Outdoors, Brews, & BBQ- Beers for St. Valentine from around the US and a look at Arches National Park.

Outdoors, Brews, & BBQ

Outdoors

Arches National Park

https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm

• Arches National Park is a national park in eastern Utah, United States.
• The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah.
• More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches are located in the park, including the well-known Delicate Arch, as well as a variety of unique geological resources and formations.
• The park contains the highest density of natural arches in the world.
• The park consists of 310.31 square kilometres (76,680 acres; 119.81 sq mi; 31,031 ha) of high desert located on the Colorado Plateau.
• The highest elevation in the park is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and the lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain annually.
• Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a national monument on April 12, 1929, and was redesignated as a national park on November 12, 1971.
• The park received more than 1.6 million visitors in 2018.

Beers

Grandpa’s Bills Pils

Pilsner | 5.1% ABV

Junkyard Brewery - Moorhead, MN

The brew's refreshing notes of tangerine blend with a hint of pithy grapefruit, topping off the biscuity body like marmalade.

Crushable, Crisp, Refreshing, Citrusy, Biscuity

Horney Devil - Beilgan Pale Ale | 10% ABV

AleSmith Brewing Company - San Diego, CA

Candi sugar and coriander seeds blend for a caramel citrus swirl that flows through each sip. The sweet lift boosts the banana esters and orange peel nuances as they engulf clove and peppercorn undertones.

Boozy, Effervescent, Fruity, Citrusy, Award winning, Spiced

Tough Love (Banished) 2022

Stout - Imperial / Double | 14% ABV

Crux Fermnetation Project - Bend, OR

Growing up gave this dark beauty a complex character and oaky vanilla charm.

Its heavenly nuances of chocolate-covered cherries layered with notes of caramel are like cordial truffles. Meanwhile, the whiskey lends a hint of earthy cinnamon spice and a little booziness to this 14% ABV brew's smooth, dry finish.

Barrel Aged, Boozy, Fruity, Chocolatey

The Glenrothes | 40% ABV

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

Matured only in Bourbon Seasoned Oak Casks and bottled at natural colour.

Vanilla, Coconut, Pears and Crème brulee