# 42 on the list comes from Indiana and Sun King. Courtesy of the Beer Bloggers Conference.
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50 from 50 – South Dakota
If you had asked me to name a state that I would NEVER get during this challenge, South Dakota would have been near the top of the list. But now it is cleared, thanks to the Beer Bloggers Conference and Dale Miskimins who brought it to Boulder. Here is my review of Crow Peak and their IPA.
50 Beers from 50 States – UPDATE
42!!
UPDATE: NOW I HAVE 43!
The inital goal of 40. Check. Now onto the next goal. 45!
Ambitious? Maybe, considering my only travel was to Oregon and Colorado this year.
I still have feelers out there that might garner me some local brews from Tennessee, Alabama and North Dakota. And thanks to the Beer Bloggers conference, I got Indiana and the incredibly hard South Dakota knocked off the list.
As usual, if you have access to these states:
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky – THANKS TO ALLTECH BREWING – OFF THE LIST
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Send me an e-mail and I we can work out the details. Including a donation to a local food bank.
50 from 50 – Kansas
One of the states that I thought I would never get! Thanks to Tallgrass for increasing distribution so that I could sample their line of great beers.
that’s right, even Tennessee has beer
And here is one of the most acclaimed of the Volunteer state breweries latest creation….
This is what the Yazoo Brewing blog says about this autumnal offering,“Fall Ale is made with all German malts – Munich, Vienna, Cara malt, and a little bit of Rye. It’s generously hopped with Hallertauer and Tettnang hops from Germany. It’s an ale, not a lager, but it’s loosely based on a typical Octoberfest beer, with our own twist with the Rye malt. It will be available as the next beer in our Brewmaster’s Reserve 4-pack, beginning around the third week of October – you know, about the time that all the “Octoberfest” beers that came out in July are starting to show their age!”
Now if I could just get my hands on of their beers then I just might reach my goal for the 50 Beers from 50 States quest.
50 Beers from 50 States – Status Report
OK folks. 2 1/1 months are left on the clock. (It’s a big clock and it ticks loud)
It has been a busy month at 50 Beers from 50 states headquarters. I have scoured the itnerwebs and come up with beer from Snake River in Wyoming (purchased straight from the brewery), Tallgrass in Kansas (being shipped soon from the Wine and Cheese Place) and Epic in Utah (from Brewforia).
Thanks to LA Beer ambassador and all around great guy, Gev. I also scored beers from Nimbus in Arizona!
I am still looking for both Virginia’s and both Dakota’s as well as some of the hard to reach southeastern spots.
I will put my offer on the table again. Anyone who gets me a beer from a missing state will win the prize of me donating money to a food bank from that state. I have done it for Rhode Island and I will do it again. Check the pdf to the left and see if you can get me to my goal!
50 from 50 – Utah
Thanks to the fine beer emporium known as Brewforia, Utah is now complete. Intermountain Wheat from Epic Brewing is not your normal plain, vanilla wheat beer.
Mogollon Wapiti Amber
The barrage of craft beer in cans continues. And that is good news. It means more economies of scale and more beers being shipped! And we can all agree that is a great thing.
Here is a Arizona beer that would look good on my 50 Beers from 50 States list….from Mogollon
“Wapiti Amber Ale. This is our flagship ale and is pronounced wop-eh-tee. The label for this beer is adorned with the majestic Wapiti (aka elk). Wapiti are abundant in northern Arizona. They are large and beautiful creatures, which is why we chose this animal to represent this beer. Wapiti Amber Ale is hand crafted with mountain pure water, two row malted barley, yeast and Yakima Valley hops. Our brewers use traditional methods to create this full-bodied amber ale with a distinct hoppy aroma. “
50 from 50 – Arizona
Thanks to LA Craft Beer ambassador Gev. Arizona is now off the list. Generously, I have two more beers from Nimbus to try. Old Monkeyshine and Dirty Guera. But for now, # 38 is complete!
50 from 50 – Wyoming
It was a dark and stormy night… actually it has been cool by LA standards but this is still a sun city and when I find flavorful session beers of any style, I am happy. And I found one in the organic OB-1 from Snake River Brewery. Now I am 74% of the way to my goal with 3 1/2 months left!
