Days of the Beer, March 26

The beer for today is Fitger's Brewhouse, Mr Spock Eisbock.

On March 26, 1931, Leonard Simon Nimoy was born. Nimoy is most famous for his role of Spock in the original Star Trek series, and in the films.

After Star Trek, Nimoy joined the cast of Mission: Impossible. Later he hosted In Search of... Currently, he plays the role of William Bell, in the show Fringe.

In April 2010, he announced plans to retire from acting, in February 2011 he announced he would return to Fringe.

As to the beer:

Fitger's Brewhouse is located in Duluth, Minnesota. It officially opened in 1995, but has been around in various forms from 1857.

Sadly, Mr Spock Eisbock has been retired. It was 12% abv. It appears to have been made for several years, from 2006 to 2009. It received good reviews on Beer Advocate and Ratebeer.

A triplebock aged then frozen to take out extra water and increase smoothness. This also brings the alcohol content up. Very limited release, the bulk of this beer will age another year.

So, for the not-so-retired Leonard Nimoy, try to find a retired Mr Spock Eisbock. If you can't find it, which you probably can't, have any other eisbock for Mr Spock. (Kulmbacher or Aventinus are probably your best bets).