656. Metropolitan Brewing – Flywheel Bright Lager
Our second stop on the Tales, Taverns & Towns tour of Chicago was the Old Town Alehouse. The had a few local beers on tap, and so I picked a couple of them I hadn’t had yet – this one and Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale – and let my wife pick which one she wanted. So, I ended up with this one. We had a great time at this bar, which had some great artwork on the wall and a great intimate atmosphere, where we got...
655. Kona Brewing – Pipeline Porter
As I mentioned, my wife and I are on a Tales, Taverns & Towns tour in Chicago, and our first stop was the Green Door Tavern, where I had Morning Wood from Local Option. On the bus, our guide, Liz, had some beers available for us to drink on our way to the next stop. I saw this was a porter from Kona that was brewed with 100% Kona coffee, and since I knew we were in for a long evening, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to...
654. Local Option Bierwerker – Morning Wood Oak Aged Amber
We’re in Chicago this weekend on a bit of a beer excursion. My wife’s sorority sister runs tours of Chicago through her business – Tales, Taverns & Towns – and organized a reunion for the women who were in the sorority with her (and their spouses). We don’t get up to Chicago often, and so I was looking forward to this opportunity to try some beers from many of the breweries that have popped up there...
653. Brauerei Hirt – Hirter Morchl
It started out to be a bit of a challenging day, but it’s ending pretty good. We bought a new car today – a Toyota Highlander – and took the new car out to dinner to celebrate. We went to CJ’s to get some good deep dish pizza, and I was shocked to see this beer… on draft. Apparently they were having an Oktoberfest in January celebration, so they had this and German food on the menu. I also love that it...
652. Brouwerij St. Bernardus – St. Bernardus Tripel Abbey Ale
I’m not going to my homebrew club meeting tonight, so I thought I’d enjoy a couple of good ones tonight. I bought this one last year when I bought the Westy 12. It came in a gift pack with three different St. Bernardus beers and a couple of glasses. I already had the Abt 12, which I actually preferred a bit more than the Westvleteren 12, so I was looking forward to trying this one too. The bottle had a date of 17 08 15 on...
651. New Glarus Brewing – Raspberry Tart
I was having dinner with my family last night and noticed that my daughter was saving her favorite food until last. My wife commented that she must take after me, because that’s what I tend to do. I’ll admit, there are several great beers in the fridge, but I keep saving them until later. Well, I’ve decided not to wait, and as long as I have time to sit down and enjoy a beer, I should start enjoying the special ones....
650. Mother Earth Brewing – Dark Cloud Munich-Style Dunkel Lager
It’s been a nice Saturday, running a few errands and watching Mizzou beat Auburn in basketball. I’m caught up on beer reviews, so it’s time to enjoy a couple beers from the fridge this evening. I thought I’d start the night with this beer my sister brought back for me from her trip to Asheville, NC a few months ago. It says it was bottled on 022513. Thanks to my friend Joe, I’ve had a beer from Mother...
649. Southern Tier Brewing – Imperial Mokah
Wednesday nights are nice and relaxing, since my wife and kids have school stuff every Wednesday night. I spent most of the evening cleaning out my car, prepping to trade it in. Now I’m sitting down to enjoy this beer and the Mizzou basketball game. This beer was sent to me by my sister’s friend Brittany who lives near the brewery in New York. Thanks Britt!!! Location: Poured into a snifter glass at my home in Bloomington,...
648. Founders Brewing – Rübæus Pure Raspberry Ale
We’re sitting down for dinner and getting ready to watch the BCS National Championship game. I blindly reached into the beer fridge and this is what I came out with. I picked up a four pack of this at the liquor store in July (it says it was bottled on 6/10/13). I’ve already had a few, but I have time tonight while watching the pregame to takes notes. Location: Poured into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass at my home in...
647. Red Hook Ale Brewery – Audible Ale
It’s game night! My Mizzou Tigers play in the Cotton Bowl tonight, and I happened to find this aptly named beer in the beer fridge. I believe I picked up this beer as part of a mixed 6-pack when I was on vacation in Florida this summer. It says it was bottled on Jun 03, 13, and it says that it’s a beer that was brewed in collaboration with Dan Patrick. Location: Poured into a snifter glass at my home in Bloomington, IL....
