The founder of our brewery Ronnie “Blue” Earl Price is a man of simple tastes, always on the hunt for great music, gourmet food, and exceptional craft beer. The simplicity of the blues had always drawn him in, the soulfulness, the earthiness of the style made him feel good inside. Barbecue is to food as blues is to music he would always say, nothing fast about the blues or barbecue, too fast with the blues and you lose the feeling, too fast with barbecue and, well, it just ain't no good. Finding a good beer had always been a challenge. American beers had lost all their former goodness with mass production and mass marketing. They had lost the feeling. He decided that if it couldn't be bought, he would have to brew it himself. And so he did. For many years he tweaked his recipes and shared his brews with family and friends. Winning awards and praise among his friends and the home brewing community, his passion for brewing became an obsession, and that obsession turned into the desire to bring these wonderful libations to the public. It wasn't easy getting started, but one by one the barriers have been brought down and we are now very proud to offer you, our friends and loyal fans, Blue Earl beers! Cheers!
Draft at brewery. Dark brown with some light sneaking through. Chocolate, nutty aroma, more peanut butter than hazelnut. Taste adds the roast grain bitterness to the nuts. Slippery, Finishes with a bite.
Draft at brewery. Another beautiful pour, lots of Lacing. Malty, nutty aroma, taste follows with a bit of warmth. Sweet, nutty bitter finish. Really tasty.
Draft at brewery. Nice looking pour, medium amber and tons of lacing. Mellow, understated aroma, taste doesn’t quite capture the caramelly malts. A bit at the back, but too late.
12oz bottle. Poured into a small La Trappe chalice. Clear dark golden color with a small but strong and long lasting head. Aroma is is lightly sweet like honey - earthy and grainy honey - with sweet Belgian dough and light-moderate esters (grainy banana). Flavor is lightly grainy banana bread doughiness. I like the beer, its not overly estry or sweet but still has those characteristics.