Fort George Divinity
The imaginative folks at Fort George Brewing in Astoria have a new seasonal beer on tap. “Divinity.” According to proprietor and brewer Chris Nimlowill “It’s a big raspberry Belgian Trappist Style Ale and it’s really tasty.” Nimlowill is excited about his new brew that was made for Wednesday’s Belgian beer dinner. The 6.5% ABV Divinity may be one of the few raspberry beers from the Northwest this year, considering a shortage that hit the market. The scant harvest of the fruit forced McMenamins Ruby Ale to be put on hiatus for 2008 and be replaced with a blackberry seasonal. Nimlowill concludes that Divinity is “dry, light on the raspberry but definitely there, mostly comes across as a golden Belgian ale with a raspberry finish. We used about 90% Pilsner malt, 5% bobs red mill steel cut Oatmeal. and 5% organic turbinado sugar and specialty malts.”
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Angelo
Angelo grew up in Maine and is proud to call New England his original home. Cascadia is now his home. He fell in love with great beer in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. He has been a correspondent for the Portland Tribune's Guest on Tap column, LivePDX.com, and has been featured in publications such as Beer Northwest and PDX Magazine. Angelo also has a great interest in independent music, and has been a booker and organizer for shows around the Portland under the name Pop Tomorrow! Angelo garnered much knowledge regarding beer from his experiences homebrewing, working at Belmont Station, Pyramid Brewing, Upright Brewing, By the Bottle, Beer Revolution, Olde Depot Public House, Falling Sky Brewing, Cascade Brewing, and from many many knowledgeable, passionate, and loving people along the way. It is Angelo's mission to bring "infotainment" and "edumation" to the readers of this website. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to contribute, please contact me at angelo@brewpublic.com