Hale's Ales is a fantastic brewery in Seattle that focuses on English Ales but unfortunately for us in Portland, the El Jefe is the only readily available brew. That is not to say El Jefe sucks (it doesn't), but rather that Hale's has many finer brews. I was up really late one night and caught this cable access show called "Drinking with Daren." Despite the clever name, this guy Daren was a total fucking douche bag. He got to meet the owner of Hale's and had the opportunity to ask him all sorts of intelligent questions but alas he could barely form a sentence. It was incredibly awkward to watch the two interact as the owner of Hale's appeared to be a brilliant individual. Why am I telling you this? Because when Daren tasted the beauty of Hale's Ales all he could muster was "mmm, good." Fuck this idiot. What a great idea but horrible execution. In any case this El Jefe is a true weizen and has the authentic taste to it unlike so many other hefeweizens in the Pacific Northwest. You can tell it is proper because if you put a lemon in it, it would taste like shit. Fruit does not belong in beer. Period. 4.5 out of 5. Drink it.
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Any recommendations for some other good Hale's brews?
The only others I have had are Cream Ale (on nitro), mongoose IPA, and mongoose DIPA. Loved them all. I have not seen any others in the stores.
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