Beer Tasting
Well the beer tasting at the Motley Cow in Iowa City was wonderful. The food and beer was very well paired. Those belgian beers still surprise even me with their variety of flavors. Doug had Eric Neilsen on hand, who had been to just about all of the breweries whose beer was served, and had a great story about each .
My favorite was the first course, sweet potato fries and garlic sausages, matched with a tasty mustard seed belgian ale hopped with challenger hops. It really singed together. The sweet potato fries looked liked cooked carrots, but were much more yummy in flavor and texture.
What really amazed me is the size of some of the breweries. Eric claimed that the first brewery only had a barrel and half system. That is so small, they must sell nearly all of their beer here in the states! Another brewery was only run on weekends, and had a twenty or so barrel system. That just boggles my mind. We make 60 to 100bbls a week here, and sell all of our beer right here in Iowa. The idea of exporting to belgium has never even crossed my mind. I figure that the people of belgium must not want the beer that they are famous for. Also I imagine Americans are willing and able to pay a higher price than than the rest of Europe. Though it still doesnt make much sense to me. But then again, I wish I could get 20 dollars for a single bottle of my beer!
That aside, I look forward to doing a beer tasting with our beers soon. Stay tuned!
Also I have found the source of the Stone City rumor, so you don’t need to email me about it anymore. 
All I can say is that it is a group of businessmen from Solon. I will be talking with them in the near future to give them some advice…..