426. Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works – Downstate Pale Ale
As I mentioned in my last post, my friend Joe is passing through town, on his way home to St. Louis from Chicago. He wanted to meet at Destihl to try a few of their beers, and have some dinner. I started out with their St. Dekkera Reserve Bela Imperial Pilsner, so I was looking for something a bit lighter and drinkable than the sour I’d just had. This beer fit the bill and I thought it would be a nice pairing for my bison...
425. Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works – St. Dekkera Reserve Bela Imperial Pilsner Sour Ale
My friend Joe had been in Chicago all weekend and was passing through central Illinois on his way home to St. Louis. He wanted to meet at Destihl for a couple of beers on his way through town, as he’s heard me talk a lot about their beers, as well as the opportunity to brew here when I won their homebrew contest a few years ago. They’ve become very well known for their St. Dekkera Reserve series of barrel aged beers, due...
424. Piece Brewery & Pizzeria – Dark-n-Curvy Dunkelweizen
We were wrapping up our meal at Piece Pizzeria and Brewery in Chicago, and needed to head out to go to my sister’s football game (she plays professional women’s tackle football for the St. Louis Slam, and we were up in Chicago to watch her team take on the Chicago team). I’d already had their Worryin’ Ale and Wingnut, and helped my wife with her Golden Arm. She didn’t seem to enjoy the first few sips of...
423. Piece Brewery & Pizzeria – Wingnut
As I’ve mentioned in my last couple of posts, we’re in Chicago for the day. It was finally a chance to stop Piece Brewery & Pizzeria, a place I’d heard about from several people in my local homebrew club. The pizza was excellent and they had several brews on tap. I already had their Worryin’ Ale and finished off my wife’s Golden Arm. I thought their double IPA would be a good beer before heading...
422. Piece Brewery & Pizzeria – Golden Arm
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Chicago today to watch my sister play football. She plays professional women’s tackle football for the St. Louis Slam. We headed up early and took the kids to Shedd Aquarium. Before going to the game, we stopped at Piece for a pizza and a few beers. I already had their Worryin’ Ale, and my wife let me enjoy about half of her beer when she ordered this one. Location: Served...
421. Piece Brewery & Pizzeria – Worryin’ Ale
We’re up in Chicago today for my sister’s football game (she plays for the St. Louis Slam women’s tackle football team), as she’s playing the Chicago team. We headed up this morning and took the kids to Shedd Aquarium. It was a great morning and I planned ahead to have lunch here at Piece on our way up to the game in Evanston. I’d heard many good things from guys in my homebrew club about both the beer...
420. SweetWater Brewing – 420 Extra Pale Ale
I noticed I was approaching beer #420, and having enjoyed this beer before I started my journey, thought it would be fun to review this beer as #420. Unfortunately, however, SweetWater is not yet distributed in Illinois. So, on a whim, I thought I’d email them to see if I could get a sample. Thank you so much to SweetWater for finding a way to get me the beer to review as #420! Location: Poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint...
419. Heineken Nederland B.V. – Heineken Dark Lager
For my wife’s birthday, I got her tickets to a concert here in town. Before the concert, we decided to go out to dinner at Jim’s Steakhouse. It’s one of these old school steak house places with dark wood everywhere and a piano in the bar. I was looking forward to the concert and wanted a couple beers with dinner beforehand. Like most places, when I asked the waiter what craft beers they had, he responded,...
418. The Lost Abbey – Devotion Ale
We had a homebrew club meeting tonight just up the street at Fat Jack’s. A few of us headed down to Flingers because they have half price craft beers on Monday nights. They have several craft brews on tap, but this was one of the only ones that wasn’t on my list yet. Location: Enjoyed in a pint glass at Flinger’s Pizza Pub in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. Numbers: 6.25% ABV, 1.050 OG, 1.005 TG, ~ 188 Calories...
417. St. Louis Brewery Schlafly – Pale Ale
It’s a nice Saturday evening, and I’m out with my family at Joe’s Station House Pizza Pub here in town. It was a great night to relax with the kids, have some pizza, and a enjoy a few beers. I started with a Bell’s Hop Slam, only because it was actually on tap here, and then decided to slow it down a bit when the pizza came. I’ve had to start checking this blog to see if I’ve had certain beers...
