Heaven on earth

Organic used to be a term that designated food grown on a commune from food found freeze dried on supermarket shelves. Slowly, it became a more common expression that seperated expensive tomatos from normal tomatos. Then, then it became an American cultural phenomenon spawing organic as environmentally conscious, organic as political, organic as social resistance.

At Deschutes Brewery, I don't think they fucking care about any of that. They just want to make good beer and their Green Lakes Organic Ale is is most premium. It isn't so much that each of the malted barleys they use is USDA certified organic, it's that they had the foresight to blend five different barleys to make one beer. It isn't so much that the hops were grown in such a way as leave less of an impact on the earth, it's that the choice of two specific hops is different from other beers, and they care enough to specify. It isn't the pure, unfiltered crisp cascade water that tastes so delicious, but the way in which it compliments and accentuates the other ingredients. And it isn't so much that this beer is good for the planet, it's just good.

Flavor-wise, Green Lakes Organic Ale is rich and brisk. It goes down smooth, it feels healthy and refreshing and it doesn't taste like dirt or a love-child of Mother Earth. It tastes like a carefully crafted amber ale, treated with respect and determination. It tastes like it you shouldn't be able to buy it at a 7-11. It tastes like heaven on earth.

And it's organic.

peace.


Pat