416. SweetWater Brewing – Happy Ending
I’ve been on a microbrewery tour of St. Louis with my friend Joe all day today. It’s been a long day, and in fact, I’ve racked up nine new beers today alone, so why not go for an even 10. We stopped at 4 Hands Brewing near downtown, the International Tap House in Soulard, and Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. near downtown. We finally headed back to Joe’s house and we decided to play a little pool and finish the...
415. Ska Brewing – Steel Toe Stout
My friend Joe and I have been on our somewhat annual tour of St. Louis microbreweries. So far this weekend, we hit Perennial Artisan Ales, 4 Hands, and Urban Chestnut, along with a stop at the International Tap House in Soulard. We’re now at Dressel’s Public House in the Central West End having dinner and a couple more beers. I already had Urban Chestnut Brewing Co’s Zwickel with dinner, and now I’m finishing...
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...
397. Sierra Nevada – Stout
Maybe it’s the cool weather, but I’ve been enjoying stouts lately and just had Founders Imperial Stout. I was feeling like doing another beer review on this lazy Sunday night, so I looked into the beer fridge and this beer was sitting right up front. The bottle says, “Sierra Nevada original stout is brewed with generous amounts of deep roasted malts, providing a bold, roasted coffee and dark chocolate flavor with a...
378. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Oatmeal Stout
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and we headed to St. Louis to spend some time with my dad and sister. We decided to head over to my cousin’s new house to see it along with their adorable daughter. They offered me a beer while we were hanging out, and took this beer. I checked my list and saw I hadn’t had it yet, so I thought I’d write a quick review. Location: Enjoyed a bottle, at my cousin’s house in...
303. The Abbey Brewing Co. – Father Theodore’s Stout Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Miami Beach today and spent the morning running and enjoying the sun on South Beach (along with getting some work done with my laptop). For lunch, I searched for a nearby brewery or brewpub and found The Abbey Brewing Company. While trying their Immaculate IPA, I struck up a conversation with their Brewmaster/President Raymond Rigazio. He was a tremendously nice guy and let me sample...
268. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Raspberry Coffee Stout
I found out about this beer a few months back from STLHops, and I knew I had to try it. St. Louis Brewery/Schlafly, makes a very good coffee stout (review coming soon), and I think it has a lot to do with the Kaldi’s coffee they use (and the cold steeping process for extracting the coffee flavors). I had never thought of a coffee-raspberry combination before, but once I had heard of it, I knew that it sounded pretty good. Also,...
253. Atwater Block – Cherry Stout
It’s the first day back at work and it wasn’t too bad, but that doesn’t mean I won’t come home and have a good beer. Besides, I’ve been pretty proud of myself for catching up on my posts (several have been written while I sit at the computer, as I am now). Additionally, I’ve been thinking about making these review a little easier to read, so let me know what you think about this format. This...
236. Two Brothers – North Wind Imperial Stout
We tried several beers at our ABNormal Brewers club meeting tonight, but I decided to review this one, since somehow, I ended up with a nearly full bottle of it. I wasn’t so lucky with the Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus, but I’m definitely going to head over to Friar Tuck to get a couple bottles of it (Thanks to Edwin, a member of the club and employee of Friar Tuck for the presentation tonight). As you can see, it was dark...
229. Springfield Brewing – Blacksmith Stout
I’m in Springfield, Missouri for work today (actually we spent the day working in Branson, but we’re staying in Springfield), and as always, I was easily able to convince my travel buddy Steve to stop at the local brew pub for dinner and a couple beers after a long day. I always try to sample something unique and different, and was told by the server about their Blacksmith Stout – a dry-hopped stout with a roasty...
227. Murphy Brewery Ireland Ltd – Murphy’s Irish Stout Draft
We had promised the kids earlier in the week that we would go out for pizza on Friday night and then drive around looking at Christmas lights. We were not anticipating 4+ inches of snow to be on the ground by dinnertime. We were able to talk them out of the usual Godfather’s pizza (they lover the ball pit), and went to Lucca Grill. They have thin crust pizza and a decent beer selection. However, the Murphy’s Irish...
52. New Glarus Brewing – Road Slush Stout
I got an email today that I was being followed on Twitter by New Glarus Brewery, so I thought I’d grab another one of their beers out of the beer fridge. I’ve only got a few left to choose from, so I grabbed the Road Slush Stout, even though it’s almost Memorial Day. It says it’s brewed with fresh oatmeal and includes chocolate and victory malts. When I poured it, it was black with some ruby colors coming...
