[Iron Throne Blonde Ale]
So, I’m trying this new thing, procuring the latest deets on new beers that are coming out, so I can share them with you! My husband and I are always hunting beer establishments in the new cities we visit, and seeking out the new beers put out by breweries that we love. I want to make this a regular column, so you can get the heads up on enjoying them too!
This week, and admittedly I’m not sure if you can still find it anywhere, I want to introduce to you a beer from the Brewery Ommegang. This particular beer came out the week before the Game of Thrones premiere on HBO, and I was ON IT. Quite a bit of beer hype travels through word of mouth, and a friend had tipped me off to it.
It showed up at a place that wasn’t the local “tucked-away-in-a-cranny-of-the-city” craft beer joint either. We’re talkin’ Cost Plus World Market! Doesn’t every city have those?! They’re definitely stepping up their craft beer game, and I ain’t mad at ’em. Without further ado, I present you with Ommegang’s Iron Throne Blonde Ale.
You can tell that it’s a Belgian-style beer right away with the citrus-y notes imparted by the yeast. The lemon peel is very prevalent too, which is nice, and reminds me of SUMMER!!! It was a “Stark” (haha pun intended) contrast to the wintry scenes of the journey of the Night’s Watch throughout the series.
There is a lacy, very full head, and a teeny hint of spice and hop flavors. Overall, it’s a very enjoyable beer, and at 6.5%, it’s one that won’t get you totally smashed while you’re trying to follow the Game of Thrones epsiodes.
Though I am branching out into different styles of beer, I am an IPA lover. This beer was an easy, and enjoyable drinker even for a hop-head like me. Ommegang slayed this one. So good!
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Iron Bubbles,
hey Nat – everyone raves about GoT but we don’t have HBO so I downloaded the book series it was based on and got hooked on that — but it’s over 4,000 pages (seriously). So I’ve been reading that for like over 4 months now… Perhaps when I break the 3,000 page mark I’ll crack one of these beers to celebrate!
Wow, 4000 pages!? I’m in the middle of Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series… six books, and the last 3 of them are Looooo-oooooonnnnggg! Yeah, crack that ish! It will not disappoint!
Got to try this last night at dinner… and had it on draft. At first when I heard about this beer I thought it was going to be some cheap gimmick to get people to buy a lot of this one beer. So when I finally tasted it, I was glad that I still had a bottle sitting in my fridge that I just picked up a coupe of weeks ago. Cannot wait to open my lone bottle… ^_^
I hear you, Niekon. Seems like Ommegang wouldn’t want to disappoint their loyal followers either. It was a win-win for fans of GoT & Ommegang alike!
The best part of this GoT’s/Ommegang Brewing Co. gimmick is that the Blonde Ale was mighty delicious!! Nice post Natalie!