Brewery Release: WA: Coming Soon ... Snoqualmie Falls' Bunghole Double Brown Ale
Press Release
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing is proud to announce its current Special Release beer: Bunghole.
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing is proud to announce its current Special Release beer: Bunghole.
Co-owner Dave Eiffert explains: “First off, get your mind out of the gutter! Way back when, after being filled, kegs were sealed with “bungs”, hence the term ‘bunghole’. The label features a picture of a bung, bunghole reamer, and wooden keg with the proverbial bung. Bunghole is a Double Brown Ale with plenty of attitude, just like our friend and regular customer ‘Bubba’. He’s not bashful or quiet and goes for the gusto whenever he can. This full bodied hugely malty Double Brown is just the kind of ale for the Bubba in you!”
Bunghole clocks in at 36 IBU and 7.7 ABV.
Bunghole’s big
maltiness
and low
IBUs
make it a great alternative for Strong Ale lovers who need a break from hop overload.
Lacking any aromatic hops, it gives a slight hop flavor at first
sip, that
quickly gives way to silky chocolate, molasses and brown bread flavors, perfect for our cold, damp winters.
It pairs excellently with the hearty soups and stews of winter and crème
brulee
.
According to Dave, the whole idea came up after Snoqualmie’s first Special Release, Baphomet. Its label featured the 15
th
card of the Tarot deck in honor of the brewery’s 15
th
anniversary. Because the label featured an all-but-naked female torso with a goat’s head, he told the others at Snoqualmie that the feds would never approve the label. But, they did! The next step was then to find out just how low they could go, and Bunghole, with its brewing roots seemed a natural. Dave says “So before we even clocked one minute for the graphic designer, I called the feds to explore the possibility. The voice on the other end said
‘
I don’t think that will be a problem
’, so we ran with it.”
Bunghole’s
only around from
January 1 through April 30
th
- 4 months-
so get some while you can. Enjoy this great double brown ale.
Bunghole is brewed from Pale Two-row, C-75, Chocolate, Aromatic and Dark Munich malts, and
bittered
with
Fuggle
hops for pleasant wood and fruit tones.