934. West Sixth Brewing – IPA
Mar31

934. West Sixth Brewing – IPA

It has been a very busy Sunday morning, going to church, fertilizing the yard and installing a cat door. So now it’s time to have a beer and watch some March Madness NCAA basketball. I picked up this beer a couple weeks ago when I was in Louisville, KY doing the Bourbon Trail. I picked up a mixed six pack of local IPAs. So I know I need to drink them while they are still relatively fresh. Location: Poured into a TEKU pint glass...

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933. Atlanta Brewing Co. – Hoplanta IPA
Mar31

933. Atlanta Brewing Co. – Hoplanta IPA

I’m watching March Madness, and an incredible UVA – Purdue basketball game and had to grab another beer. This one was given to me by my friend Joe when we met up and did the Bourbon Trail a couple of weeks ago. He lives in Atlanta and brought me a few beers from there. I had to double check, because I thought I’d had a beer named Hoplanta before, but the one I had before was from Red Brick Brewing. Location: Poured...

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932. Country Boy Brewing – Cliff Jumper IPA
Mar30

932. Country Boy Brewing – Cliff Jumper IPA

It’s been a rainy Saturday and I spent most of the day pasteurizing strawberries and peaches for my home brewed Belgian golden strong. I’m now watching The Elite Eight basketball games and decided to have a beer. This is another one I picked up on our Bourbon Trail tripd a few weeks ago. When we did the Bourbon Trail in 2017, we actually stopped at this brewery and had a couple beers. I thought I’d get this one to...

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931. Falls City – Hipster Repellant IPA
Mar23

931. Falls City – Hipster Repellant IPA

Its a nice sunny day today, but it’s still fairly cold out. Besides, the NCAA tournament is on this weekend. So, I made up some tacos for lunch and decided to grab a beer to enjoy with it. I picked this one up a couple of weeks ago when my friend Joe and I were in Lexington Kentucky doing the Bourbon Trail. I will admit, that I bought this beer totally because of the name and the cool textured can. The can says, “The...

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930. 2nd Shift – Brewligans East Coast Style IPA
Mar22

930. 2nd Shift – Brewligans East Coast Style IPA

TGIF again, as I’ve tried to give up alcohol during the week during Lent. So these Friday beers are extra special. It’s been a good week at work and the kids start spring break this weekend – making it a good time to grab a beer. This is one of the beers my sister brought me from 2nd Shift Brewing in St. Louis. The can says, “Brewligans is a hazy, East Coast style IPA that features low bitterness, but provides...

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929. Chattanooga Brewing – Hill City IPA
Mar15

929. Chattanooga Brewing – Hill City IPA

TGIF. It’s my daughters birthday today so I grabbed a beer before heading to dinner and ice skating with my daughter and her friend. It’s also much needed since I gave up alcohol during the week during Lent this year. My friend Joe gave me this beer a couple weeks ago when we met up in Kentucky for our second Bourbon Trail trip. The bottom says it was canned on 1/15/19. Location: Poured into a tall curved pint glass from...

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Brewing Up Chicago Brewseum Exhibit
Mar10

Brewing Up Chicago Brewseum Exhibit

A few weeks ago, my wife and I hopped on the train up to Chicago for her sorority reunion, and I was more excited than she was. One of her sorority sisters, Liz Garibay, is a founder of the Chicago Brewseum, and the group was meeting at the Field Museum to support her and get a tour of her newest exhibit – Brewing Up Chicago: How Beer Transformed the City. We took the train up and had a nice brunch before heading over to the...

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