I thought that last post got me up to date but I was wrong. After Prism, I went to Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny and had a couple of beers. First up was Daisy Cutter Pale Ale from Half Acre Beer Company. Let me tell you, this is a fantastic beer. A lot of folks would call this an IPA but either way it is great. I can't wait to find it again. I also had a Joe Coffee Porter from Philadelphia Brewing Company and a Dugana from Avery. The porter was pretty good but you better like coffee. The Dugana was very good as usual.
Finally, on Sunday we had lunch at the new McKenzie's in Wayne, PA. This was our second lunch at the new place. My kids love the spaghetti and the pizza. I had a new beer. It's called Vautour du Bois. It is a sour version of the Saison Vautour. I thought it was fantastic. You have to have a taste for sour beers and if you don't, you will not like this beer. If you do...this is the beer for you. It is not mildly sour. It is very sour. And I loved it.
Monday, January 30, 2012
You Said a Mouthfull
It's been a while since I posted so I'm going back about 2 weeks here to start. I'll skip all the noise and only reflect on the new beers (new to me) or the most enjoyable ones. While visiting Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny I had a Green Flash Imperial IPA which was great (no surprise there) followed by a Blue Point Imperial IPA which was just OK. Later that night I went to Bridgeport, PA for the best pizza in the world...Franzones. I had a new beer with my pizza. It was Ruthless Rye IPA from Sierra Nevada. This was a really good beer especially coming from a bottle. As I needed a new keg for my basement I ran out and picked up a sixtel of this almost immediately. And for $67 it was a bargain.
Then I went on a business trip to Dallas. While there last year I found a bar called Ginger Man (actually in Plano) that had an awesome draught lineup. At the time I had a (512) IPA which is from a brewery in Austin called (512) Brewing Company. I vowed if I ever got back to Plano I would find the Ginger Man and have another (512) IPA. And it was so. I did find the Ginger Man this trip and they did have (512) IPA on again. It was just as good as the first time. A really excellent IPA. I followed that with A Little Sumpin' Wild from Lagunitas which is a very good Belgian-style IPA.
Getting back to the present (which would be this past weekend) I had lunch at TJ's in Paoli on Friday and enjoyed a Colonel Blides Bitter on cask. This is brewed by Cricket Hill Brewing Company in New Jersey. It wasn't great but it was better than I expected of a bitter. I had such a good time I went back to TJ's after work for a couple of Moylan's Hopsickle. OK, I admit, the Hopsickle was a kegkicker special so the $3 price tag influenced the quantity I consumed.
This past Saturday I went to Prism Brewing Company in North Wales for the first time ever. I only had a half hour to spend but I had a flight of every beer they had and enjoyed the heck out of every one of them. I will have to return to Prism and post about the various beers. All I can tell you is I left there having tried about 12 different beers (or beer mixtures) and there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. I mean, they even had a Shandy that was quite good. For crying out loud, where else in America can you get a Shandy let alone one that tastes good.
Then I went on a business trip to Dallas. While there last year I found a bar called Ginger Man (actually in Plano) that had an awesome draught lineup. At the time I had a (512) IPA which is from a brewery in Austin called (512) Brewing Company. I vowed if I ever got back to Plano I would find the Ginger Man and have another (512) IPA. And it was so. I did find the Ginger Man this trip and they did have (512) IPA on again. It was just as good as the first time. A really excellent IPA. I followed that with A Little Sumpin' Wild from Lagunitas which is a very good Belgian-style IPA.
Getting back to the present (which would be this past weekend) I had lunch at TJ's in Paoli on Friday and enjoyed a Colonel Blides Bitter on cask. This is brewed by Cricket Hill Brewing Company in New Jersey. It wasn't great but it was better than I expected of a bitter. I had such a good time I went back to TJ's after work for a couple of Moylan's Hopsickle. OK, I admit, the Hopsickle was a kegkicker special so the $3 price tag influenced the quantity I consumed.
This past Saturday I went to Prism Brewing Company in North Wales for the first time ever. I only had a half hour to spend but I had a flight of every beer they had and enjoyed the heck out of every one of them. I will have to return to Prism and post about the various beers. All I can tell you is I left there having tried about 12 different beers (or beer mixtures) and there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. I mean, they even had a Shandy that was quite good. For crying out loud, where else in America can you get a Shandy let alone one that tastes good.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A Couple of Unusual Stops
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to go to the new McKenzie's Brewhouse in Devon. It was my wife's birthday and although she and I were going to dinner later that night (sans kids) we thought lunch with the kids would be a good idea. The new place is gorgeous and that's according to my wife, kids and myself. The food was enjoyed by all including those finicky kids. I played it safe with my first beer and had the Saison Vautour which is always very good. Then I had the Sour Marchent (not sure of the spelling). This is a great beer. It is not as sour as they would have you believe. It is in the same vein as the Two Threads that I loved so much but is no longer on tap. Next stop was the King of Prussia Mall to take the kids to Build-a-bear. While they were building, I snuck out to Rock Bottom for an cask-conditioned IPA. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Dinner was at the Kimberton Inn where I had the best liver and onions I have ever had. The atmosphere was warm and the Victory Prima Pils were cold. My wife had Fillet Mignon with scallops which was excellent as well.
I spent the earlier part of this week in Atlanta on business. I had a Ranger IPA from New Belgium Brewing. This is a nice IPA..nothing outrageous. It seems like local brewer Sweetwater Brewing Company was all over the place including the airport. There was a Sweetwater Draft House I had to spend some time in. They served several Sweetwater beers on draught and had other beers in bottles. I started with the 420 Extra Pale Ale. It was OK. Then I had the IPA which I thought was pretty good. It was an easydrinking IPA. Not bad for airport beer.
I spent the earlier part of this week in Atlanta on business. I had a Ranger IPA from New Belgium Brewing. This is a nice IPA..nothing outrageous. It seems like local brewer Sweetwater Brewing Company was all over the place including the airport. There was a Sweetwater Draft House I had to spend some time in. They served several Sweetwater beers on draught and had other beers in bottles. I started with the 420 Extra Pale Ale. It was OK. Then I had the IPA which I thought was pretty good. It was an easydrinking IPA. Not bad for airport beer.
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