Today I thank Belmont Station in Portland for stocking beer from Nebraska. Nebraska Brewing’s Melange a Trois…
50 from 50 – Minnesota
In the Tap Lines for August 2010
Here is what you (faithful blog reader) can look forward to in this months posts.
– Video reviews of Caldera Kettle Series beers
– Quick tours of Irish and German breweries that you should visit
– Session # 42 – A Favorite Beer Memory
– A recap of the Stone 14th Anniversary party
– I suggest (3) beers to put into your ‘fridge
– Beers to try and events to attend
– 50 Beers from 50 States updates
– The monthly tapping of the Firkin, my opinion on the beer world.
Cheers!
50 from 50 – Missouri
I have had this lovely large corked bottle of Dark Truth in my ‘fridge for awhile and finally I decided to open it. It is part of Boulevard Brewing‘s Smokestack series, of which there is lot’s of great beers. A Belgian collaboration in particular.
Now I am up to 33! But sadly no new states are in my possession. But I do have trips to the OBF and to the Stone 14th Anniversary bash so I think I may be able to tick at least 2 states of my list, if not more.
As always, any help is appreciated. Click on the PDF to your left to see what I have done and if you can help. I will donate money to a food bank in your neck of the woods.
Beer delivery from New Mexico
My 50 Beers from 50 States challenge has slowed considerably. But that was to be expected. I blitzed through 25 states and now I have to do some detective work to ferret out craft beer from states with less options and even less distribution.
I was surprised by an offer of Rhode Island beer which I will talk about later and then I got these two beers from New Mexico. I feel the momentum building back up.
Peace Tree Brewing
Who says that there isn’t good beer in the heartland?
Maybe if I am lucky, I will be able to mark Iowa off my list with one of the fine craft beers from…..
Here is a little backstory (from their website) about the name Peace Tree.
“Our name, Peace Tree Brewing Company, is also a reminder, a prompting of our past where different cultures met to discuss, trade, and come to agreements. The Peace Tree is a historic grand sycamore tree that was located near the town of Red Rock under what is now Lake Red Rock. Supposedly the old sycamore was a place where Indians met for generations, then became a meeting place for fur traders. Indian treaties were negotiated here and there is some speculation that it marks the Red Rock Line.
Our hope is that the beer made under the Peace Tree label will be a shared with friends and strangers alike and catalyst for conversations, new friendships and important agreements – in line with the lore of infamous Peace Tree of Red Rock.”
And it seems they have an IPA that would be to my liking…
“Hop Wrangler: Joe’s multinational take on a classic IPA. IPA’s are known for their intense hop bitterness, flavor and aromas. First, Joe used American and English malt, then American and English hops are added during the mash, first wort, boil, and finally it’s dry hopped for aroma. Belgium gets involved with the yeast and a special candy sugar finish for smoothness and flavor.”
50 from 50 – Hawaii
I love Maui Brewing’s CoCoNut Porter. One of the best beers of all time (especially the Black Pearl version) but I needed to try something new and so I have…
50 from 50 – Washington
MY FIRST LAZY BOY BEER!! I love their logo and their IPA ain’t half bad either.
50 from 50 – The Carolinas
North Carolina is represented by Duck Rabbit Brewery and their Milk Stout.
South Carolina’s entry is Son of a Peach from R.J. Rocker’s
50 from 50 – Idaho
Idaho has some great craft brew. Unfortunately, not a lot of great craft brew distribution. Grand Teton has a larger territory and I picked up a DIPA that may have been past it’s prime. If I had drunk it a couple of weeks earlier, the review would probably be better.
