406. Green Flash Brewing – Double Stout Black Ale
As you can see by my last few posts, my friend Joe and I have been out in St. Louis, hitting Perennial Artisan Ales earlier this evening. After enjoying their Vermilion and Abraxas, we headed back to Joe’s place, where he cracked open a Deschutes Black Butte Porter. It wasn’t quite time to call it a night, so Joe dug into his celler and pulled this one out. Location: Poured from the bottle into a pint glass, at my friend...
265. New Holland – Hopivore Michigan Wet-Hopped Harvest Ale
Things have been pretty crazy at work, so I was looking for a nice hoppy beer when I got home today. Of all the beers in the fridge, this one looked like it had the most potential. The bottle says, “Michigan-grown hops are the story in this seasonal harvest ale. Hopivore is wet-hopped, with hops added to the brew just hours after harvest, creating rare, fresh flavors.” Numbers: 5.85% ABV, 55 IBUs Appearance & Aroma:...
240. Bass Brewers Ltd – Bass Ale
I’m on my way back home already from my trip for work to Dallas, TX. Yes, I’ve only been in Dallas for about 18 hours, but it’s a quick one. Last night I documented my trip to Uncle Buck’s Brewery & Steakhouse – along with their IPA, Brown Ale, and English Pale Ale – and while their English Pale Ale was the best thing I had there, that’s not saying much. So what better beer to have the...
233. Potosi Brewing – Pure Malt Cave Ale
A friend of mine from work, Jim, took a trip up to Wisconsin with his family and shared with me a few microbrews he brought back from his trip. When I looked in the beer fridge today, one of the beers he brought me back was right inside the door. I’ve had a Potosi beer once before, when my in-laws made it up to Wisconsin, they brought one back and gave it to me. It must be easy to find up there. This particular bottle had 6.5%...
232. Cathedral Square – Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
Since my Oktoberfest Challenge, the other beers in my beer fridge have felt a bit neglected, so I thought I’d grab a random one for a review. I was told by a friend about this somewhat new brewery in St. Louis and have had their Iglesia Agave Ale which was pretty good, so I thought I’d give their Belgian-style Abby a try. The bottle says, “this traditional Belgian-style Abbey Ale is brewed using five malts, two hop...
230. Springfield Brewing – Mueller Pale Ale Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, we’re in Springfield, Missouri for work, and stopped at Springfield Brewing Company for dinner. I first had the Blacksmith Stout, and a dinner salad. I found out that the brewery was built to show off the stainless steel tanks made by the local Mueller steel factory. It looked gorgeous when we walked in, but being with a couple co-workers, I couldn’t explore the brewery too much. I was...
225. Mikkeller – Centennial Single Hop IPA Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m at Fat Jack’s in downtown Bloomington for our ABNormal homebrew club steering meeting. It’s the first meeting of our new board, and I’m still VP. The nice thing about meeting at Fat Jack’s is the opportunity to try a few new beers. They usually have a decent selection, even if it is getting tougher to find beers I haven’t tried yet. The nice thing about the...
178. RAM Restaurant & Brewery Indianapolis – ’71 Pale Ale Draft
We were on our way back from Louisville, Kentucky and decided to stop in Indianapolis for dinner. I was pushing to stop at a brewpub, and my coworker chose RAM Restaurant & Brewery. I was somewhat familiar with the brewpub chain since we stopped there a few months ago and I had their Buttface Amber Ale and their Big Red IPA at their Chicago location. The ’71 Pale Ale was cloudy and was deep amber in color, the head was...
31. Lexington Brewing – Kentucky Ale Draft
Today we had a couple hours, due to flight delay, in the Louisville, Kentucky airport. We stopped at the Woodford Reserve Bar and Grill in the airport for lunch. I was torn, because Woodford Reserve is one of my favorite Bourbons, but I also wanted to try Lexington Brewing’s Kentucky Ale… So, I had both. Earlier that morning, I got up to walk over to the Louisville Slugger factory and Museum. On the way over, I noticed a...
