Good day to all. I just wanted to give everybody a little update as to what is happening the brewery lately. Tonight we are tapping one keg of “Cannibale du baril”, which is our Cannibal aged in a pinot barrel. This is the only keg that i have to put on tap, so come and get it! Yesterday Kyle and I brewed Oatmeal Stout. I’ve always wanted to brew it and finally had an open fermenter. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. If you’re at Iron Hill, feel free to stop by the brewery and i’ll get you a taster out of the fermenter. Honey Do Wit is on it’s way into a fermenter and be on the lookout for Ironbound Ale that was aged in a bourbon barrel. Other than that, BE SAFE and have a great weekend!
~V
I know how many hop-heads we have in this area and it was definetly time to brew a big hoppy beer but Kyle and i wanted to try something a little different. So for Rye.P.A. we decided to add rye to the mash tun. Rye adds a great spicy character that is very distinct. We also have added 41 pounds of american hops already and plan on adding more. We will see how heavy my hand feels the next time i add hops, which will be right after i filter the beer. I could see another 13 pounds of hops finding their way into the serving tank. So to recap, this is a double I.P.A. with four american hop varieties that we made with rye in the mash tun. We plan on releasing this beer on Thursday, May 20th @5 p.m. We will also do another food pairing that night, a sweet and spicy and fruity fritter. I’ll be here handing out samples of the beer, paired with the free fritters. I hope you can make it!
This friday the 7th @ 5 p.m. I will be tapping this years batch of Dunkelweizen. This batch has a great balance between banana, clove and chocolate and we all know that there is nothing like a wheat beer on a hot summer’s day. We are also going to do a food and beer pairing with the Dunkelweizen. Our chef Dave is going to put out a Caramel-Pecan Candy with white chocolate and banana. I’m going to hand those out (eat a few), and talk about the pairing. Feel free to stop by and get down on some of these goodies!~V
