Wednesday, November 30, 2011

blonde fatale Peace Tree Brewing

Peace Tree Brewing in Knoxville Iowa is unable to keep up with demand for the "Blonde Fatale" beer they make....as soon as it is made, it is gone of the shelves of stores...
FROM PEACE TREE:
Blonde Fatale: This is an unfiltered Belgian Style Blonde Ale.  The beer is blonde in color from the pale malted barley varieties. It is delicately hopped with Styrian Golding and Celeia for medium bitterness and aroma.  Sugars are added for higher attenuation, following the practices of some Belgian brewers. Belgian ale yeast is used to add complex flavor esters. This beer is unfiltered and yeast is left in for additional conditioning. This beer is named Fatale because it is 8.5% alcohol by volume and will catch up with you if you’re not careful...

and at the brewery......I love the RED Rambler and the RYE Porter from Peace Tree---my favorite brewery in the state of Iowa....more about some links and the Blonde Fatale Beer below...
 I am wearing a Peace Tree T-shirt on the Oregon Coast from early October 2011....
George Clooney...I am not...
>>I have not tried this beer yet--but will soon...if I can find it...


HERE are some cool links about Peace Tree Brewing in Knoxville IA...
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/21818/60168
http://www.kcci.com/news/29887664/detail.html
http://www.peacetreebrewing.com/ 
http://desmoines.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/standard_photo_gallery/behind-the-scenes-peace/2105087/content
http://mwbeercollective.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/brew-for-thought-peace-tree-brewings-red-rambler/
http://beergeno.me/2011/11/peace-tree-cider/

      Pour a craft beer tonight!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Beer in BEND OREGON

First off:  I am the world's worst blogger....
Betty and I went to Bend Oregon in early October
and had a great time!  We went to about 9 or 10 breweries.  Some of these were Rogue, Deschutes, 10 Barrel, Bend Brewing and Ninkasi Brewing.

The highlights for me were a Double Red at Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene Or.,

and a Bourbon Cask Ale at 10 Barrel Brewing in Bend Oregon...

The red was amazingly malting with generous hops

--but not overly done.  This was my first

Cask ale.  If you are unaware they

take a used bourbon barrel and age the beer

in the actual used bourbon cask...it was phenomenal!  See the pics wow, what a great trip!