406. Green Flash Brewing – Double Stout Black Ale
As you can see by my last few posts, my friend Joe and I have been out in St. Louis, hitting Perennial Artisan Ales earlier this evening. After enjoying their Vermilion and Abraxas, we headed back to Joe’s place, where he cracked open a Deschutes Black Butte Porter. It wasn’t quite time to call it a night, so Joe dug into his celler and pulled this one out. Location: Poured from the bottle into a pint glass, at my friend...
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...
393. Brouwerij St. Bernardus – St. Bernardus Abt 12
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m out at happy hour with my coworkers, celebrating my move into a new position within the company. After the New Belgium Belgo IPA, I decided to try this beer they had on draft. I’ve always seen it ranked fairly high, and have heard good things about it, so I wanted to give it a try. Location: Enjoyed the draft beer in a tulip glass, at Medici in Normal, IL. Numbers: 10.5% ABV, ~ 306...
392. New Belgium – Belgo IPA
Today is my last day at the position I’ve been in at work for almost seven years now, and I’m moving on to a new position at the same company. So my co-workers planned a happy hour in my honor. I hadn’t had this one yet, so when my boss offered to buy me a beer, I went for this one. I’ve been considering brewing a Belgian IPA of my own, ever since I had Flying Dog’s Raging Bitch at this same bar over a...
391. Bell’s Brewery – Oarsman Ale
It’s a pretty relaxing evening at home, and I’m caught up on this blog. I already reviewed Highland Brewing’s St. Terese’s Pale Ale, but had a few minutes before I had to put the kids to bed. I reached into the beer fridge and blindly pulled this one out. I picked this one up several months ago during a trip to Bell’s Brewery in Michigan in May (when I reviewed their Wild One Sour Brown Ale), so...
390. Highland Brewing Company – St. Terese’s Pale Ale
This beer was given to me several months ago by my sister’s friend, and it has been sitting in my beer fridge until I could get around to reviewing it. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Asheville, NC and the beer culture, but don’t think I’ve gotten to try any beers from there, until now. The bottle says, “A golden ale having a slightly malty body balanced by an assertive American hop flavor. This...
389. Samuel Adams / Weihenstephen – Infinium 2010
It’s New Year’s Eve and I’ve been looking for an excuse to crack open this beer I bought several months back. It’s the 2010 version of Infinium. If’ you’re not familiar with this beer, it’s a collaboration between Samuel Adams and Weihenstephen. Their goal was to create a really big, champaigne-like beer and still adhere to the Reinheitsgebot (the German purity law that says beer can only...
388. Abita Brewing – Amber Ale
I’m at the Atrium Lounge in the New Orleans airport, getting ready to head home after being in NOLA for a couple days for work. We had an hour or so to kill before our flight started boarding, and my co-worker Steve bought me a beer while we were waiting. They didn’t have any clean glasses, so I had to enjoy this in the bottle. I haven’t reviewed this one yet, so I got a chance to take a few minutes, relax and...
387. Lazy Magnolia – N’awlins Golden Ale
I’m in the Big Easy for a couple days for work, and we walked down to the French Quarter looking for a place to eat. We stopped at the Riverfront Restaurant. The waiter mentioned they had a beer on tap from Lazy Magnolia brewed especially for New Orleans. So, I had to try it. Location: Enjoyed a pilsner glass, at Riverfront Restaurant in New Orleans, LA. Appearance & Aroma: It was slightly hazy and was golden in color with...
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