224. Southern Tier Brewing – Creme Brulee Imperial Milk Stout Draft
After a very stressful couple of weeks, it was nice to get out for a night and have some decent beers while having our ABNormal Brewers steering meeting. When I got to Fat Jack’s I looked up at the list of new beers on tap, and realized it’s starting to get a little bit harder to find a beer that I have not yet had. I had read a review of this on the Daily Beer Review and thought I’d give it a try, since I...
219. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Winter ESB Draft
My mom had emergency heart surgery on Thursday, so we rushed to St. Louis to be with her and my dad. It was extremely scary, but the doctors say she’s doing pretty good after the surgery. It was very unexpected and caught my entire family by surprise. We’re praying for her and hope she recovers quickly. After spending the weekend at the hospital with my stomach a bit tied up in a knot, we decided to stop at...
218. Two Brothers – Heavy Handed IPA Draft
As I mentioned in my previous post, we’re out with a coworker who is in town for the week. We went out to Medici in Normal to grab a couple of beers and catch up. I was looking for something to add to this list and my coworker said she was looking for something “hardy.” So, I recommended New Holland’s Charkoota Rye Smoked Dopplebock, which I had there just last week. All agreed that it was like a BBQ rack...
217. Flying Dog – Raging Bitch Belgian IPA Draft
A coworker who works remotely – Bettywriter – was in town for the week, so several of us decided to go out to happy hour and catch up. We stopped at Medici in Uptown Normal, a place I’ve mentioned before that has some pretty good beers on tap. I arrived before anyone else, I didn’t have to be shy when I announced proudly to the bartender that I’d like a Raging Bitch. It was a hazy orange-golden color...
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...
12. BJ’s Brewhouse McAllen, TX – Jeremiah Red Irish Strong Ale Draft
After enjoying the Pale Ale, I thought I’d try another beer down the list, so I went with the Jeremiah Red Irish Strong Ale. The menu says it’s “A silver medal winner in strong ales at the 1996 Great American Beer Festival. This Irish-style strong ale is brewed with a secret blend of five imported specialty malts. Not too hoppy in order to emphasize the complex malt flavor and fruity aroma.” Location: On tap...
8. Diageo – Smithwick’s Irish Ale Draft
I’m traveling for work right now, so this is the first draft beer I’ve reviewed. An Irish pub in the airport is pretty much a no brainer to pick up a beer when traveling. We hit the Tigin Irish Pub in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport, and along with my Smithwick’s, I had a pretty good steak sandwich. As you can tell, the Smithwick’s I had was brown in color – even though it said it was a red ale –...
