Press Release:
(Mukilteo, WA) – Diamond Knot Craft Brewing is pleased to announce the release of Blonde Ale in bottles, to the marketplace this summer. Starting in April 2012, this summer seasonal beer will be available in 22-oz bottles at retailers in throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationally through Total Wine & More.
“We are thrilled to be releasing our Blonde Ale again this summer. We have a huge potential fan base that is not able to experience our beers on draft, so bottling our most popular beers allows us to reach out to them. Additionally, this style serves as a very approachable ‘gateway beer’ of sorts; the perfect way to introduce domestic beer drinkers to craft beers.” said Brewmaster Pat Ringe.
The Blonde Ale is based on a pre-Prohibition lager recipe and is a perfect summer session beer. It is a clean, crisp beer that you can enjoy, no matter your summer plans; an excellent ale that compliments all occasions.
Availability: April – August
Style: American Blonde Ale
Malts: 2-row Pale, Flaked Barley, Munich Malt, Wheat Malt, Flaked Corn
Hops: Galena, Willamette
ABV: 4.2%
IBU: 13
Food Pairings: Classic Summer menu of any seafood dish, a salad, or just a classic hamburger or hotdog
Diamond Knot bottles several other styles year around, including IPA, Industrial IPA and Brown Ale. Additionally they offer four seasonal beers in bottles: Slane’s Irish-style Red Ale, Blonde Ale, Vienna Ale and Industrial Ho!Ho! Winter Ale.
About Diamond Knot Brewing Co:
Founded in 1994, Diamond Knot Brewing Company, Inc. is a privately held company and Snohomish County’s oldest continuously operating brewery. Hand-crafted Diamond Knot ales can be found in multiple States, both in bottles and on draft. Additionally, Diamond Knot operates three full-service restaurants; two in Mukilteo, WA and one on Camano Island, WA. The Camano Island location and the original alehouse offer a unique, interactive dining experience with StonegrillTM, in which customers are able to cook their meal right at their table. Diamond Knot prides itself in providing all their customers with the finest foods and beers, all while being integral, productive and charitable members of the communities in which they operate.
Hopefully they figured out the carbonation issues for this years batch. We had three or four explode last year while I was working at Total Wine. Ended up dumping some of their other brews due to infection as well.
Probably a better idea to perfect your product before you start shipping to Total Wine’s all over the country with no regard to what’s inside the bottle.