634. Steven’s Point Brewing Co. – Beyond The Pale IPA
I’m out to dinner with my friend Joe, who is in town for work this week. We’re at Medici in Normal for dinner and a few craft beers. I was having the fish tacos, and wanted to go with something I thought might complement them a bit better than the Central Waters Scottish ale I started out with. After being pretty impressed with the Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale from Steven’s Point a couple weeks ago, I thought I’d...
631. Parkway Brewing Co. – Get Bent Mountain IPA
It’s a big Saturday here. My Missouri Tigers are taking on UCLA in basketball, and immediately following, the football team takes on Auburn in the SEC championship game. If things work out right, they could be going to the national championship. I’m sitting down for lunch with some pizza, and dug this one out of the beer fridge. My sister brought this one back for me from her trip to Asheville, NC a few months ago....
630. Foothills Brewing – Hoppyum IPA
I’ve been trying to have this beer almost every night this week, but something always seem to come up. Finally, it’s Friday night, and I’ve got a chance to sit down, watch some TV, and crack this one open. This is one of the beers that my sister picked up for me on her trip to Asheville, NC a couple months ago. You can’t judge a book by its cover, but I really like the graphics on this bottle. Location: Poured...
628. Surly Brewing Co. – Furious Beer
It’s Thanksgiving eve, and we just finished making burgers with a pretzel bun. They were incredibly good, and – having polished off the other three of these beers – knew it would be perfect to help wash down the burger. I picked up a four pack of this brew a couple months ago when I was up in Minnesota for a doctor appointment. I’d heard quite a bit about Surly Brewing, so I was eager to try their beers. I...
616. Three Taverns Brewery – A Night in Brussels IPA
After stopping at the Wrecking Bar Brewpub for a couple beers and a snack, we headed out to find a place for dinner. We tried to stop nearby at Fox Bros. BBQ, but it was too packed, so we headed to Decatur. Joe said that Leon’s Full Service was one of his favorite places here, so we grabbed a beer at the bar and waited to be seated. They had some nice beers on tap, and this one gave me a chance to try out another local brewery....
611. Red Brick Brewing – Hoplanta IPA
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Atlanta, GA, visiting my friend Joe. We’re having a good amount of local craft beer before we hit Athens, GA for the Mizzou-Georgia game on Saturday. I got into town today, and for dinner, we hit Taco Mac, a place that serves wings and has 140 beers on tap. After a couple local beers I wanted from the menu weren’t available, I decided to go ahead and order this one. I’d...
606. Jekyll Brewing – Hop Dang Diggity Southern IPA
As I mentioned in my last post, we’re on our way to Walt Disney World and drove from central IL to Atlanta today. We’re staying with my friend Joe and his family. Like a great host, Joe stocked up on beer for our visit (as well as donuts for the morning). He’s told me about The Beer Growler in Georgia, where you can pick up growlers of a ton of different beers to bring home. He cracked open this local beer from...
603. Greenbush Brewing Co. – Dunegräs
After going out with my wife for my birthday last night, we went out with my kids and dad this evening for dinner. I had a great time last year, when the five of us went to Bayern Stube for my birthday. However, college football was on, and I kinda wanted to get home after dinner to watch the game. Medici has a lot of good craft beers on tap, and has some nice brick oven pizzas, so that’s where I chose to go to dinner tonight....
601. Lift Bridge Brewing – Hop Dish India Pale Ale
It’s been a challenging day both at work and at home and I really needed a beer. Having a cold the last several days hasn’t helped the stress of getting ready to leave. As we get closer to our vacation next week, the stress seems to be mounting. I picked up this beer during our trip up to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a few weeks ago. I enjoy IPAs and thought this one looked good from a Minnesota brewery I hadn’t heard of...
599. Brooklyn Brewery – East India Pale Ale
It’s Labor Day, and this morning we took the kids to the local parade. We came back and had lunch on the deck, and it seemed like the perfect afternoon to grab a beer and chill out for a bit. I grabbed this beer out of the door of the beer fridge, where I still have a few beers my friend Joe gave me when I helped him pack for his move to Atlanta last year. The bottle says, “East India Pale Ale is our version of the sturdy...
