So I went to The Flying Pig in Malvern for lunch and had a cask-conditioned Racer 5 from Bear Republic. Yeah, it was awesome. Then I had a Firestone Walker IPA and it was awesome too! I guess my weekend was starting out pretty good. The grilled chicken sandwich I had was pretty good as well. Fresh mozzarella, grilled chicken, roasted peppers in a nice wrap.
After work I stopped in at McKenzie's in Frazer. I had a couple of Two Threads which is a nice sour ale (Saison) similar to their Houblonette which I have raved about. I also had their Bertha which is a big malty beer and pretty good if you like that style.
Now I'm home having a couple of Storm Kings and life is good.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Victory and more Victory
I finally did it. I got a keg of Victory Storm King for the house. It's such a big beer I have resisted getting a keg of it...until now. I always thought it would take me forever to get through a keg of it. Now that I'm having a pint I'm starting to think this is going to kick way too quickly. Time will tell. I took my 5 and 7 year olds to Victory for lunch last Saturday and had a Storm King from the hand pump. I think that probably influenced my decision this evening. Truth be told, the cask conditioned is better but I ain't complaining. Also on Saturday I had a Moonglow Weizenbach. That's a great beer if you like malty beers. I always look forward to having one or two in the fall and then I've had my fill.
Also recently I was to TJ's in Paoli and had a Summit Silver Anniversary Ale. This is a pleasant IPA that might be improved with a little more hops, but a solid IPA. I followed with a Pliny the Elder from Russian River. Need I say more?
I also recently went to the Drafting Room in Exton and had a Chipotle Ale from Rogue. I had to ask the server if he actually poured me the Chipotle because I was getting smoke but no heat and there was a Rogue Smoke beer on the tap right next to the Chipotle. Confident that he poured the correct beer he gave me a taste of the smoke beer and sure enough he was right. The Chipotle Ale was smokey from the Chipotle peppers which makes sense but I would have hoped for a little more heat. Maybe I've burned out my taste buds. I ended with a Chatoe Rogue Oregasmic Ale. This is a very good pale ale. Nice and creamy. Can't wait to have another.
Also recently I was to TJ's in Paoli and had a Summit Silver Anniversary Ale. This is a pleasant IPA that might be improved with a little more hops, but a solid IPA. I followed with a Pliny the Elder from Russian River. Need I say more?
I also recently went to the Drafting Room in Exton and had a Chipotle Ale from Rogue. I had to ask the server if he actually poured me the Chipotle because I was getting smoke but no heat and there was a Rogue Smoke beer on the tap right next to the Chipotle. Confident that he poured the correct beer he gave me a taste of the smoke beer and sure enough he was right. The Chipotle Ale was smokey from the Chipotle peppers which makes sense but I would have hoped for a little more heat. Maybe I've burned out my taste buds. I ended with a Chatoe Rogue Oregasmic Ale. This is a very good pale ale. Nice and creamy. Can't wait to have another.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saisons or Pliny The Elder
I made it to Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny Saturday for their event, "Saisons In The Sun" but I was toting my 3 daughters along so I knew I couldn't stay long. My first was Saison By The Sea from Coronado Brewing Company. I love Saisons but this one was only average. In fact, for my second beer I didn't even have another Saison but opted for a Double IPA instead. How could I go to a Saison event and not drink Saisons? Well, the DIPA on tap was Pliny the Elder. Case closed. We still had one more playground visit before the day was through so Pliny seemed like a fitting closer.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Another TJ's Friday Night
I stopped into TJ's in Paoli last night after work and started with an Oskar Blues G'Knight (formerly Gordon). This is a pretty good DIPA. I followed with a Brew Free or Die IPA from 21st Ammendment. This was another nice beer. Not the best IPA I've ever had but certainly a beer that I would buy again.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Dock St. Rye IPA on Tap
I forgot to mention that I just tapped a Rye IPA from Dock Street and I'm enjoying the first one. This beer is excellent. At this time I'm wishing I had more than a sixtel. I guess they'll brew more.
Has it been a month already?
So it's been about a month since my last post. I've had many good beers since then but time does not allow me to post about them all. Here are the highlights.
TJ's - Lost Abbey Witch's Wit was pretty good, kind of earthy. Flying Dog Single Hop (Centennial) Imperial IPA was OK. Jolly Pumpkin Weizen BAM was a real nice one. Sierra Nevada Jack and Ken's was a very good Barleywine.
Appalachian Brewing Company, Collegeville - Kipona Marzen was OK but not my style. They also had three (that's 3) DIPA's using 3 different hops. Three 8 oz glasses for $9. The Nugget was the best, I would say excellent. The Cascade was a close second and the Summit...not so much.
Craft Ale House - Dogtown Pale Ale from Lagunitas was awesome as usual. I'll go on record and say it is the best Pale Ale I've ever had. Pretty Things Hedgerow Bitter was not my thing.
