Strawberry Wheat at Natsmile Ales!

Recently pounds of strawberries were sacrificed (2 pounds per gallon) to give birth to Natsmile Ale's Strawberry Wheat. It's being lagered now in a secret location waiting to make its triumphant debut at our cook-out in mid-June at the brewery. If you're a strawberry fan, this stuff is not to be missed. Ben almost decided to leave it as a regular old wheat beer but was vetoed by the powers that be so the strawberries were added. He was pleasantly surprised, and we think you will be too!

Summer Beers!

Like Will Smith says, summertime's a natural aphrodisiac and we here at Natsmile Ales have the beers to make the ladies swoon. Our Strawberry Wheat is making them woozy while our cream ale is the perfect ending to a lawn well mowed.

Be on the lookout for more fruit-infused wheat beers, cream ales, and crisp, refreshing pale ales as the thermometer shoots up.

We won our first ribbon!!!!!

We won first place in the Old Ale category in Charlotte, NC!!

The winner was, of course, our UBU clone that we've been brewing for Kevin's wedding in November. I guess we finally got it right this time!!!

We've got more things on tap and ready for the competition season, so we'll see what else happens, but we are now the proud brewers of an award-winning beer! I guess this means we have to keep this one a regular, and at 7.58%, we're bound to pay our dues for many mornings to come.

Thanks to everyone for supporting Natsmile Ales, especially our namesake Natalie, and we'll see you in the winner's circle!



P.S.- Go Pistons!! DEEEEEETTTRRROOOIIITTT BASKETBALL!!!!!

The new Logo Unveiled!!!!!!!!

There it is, at long last. The face of Natsmile Ales. It's a blank palate so we can color it to any beer we make. What do you think?

Coming soon- Our Logo

Natsmile Ales has employed the help o f renowned artist and director Rick Boven to create our new logo and masthead. As soon as the prints get scanned, we'll have them up for you. They are exciting, though, let me tell you.

Alright, there has been some news in the last month or so. Ben judged in his first BJCP national competition. He drew smoked and wood-aged beers. Whew. It was a great experience nonetheless and worth the experience.

We've got Kevin's baby almost ready, and two bottles of the UBU have been sent to the 2008 US Open. We'll see.

Our first summer beer, a strawberry wheat fermented with two pounds of strawberries per gallon, will be on tap soon for our Summer Gathering at the brewery. We've also got a great IPA on tap that we're tempted to call 'Grapefruit is for Breakfast!' which showcases carared malt. Ubu is also around as always this season, and coming up is some of Jamil's cream ale which will also be showcased this at the brewery's fling. Please email bovenb@gmail.com for tickets.