red truck blueberry
the drinking forces came together at st. augustine's last evening with a primary and a secondary goal, both of which were achieved. first on the agenda was to sample red truck's limited purple haze blueberry blonde ale. this was extremely easy to accomplish, but we managed to do it with great aplomb, style and delight. st. augustine's describes it as: "6.0% Deep purple in colour with a pinkish head, light blueberry aroma and tartness plus a dry finish." they didn't lie. it was all that, and all four of us enjoyed it. at least initially. bridget only got half way down her sampler glass before she tapped out. alison and i got all the way through our samples but felt that perhaps that was quite enough blueberry goodness for us. not truly surprising as not a one of us actually likes wheat beers/blondes. amanda, wonderful counterpoint to our wheat hating ways, loved it of course. it was right up her alley. but she t...