To make up for frozen pot pie last evening, we rolled out the red carpet tonight. I crafted my masterpiece baked rigatoni dish while Marci made blueberry muffins from scratch. Not a bad way to wind down a Monday.
While we cooked/baked, I cracked my beer for the day, the Red Racer IPA out of Canada. Admittedly, I'm slightly confused by this beer. The can clearly states 'Central City Brewing Company', yet the website seems to be branded as 'Red Racer Beer'. Perhaps the even more confusing point is that going forward, in the U.S. this beer will be called 'Red Betty', courtesy of the brewery being on the losing end of a copyright infringement lawsuit with Bear Republic Brewery, who brews both Racer 5 and Red Rocket Ale. However, if you're in Canada, you'll still be able to find Red Racer. Got it?
I'm a big fan of Bear Republic (waiting to cross them off the list until this summer), so I definitely wish they would have settled their concerns over the beer name through a collaboration, the way Mikkeller and Stillwater did, rather than lawyering up. What can you do.
Enough legal jargon, let's actually talk about the beer, because it's pretty damn good. Out of the can, it pours a golden amber color in the glass, and you get a floral, hop aroma in your nose. The taste is exactly what you'd expect from an IPA, a mix of pine, hops, and citrus with a bitterness throughout and a clean finish. Not quite on par with something like Dale's Pale Ale, but a worthy beer for when you're in an IPA mood.
So, be on the lookout for a Red Betty Ale. Or a Red Racer. And try it when you find it!
Thing to Think About Today:
Today we're thinking about good things to come out of Canada. One, this beer, whatever you want to call it. Two, Mr. Neil Young! Many great songs to choose from, but I'll take Ohio, his song in response to the National Guard shooting four Kent State University students who were protesting the Vietnam War. We visited Kent State a few years back while in the neighborhood for a wedding. Fascinating and shameful piece of American history.
How can you run when you know?
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