And Across the Blue Ridge

Almost a month ago, I had a post about a pending license for a place called Gettysburg Battlefield Brew Works and how the address of the place caused me to recollect that it's the very same Civil War farm house that the now-defunct Gettysbrew place was located.

Now, I know what you're saying. That this goof is once again bringing up Gettysburg once again and it in no way relates to your drinking in this area. Not so fast, grasshopper. I got both a  tweet and an email a week ago from the owner/founder of Gettysburg Battlefield Brew Works and the odds are that you've had something he's brewed before.

@CraftPittsburgh @BurghBeerSnob I am the head brewer @ Battlefield Brew Works in Gettysburg,PA. I was the Ast.Brewer at Rock Bottom PGH.
— Daniel Kulick (@dankulick) June 4, 2013

Kulick is a former assistant brewer at Rock Bottom in Homestead's Waterfront shopping complex and wanted to point out that (as I confirmed in the post linked earlier) the new brewery is in the same farm house as Gettysbrew was, but that's where the similarities end. I'm some out there can now take a collective deep breath.

"I've renovated the brewery and it's now an all-grain 14 BBL brewhouse where it was an all extract system previously," Kulick said in his email.

Not Blue and Gray. Blue and Butternut. As it should be

Kulick also added that one of the beers that will be apart of his lineup is a red ale called The Red Circle Ale. Proceeds from the brew will benefit members of the special operations (through the Red Circle Foundation) that have been injured in the line of duty as well as their family members.

Not only is the Brew Works going to dish out craft brews, there's also a distilling operation that's planned to begin by some time this fall. The distilling part of the operation will be called Spirits of Gettysburg. Gettysburg Battlefield Brew Works hopes to open this coming weekend and I hope to embark on my first visit some time this August.

I've always been on the look out for cleverly-named Civil War beers. Especially ones related to the Battle of Gettysburg. I'm hoping this is my opportunity to crack a smile while drinking a well-crafted brew along with understanding the significance behind the name of it. The opportunities are endless. Maybe some sort of a peach and wheat beer as in Sherfy's Peach Orchard or john rose's Wheatfield? General Doubleday's Doppelbock? Spangler's Spring Stout? Barksdale Blueberry Ale? Canister Cream Ale? I'll stop now. I'm such a geek.

My dream is to one day live in the Gettysburg area and possibly frequent a brewpub such as this. I want to be the Norm Peterson of such a pub, but remain at my current weight of 138 pounds!