Friday Follies

Friday night after work and I decide to go to the Flying Pig Saloon in Malvern for a quick drink after work.  I ordered a Crooked Tree IPA From Dark Horse Brewing Company.  I had one of these back in September and didn't really care for it.  I thought it was time to give it another try and I'm glad I did.  This is a great tasting IPA.  The hops are not overdone and there was no unpleasant aftertaste as I remember from before.  Maybe I was just in a bad mood when I had it the first time, I don't know.  Since I was having such good luck I decided to try something else.  Up next was a West of Center Pale Ale from Dock Street Brewing Company.  This is probably the darkest pale ale you are ever going to find.  I liked it a lot.    It had quite a bit of malt flavor especially coming on the heels of that IPA I just drank but I definitely enjoyed this one.  Leave it to the Flying Pig to ensure that something(s) tasty is always going to be on tap.

With My Luck...

It was this time last week that I enjoyed a Pliny the Elder at Ron’s Original Bar and Grille in Exton. So last night I checked Ron’s draught beer list and saw that the Pliny was still on. I found that hard to believe because Pliny just doesn’t last that long at other watering holes. I have heard stories of kegs getting kicked in less than an hour from when they were tapped. I had to go to the Exton Mall to pick up a few things anyway and Ron’s is so close that I just couldn’t resist. I had to see if the Pliny was really still on. I call it market research. Unfortunately when I got to Ron’s parking lot it was full. Not only was it full, some folks were circling the parking lot waiting for a spot to become available. That is not something that I am going to do. I don’t care if they are giving the beer away for free. If I wanted to live like that I would move to the city. So I left for home…not knowing if the Pliny was really still on or not but I suspect it was as Ron’s is pretty good about updating their on-line draught list.




This morning (Friday) I noticed that Pliny has been removed from Ron’s draught list. In a weird way that kind of makes me feel better. I say to myself that with my luck, had I decided to fight the crowd and go into Ron’s last night the Pliny probably would have kicked just before I ordered mine.

Too Much of a Good Thing Saturday

Well it took me until Monday to post about my adventures on Saturday.  That is partly because of my adventures on Saturday.  First I went to Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny.  I had a Double Trouble from Founder's.  This is a great DIPA.  I followed this with an Angel's Share from The Lost Abbey.  You just have to try this beer if you can ever find it.  It was absolutely incredible.  It tasted like prune juice and I mean that in a good way.  I paid $8 for a 10 oz glass and I was happy about it. 

Later on in the evening I found myself at the Craft Ale House in Limerick.  I had an India IPA from Weyerbacher Brewing Company.  I usually don't go out of my way for a Weyerbacher but this one was pretty good.  I would go out of my way for this one if I know it is on somewhere.  I followed that with an Old Guardian Barleywine from Stone Brewing Company.  If you like barleywines you will love this beer.  I happen to love barleywines.

And yes, my wife was driving.