302. The Abbey Brewing Co – Immaculate IPA Draft
I’ve got a “day off” in Miami, so I decided to head down to South Beach and get in a little run and a little sun (despite the fact that I had my laptop there with me to get in a little work). After a morning on the beach, and getting a nice sunburn, I looked to see if there might be a good brewpub or microbrewery nearby. That’s how I stumbled across The Abbey Brewing Co. As I took tasting notes on my phone, I...
301. Warsteiner Brauerei – Helles Draft
I’m in Miami, Florida for work, and stopped at Fritz & Franz Bierhaus in Coral Gables. I was here almost a year ago when I was also in town for work (and I had the Gösser Dark Beer and Köstritzer Schwarzbier). They have a long list of Austrian and German beers, and Steve (my coworker, seen here) was getting his Spanish lesson via Facetime on his phone. I was looking for a big one, since I had some time to kill, so I...
300. König Brauerei – König Pilsener
My work travels have taken me from the Washington DC area to Miami, Florida this week. It was almost a year ago that I was in Miami for the same project for work. My coworker suggested a place to eat in Coral Gables, and we discovered it had closed, I suggested we try the Fritz & Franz Bierhaus, where we had dinner last year (and I had the Gösser Dark Beer and Köstritzer Schwarzbier). The list of Austrian and German beers is...
299. Capitol City Brewing – Extra Special Bitter (ESB) Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Washington DC for work today and stopped at Capitol City Brewing in Arlington, VA for dinner and a beer or two. This is my second beer here after having their Amber Waves Ale with my meal. Since my coworker decided to have a glass of wine for dessert, and I was driving, I went for this as my second beer. Location: On tap at Capitol City Brewing in Arlington, VA Numbers: 4.7% ABV...
298. Capitol City – Amber Waves Ale Draft
I arrived in Washington DC for work today and spent most of the afternoon running around the National Mall taking pictures and checking things out. Although it was only a couple of hours, it was great to see some of our nation’s treasured monuments – The Whitehouse, Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and more. I was ready for a nice brewpub and found that Capitol City had 3 in the area. In order to avoid...
297. Flossmoor Station – Panama Limited Red Ale Draft
The last time I was at my favorite local liquor store, I saw some fancy new bottles from Flossmoor Station. I had heard of them from members of my local homebrew club, as they have had the chance to stop there. It’s south of Chicago by a little bit. Since I’ve had a lot of the other beers on tap here at Medici in Normal, I thought I’d give this one a try. Their site says, “Our Panama Limited Red is a hoppy,...
296. Stone Brewing – Cali Belgique IPA Draft
Last night I was at the Stone Brewing kick off event at Fat Jack’s. I found out they also had an event at Medici in Normal, and tonight I’m at Medici for a “Tweetup” for an upcoming social media conference – @Midwest – I’m participating in. The last Belgian IPA I decided to try here – Flying Dog Raging Bitch – I really, really liked, so I thought I’d give the one from Stone...
295. Stone Brewing – Smoked Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels Draft
I’m still at the Stone Brewing event, as we finally get this beer here in Central Illinois. I’ve already had (this evening) their Double Bastard and the Sublimely Self Righteous Ale, and wanted to get something that might be a little more rare than these. When I sampled this, it had some really interesting flavors, so I capped off the evening with this one. Numbers: 6% ABV Appearance & Aroma: It was deep brown/black...
294. Stone Brewing – Sublimely Self Righteous Ale Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, Stone Brewing found a distributor here in Central Illinois, and they were partnering with a local bar for the launch. I was looking through the list of 12 different Stone beers on tap, and there were certainly some great sounding beers to try. I had a few samples of beers that weren’t too great (I guess I built up Stone’s reputation a bit too much in my mind). However, when I sampled this...
293. Stone Brewing – Double Bastard Ale Draft
After everything that has been going on, I really needed a night out. Fortunately, I found out that a local distributor had picked up Stone Brewing and we would now be able to get it in our area. A local bar, Fat Jack’s, was having a “tap takeover” (like they did with Goose Island a couple months ago) with several Stone beers. I had several of their beers when a friend from San Diego shipped me a few last year,...
