A Taste of History
Caption: Chris Bowen mashes in the historic Brew
“Goundie’s Old Monocacy Ale,” adapted from historical recipes by award-winning amateur brewer Chris Bowen, will soon be on tap at the Bethlehem Brew Works, 569 Main Street, Bethlehem.
Chris brewed the ale with the Brew Works’ Beau Baden to give modern beer drinkers an idea of the flavors that 18th-century Bethlehem residents tasted.
Sign up for Historic Bethlehem’s e-newsletter here to be the first to find out when you can taste this ale and to learn more about their upcoming exhibition “Roll Out the Barrel: Bethlehem Brews History.” Research for this exhibition was funded in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
The team of Bowen/Baden won a coveted GOLD MEDAL at the Great American Beer Festival for Allentown Brew Works “Pro-Am” which was given a historical name: “William Allen Ale” after a naming contest by the guests at ABW. Now, it’s time for Bethlehem, and historic brewer Sabastian Goundie, to shine with an effort from our modern pros!
Bethlehem Brew Works, and our Biere de Pharoah made headlines all the way out on Long Island!
Click Here to read the Newsday Article
Special Thanks to our Lehigh Valley Convention and Visitor’s Bureau for getting out the word on our Christmas City!
Goundie’s Old Monocacy Ale, is in the style of British Old Ales, using Floor malted Maris Otter malt , fire roasted Barley and a special ingredient called Essentia Bina ( which is a homemade Molasses),boiling over a fire for hours before setting the pot on fire ,this adds color and a peat like taste . Old Ale is a somewhat sweet, rich and full bodied Ale.
“Goundie’s Old Monocacy Ale,” adapted from historical recipes by award-winning amateur brewer Chris Bowen, was tapped July 16th at the Bethlehem Brew Works (corner of Main and Broad Streets). Sebastian himself was on hand to talk about the historic batch-ok, it was just Bowen dressed in historic garb to add another bit of authenticity.
Here’s some of the news media and what they had to say:
The Intelligencer , the Express-Times article, the Express Times tasting notes, and a discussion on the Lehigh Valley Homebrewers.
To keep up with the ongoing exhibit, visit the Historic Bethlehem Partnership.
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