President's Day Blog

We've all had a brain freeze from ice cream, but this is getting ridiculous. We'll just tough it out-there can't be that much winter left, can there?

Before we move into today's topic, a quick beer note: We are having a special Mid-Winter Tapping at our Woodbridge store this Saturday, February 21. The graphic should give you a nice hint, but please click here for the details.

In honor of President's Day, we wanted to highlight some of our relevant, patriotic, in-stock items.

Yards Ales of the Revolution are modern recreations of recipes brewed by our forefathers. Included in the series are:

General Washington's Tavern Porter. Detailed in a letter from the General to his officers during the war, Washington’s recipe employed molasses to aid fermentation and give rich caramel notes to this robust, roasty ale. The recipe reflected his admiration for Philadelphia-style porters, especially those brewed by Robert Hare (whose original brewery stood just blocks from where Yards is now). This Tavern Porter, inspired by Washington’s, is dark, smooth, and complex with just a hint of dried fruit in the finish.

The porter’s dark malts and molasses help complement rich and roasty flavors. Try with a burger topped with Gruyere and caramelized onions, a large Sunday pot roast, and make sure to save some for any desserts involving chocolate and vanilla.

Thomas Jefferson's Tavern Ale. This powerful and complex golden ale pays homage to Founding Father and fellow brewer Thomas Jefferson. The Yards Brewmaster, Tom Kehoe, worked closely with Philadelphia’s historic City Tavern to recreate this recipe, employing honey, rye and wheat, just like the beer Jefferson made at Monticello.

Although Jefferson may have preferred to snack on the bounty of vegetables and herbs from his garden in Monticello, you may want to offset this beer’s high potency with something hearty, filling, and dare we say “fatty” like roast duck, pork chops with sage butter, and all types of charcuterie.

Maybe not domestic products, but there's also Presidente beer, from the Dominican Republic. Presidente is a Dominican icon of quality and pride. This leading product of great tradition has maintained a vigorous presence in the local market for almost seventy years and has kept a strong linkage with freshness, entertainment and young adults. Presidente is a Pilsner type beer made from top quality raw materials that definitely makes it the best beer, the real taste.

And we wrap up the international category by noting Presidential Porto, and we carry both the Ruby and Tawny.

Presidential Ruby Porto has a classic deep ruby color. This delicious dessert wine combines youthful fruitiness with a surprisingly soft complex style rarely found in younger Portos.

Presidential Tawny Porto reveals a supple, fruity, style of Tawny. It combines velvety sweet nut and fruit flavors with good balance and a long pleasant finish.