when you think about beer as much as we do…
Continuing with American Craft Beer Week, I had a New Belgium Mothership Wit.
At first, it was nice and light and crisp. It was citrusy with just a bit of tang, and was very refreshing. Although it is certified as organic, I didn’t notice anything different that would make me think it was organic.
I would say it’s a good witbier but not quite my favorite. Have you tried Mothership Wit? What did you think?
Tonight I had the third bottled Peace Tree beer, the Rye Porter.
It was a nice chocolatey porter, and had a crisp flavor. It was clean on front of tongue, as it hits the back of the tongue, the Belgian-ness character (from the yeast) shows up. After the finish, it leaves a nice chocolate flavor with a bit of the Belgian character staying with you. It was a nice, smooth, crisp porter.
Of the three Peace Tree bottled beers, including Red Rambler and Hop Wrangler IPA, the Rye Porter is my favorite!
Have you tried the Rye Porter? What did you think? What’s your favorite Peace Tree offering?
American Craft Beer Week is May 17-23, 2010. So this week, when you have a beer, enjoy one from one of America’s craft brewers!
Some of the Iowa brewers to enjoy this week (and some of my favorites):
- Millstream Brewing (Amana, Iowa)
- Worth Brewing (Northwood, Iowa)
- Peace Tree Brewing (Knoxville, Iowa)
- Hub City Brewing (Stanley, Iowa)
- Raccoon River Brewing (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Court Avenue Brewing (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Olde Main Brewing (Ames, Iowa)
- Great River Brewery (Davenport, Iowa)
Enjoy Craft Beer Week!
I had a chance to have Peace Tree Brewing Red Rambler. It is named because the brewery is located in an old car dealership.
The aroma was sweet, and it had a nice reddish color. It was a nice malty red. It had a nice fruitiness, and was balanced by three different hops varieties. It left a lingering malt flavor that was very nice.
Have you tried the Red Rambler?
Over the weekend, our close friends, for our wedding, chipped in to get my fiance and I a really nice gas grill.
Where am I going with this? Well, the Iowa Wine and Beer Promotion Board recently posted some summer grilling recipes that I plan on taking advantage of with the new grilling setup.
I am especially looking forward to the BBQ Sauce using Millstream Brewing’s Windmill Wheat Beer. Do you have any good beer and grilling recipes? I’d love to hear about them!