With daytime temperatures in the teens it was a good day to stay inside. It was a Saturday full of good beer. I visited the Bethlehem Brew Works where I sampled all 6 of their seasonals. (1) ACH-47 is a pretty nice Double American Pale Ale. (2) Hop Monster Double IPA was not that great. It was OK if all you really need is the alcohol which is 10% abv. (3) Big Red is a good Doppelbock and that is not a style I usually go for. (4) Elongator Doppelbock was very good. It may be that these Doppelbocks were appealing to me because they go well with the French Dip sandwich I was having. (5) Black Forest Dark Wheat Lager was an interesting beer. There was kind of a smokey flavor I wasn't expecting. (6) War Hammer Baltic Porter was a really good porter. Nice coffee and chocolate tastes.
Next stop was Tap and Table in Emmaus where I had a Cherry Stout from Bell's Brewery. Did I mention it was from a firkin? Wow. This is a complex beer. Luckily for me the cherry taste was subtle but the tartness was not. This was a fantastic beer. I really wanted to stay and have another couple of beers but my wife and kids were in the car and I was limited to one.
Last stop was Craft Ale House in Limerick. I started with Hop 15 from Port Brewing Company. I have already gone on and on about this beer in previous posts. Fantastic. Next up was Centennial IPA from Founders Brewing Company. This is a really nice IPA. Yeah, I should have had this one before the Hop 15 and I might have been able to taste it better. I ended with a Dead Reckoning from Troegs Brewing Company. This is a nice porter...no surprises.
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