I've had a couple of beers the past week I have been meaning to post about so here goes.
At TJ's in Paoli I had (from a firkin) a Black Strap from Voodoo Brewing Company in Meadville, PA. This was a nice, dark American Strong Ale...not overdone.
I went to the place that used to be the Tap and Table in Emmaus. It is now called The Trapp Door. I started with a Mönchshof Kellerbier from Kulmbacher Brauerie in Germany. This is a good Keller Bier. More malty than I normally like but very enjoyable. To make up for the lack of hops, I had a cask-conditioned Snake Dog IPA from Flying Dog Brewery. It was very good. I ended with a Sublimely Self Righteous from Stone. This is an excellent Black Ale. The hops come through all that darkness with ease. I never complain about beer prices because I am happy to pay a premium for the fine beers that I enjoy but...my general feeling is that the beers at The Trapp Door were all priced about $2 more than they should have been. I mean, $7 for a cask conditioned Sly Fox Chester County Bitter? Come on!
I made it back to Appalachian Brewing Company in Collegeville and had a cask-conditioned Hoppy Trails IPA along with my reuben sandwich. Both were excellent. Then I had the Outta Focus DIPA. I'm not a big fan of this one. There was just something in the taste that I just didn't care for and I normally love my DIPA's.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Thanks Gin and Dave!!!
What a weekend that was, and starting early no less.
Friday I went to the Drafting Room in Exton for Lunch which consisted of a pretty good Buffalo Chicken Wrap and an even better DIPA. Actually it was Outta Focus DIPA from Appalachian Brewing Company. I expected this to be a good beer but it was a very good beer. After work on Friday I stopped in for a quick one at TJ's Restaurant and Drinkery in Paoli. I had a Little Sumpin' Wild from Lagunitas. I expected a sour beer made with wild yeast but that is apparently not the case. This is in fact their version of a Belgian Strong Ale. It was OK but I still think we should leave the Belgian style beers to the Belgians (and perhaps Ommegang). Later Friday night thanks to the kindness of my sister Ginger and my brother-in-law Dave, I was able to enjoy a nice evening out with my wife sans children. We went to Marly's Restaurant / BYO in Phoenixville. I had a nice lamb dish and a great bottle of Kosta Browne Pinot Noir. It was a 2006 Russian River Valley and quite possibly the best wine I have ever tasted. We liked that so much that we opened another bottle of wine for the sake of comparison. This one was was another 2006 Pinot Noir. It was a Kanzler Sonoma Coast. It too was excellent. As we found out on the way in to Phoenixville the whole downtown section was closed to traffic for a festival complete with German bands and other music. After dinner we rambled around town and ended up it Iron Hill. I had an unremarkable Belgian Pale Ale (see above about Americans attempting to make a Belgian-style ale). Of course it may be because of the excellent wine we had earlier. Perhaps this was an unfair comparison, although I don't think so.
On Saturday I went to the Craft Ale House in Limerick for lunch/dinner. I had their excellent short rib sandwich and a Mad Hatter IPA from New Holland Brewing Company. This was much better than expected. It was not extreme but a very nice IPA. I followed that with a Big A IPA from Smuttynose Brewing Company. This too was a pleasant surprise. A very good DIPA indeed. I ended with a Breakfast Stout from Founder's Brewing Company. As I have said before, this is the stout against which all others are measured. It is awesome. Just when I was ready to call it a day my other sister Jean called and said she was going to the Sly Fox in Phoenixville for dinner. I stopped in there and had a Royal Weisse and a Grisette. Both were very good as they always are.
On Sunday I cut the lawn and did some yardwork and basically dried out for the week ahead.
Friday I went to the Drafting Room in Exton for Lunch which consisted of a pretty good Buffalo Chicken Wrap and an even better DIPA. Actually it was Outta Focus DIPA from Appalachian Brewing Company. I expected this to be a good beer but it was a very good beer. After work on Friday I stopped in for a quick one at TJ's Restaurant and Drinkery in Paoli. I had a Little Sumpin' Wild from Lagunitas. I expected a sour beer made with wild yeast but that is apparently not the case. This is in fact their version of a Belgian Strong Ale. It was OK but I still think we should leave the Belgian style beers to the Belgians (and perhaps Ommegang). Later Friday night thanks to the kindness of my sister Ginger and my brother-in-law Dave, I was able to enjoy a nice evening out with my wife sans children. We went to Marly's Restaurant / BYO in Phoenixville. I had a nice lamb dish and a great bottle of Kosta Browne Pinot Noir. It was a 2006 Russian River Valley and quite possibly the best wine I have ever tasted. We liked that so much that we opened another bottle of wine for the sake of comparison. This one was was another 2006 Pinot Noir. It was a Kanzler Sonoma Coast. It too was excellent. As we found out on the way in to Phoenixville the whole downtown section was closed to traffic for a festival complete with German bands and other music. After dinner we rambled around town and ended up it Iron Hill. I had an unremarkable Belgian Pale Ale (see above about Americans attempting to make a Belgian-style ale). Of course it may be because of the excellent wine we had earlier. Perhaps this was an unfair comparison, although I don't think so.
On Saturday I went to the Craft Ale House in Limerick for lunch/dinner. I had their excellent short rib sandwich and a Mad Hatter IPA from New Holland Brewing Company. This was much better than expected. It was not extreme but a very nice IPA. I followed that with a Big A IPA from Smuttynose Brewing Company. This too was a pleasant surprise. A very good DIPA indeed. I ended with a Breakfast Stout from Founder's Brewing Company. As I have said before, this is the stout against which all others are measured. It is awesome. Just when I was ready to call it a day my other sister Jean called and said she was going to the Sly Fox in Phoenixville for dinner. I stopped in there and had a Royal Weisse and a Grisette. Both were very good as they always are.
On Sunday I cut the lawn and did some yardwork and basically dried out for the week ahead.
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