Joe's All American - I really want this bar to succeed in Phoenixville but, I don't know. The best they had on was Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale which is ironic because I would like to get a Flying Fish beer that I like and I keep trying but it was not to be.
The Trapp Door - Furthermore Knot Stock was a nice enough pale ale but not worth the $6. The cask-conditioned Blue Point Toxic Sludge is an excellent black ale. I don't know if it was worth the $7 I paid but it was excellent. I've said it before...this place has some really great beer but they are priced about $2 more than they should be. I did have a tomato salad with peach salsa and goat cheese that was excellent.
The Drafting Room - Russian River Blind Pig was great as usual as was the Green Flash West Coast IPA.
I took a trip to Dallas, TX and had dinner at a place called Shellfish. Dinner was good but the best beer they had on tap was Fat Tire. I only had one. It's an OK beer. After dinner we went to a place down the street called Ginger Man. The bartender suggested a 512 IPA. He said it was a local (Austin) brewer. Don't call it "five-twelve". It is "five-one-two". Names after the area code apparently. Regardless, this was a most excellent IPA. I like it so much I got a Pecan Porter from 512 also. OK, this one wasn't as good as the IPA. But man, if I get back to Texas I'm looking for that 512 IPA again. Ye haw!
Back home (actually on the way home) from Texas I stopped in at TJ's. I had a Matacabras from Dave's Brewfarm. I never heard of this brewer before. This beer was a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. Not really my thing. Then I had a Souther Tier Harvest Ale which is a nice-enough pale ale.
Back to the Craft Ale House for a Great Divide 17th Anniversary DIPA which was OK. Then a Founder's Breakfast Stout. You know that was awesome. Still the best Stout I've ever had. Then I had an Insanity from Weyerbacher. This is a pretty good beer but you have to like the taste of Bourbon because you are going to get it. And coconut and vanilla now that I think about it.
Victory Brewing Company - Took the family for lunch. I had a Hickory Prime sandwich that was pretty good but doesn't compare to my usual Deitrich. To go along with it I had a Mad King (great), then a Yakima cask-conditioned (great) and then a Storm King (great).
That's about all I can remember since the last post.
TJ's - Lost Abbey Witch's Wit was pretty good, kind of earthy. Flying Dog Single Hop (Centennial) Imperial IPA was OK. Jolly Pumpkin Weizen BAM was a real nice one. Sierra Nevada Jack and Ken's was a very good Barleywine.
Appalachian Brewing Company, Collegeville - Kipona Marzen was OK but not my style. They also had three (that's 3) DIPA's using 3 different hops. Three 8 oz glasses for $9. The Nugget was the best, I would say excellent. The Cascade was a close second and the Summit...not so much.
Craft Ale House - Dogtown Pale Ale from Lagunitas was awesome as usual. I'll go on record and say it is the best Pale Ale I've ever had. Pretty Things Hedgerow Bitter was not my thing.
Joe's All American - I really want this bar to succeed in Phoenixville but, I don't know. The best they had on was Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale which is ironic because I would like to get a Flying Fish beer that I like and I keep trying but it was not to be.
The Trapp Door - Furthermore Knot Stock was a nice enough pale ale but not worth the $6. The cask-conditioned Blue Point Toxic Sludge is an excellent black ale. I don't know if it was worth the $7 I paid but it was excellent. I've said it before...this place has some really great beer but they are priced about $2 more than they should be. I did have a tomato salad with peach salsa and goat cheese that was excellent.
The Drafting Room - Russian River Blind Pig was great as usual as was the Green Flash West Coast IPA.
I took a trip to Dallas, TX and had dinner at a place called Shellfish. Dinner was good but the best beer they had on tap was Fat Tire. I only had one. It's an OK beer. After dinner we went to a place down the street called Ginger Man. The bartender suggested a 512 IPA. He said it was a local (Austin) brewer. Don't call it "five-twelve". It is "five-one-two". Names after the area code apparently. Regardless, this was a most excellent IPA. I like it so much I got a Pecan Porter from 512 also. OK, this one wasn't as good as the IPA. But man, if I get back to Texas I'm looking for that 512 IPA again. Ye haw!
Back home (actually on the way home) from Texas I stopped in at TJ's. I had a Matacabras from Dave's Brewfarm. I never heard of this brewer before. This beer was a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. Not really my thing. Then I had a Souther Tier Harvest Ale which is a nice-enough pale ale.
Back to the Craft Ale House for a Great Divide 17th Anniversary DIPA which was OK. Then a Founder's Breakfast Stout. You know that was awesome. Still the best Stout I've ever had. Then I had an Insanity from Weyerbacher. This is a pretty good beer but you have to like the taste of Bourbon because you are going to get it. And coconut and vanilla now that I think about it.
Victory Brewing Company - Took the family for lunch. I had a Hickory Prime sandwich that was pretty good but doesn't compare to my usual Deitrich. To go along with it I had a Mad King (great), then a Yakima cask-conditioned (great) and then a Storm King (great).
That's about all I can remember since the last post.
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