Hurricane Relief: Restoration Ale and Tees

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Looking for easy ways to continue to support victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita? Following the advice "Heal thyself" (Luke 4:23), help for New Orleans is starting at home -- well, Abita Springs, across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans and home to chefs Alison Vines-Rushing and Slade Rushing's new restaurant, Longbranch. You can drink a 6-pack of Fleur-de-lis Restoration Ale and help the cause! Abita Brewery in Abita Springs, LA, has brewed a new concoction called Fleur-de-lis Restoration Ale to raise money for Hurricane relief. Abita Brewery will donate $1.00 to the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation for each six-pack purchased. You can also buy merchandise including t-shirts, bats, and pins (from $10 to $250) on their website and 100% of net proceeds will go to the fund. To find local retailers for Restoration Ale, click here. Fleur-de-lis Restoration Ale will be available mid-October. Here is a description of what it's like: Fleur-de-lis Restoration Ale is made with English Pale, Lager, Crystal and Cara Pils malted barley. We liberally hopped and dry hopped our Ale with American Cascade and Centennial hops and fermented it with California Ale yeast. The result is a brilliant gold ale with a rich body, mild bitterness and a snappy fresh citrus hop flavor and aroma. If ale isn't for you, how about a “May the Spice be with You” t-shirt, developed by New Orleans' own Susan Spicer and distributed by FoodGoods with all proceeds going to the Share our Strength's Hurricane Relief Fund? Previous articles: Inside Northside Gambit Weekly Technorati Tags: superchefblog, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, charity, philanthropy, hurricane, Katrina, Rita, beer, ale --> back to superchefblog