Our Head Brewer in Lancaster, Paul Rutherford, is a big big fan of a particular reality television show.  So much so that he practically begged me

Paul and I discussing "The Situation" photo: Suzy Woods

to name a beer, any beer, “The Situation”.  Why didn’t he do it himself?  He thought people in New Jersey would appreciate it more than folks in Lancaster.  So I had a name that needed a beer.

For year’s I’ve been brewing a beer that I’ve called “Golden Barleywine“.  Mostly because I don’t know what else to call it.  It’s not a Barleywine at all.  Some say it’s a Double IPA, but it’s too light in color and low in malt body.  Not a Double IPA at all.  So this year, with a fresh start in Jersey, I decided to just give it a name and ignore the whole style issue altogether.  So I had a beer that needed a name.

Situation resolved.

We brewed it this past Saturday.  We’ll release it on February 20th along with very limited amounts of a couple of different vintages of the same recipe.  I plan to get a fake tan and style my hair accordingly.  My lady The Beer Lass has agreed to do the same.  We’re working on a bunch of our friends to commit to this theme as well.

Put it on your calander.  It should be a good time.  You’re going to be happy with The Situation.

Cheers,

Chris

P.S. To read about the history of this beer and why I ever called it “barleywine” in the first place, read here.