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Jill Haverkamp, Olde Main Brewing Co.
jill@oldemainbrewing.com, 515-822-5082
Olde Main Turns to Local Farm for Grains in New Sir Plus Ale
AMES, Iowa (Dec. 10, 2009) – Locally grown whole kernel rye and wheat are featured in Olde Main’s new brew Sir Plus Ale. The pre-prohibition style ale is now on tap at the restaurant and brewpub in Ames.
At the brewpub last year, Jeff “Puff” Irvin, Olde Main’s head brewer, got to talking with local farmer Pete Lawlor of PM Grains about his hobby farm near Polk City. A partnership began and Pete began recycling Olde Main’s empty grain bags to make deliveries and started a crop of rye and wheat, rare for an Iowa farm. After the crop was harvested Pete brought it to Olde Main to be processed for Olde Main’s new beer.
The pre-prohibition style ale is called Sir Plus Ale due to the surplus grains that went into making it. Raw rye and wheat make up half of this ale. Add some light base barley malt and a light colored, easy-drinking ale results. The hop aroma comes from a newly released hop called Celeia, a hybrid of an existing variety and a wild Slovenian hop plant. Sir Plus Ale has a light straw color and delightful hop aroma. The taste is very refreshing and light with a gentle smooth bitterness that dances across the palate. They rye and wheat add subtle dimensions to the flavor’s overall character.
Sir Plus Ale is now available at the restaurant and brewpub in pints or growlers.
Currently on tap at Olde Main
- Dinkey Wheat, Belgian Style Wheat Ale
- Long Face, Amber Ale
- Off KILTer, Scottish Ale
- Clone, Pale Ale
- Sodbuster, Stout Ale
- Gryphonbraü, American Lager
- Red Monkey, Root Beer
- Sir Plus Ale, Pre-Prohibiton Style Ale (brewpub exclusive)
- Reindeer Fuel, Chocolate Porter (seasonal)
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