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...
Best Beers for Fall
Summer is coming to an end – school has started, football season is about to begin, and the shelves at the local store are starting to fill with pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers. It’s a time when our tastes start moving from light, crisp, refreshing beers to those with a bit more maltiness and warming alcohol content. For me, I’m not sure there’s anything better than sitting outside on a cool fall evening,...
471. Elliott Bay Brewing – Heaven Hills Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Seattle for work and am having dinner with my cousin at Elliott Bay brewpub. I started with their dry hopped IPA, and had their excellent fish tacos (which were a bit unevenly matched). After dinner, as well as some great family conversation, we both finished with one last beer. I’ve always been a fan of bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout, and saw they had this one in the cask, so I...
470. Elliott Bay Brewing – Dry Hopped IPA
After stopping at a couple of breweries this morning, including Elysian and Pyramid, and then stopping at Two Beers and Georgetown brewing, My cousin and I decided to go to dinner at Elliot Bay Brewing Company in West Seattle. This brewery had come as a recommendation from a couple of people from Twitter and my Google+ page, but he had been there before and said it would be a nice place to have dinner. Location: On tap and served in...
469. Two Beers Brewing – Backcountry CBA Cascadian Brown Ale
I’m in Seattle, Washington for work this week and arrived in town today. After getting in, I hit Elysian and enjoyed a couple of their seasonal pumpkin beers (Blight Pumpkin Ale and Dark O’ the Moon) with lunch, and then stopped at Pyramid Brewery Seattle Alehouse and had their Hop Tep II. After checking into my hotel and going up in the Space Needle, my cousin called and told me to meet him at Two Beers Brewing when he...
468. Pyramid Brewery Seattle Alehouse – Hop Tep II
It’s my first day in Seattle on trip for work, and I stopped at Elysian Fields for lunch. There, I had their Blight Pumpkin Ale, and the Dark O’ the Moon. On my way there, I passed Pyramid Brewery Seattle Alehouse a couple blocks from Elysian. So, after I had lunch, took a few pictures of CenturyLink Field (where the Seattle Seahawks play) and Safeco Field (where the Seattle Mariners play), I stopped at this brewery...
467. Elysian Fields – Dark O’ the Moon
As I mentioned in my last post, when I reviewed Elysian’s Blight Pumpkin Ale, I’m in Seattle this week for work. My first stop after landing was Elysian, because it was between the airport and my hotel downtown. As a fan of great pumpkin beers, I tried to order their Great Pumpkin Ale, but they were out. So I went with their Blight Pumpkin Ale first. When it came time to order another beer with my meal, I went with...
466. Elysian Fields – Blight Pumpkin Ale
I’m in Seattle for work and arrived at the airport around lunchtime. I did a little bit of research before I arrived – including trying the Elysian The Immortal IPA sent to me by my cousin who lives here – and found out this location was between the airport and my hotel downtown. It also gave me a chance to check out the Seattle Seahawks football and Seattle Mariners baseball stadiums, located across the street...
Top 10 Best Pumpkin Beers
When I started homebrewing, I found Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale, but I couldn’t find any other similar beers, so I brewed my own. My Great Pumpkin Ale has become a favorite with family and friends, partially because, until the last 3-5 years, there were few other commercially available pumpkin beers. However, with the craft beer boom, many more craft breweries have introduced pumpkin beers. Last year (and already this year), we...
465. Two Beers Brewing Co. – SoDo Brown Ale
I leave for Seattle in a couple of days and wanted to try a few of the beers my cousin Steve sent me from there. I’m hoping it’ll help me decide which breweries I should stop at during my visit there. I also recently heard about this brewery on an episode of Basic Brewing Video (July 27, 2012), which visited there during the National Homebrewers Convention this past summer. There’s no canned on, or enjoy before date...
464. Fremont Brewing – Interurban IPA
I’m getting ready for a business trip out to Seattle, and I’ve been trying to have a few of the beers my cousin sent me a few weeks ago from Seattle. I’m hoping that it’ll help me determine a few breweries I must stop at while I’m there. In doing a little prep work for my trip, it looks like this brewery has a great “urban beer garden,” so I’m hoping this beer will be the motivation I...
