579. SanTan Brewing Co. – Mr. Pineapple Wheat Beer
I’m still on medication since my heart surgery, which limits my beer intake, and it’s why I haven’t had many posts lately. But it was such a gorgeous day, I had to crack open this beer. As with other beers from this brewery – including Sex Panther Chocolate Porter and Rail Slide Imperial Spiced Ale, I got this beer in the mail from the brewery. Thank you for sending this one. The can says, “Mr. Pineapple...
564. Russian River Brewing – Supplication Ale
I found out I’m going to need mitral valve repair heart surgery this coming Friday, so I’m digging in the beer fridge for a few good ones before I have to head to Mayo Clinic for the surgery. I picked this one up in Seattle when I was there a few months ago, and brought it back on the plane with me. The bottle indicates it’s aged in Pinot Noir barrels with cherries added. It says its aged in the barrel 12-15 months...
430. 4 Hands Brewing – Prunus Saison
I’m in St. Louis for the weekend, visiting my dad and taking the kids to the zoo. Since the kids had the day off school, I took the day off work and took them to the zoo. However, my wife had to work and is taking the train in to meet us. I headed downtown to pick her up fron the train station, and since her train was delayed a half hour, I stopped in at 4 Hands to have a drink and pick up a growler to go. According to the...
427. Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works – Strawberry Blonde Ale
I’ve mentioned in my last couple of posts, but my friend Joe is passing through central Illinois on his way home to St. Louis from Chicago. We’re having dinner at Destihl, the local brewpub, along with a few beers. I started out with their St. Dekkera Reserve Bela Imperial Pilsner Sour Ale, and then followed that with their Downstate Pale ale with my dinner. After dinner, I thought I’d go with something a bit lighter...
358. Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works – Hawaii Five-Ale
Tonight I’m at Bruegala , our one and only beer tasting festival in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area. I’m working our Abnormal Brewers booth, and helping out Fred, our former president, and current head brewer for Destihl. I covered his booth for an hour or so, and got a chance to have a few of their beers. During a slow time, I thought I’d go ahead and review their Hawaii Five-Ale. This beer came to be as...
268. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Raspberry Coffee Stout
I found out about this beer a few months back from STLHops, and I knew I had to try it. St. Louis Brewery/Schlafly, makes a very good coffee stout (review coming soon), and I think it has a lot to do with the Kaldi’s coffee they use (and the cold steeping process for extracting the coffee flavors). I had never thought of a coffee-raspberry combination before, but once I had heard of it, I knew that it sounded pretty good. Also,...
253. Atwater Block – Cherry Stout
It’s the first day back at work and it wasn’t too bad, but that doesn’t mean I won’t come home and have a good beer. Besides, I’ve been pretty proud of myself for catching up on my posts (several have been written while I sit at the computer, as I am now). Additionally, I’ve been thinking about making these review a little easier to read, so let me know what you think about this format. This...
208. Flatbranch Pub & Brewing – Cherry Brown Draft
We had a great time checking out the ESPN College Gameday set on the quad at Mizzou homecoming, but we stopped at Flatbranch Pub & Brewing for an early lunch before heading over to the homecoming parade. I had their ESB to start my meal and decided to have another to finish off my meal. I looked up at the board, and unfortunately, there was nothing that qualified for my Oktoberfest Challenge. So, unfortunately, I’ll have...
146. 21st Amendment – Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Draft
After visiting Mt. Hood in the morning and stopping at the Horse Brass Pub for a Mt. Hood Hogs Back Stout pulled from the cask, I headed back over to the Oregon Brewers Festival. As an occasional listener of The Brewing Network, I had heard of 21st Amendment and their Hell or High Watermelon Wheat beer. Since hearing about it, I wanted to try it just to see what it was like. It was a very, very pale yellow color, and it had a soapy...
100. Double Mountain Brewery – Devils Kriek Draft
After spending the afternoon enjoying all of the great beers that Full Sail had, I was almost ready to call it a night. However, I wanted to try as many different beers as I could on this trip. So, I stopped at Double Mountain brewery, which was literally right around the corner, and was actually started by a former brewer from Full Sail. The brewmaster and one of the owners, Matt Swihart, also owns a cherry orchard, and uses some...
78. Founders Brewing – Cerise Cherry Fermented Ale
I’m upgrading my 10 year old computer, and while loading on programs, I’ve finally caught up on my reviews, so tonight I thought I’d treat myself with this Founders Brewing seasonal, Cerise. One of my friends said he and his wife really love this, so I was looking forward to trying it. The bottle says that it has 15 IBU’s and is 6.5% ABV. It also indicates that it is a “Malt beverage brewed with cherry...
76. Dark Horse Brewing – Raspberry Ale
At our homebrew club meeting this week, I was in charge of giving the presentation. This month’s topic was fruit beers. So I was responsible for giving a presentation and buying some commercial examples for members to sample. I tried to get a variety that included beers with different types of fruits. The beer I chose with raspberry in it was this one from Dark Horse Brewing in Michigan. I decided to crack it open on this hot...
43. O’Fallon Brewery – Cherry Chocolate Beer
Tonight when I got home from work, I thought I would reach into the beer fridge and find the most unique thing I could. The decision was pretty clear when I stumbled across an O’Fallon Cherry Chocolate beer in the back of my fridge. I picked this one up around Christmas time when I was brewing a chocolate covered cherry imperial stout. The bottle says that it is a malt beverage with natural flavors. It had a nice creamy head,...
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