Deschutes class of 88 Barely Wine

Deschutes class of 88 Barely Wine.  A hoppy citrus aroma radiates from this pale amber Barley Wine Ale. Its sturdy malt backbone is balanced with clean bitterness. Finishes pleasantly without overpowering.

Malt: Pale, Carahell, Maris Otter
Hops: Nugget, Millennium, Northern Brewer, Cascade, Mosaic

Bootlegger's Mountain Meadow Spring Seasonal

 

Yesterday was the first day of Spring, which means that Bootleggers has released their Spring Seasonal Beer Mountain Meadow out again. Mountain Meadow has a light golden color and notes of honey and herbs. It is made with sage, chamomile, tarragon, and honey, the wonderful fusion of these ingredients give this blonde ale a smooth, crisp, and refreshing flavor and a sweet floral aroma. Be sure to come into El Toro Gourmet Meats to get a bottle of this beer and start your weekend off right!

Craft Beer of the Week: Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

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This craft beer is perfect for St. Patrick's Day especially if you choose to eat a traditional Irish meal. This beer goes great with corned beef. Anderson Valley's Oatmeal Stout is a medium to full bodied stout with great smoothness from the addition of oats to the mash. The oats in the stout add a lot of smoothness to the mouth feel but give a touch of sweetness that is unlike any other type of stout. 

Craft Beer of the Week: Deschutes Black Butte Porter

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This week's craft beer is: Black Butte Porter. This is a dark beer with a slight hop bitterness up front and ends with a distinctive chocolate roasted finish. This beer won Bronze Medal, Brown Porter in the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and won Gold Medal in Porter Category in 2007 at the Australian International Beer Awards. In 2005 it won Silver Medal in the World Beer Championships. 

This beer goes great with: salmon, wild rice, elk burger, and onion soup. 

Come and purchase this at El Toro Gourmet Meats in Lake Forest, CA!

Port Brewing Wipeout IPA

This week's craft beer is Port Brewing's Wipeout India Pale Ale. According to Port Brewing's website:

This one is dedicated to everyone who has gotten up at the butt crack of dawn, headed towards the shores and found it 4-6 feet and offshore only to find 30 of your “buddies” have already claimed the peak.

As you paddle out, a swell arrives from nowhere signaling your turn to go. The surf Gods are shinning on you today.

You turn, stroke like mad for the wave. Standing up you are alone and blammo you Wipeout….blowing the only chance of a right hander all to yourself.

You know who you are. We’ve all been there too. It’s inside each and every one of us.

Welcome to the waters of Wipeout IPA, a massively hopped India Pale Ale with enough substance and body to overcome even the worst and most tragic of on the water spills.

We brew Wipeout IPA for everyone- especially those hardy souls who brave the cold winter water and monster sets produced by an amazing northwest swell.

Only a tidal wave of hops can overcome the surging tide of malt that is required to produce a beer of this shape. We invite you to drop in, hang on and kick out the backside.

This beer goes excellent with spicy food. You can pair Port Brewing's Wipeout IPA with:

• Thai cuisine
• Burgers that are smothered in BBQ sauce
•  Curried food
• Fish 
• Poultry
• Salmon  
• Shellfish

Bootlegger's Golden Chaos

Looking for a new craft beer to try this weekend? Check out Bootlegger's Golden Chaos.

Named after its golden color and effervescence, the complex yet smooth taste of Golden Chaos lives up to its name! Golden Chaos is a Belgian style Golden Ale made from fresh imported German and English hops and brewed using the finest American rock candy, giving this fine ale a fruity aroma and taste that leads to a pleasingly dry finish. The subtle notes of plum, apricot, and pear achieve a perfect balance of fruitiness and spiciness.

This beer is difficult to find, but you can get it here at El Toro Gourmet Meats. Have a wonderful President's Weekend!