kickstarter

got some extra funds kicking around?
why not pledge it to a fledgling brewery via kickstarter?
let me save you the trouble of finding one!  i got this email a couple of days ago:

I’m Matej from Slovenia, a homebrewer, beer lover and beer writer for Vino (wine) magazine. As winemaking is common in Slovenia, craft breweries seem not to follow this trend despite having one of the best hops in the world. You might heard about Styrian Golding, rumor has it monks at infamous Westvleteren use it in their beers.

I decided to start a craft brewery to spread the word about craft beer under family name Pelicon. My team of young talents from different professions and I launched a project on Kickstarter to crowdfund part of startup cost. Accidentally we became the first brewery in Europe who did this.

Would you be kind enough to take a look and share the project with your fans or mention it on blog? That would help us a lot. As you know, beer is better with friends. So to kick start this project we need a lot of nice people.

Here’s the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pelicon/the-pelicon-craft-beer

rogue juniper pale ale

rogue juniper pale ale
what a great bottle
and a great looking beer!

from the bottle:  “a pale ale, saffron in color with a smooth malt balance, a floral aroma with a dry spice finish from whole juniper berries”

food pairing:  turkey
13 degrees plato
34 ibus
77 aa
3.2 degrees lovibond
100% pure rogue

yes on the malt balance
yes on the floral aroma
yes on the dry spice finish
quite refreshing
enormous head on the vigourous pour, which lasted several minutes (the head, not the pour)

from the website:  “HISTORY

The Turkey was named the official bird of the Rogue Nation in August 2007. To commemorate the momentous occasion, Rogue Juniper Pale Ale was dedicated to “the turkey in each of us.” An axe and the dedication have been added to the serigraphed 22oz bottle and Juniper Pale Ale tap stickers.

The Pilgrims were ale drinkers and most likely enjoyed beer at the first Thanksgiving. Juniper Pale Ale, like all Rogue products preserves water by using more ingredients, contains no chemicals, additives or preservatives and uses Free Range Coastal Water.”

i don’t actually know what juniper berries taste like, but i’m told they’re piney and bitter

so i think i was expecting this beer to be more piney and bitter

or to smell like gin!

but it doesn’t and it isn’t

yes there’s floral notes in there

but they’re not bitter or overwhelming

they’re simply delicious!

i heart rogue

and i heart this beer

i gotta get me another couple of bottles while its in season!

gobble gobble

from the rogue news service:

Quit Wine-ing: Turkey Finds Its Soulmate

Newport, OR, September 10, 2010 – According to Garrett Oliver, author of “The Brewmaster’s Table,” the question most often posed to sommeliers is “What wine goes best with a turkey dinner?”  The answer Oliver says, is beer!   

 

Juniper Pale Ale however, does not stop at the Thanksgiving dinner table.  In fact, only 29% of turkeys in the United States are consumed during the holiday season; leaving the rest of the year to pair Juniper Pale Ale with turkey sandwiches, turkey burgers, turkey hot-dogs, and turkey bacon.

Rogue’s passion for turkey has been growing over the years.  The turkey is now the official bird of the Rogue Nation and Juniper Pale Ale has been selected by the National Turkey Federation as the Best Beer to Pair with Turkey.  By this time next year, Rogue plans to induct every single turkey into the Rogue Nation.

Juniper Pale Ale is saffron in color with a smooth malt balance, floral aroma and a dry spicy finish from whole juniper berries.  It is brewed with 11 ingredients including Juniper Berries, Crystal, Triumph, Maier Munich, and C-15 Malts; Styrian Golding, Amarillo and Rogue Farm Revolution Hops; Free Range Coastal Waters and Top Fermenting Pacman Yeast.  It will be available in 12oz and 22oz bottles, as well as on draft. Brewing Specifications:  13^o Plato, 34 IBU, 77 AA, 3.2^o Lovibond. 

Juniper Pale Ale is a 6-time gold medal winner at the World Beer Championships and uses hops grown on our own micro hopyard.  The 42 acre hop farm is located in Oregon’s Wigrich Appellation.  Rogue remains committed to saving the terroir of Oregon hops and barley, one acre at a time, by growing our own.

Juniper Pale Ale is dedicated to the turkey in each of us.