646. Mother’s Brewing Co. – Three Blind Mice
It’s New Years Eve and I took the day off work to stay home with the kids. I picked up this beer a few months ago when we when to St. Louis to visit my dad. I hadn’t heard of the brewery before buying this beer, but they seem pretty active on social media. I still haven’t really seen this beer outside of St. Louis. The bottle says, “Three Blind Mice is inspired by our favorite qualities from English brown ales,...
645. Greenbush Brewing – Closure
It’s Saturday night, and my wife suggested we go out for pizza and beer. Since, unfortunately, our favorite place, Flinger’s Pizza Pub, hasn’t found a new location yet, we ended up going to Joe’s Station House Pizza Pub. They usually have a couple good microbrews on tap (but nothing to the level that Flinger’s used to have). As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, it seems like I’ve had several...
644. SanTan Brewing – Supermonk Belgian IPA
It’s been another nice day relaxing at home over the holiday break. I’ve done almost nothing today, except watch TV, and catch up on a few beer reviews. Writing about beer makes me thirsty, so I reached into the fridge and grab this can that was sent to me by SanTan. The can says, “SuperMonk is a naturally hazy, Belgian style IPA. Notes of citrus and orange peel dominate the aroma. Upon first sip, happy bitterness...
643. Southampton Publick House – Pumpkin Ale
I already had the surly overrated, and I’m sitting here watching Gold Rush on TV. I decided it was time for another beer, and grab this one out of the beer fridge since it’s pumpkin beer season for only a few more days… For me at least. I picked this one up at the grocery store a month or so ago. As most readers know, I’m into great pumpkin beers, and this is one I haven’t had before. Location: Poured...
642. Surly Brewing – Overrated West Coast Style IPA
It’s been a nice couple of days sitting around the house not doing a whole lot. Tonight, I went out and got some Chinese, and after dinner decided to crack open this can I picked up in Minnesota a few months ago. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve heard a lot of great things about Surly, so I picked up a few four packs of their beers when I was up there. The can says, “It’s been said: “It’s easier...
641. Ninkasi Brewing Co. – Believer Double Red Ale
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in St. Louis this weekend to spend the holidays with my family. After a long day of shopping, and some Mexican food (and beer) for lunch, we had some Imo’s Pizza for dinner. After dinner, I decided to open up a beer I brought with me. I brought this one back from my trip to Seattle last year, and figured it was way overdue for enjoyment. Location: Poured from the 22oz bomber bottle into...
640. Cerveceria Modelo S. A. – Modelo Especial
We’re in St. Louis for the holidays and had to run out and pick up a few last minute Christmas presents for the kids, as well as some things for the party at my dad’s house tomorrow. We stopped at the American Girl doll store in Chesterfield Mall, and then at Sam’s Club. Both were insane, so we stopped at Matador Mexican Restaurant for lunch. It was “happy hour” and Mexican beers were $1 off, so I decided...
639. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Schlafly Christmas Ale
We are in St. Louis this weekend for the holidays, and today, we’re at a party at my aunt and uncle’s house to meet my cousin Steve’s baby daughter Harper. If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know I visited Steve last fall and he took me to a number of breweries around Seattle. He and I share an appreciation for good beer, and so my aunt bought some local craft beers for us “beer snobs.”...
638. Pipeworks Brewing Co. – End of Days Batch 168
Its just a lazy Sunday and I’m trying to make some progress on clearing out the beer fridge. I picked up this brew (and a few others) when I was in Chicago for work a few months ago. I’ve been following this brewery’s progress since they started a Kickstarter campaign to start up a couple years ago. I’ve been waiting for their stuff to make it downstate, but it hasn’t yet. The bottle says,”End of...
637. Greenbush Brewing – Distorter Porter
After a nice dinner at Reality Bites with my friend Joe, and a great Wookey Jack on draft, we headed down the street to Fat Jacks. One nice thing about living close to Chicago is that we tend to get a good supply of Goose Island’s barrel aged stuff, and Fat Jacks had their Bourbon County Brand Stout on tap. So, after have a snifter of that fine beer, I decided to finish off the evening with this one. Location: On tap and served...
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