519. Abita Brewing – Restoration Pale Ale
As I mentioned with the last few beers I’ve had, I’m cleaning out the beer fridge of beer that have been in there a while. I picked up this beer, along with a mix of other Abita and Dixie beers, during a trip to New Orleans last December. The bottle says, “Restoration Pale Ale is brewed with pale, caramel and carapils malts. It is liberally hopped and dry hopped with cascade hops. This golden ale has a rich body,...
498. Black Sheep Brewery – Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale
This beer was given to me by my friend Joe when he was moving. It’s been sitting in my beer fridge, and finally, tonight, it peaked my curiosity enough to give it a try. I love the Monty Python design and the related copywriting on it, but is it just a gimmick, or actually a good beer worthy of the title? Location: Poured into a slightly curved pint glass from the bottle at my home in Bloomington, IL. Numbers: 4.7% ABV, 150...
492. Maritime Pacific Brewing Co. – Imperial Pale Ale
It’s just a relaxing evening at home, and I thought I’d take the opportunity to dig into the beer fridge and sample another beer. I’m still getting caught up on my reviews from my trip to Seattle, but I don’t want that to keep me from trying another beer. Location: Poured into a large tulip shaped pint glass from the bottle at my home in Bloomington, IL. Numbers: 7.5% ABV, 235 Calories Appearance &...
484. Hilliard’s Beer – Nautical Reference Pale Ale
It’s been a long day already in Seattle, Washington, where I’ve been the last few days for a conference for work. It’s my last day here, and I’ve already stopped at several places, and had several beers, including the Totem Pale Northwest Ale and Trickster IPA at Black Raven Brewing, the Harlot’s Harvest Pumpkin Ale and Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA from Pike Brewing Co, the Robust Porter at...
478. Black Raven Brewing – Totem Pale Northwest Ale
I’ve you’ve read my last few posts, you’d see that I’ve been in Seattle and Redmond, Washington the last few days at a conference on the Microsoft campus. When I sent a note out to my Twitter followers, Facebook friends and posted on my Google+ page, this brewery seemed to be one of the most recommended breweries in the Seattle area. So, when the conference finished up, I first stopped at the Cork & Vine...
452. 4 Hands Brewing – Pi PA
Several weeks ago I was in St. Louis visiting my dad and my wife and I attended the St. Louis Brewers heritage Festival. I had to pick my wife up on Friday night at the train station since I took the day off and took the kids to the zoo on Friday. Her train was running a little bit late and so I stopped at Four Hands Brewing Company in downtown St. Louis. I had their Prunus Saison at the time, and picked up a growler of this to go....
439. Half Acre Beer Company – Daisy Cutter Pale Ale
As you could tell by my last few posts, I’m in Columbia, MO for a golf tournament. We’re out on the course and I’ve already had a Two Brothers Outlaw IPA my friend Joe brought back from a recent trip to Chicago. He also brought back this one from Half Acre Beer Co. It was hard to review it on the course, so Joe shared another can with me to take a little more time review later in the evening. Location: Enjoyed in...
426. Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works – Downstate Pale Ale
As I mentioned in my last post, my friend Joe is passing through town, on his way home to St. Louis from Chicago. He wanted to meet at Destihl to try a few of their beers, and have some dinner. I started out with their St. Dekkera Reserve Bela Imperial Pilsner, so I was looking for something a bit lighter and drinkable than the sour I’d just had. This beer fit the bill and I thought it would be a nice pairing for my bison...
418. The Lost Abbey – Devotion Ale
We had a homebrew club meeting tonight just up the street at Fat Jack’s. A few of us headed down to Flingers because they have half price craft beers on Monday nights. They have several craft brews on tap, but this was one of the only ones that wasn’t on my list yet. Location: Enjoyed in a pint glass at Flinger’s Pizza Pub in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. Numbers: 6.25% ABV, 1.050 OG, 1.005 TG, ~ 188 Calories...
417. St. Louis Brewery Schlafly – Pale Ale
It’s a nice Saturday evening, and I’m out with my family at Joe’s Station House Pizza Pub here in town. It was a great night to relax with the kids, have some pizza, and a enjoy a few beers. I started with a Bell’s Hop Slam, only because it was actually on tap here, and then decided to slow it down a bit when the pizza came. I’ve had to start checking this blog to see if I’ve had certain beers...
390. Highland Brewing Company – St. Terese’s Pale Ale
This beer was given to me several months ago by my sister’s friend, and it has been sitting in my beer fridge until I could get around to reviewing it. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Asheville, NC and the beer culture, but don’t think I’ve gotten to try any beers from there, until now. The bottle says, “A golden ale having a slightly malty body balanced by an assertive American hop flavor. This...
369. Walnut Brewery – Indian Peaks Pale Ale
We’re on our second day of work in Boulder, Colorado, and stopped at Walnut Brewery. I was here almost a year ago and stopped at this very same spot and had their St. James Irish Red, and their 1123 Black IPA. This time I decided to have something a bit lighter and went for their pale ale. According to the menu’s description of this beer, “North American two-row and Pilsen malts are blended to give a pale straw...
