Brewing’s (MO) Fall/Winter Sampler Pack (12- and 24-packs) features four ales and each includes a flighting sheet with information about glassware, ingredients, pouring and food pairings. Michelob.com features interactive brewmaster tasting videos of each beer in the pack.
The beers are Michelob Bavarian-Style Wheat (5.2%), an unfiltered wheat beer brewed with barley and wheat malts and hopped with Cascade and Hallertau hops; Michelob Pale Ale (5.5%) a dry-hopped ale brewed with pale, carapils and caramel malts and hopped with Hallertau, Saaz and Cascade hops (an unusually high 37 IBUs); Michelob Rye-P.A. (5.9%) a rye ale sold only in the Fall/Winter Sampler Pack and brewed with pale, caramel and rye malts and hopped with Columbus and Cascade hops (also high at 50 IBUs); and Michelob Porter (5.9%), brewed with pale, carapils, chocolate and caramel malts and hopped with Willamette and Saaz hops.
The Bavarian Wheat is outstanding! The Porter is very good; as is the Rye-P.A. with the Pale Ale worth while depending on the meal. A very good selection from Michelob’s Special Ops. But then again what do I know?