Belt’s Beer Garden: Maiden America

I have a few pale ales for you this week, both of which are pretty local to me.

I’ll begin with a Wisconsin brewery I hadn’t heard of...One Barrel.

I got to enjoy a week WAAAY up north in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. While there I was surprised to find a place that had a great selection of craft beer, not just the PBR and Miller Lite that everyone else had.

And, as a person who is easily persuaded by cool bottles, I found one I really liked in Penguin Pale Ale from One Barrel Brewing who’s down in Madison. Even though I’m only a few hours away from Madison, I had never heard of them before…so naturally I had to get it.

One Barrel began back in 2012 and is nestled between Lake Mendota and Lake…