66. Flatbranch Pub & Brewery – Irish Red Ale Cask
This is my sixth and final review of beers for the same Friday evening. It was a very long night, but it was great to catch up with my fraternity brothers at Flatbranch Pub and Brewery. After having their English Pale Ale and the Ed’s IPA, I noticed they were serving one of their beers from the cask, so I asked for whatever it was that was in the cask. It turned out it was their Irish Red Ale. Since it was pulled from the...
65. Flatbranch Pub & Brewery – Ed’s IPA Draft
It was great catching up with 3 of my fraternity brothers at Flatbranch Pub & Brewing on the Friday night before our annual golf tournament. One of the other three is also a homebrewer, so we were trying as many of the craft brews here as we could. We’ve both discussed that a good judge of a brewpub is how good their IPA is – so that’s what we ordered, Ed’s IPA. It was clear and amber in color with a very...
64. Flatbranch Pub & Brewery – English Pale Ale Draft
It’s still Friday night, and we’re on our third stop of the night. This time, it’s Flatbranch Pub and Brewery, a brewpub in Columbia, MO. If you ever find yourself at Mizzou, I highly recommend having a meal and drinks here. The Chokes and Cheese dips is awesome, and it’s even better when it’s on their Flatbranch burger. However, tonight, there was no meal, only beer with fraternity brothers. Along...
63. ABInBev – Busch
Yes, my Friday night back in my college town of Columbia, MO, was an eventful one. Yes, this is my third beer review from that evening (and a few more to come). We moved over from Booches to Coley’s (or as I remember it being called Grill One-Five). We met up with some older alumni, who pretty much live on Busch… So, when in Rome… I had a Busch bottle. Since I drank it straight from the bottle, I can’t...
62. St. Louis Brewery Schlafly – American Pale Ale APA Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m back in my old college town of Columbia, MO for a golf tournament with fraternity brothers. Our first stop in town was one of our favorite burger joints from when we lived there – Booches. Their burgers were named one of the top ten burgers in America by USA Today in 2000. Despite being small burgers – I ordered 4 with my beer – they are incredibly tasty. If you’re...
61. St. Louis Brewery Schlafly – Helles Style Summer Lager Draft
I’m finally catching up on my posts, because this weekend I went back to my old college town – Columbia, Missouri – for a golf tournament with some fraternity brothers. It’s an annual event that I haven’t been able to attend in a couple of years, but I was really excited to be back. So our first stop was burger joint/billiards hall we used to frequent back in the day (I’ll talk more about it in my...
60. Fuller Smith & Turner – Fuller’s London Porter
My wonderful wife made brownies tonight for dessert after dinner. So, when I looked in the beer fridge, the Fuller’s London Porter looked awfully good. Especially when the front of the label says that it is “rich, dark and complex.” The back label says “Fuller’s London Porter is an award-winning example of this historic English style; smooth and creamy with delicious chocolate and coffee flavors derived...
59. Sierra Nevada Brewing – Pale Ale
I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately (and no, it has absolutely no connection to last night’s episode of Glee) and I was really in the mood for a top-notch beer. So, tonight I grabbed the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale which I had been waiting to drink. The bottle says “Sierra Nevada pale ale is a completely natural ale. There are no additives, only the finest malted barley, whole hops, brewer’s yeast, and crystal clear...
58. Breckenridge Brewery – Lucky U IPA
It’s been a few days, but I’m finally getting back to into the swing of things after the long holiday weekend. It’s been a long day, so I was really looking forward to a good IPA, and I grabbed Breckenridge Brewery’s Lucky U IPA. The label says that it’s, “A Hoppy homage to a Denver landmark the Tivoli Brewery. Drink up fortuitous one, help support the Tivoli Brewery preservation.” When I...
57. New Belgium – Fat Tire Amber Ale Draft
Tonight we decided to try a new place out for dinner – at least new to us, since we haven’t been there yet – and we went to Joe’s Station House Pizza Pub here in town. When we got there, I was thrilled because the waitress said they had Bell’s Hop Slam on tap. Unfortunately, she was wrong, and the rest I had to choose from were fairly limited. So, I decided to go for the Fat Tire on draft. When it...
56. Founders Brewing – Dry Hopped Pale Ale
We finished car shopping for the day, and I decided to grab another hoppy beer before heading to dinner. I wanted something that had a good hop flavor, but not necessarily a higher alcohol IPA. I grabbed the Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale out of the fridge. The label says that it has 35 IBUs and is 5.4% ABV. When I poured the beer, ,it had a pretty large soapy head, which fell slowly, but left some nice lacing on the glass (as you...
55. Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe – Indica India Pale Ale
It’s a really nice Saturday afternoon on Memorial Day weekend. My parents came to town and are watching the kids while my wife and I shop for a minivan. It’s been a good morning visiting dealerships and test driving cars, and we stopped back at home for lunch. I was looking for a nice IPA, and fortunately, just picked a few up on Friday. I decided to go for the Indica India Pale Ale from Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe. ...
