On February 28th at 8pm the Pickering Creek Inn will host an Old Forge Brewing Company "Tap Takeover".
Old Forge strives to honor personal craftsmanship. Their hand-crafted beer is made in small batches to ensure quality and peak freshness, while the healthy and delicious menu has ingredients sourced from local farms and markets wherever possible.
At their location in Danville, PA you'll first notice their bar, furniture, and fixtures... They were all handcrafted by local wood and metal worker Keith Kocher (Lightstreet Custom Woodworking). Their unique tap handles were carved and forged by local artist/sculptor J. Mark Irwin (Irwin Sculpture Studio), and their plates, bowls, and beer mugs, were all hand-made by local potter Mike Hart (M. Hart Pottery). They apply this theology of "hand made" magic to all their brews.
On Feb 28th, you'll be invited to try their following offerings (info below from Old Forge website):
Bellows Brown Ale - Medium-bodied, full-flavored, with a bready mouthfeel and a subtle roasted-chocolate malt flavor. Well-balanced with traditional English and American hops.
Ol’ Smithy Spiced Winter Ale - Warm yourself next to the fire…or just have one of these! Based on a Belgian-style special ale, we add our own blend of freshly ground spices to the boil. Dark and complex, a perfect warmer on a cold winter's day. Our winter seasonal release.
Loadmaster ESB - This brew takes the Egan's Best Bitter a step further. It has a lot more caramel malt along with some toasted malts, a slightly fuller mouthfeel and a little more body. It should come across with a more profound caramel malt profile and some biscuit-like flavors will be noticeable. It also has a lot more hops to balance the extra malt, again with authentic East Kent Goldings and UK Fuggles for that traditional English hop character. Bitterness is a lot more noticeable but it's still not the dominant trait of this beer; even though ESB means "Extra Special Bitter" this beer is still all about balance and drinkability. It finishes at 5.3% ABV.
The Eleven Cascadian Dark Ale - This style of beer is also known as Black IPA or India Black Ale. Another of Justin's creations, it was brewed on 11/11/11 and has 11 ingredients between the malt and hops. The Eleven starts off as a hop heads dream and finishes with a complex dark malt sweetness. The aroma is full of pine and citrus. The heart of this brew is Pacific Northwest hops, Midnight Wheat malt, caramel malt, and chocolate malts. 1.065 OG, ~75 IBU's, 6.6% ABV.
T-Rail Pale Ale - An amber colored American pale ale, medium-bodied, with well-balanced malt and hop flavor, a hoppy aroma, and crisp finish.
Overbite IPA - The big malt character of this American IPA is offset by the incredible amount of Pacific Northwest hops. Hopped five times in the boil & dry hopped twice in the fermenter, with whole cascades in the serving tank, hopheads won't be disappointed. This beer was released for our 1st Anniversary celebration.
Belgian IPA - Based on our Belgian yeast strain, this brew uses Pilsner, some Munich, and small amounts of caramel malts, along with a small dab of flaked barley for the malt bill. Nugget and Chinook were used for the bittering hop additions, with Cascade for all the late additions and dry-hopping. The aroma and flavors from the yeast have a very interesting interaction with the hop aroma and flavors.
Old Forge strives to honor personal craftsmanship. Their hand-crafted beer is made in small batches to ensure quality and peak freshness, while the healthy and delicious menu has ingredients sourced from local farms and markets wherever possible.
At their location in Danville, PA you'll first notice their bar, furniture, and fixtures... They were all handcrafted by local wood and metal worker Keith Kocher (Lightstreet Custom Woodworking). Their unique tap handles were carved and forged by local artist/sculptor J. Mark Irwin (Irwin Sculpture Studio), and their plates, bowls, and beer mugs, were all hand-made by local potter Mike Hart (M. Hart Pottery). They apply this theology of "hand made" magic to all their brews.
On Feb 28th, you'll be invited to try their following offerings (info below from Old Forge website):
Bellows Brown Ale - Medium-bodied, full-flavored, with a bready mouthfeel and a subtle roasted-chocolate malt flavor. Well-balanced with traditional English and American hops.
Ol’ Smithy Spiced Winter Ale - Warm yourself next to the fire…or just have one of these! Based on a Belgian-style special ale, we add our own blend of freshly ground spices to the boil. Dark and complex, a perfect warmer on a cold winter's day. Our winter seasonal release.
Loadmaster ESB - This brew takes the Egan's Best Bitter a step further. It has a lot more caramel malt along with some toasted malts, a slightly fuller mouthfeel and a little more body. It should come across with a more profound caramel malt profile and some biscuit-like flavors will be noticeable. It also has a lot more hops to balance the extra malt, again with authentic East Kent Goldings and UK Fuggles for that traditional English hop character. Bitterness is a lot more noticeable but it's still not the dominant trait of this beer; even though ESB means "Extra Special Bitter" this beer is still all about balance and drinkability. It finishes at 5.3% ABV.
The Eleven Cascadian Dark Ale - This style of beer is also known as Black IPA or India Black Ale. Another of Justin's creations, it was brewed on 11/11/11 and has 11 ingredients between the malt and hops. The Eleven starts off as a hop heads dream and finishes with a complex dark malt sweetness. The aroma is full of pine and citrus. The heart of this brew is Pacific Northwest hops, Midnight Wheat malt, caramel malt, and chocolate malts. 1.065 OG, ~75 IBU's, 6.6% ABV.
T-Rail Pale Ale - An amber colored American pale ale, medium-bodied, with well-balanced malt and hop flavor, a hoppy aroma, and crisp finish.
Overbite IPA - The big malt character of this American IPA is offset by the incredible amount of Pacific Northwest hops. Hopped five times in the boil & dry hopped twice in the fermenter, with whole cascades in the serving tank, hopheads won't be disappointed. This beer was released for our 1st Anniversary celebration.
Belgian IPA - Based on our Belgian yeast strain, this brew uses Pilsner, some Munich, and small amounts of caramel malts, along with a small dab of flaked barley for the malt bill. Nugget and Chinook were used for the bittering hop additions, with Cascade for all the late additions and dry-hopping. The aroma and flavors from the yeast have a very interesting interaction with the hop aroma and flavors.