594. Terrapin Beer Co – Monk’s Revenge Belgian Style India Pale Ale 2012
I helped at my son’s soccer practice this evening and was ready for a beer when I got home. I got this beer last year from my friend Joe, when I helped him pack for his move to Atlanta. I’ve enjoyed several Terrapin beers, and another Belgian IPA – Raging Bitch from Flying Dog, so I was looking forward to trying this one. The bottle says, “Step back in time for this holier than thou union of two great brewing...
582. No-Li Brewhouse – Born & Raised IPA
I picked up this beer during my trip to Seattle this past fall. I was looking specifically for local/regional beers that I couldn’t get back at home. I hadn’t heard of this Spokane, WA, brewery before, so I thought I’d pick up a bottle to bring home with me. However, when I got home, I think I saw a bottle or two from this brewery at my local liquor store. It was still a new/different brewery I hadn’t had...
555. Green Flash Brewing – West Coast IPA
Tonight is my monthly homebrewers club meeting, and I had a half hour or so to grab some dinner beforehand. Regular readers will see that I love Flinger’s Pizza Pub for their pizza and craft beers on tap, and conveniently, it’s right down the street from Fat Jack’s, our meeting place. Since I was on my own, I had their tomato basil rolls – which were excellent – and this beer. Location: On tap and served...
553. Lagunitas Brewing – A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
After the happy hour at Station 220 ended, where I had the Boulder Freshtracks and a bottle of Old Rasputin, I still had a little bit of time. So, I ran by Medici in Normal to grab a beer during “Wednesday Warriors” (where if you have a beer on 10 Wednesdays during the year you get a t-shirt and discounts). Now the first beer I ordered ran out (just the luck I was having if you read my last post), and they had a bunch of...
548. Cathedral Square Brewery – Hail Mary Belgian-Style IPA
It’s Sunday night, and I’m finally getting a chance to sit down and relax after sending the kids up stairs to get ready for bed. I’ve found another corner of the beer fridge, with some beers (like Perennial Hommel Bier) I brought back from my many trips to St. Louis to see my dad. I’m not sure how long these St. Louis beers have been in the beer fridge, since they don’t seem to have dates on them, but...
546. Boulevard Brewing – Grainstorm Black Rye IPA
We’ve been having a rough go of it lately, and so to escape things for a bit, my wife and I took the kids out to Flinger’s Pizza and Pub tonight for dinner. Nothing beats their tomato-basil cheesebomb (especially when you can’t eat meat on Fridays during lent), and the craft beers on tap. I usually try to stay away from beers like Boulevard that I can get easily, but this one looked interesting. It was confirmed when...
544. Perennial Artisan Ales – Hommel Bier Belgian Style Ale
My dad lives in St. Louis, so we get back there often. I remember stopping by the brewery to buy a couple of beers (including this one), but I honestly can’t remember when, and the bottle doesn’t have a date on it. The bottle says, ” In the hop capital of Belgium, Hommell is the word for Cumulus, the plant genus where Hoppes resides. Our Hommel Bier defies tradition by combining North American malts, Pacific...
543. Big Al Brewing – Big Hoppa India Pale Ale
The snow is really coming down outside, and I’m glad to be inside eating a hot pizza. After I pulled the Epic Simple Ale out of the beer fridge, I saw this one behind it. I also picked this one up during my work trip to Seattle a few months ago. I’d heard a lot of good things about this brewery online (and their support of the local homebrew community), and was a bit disappointed I didn’t get to stop there (although...
537. Abita Brewing – Abita Jockamo IPA
It’s Sunday night, and I finally got the kids to bed. There’s not much I find more relaxing that sitting down at the kitchen table and enjoying a beer, and this was a great chance to do so. I went to the beer fridge and found the corner that has a few slightly older beers in it. I picked this beer up as part of a mixed 6-pack of local beers on a business trip to New Orleans about a year ago. During that trip, I actually...
536. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Tasmanian India Pale Ale TIPA
It’s just a relaxing Saturday, and after spending the morning cleaning house, it was time to sit and watch some college basketball. I had heard many good things about this beer from St. Louis friends, and on Twitter, so I bought a 6-pack of this beer a month or two ago. I’ve already had a few, but I’m finally getting around to sitting down and doing a review of it. The bottle says, ” A Special Release IPA, TIPA...
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