Hale's Vienna Lager

We have had a wonderful day here celebrating our church's 125th anniversary.  To cap the day off, our guest preacher, Pastor Phil Hale gave me a beer. His homebrewed Vienna Lager is very drinkable and smooth.

Hale's Munich Helles 3

This Munich Helles is the last of the six pack Phil Hale brought me on his recent trip home to Iowa. Once again he has exactly captured the German style. This is a remarkably clear, crisp lager, that’s easy to drink and fun to enjoy.

Like the German beers of good character, I can trust Hale’s beers to be pure, with no surprise ingredients. A recent post on newssum.com (http://www.newssum.com/8-beers-that-you-should-stop-drinking-immediately-5182) lists some of the weird things you might find in popular mass produced beers, and I quote

Here’s some harmful ingredients that are commonly found in beer:

·         GMO Corn Syrup

·         GMO Corn

·         High Fructose Corn Syrup

·         Fish Bladder

·         Propylene Glycol

·         Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

·         Natural Flavors

·         GMO Sugars

·         Caramel Coloring

·         Insect-Based Dyes

·         Carrageenan

·         BPA

·         & lots more!

- See more at: http://www.newssum.com/8-beers-that-you-should-stop-drinking-immediately-5182#sthash.dlJO4BnP.dpuf

Hale's Dunkel

When our kids were younger, when they really liked something, they would often say, “I could live on this!” This was their superlative compliment of appreciation. After some time, as they became more aware of the fact that a person needs a balanced diet in order to live, they amended the line, saying, “I could live on this. . . and carrots.” This Dunkel in my esteem is deserving of this over the top compliment.

Sweet, Nutty, roasted malt flavors in a fizzy mouthful of cold beer are just exactly what I mean when I say beer.

Hale's Helles Dopplebock

 This homebrewed helles dopplebock from Philip Hale is yeasty. I’ll have to ask him what yeast strain he uses in this. The sweetness of the malt, like Bananas and honey, is cut by the strong flavor of alcohol more so than the slightly bitter hops.

A Polish toast: Man’s no cactus, drink he must.

Hale's Pale Ale

Like Lee on The Taste, I like to have a beer while I cook.

My chicken parmesan came together while I enjoyed Phil Hale's Pale Ale. It has a nice flavor with a refreshing, lemony hop profile.

Hale's Dopplebock

You've heard it said, "The disciple is not above his teacher". But now I receive a mixed six from a former intern of mine, off on his own and brewing in his own basement. I must admit, he brews beer of surpassing quality.

This double bock by Phil Hale of Bancroft, Nebraska begins with grain in the aroma followed by a robust flavor of roasted grain with the enjoyable malt sweetness that's better than chocolate. He's got enough balancing hops to give a clean finish.

This could compete with what they send us from Bavaria.