Wow! One month down and still rockin’ along on the Year of Beer project! Today’s beer is Alaskan Brewing Company’s Freeride American Pale Ale. Although I miss the old label on the Pale Ale Alaskan used to brew (it was a kayak in the Mendenhall Glacial Lake), I like where the brewery is going with the extreme sports theme and the new recipe. I put a fat bike wheel behind this bottle and left out the glass because in Alaska we ride extreme bikes all winter long. We forgo glassware when out on the trail. This beer is depicted in the back of the Bicycle Shop, where this bike was getting finely tuned to hit the winter trails hard! Most cyclists love beer, which was proven at last year’s Trio Fat Bike Race and XC Ski Marathon where, according to Greg Mathis of Speedway Cycles, a major sponsor of the event, the cyclists consumed six times the brew of the skiers after the event. I propose a toast to going hard and getting out even when the trails are thick with snow! To living an extreme-sports lifestyle and hoping for freshies so every run is on fresh tracks!
The original painting sold. You can purchase a limited-edition print at my Etsy Shop.
Year of Beer 02.01, Freeride APA from Alaskan Brewing Co. Oil on panel, 8″x10″.
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