Food About Town

On this episode of the Food About Town podcast, I had three fine gentlemen from http://applecountryspirits.com/ (Apple Country Spirits) and http://www.knuckleheadcraftbrewing.com/ (Knucklehead Craft Brewing) over to the studio to discuss  their new collaboration effort. Together they are releasing Truce, a limited run barrel aged combination of an Imperial Scotch Ale and 2 Year Applejack. This was a blast from start to finish with Collin McConville (Apple Country), George Cline and Len Dummer (Knucklehead) providing boat loads of energy and banter to keep the conversation moving. We sampled a bottle of Truce and I think Collin described the product best: Truce combines Knucklehead Craft Brewing’s strong (or “imperial”) Scotch ale with Apple Country Spirits’ 2-Year barrel aged AppleJack. The two products were blended in used bourbon barrels and allowed to rest for 6 months, through late winter and summer. The resulting product is a thick and hearty ale that tops out at 20% ABV. The two alcohols combine to