405. Deschutes – Black Butte Porter
After a very nice night out at Perennial Artisan Ales, where I had their Vermilion and Abraxas, we headed back to my friend Joe’s house. He dug into his beer stash and pulled this beer out. I checked my list and was amazed I had not yet tried this beer yet (despite my visit to the Oregon Brewers’ Festival, even having brunch at the Deschutes Public House before the festival). Location: Poured from a 22oz bottle into a pint...
404. Perennial Artisan Ales – Abraxas
After having the Vermilion, my friend Joe demanded we get a bottle of the Abraxas. He’s had it before and raved about it. It’s an “Imperial Stout aged on Mexican cocoa nibs, ancho chiles, vanilla beans, and cinnamon,” so as you can tell, it’s supposed to have a rich, complex flavor. Location: Poured from a 750ml bottle into a goblet glass, at Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, MO. Numbers: 10% ABV, ~...
403. Perennial Artisan Ales – Vermilion
As I mentioned, I’m in St. Louis for another mini-micro tour with my friend Joe (meaning we hit a bunch of St. Louis’ microbreweries over a weekend, which there have been several new ones in the last year or so. I got in late, but we had dinner and I had an Oatmeal Brown from 4 Hands. Now we’re on to Perennial Artisan Ales. I stopped here very briefly over the holidays and picked up a few beers to go, including...
402. 4 Hands Brewery – Cast Iron Oatmeal Brown
I’m in St. Louis this weekend to spend some time with my friend Joe. The plan is to hit several microbreweries this weekend, as well as trade some homebrew. I finally made it into town after a long day at work, and we headed out to Milagro Modern Mexican in Webster Groves. They had several craft beers on tap, and I was looking forward to trying something from one of St. Louis’ newest microbreweries – 4 Hands....
401. Rock Bottom North Indianapolis – Merry Prankster Red IPA
We’re in Indianapolis for the weekend, celebrating my wife’s birthday by taking the kids to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. We had a great lunch at Bazbeaux’s Pizza, along with a few local craft beers, and then a great day at the museum. We checked into our hotel and watched the my Mizzou Tigers take on the kansas jayhawks. After a tough game, the Tigers lost and it was time to find dinner at a place...
400. Upland Brewing – Double Dragonfly Imperial IPA
As I mentioned in my last couple posts, we’re in Indianapolis, Indiana for my wife’s birthday. She wanted to take the kids on a roadtrip to the Children’s Museum here. Before heading to the museum, we stopped at a local pizza joint – Bazbeaux’s Pizza – for a pizza and a couple of local brews. I started with the Upland Dragonfly IPA and she and I shared the Sun King Sunlight Cream Ale. As we...
399. Sun King – Sunlight Cream Ale
As I mentioned in my last post, we’re at Bazbeaux Pizza in downtown Indianapolis. I’m having Upland Dragonfly IPA, and ordered this for my wife, as I knew she’d probably like something a little lighter. She ended up only having about half of it, so I took the other half. Location: Poured from the can into a pint glass, at Bazbeaux Pizza in downtown Indianapolis, IN. Numbers: 5.3% ABV, 20 IBUs, ~ 157 Calories...
398. Upland Brewing – Dragonfly IPA
Today is my wife’s birthday, and to celebrate, she wanted to take the kids to Indianapolis to visit the Children’s Museum. We were looking for unique places to eat, and a friend had recommended Bazbeaux Pizza. They had some great pizza as well as some local craft brews. I figured I’d start out easy with this IPA, and then afterward try their Double Dragonfly before heading off to the Children’s Museum....
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...
396. Founders Brewing – Imperial Stout
It’s the 160th anniversary of the founding of my college fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi. A couple of years ago, I started the tradition of enjoying a beer from Founders Brewing on my Fraternity’s Founders’ Day. In the spirit of that tradition, I’m having Founders Imperial Stout tonight, and raising a glass to old Phi Psi. Location: Poured from the bottle into a snifter glass, at home in Bloomington, IL. Numbers:...
395. Terrapin Beer – Wake ‘N Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout 2010
It’s a bit of a lazy Sunday afternoon here at home, and after I had the Bell’s Oarsman Ale, I realized it had been quite some time since I dug into the beer fridge. So, I reached in and blindly grabbed one. This beer was given to me by my friend @jkaiseresq several months ago, and he said it was a pretty good beer. The bottle says, “Two Athens, GA companies, Terrapin and Jittery Joe’s, have teamed up to...
394. Brewery Ommegang – Ommegang Abbey Ale
I’m still at happy hour, celebrating my moving to a new position within our company. It’s been a great evening thus far, as I’ve enjoyed Bell’s Hopslam, New Belgium’s Belgo IPA, and St. Bernardus Abt 12. A couple of folks at the table had been enjoying this beer, so I thought I’d finish off the evening by giving this one a try. I’d seen the corked and caged bottles at the liquor store, but...
