I stopped at the Craft Ale House in Limerick, PA this afternoon. My excitement was building since earlier in the afternoon when I noticed their website showed that they had 2 Bear Rebuplic IPA's on. I ordered the Rebellion. It is a nice IPA but not nearly as good as I expected from Bear Republic. The description on the menu says "...with flavors of grapefruit, earth, floral and caramel". I only tasted earth.
My faith in Bear Republic was shaken but I ordered another Bear Republic offering anyway. Next up was the Mach 10. I overheard others at the bar raving about this one but I found it to be just OK. It had a great taste but I was getting an aftertaste I didn't care for. I would still order this one again some time.
Now it was time for Port Brewing Company's Panzer Imperial Pilsner. This is not your father's pilsner. This is a great pilsner as stated in an earlier post. Get it if you can get it.
Next up was a Lost Abbey 10 Commandments. This was a nice tasting Belgian-style but seemed a bit overcarbonated.
Finally, I ordered a Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour. I have had this in bottles before and didn't really care for it but I must say that it is pretty good on draft. It is not as tart or as sour as the bottle or even when compared to a Rodenbach. Great beer.
I decided it was time to head down the road and work my way towards home.
Next, I was finally successful at gaining entrance to the Pickering Creek Inn in Phoenixville. This is a nice place with plenty of character in downtown Phoenixville. It was Saturday night and business seemed pretty good. I ordered Summit Horizon Red Ale. It is a very nice beer but not worth the $6 I paid for it. It is definitely not up to the standards of a Hop Rod Rye or a Red's Rye but it is a clean tasting red, just not extraordinary. I am glad I got it. If they had anything else interesting on tap I would have had another but I decided to go home and have a Hop Wallop before retiring for the evening.
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