416. SweetWater Brewing – Happy Ending
I’ve been on a microbrewery tour of St. Louis with my friend Joe all day today. It’s been a long day, and in fact, I’ve racked up nine new beers today alone, so why not go for an even 10. We stopped at 4 Hands Brewing near downtown, the International Tap House in Soulard, and Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. near downtown. We finally headed back to Joe’s house and we decided to play a little pool and finish the...
415. Ska Brewing – Steel Toe Stout
My friend Joe and I have been on our somewhat annual tour of St. Louis microbreweries. So far this weekend, we hit Perennial Artisan Ales, 4 Hands, and Urban Chestnut, along with a stop at the International Tap House in Soulard. We’re now at Dressel’s Public House in the Central West End having dinner and a couple more beers. I already had Urban Chestnut Brewing Co’s Zwickel with dinner, and now I’m finishing...
414. Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. – Zwickel
After a long day of hitting a few St. Louis microbreweries, including 4 Hands and Urban Chestnut, we headed out for dinner at Dressel’s Public House in the Central West End. Despite having just left Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, this was one of the only local beers on their list I haven’t had yet. According to UCBC, “Zwickel, our flagship lager, pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German...
413. Urban Chestnut Brewing – Old Tjikko
We’ve decided to hang out at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company for a while on my mini-microbrewery tour of St. Louis. We’ve visited a couple places in the last couple days, and my friend Joe and I are making our way through the extensive beer menu here at UCBC. After getting a sample, I decided to go ahead and get this beer, which is bittered spruce tips. Accroding to the brewery, it “is an aggressively...
412. Urban Chestnut Brewing Company – Wolpertinger
After a few beers at 4 Hands Brewing, and a couple more at the International Tap House (ITAP) in Soulard, Joe and I continued our St. Louis microbrewery tour by heading to Urban Chestnut Brewing Company. I finally got a chance to try this new brewery last summer and really enjoyed it. One of their signature beers I tried last time is their Winged Nut, which is made with milled chestnuts. This beer is what they refer to as their...
411. Stone Brewing – 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA
As I’ve mentioned in my last several posts, I’m in St. Louis today doing a tour of microbreweries. However, we’re currently at the International Tap House (ITAP) in Soulard to enjoy a few more beers and watch the Missouri Tigers in March Madness. I was looking for something local on tap I hadn’t had yet, but I couldn’t find anything. This beer caught my eye, and since I hadn’t had it yet, I went...
410. 2nd Shift Brewing – El Gato Grande AIPA
After a very successful trip to 4 Hands Brewing (where I had their Reprise Centennial Red Ale, Divided Sky Rye IPA, and Bona Fide Russian Imperial Stout), we headed over to the International Tap House in Soulard (near downtown St. Louis, MO) to watch Missouri play in the NCAA tournament and enjoy a few beers. My friend Joe said he had enjoyed 2nd Shift’s beers after he went to their 2nd Shift and Friends Festival last year, so...
409. 4 Hands Brewing – Bona Fide Russian Imperial Stout
I’m at 4 Hands Brewing in St. Louis, MO, enjoying a few beers in their tasting room, including their Divided Sky Rye IPA and their Reprise Centennial Red Ale. My friend Joe just had this beer, and recommended I try it myself. As a fan of Russian Imperials, I indulged in a third beer here before we headed off to another local microbrewery. According to 4 Hands, “Bona Fide Imperial Stout is a collaborative effort with...
408. 4 Hands Brewery – Divided Sky Rye IPA
I’m in St. Louis on a mini tour of microbreweries with my friend Joe. Last night we hit Perennial Artisan Ales, and today, after an incredible lunch at Bogart’s Smokehouse in Soulard, we headed over to 4 Hands Brewery. I started with their Reprise Centennial Red Ale, which could probably be classified as a red IPA, and decided to move on to their rye IPA offering. Location: Enjoyed in a tulip shaped glass, at 4 Hands...
407. 4 Hands Brewing – Reprise Centennial Red Ale
As I’ve mention in my last few posts, I’m in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, enjoying my semi-annual tour of microbreweries around the city. We hit Perennial Artisan Ales the night before, and today we are at 4 Hands Brewing in downtown. This is one of St. Louis’ newest microbreweries, having just opened in December. They have four core beers on tap, including: Divided Sky Rye IPA, Reprise Centennial Red, Cast Iron...
Recent Comments