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...
206. Founders Brewing – Devil Dancer Triple IPA
Well, I spent most of the day running from the car dealership to the credit union, but we finally closed on the minivan we were considering… just in time to pack it up and head to my old stomping grounds at the University of Missouri-Columbia for Homecoming. We took the kids around to look at the house decorations and got back to the hotel late. I was hoping to find a new type of seasonal beer in Columbia, but with all the...
199. Left Hand Brewing – 400 Pound Monkey English IPA
We’re on our way to the Oktoberfest celebration in Hermann, MO, and I’ve already had a Schlafly Oktoberfest to satisfy my daily requirement as part of my Oktoberfest Challenge. While my intention was to dig into my freshly home brewed pumpkin beer, my friend also had this Left Hand 400lb Monkey in his cooler and offered it to me. Since I haven’t had it before, and I do appreciate ESB’s and English IPA’s I...
176. Wynkoop Brewing – Mile HI.P.A. IPA Draft
I met up with my friend from the homebrew club at Great Divide, and we knew we needed to grab a bite to eat to get something in our stomachs before heading over to the Great American Beer Festival. Although I had already been to Wynkoop a couple of days ago, it seemed to be the best place to grab a bite between Great Divide and the convention center. It was also a chance to try another one of their beers, and since I was in the mile...
172. Odell Brewing – IPA Draft
We had a very long day today in Colorado – going from Denver, up to Boulder and the 4 Mile Canyon wildfire, then up to Greely, over to Loveland, and then near the Denver airport for the evening. After a day like that, I was ready to have a big bison burger at Ted’s Montana Grill and put down some good beers. Since I had a chance to try Odell’s St. Lupulin Extra Pale Ale, which was very nice, I thought I’d...
85. Bell’s Brewery – Two Hearted Ale Draft
With my parents in town for the long holiday weekend, we decided to go out to eat tonight. My mom is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, so we had to find a place that had the game on. I had only been to Wings Etc. here in town once before and was not very impressed. Well, tonight was no exception… There were no beer list at our table, and when I asked the waitress what was on draft she said, “Coors, Miller Light, Bud...
81. Sierra Nevada – Harvest Wet Hop Ale Draft
The nice thing about the beer special where we were having our homebrew club steering meeting is that they were 10oz specials, so I didn’t feel too bad about ordering a third beer. After the lager and cream ale, I wanted something hoppy, so I went for the Sierra Nevada Harvest West Hop Ale. It had a very nice, thick, creamy, tan head on it. It was an almost brick-red color, but very clear. The aroma was surprisingly subtle...
74. New Holland – Mad Hatter IPA Draft
We were out and about and decided to treat the kids and ourselves by hitting a local pizza joint named Lucca Grill. We had the A la Baldini pizza, which was awesome as always, but we were also able to enjoy a couple of the good beers they had on tap. I had the Mad Hatter IPA on draft, and my wife had the Schlafly Raspberry Hefeweisen (review on that one coming shortly, as my wife made us go buy a 6-pack after enjoying the one on...
68. Ska Brewing – Modus Hoperandi India Pale Ale Draft
I screwed up and thought our homebrew club meeting was tonight. After scrambling to get my presentation together, running to the store to pick up examples, and rushing over to the venue, I was dead tired. So, I decided to stop all the running around and grab a beer. I wanted something light and refreshing, but also a bit hoppy, so I went for the Modus Hoperandi on draft. It was a hazy darker orange color and had a thin head on it. ...
65. Flatbranch Pub & Brewery – Ed’s IPA Draft
It was great catching up with 3 of my fraternity brothers at Flatbranch Pub & Brewing on the Friday night before our annual golf tournament. One of the other three is also a homebrewer, so we were trying as many of the craft brews here as we could. We’ve both discussed that a good judge of a brewpub is how good their IPA is – so that’s what we ordered, Ed’s IPA. It was clear and amber in color with a very...
58. Breckenridge Brewery – Lucky U IPA
It’s been a few days, but I’m finally getting back to into the swing of things after the long holiday weekend. It’s been a long day, so I was really looking forward to a good IPA, and I grabbed Breckenridge Brewery’s Lucky U IPA. The label says that it’s, “A Hoppy homage to a Denver landmark the Tivoli Brewery. Drink up fortuitous one, help support the Tivoli Brewery preservation.” When I...
