New ale has roots in Boundary County
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November 20, 2013 |
 Goose
Island Beer Company, Chicago, is celebrating the
aroma and taste of hops with the introduction of
Ten Hills Pale Ale, the first of three new
limited release beers slated for this year and
2014.
Ten Hills Pale Ale traces its story to Bonners
Ferry, Idaho’s, Elk Mountain Farms, a hop farm
that has been planting, growing and harvesting
hops exclusively for Goose Island beers.
Like the most important hop growing regions in
Europe, Bonners Ferry is on the 49th parallel
and offers an ideal climate and soil for hop
cultivation. Today, Elk Mountain Farms is famous
for growing hops of exceptional quality.
Beginning with a planting of ten “hills” of hops
two years ago, this relationship between farmer
and brewer has developed to a point in which Elk
Mountain Farms now grows more than 200,000 hills
of hops for Goose Island annually.
“Idaho produces some of the best hops in the
entire world and we’re incredibly excited to
have such special access to that region,” said
Brett Porter, Goose Island Brewmaster. “As craft
beer drinkers’ palates shift toward hoppy beers,
we want to highlight the creativity of the Goose
Island brewing team and bring something
distinctive to the drinker. Among craft beer
connoisseurs, we’re already loved and lauded in
the IPA style and these three new beers brewed
with hops from Elk Mountain Farms will offer our
fans even more to love from Goose Island.”
Ten Hills Pale Ale has an apricot and tangerine
aroma, tasting of sweet honey and toast and
finishes with an earthy, herbal hop character.
Hopped with Perle, Cascade and Saaz, this pale
ale rates at a 48 on the International
Bitterness Units scale and comes in at 6.2
percent alcohol by volume. Beginning December 2,
Ten Hills Pale Ale will be available nationwide
in six- and 12-packs of bottles and also on
draught through March 2014. Under the
supervision of Goose Island brewers, the beer is
brewed at the Anheuser-Busch breweries in Fort
Collins, Colorado, and Baldwinsville, New York.
“More than ever before in our brewing history,
we’re innovating at Goose Island,” Porter said.
“Whether we’re creating a new hop-focused series
of beers or further developing our barrel aging
program. It’s an incredibly exciting time at
Goose Island. I’m very proud of the new beers we
are brewing with hops from Elk Mountain Farms
and can’t wait to get our creations to craft
beer lovers around the country.”
To learn more about Ten Hills Pale Ale, visit
www.gooseisland.com and find Goose Island on
Facebook and Twitter (@GooseIsland).
Founded in Chicago in 1988, Goose Island is one
of the most successful craft breweries in the
Midwest and produces some of the most popular,
and award winning, beers in the U.S.
Since 1989, Goose Island beers have won a
variety of awards at acclaimed beer events
including the World Beer Championships, World
Beer Cup, European Beer Star, World Expo of Beer
and the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). |
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