According to sources at the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Spoetzl Brewery has just acquired label approval for a beer named Kosmos Reserve.
Assuming this is the same beer discontinued several years ago, Kosmos Reserve was a once-popular all-malt lager first introduced in 1994. It was named after and brewed as a tribute to Kosmos Spoetzl, one of the original brewers and later owner of the Spoetzl Brewery.
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Wonderful news. I have fond memories of Kosmos Special Reserve!
ReplyDeleteGreat news for 2009! I just hope its the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI have a vague memory of Special Reserve, but I can't remember if I ever tried it.
ReplyDeleteHad one the other night (bought a Family Reunion 6-pak just to get the Kosmos). Not the same. It's a hopped-up beer, though not an IPA. Perhaps it's replacing their Kolsch?
ReplyDeleteI never had the original, but I'm disappointed in this. Not bad, just nothing special.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, when Kosmos was first introduced by Shiner, I bought as much of it as I could find when I found out it was not going to be continued, sure hope they don't do that again. It is wonderful...
ReplyDeleteIs it only available at the brewery...?
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