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715. Right Brain Brewery – Looping Owl
We’re up in St. Joseph, MI for an extended weekend and a friend who lives nearby recommended The Buck for dinner. She told me they had good food and an incredible beer list. It was a good chance for me to try a few local beers I wouldn’t be able to get back at home. My friend Joe went to Traverse City and stopped at this brewery and had good things to say, so I thought I’d give one of their beers a try. Location: On...
654. Local Option Bierwerker – Morning Wood Oak Aged Amber
We’re in Chicago this weekend on a bit of a beer excursion. My wife’s sorority sister runs tours of Chicago through her business – Tales, Taverns & Towns – and organized a reunion for the women who were in the sorority with her (and their spouses). We don’t get up to Chicago often, and so I was looking forward to this opportunity to try some beers from many of the breweries that have popped up there...
510. Highland Brewing Co – Gaelic Ale
As I mentioned in my last couple of posts, I found several beers in my beer fridge that my sister had given me from her friend. Much like this and the Highland Kashmir IPA I had, they all seem to be from North Carolina. I’m very appreciative, but I’m not sure how long my sister had them, and they’ve been hiding in my beer fridge for a while, as they all seem to be at least a year and a half old. The bottle says,...
473. Hale’s Ales – Red Menace Big Amber
After a long day at a conference here in Seattle, Washington I had an African Amber from Mac & Jack’s in Redmond, and decided to stop for dinner on the way back to my hotel. I stopped at a highly recommended local place – Red Mill Burgers. After a good burger (it reminded me a bit of In-N-Out Burger), I decided to stop at Hale’s Ales. When I was with my cousin at Georgetown Brewing the day before, the server...
472. Mac & Jack’s Brewing – African Amber
I’m at a conference this week in Seattle on the Microsoft campus. At the end of the day, the conference hosted a networking event at the Spitfire Grill there on campus. I grabbed a beer while the presidential debate was on TV. I saw this on tap and hadn’t heard of the brewery before, so I thought I’d give it a try. Turns out the Brewery was right there in Redmond, WA. Location: On tap and served in a pint glass at...
453. Hilliard’s Beer – Hilliard’s Amber Ale
A couple of months ago, I sent my cousin – who lives in Seattle – a box of my homebrew. I asked him if he could find some local beers and ship the box back to me. He obliged, even checking this blog to see what I haven’t had yet, and sent me 10 or so beers from the area. I’m finally getting around to trying a few of them. This can just happened to be in the door of the beer fridge, so it goes first. Location:...
449. Peg’s Pizza Cantina Brew Pub – Blind Date Amber Ale
It’s the last evening of my vacation in Florida, and I took my family to Peg’s for dinner. As I mentioned in my review of their G.O.O.D. Dancing Cody IPA, this place came highly recommended from several sources. I was impressed with that beer, as well as the food, and wanted a chance to try one more of their beers. Behind the Dancing Cody IPA, this appeared to be another of their signature beers on tap. Location: On tap...
431. O’Fallon Brewery / Bailey’s Chocolate Bar – Chocolate Ale
In my last post, I mentioned I was in St. Louis for the weekend, taking the kids to the zoo on their day off school. My wife had to work and was taking Amtrak into town to meet us. Her train was delayed a bit, so I stopped at 4 Hands Brewing, had a pint of their Prunus Saisonand picked up a growler to go. My wife’s trip wasn’t great, so she wanted to stop at a bar for a drink before heading to my dad’s house. We...
388. Abita Brewing – Amber Ale
I’m at the Atrium Lounge in the New Orleans airport, getting ready to head home after being in NOLA for a couple days for work. We had an hour or so to kill before our flight started boarding, and my co-worker Steve bought me a beer while we were waiting. They didn’t have any clean glasses, so I had to enjoy this in the bottle. I haven’t reviewed this one yet, so I got a chance to take a few minutes, relax and...
371. Rahr & Sons – Buffalo Butt Amber Lager
As I’ve mentioned in my last couple of posts, I’ve been in Boulder, Colorado for work this week. Today, I’m traveling from Colorado to Birmingham, Alabama, through Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. We stopped at the Blue Mesa grill in Terminal D for lunch and I decided to get this beer since I hadn’t heard of it before, and it had an interesting name. Location: Enjoyed a 16oz plastic cup, at Blue Mesa Grill in the...
355. Eel River Brewing – Certified Organic Amber Ale
I was looking for something different to drink tonight when I found this Amber ale from Eeel River in my beer fridge. As I’ve mentioned a couple times before, my sister’s friend Courtney gave me several beers, and this was one of them. It looked interesting because the label says that it is brewed with the finest certified organic hops and barley and has a certified organic on the label. It says that Eel River brewing is...
