611. Red Brick Brewing – Hoplanta IPA
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Atlanta, GA, visiting my friend Joe. We’re having a good amount of local craft beer before we hit Athens, GA for the Mizzou-Georgia game on Saturday. I got into town today, and for dinner, we hit Taco Mac, a place that serves wings and has 140 beers on tap. After a couple local beers I wanted from the menu weren’t available, I decided to go ahead and order this one. I’d...
610. Monday Night Brewing – Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale
Today I arrived in Atlanta, GA, where I’ve met up with my good friend Joe. The plan is to try a bunch of local brews from the growing Atlanta craft beer scene, and then go to the Mizzou-Georgia football game in Athens on Saturday. After stopping at The Beer Growler and picking up some Founders Breakfast Stout for Saturday morning (the bus leaves Atlanta at 7 A.M. to go to the game), we headed to Taco Mac. It’s a sports bar...
609. Wicked Weed Brewing – Cardinal Sin Belgian Red
It’s a gorgeous, sunny, but cool, fall day, perfect for sitting on the back deck and enjoying a beer. All morning, I’ve been working with my son to catch up on his homework from when we were gone on vacation last week, so I thought I’d enjoy a beer during our lunch break. As I mentioned, before I left on vacation, my sister gave me a bunch of beers from her trip to Asheville, North Carolina a few weeks ago. I already...
608. Hövels Hausbrauerei – Hövels Original
I’m on vacation this week at Disney in Florida, and today, my family and I are visiting EPCOT. We had a nice day walking around the world showcase, and we stopped at the German pavilion for a Altenmünster Oktoberfest bier earlier in the day. I thought it would be fun to come back and have dinner here at the Biergarten Restaurant since it’s actually Oktoberfest right now in Munich. So, when our waitress asked, I ordered a...
607. Allgäuer Brauhaus – Altenmünster Oktoberfest
My family and I are on vacation at Disney, and today we’re visiting EPCOT. I’ve been looking forward to getting around the world showcase to visit the German Pavilion, since we’re here during Oktoberfest. While my son did the “Agent P adventure game,” I decided to grab an Oktoberfest bier from the stand out front with two beautiful, young German women serving beer, and take in the sights and smells (the...
606. Jekyll Brewing – Hop Dang Diggity Southern IPA
As I mentioned in my last post, we’re on our way to Walt Disney World and drove from central IL to Atlanta today. We’re staying with my friend Joe and his family. Like a great host, Joe stocked up on beer for our visit (as well as donuts for the morning). He’s told me about The Beer Growler in Georgia, where you can pick up growlers of a ton of different beers to bring home. He cracked open this local beer from...
605. SweetWater Brewing – Georgia Brown
We’re on vacation and on our way to Disney World. Today, we left central IL and drove to Atlanta to visit (and stay with) my friend Joe and his family. Like a great host, Joe immediately offered me a beer after arriving from a 10 hour drive. I happily took this local beer to add to the list. Location: Poured from the bottle into a Mizzou pint glass at Joe’s home in Atlanta, GA. Numbers: 5% ABV, 24 IBUs, ~ 160 Calories...
604. Wicked Weed Brewing – Freak Double IPA
My sister recently went on a trip to Asheville, NC, and called me several times to see what beers from there I’d tried (or haven’t tried). It turns out that she was getting a bunch of beers together to give me for my birthday last weekend. When my dad came to visit, he brought a huge cooler full of beers and growlers my sister had picked up on her trip. Tonight we’re in the process of packing for our week-long...
603. Greenbush Brewing Co. – Dunegräs
After going out with my wife for my birthday last night, we went out with my kids and dad this evening for dinner. I had a great time last year, when the five of us went to Bayern Stube for my birthday. However, college football was on, and I kinda wanted to get home after dinner to watch the game. Medici has a lot of good craft beers on tap, and has some nice brick oven pizzas, so that’s where I chose to go to dinner tonight....
602. Bières de Chimay – Chimay Rouge Première
My wife took me to Peoria, IL for my birthday tonight, and we went to Seven on Prospect for dinner. It was a bit crowded, so we sat down at the bar. I normally wouldn’t order this beer while out to dinner, just because of the price it’d probably cost per bottle. But, I figured it was my birthday and I’d treat myself to a good beer on my birthday. Location: Poured into a wine goblet from the bottle at Seven on...
601. Lift Bridge Brewing – Hop Dish India Pale Ale
It’s been a challenging day both at work and at home and I really needed a beer. Having a cold the last several days hasn’t helped the stress of getting ready to leave. As we get closer to our vacation next week, the stress seems to be mounting. I picked up this beer during our trip up to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a few weeks ago. I enjoy IPAs and thought this one looked good from a Minnesota brewery I hadn’t heard of...
600. Bell’s Brewery – Best Brown Ale
Today was a very long day at work, and I really needed to relax this evening. We had some Chinese food for dinner, and it was a cool evening. So after dinner, I opened the windows, sat down at the table and cracked open this beer. I just really wanted to sit down and relax, and this beer sounded good. So, somewhat unceremoniously, I enjoyed this one as my 600th beer. It’s been in the beer fridge for about a year, and is...
