Friday night started with a trip to the Drafting Room in Exton. I started with a Eurotrash Pilz from Southern Tier Brewing Company. As I've said many times before, I am spoiled by having Victory Prima Pils and Sly Fox Pikeland Pils always at the ready where I live so other pilsners have trouble stacking up. This was no exception. Although a pleasant enough Pilsner, it doesn't compare. I followed with an Imperial IPA from Green Flash Brewing Company. That's more like it. Very nice beer.
On Saturday, I took the kids to a couple of playgrounds and then ended up at Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny. I started there with a Fire Rock Pale Ale from Kona Brewing Company. This is a solid Pale Ale (if you like Pale Ales). I wouldn't go to Hawaii to get one though. Next up was a Union Jack IPA from Firestone Walker. Sure it was a safe choice but what a nice beer. I ended with a Torpedo Extra IPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. As with most of their beers, it was solid but not extraordinary as the name might suggest. Of course, I currently have their Ruthless Rye IPA on tap in my basement and I have no complaints there.
Sunday was kind of cool. We visited a couple of playgrounds and went to Merrymead Farm in Worcester, Montgomery County. With a name like Merrymead you could hope for a nice mead but you would be wrong. I had to settle for a Diet Coke while the kids and my wife enjoyed their icecream. I did sample their icecream and it was pretty darn good. We also got to see the cows getting milked and we saw a bunch of other farm animals. Afterwards, we went for dinner at Capone's in Norristown (technically East Norriton). The kids loved the spaghetti and meatballs. My wife and I enjoyed the meatball sandwich and chicken parm sandwich (we each had half of both). Along with our food I did manage to have a Hop Notch IPA from Uinta Brewing Company. They are apparently out of Salt Lake City, UT. This was a very nice IPA. I would go to Salt Lake City for one. Then I had a Supa Hero Imperial IPA from Clown Shoes. This is a good Imperial IPA but there are a lot of really good Imperial IPA's out there so I wouldn't travel to Massachusetts for one.
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