162. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Octoberfest Draft
Aug16

162. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Octoberfest Draft

We were at the Schlafly Tap Room for dinner and a few beers.  After a bad experience with their India Brown Ale, I still had a craving for a nice malty beer, so I thought I’d give their most recent selection a try – the Octoberfest. It was clear and copper/light brown in color with a thin creamy head which left some nice lacing.  The aroma was malty with a little bit of fruitiness also noticeable. The body was light and...

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161. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – India Brown Ale Draft
Aug16

161. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – India Brown Ale Draft

As I mentioned in my last post, we went out with a couple of our friends in St. Louis.  So, for dinner, we decided to head over to the Schlafly tap room and have a few more beers and a nice dinner.  Usually I’m a fan of their beers, especially when they’re fresh on tap there at the tap room, however, I think I may have finally found an exception. It was obviously deep brown in color and it had a creamy, thin white head on...

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160. Founders Brewing – Black Biscuit Draft
Aug16

160. Founders Brewing – Black Biscuit Draft

My wife and I went to St. Louis for the weekend and went out with a friend and his wife.  A fellow homebrewer and beer lover, my friend suggested we try the International Tap House (iTap) in Soulard.  They’ve got a ton of great beers on tap, so we thought it would be a good place to try a few new ones.  We saw that the Founders Black Biscuit was on the menu scheduled to be tapped today.  Sure enough, it had just been tapped, and...

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