Beer Beer and More Beer
The missus joined me last night on my weekly State Line run. I was after a coveted gift that State Line just stocked and I needed to buy a few ESB's for the next Beer Vlogger series. The trip was a success on all counts. The coveted gift shall remain nameless for now, but I will most likely share my opinions once consumed.
The Extra Special Bitter is a beer style I'm only vaguely familiar with. To my knowledge I've only ever had one - the Fuller's ESB. Apparently this is a fine example of the style, so I decided to buy another one, along with Rogue's Brutal Bitter, Stoudt's Scarlet Lady, Anderson Valley's Belk ESB, and Otter Creek's ESB.
Additional purchases included Dogfish Head's new Burton Baton and a 90-minute IPA. While browsing I realized I hadn't enjoyed a 90-minute in a long time so why not? It's always steady, faithful, and cheap.
Oh, I forgot to gloat after participating in last weekend's Best of 2006 Blowout held at The Drafting Room, Exton. The Drafting Room had over 500 different beers on tap in 2006 and they decided to save extra kegs of what they thought represented the best of the best. There were about 15 different beers to choose from and they allowed you to purchase 5 oz. servings which gave you the ability to try most of the beers without a) getting hammered, and b) going home broke.
To be honest, the only reason I went was to sample Pliny the Younger, Russian River's highly touted IPA. Russian River does not distribute outside of CA and OR for whatever reason so it was a treat to sample this brew. LOVELY! Best IPA I've ever had? I don't know, but it beats out Three Floyd's Dreadnaught for sure.
I ordered a pint of Pliny the Younger so I could enjoy it throughout the 5 oz. flight of 6 other beers, including Stone's 10th Anniv. IPA, Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise, Brooklyn Cuvee d'Achouffe, Bell's Hopslam Ale, Drafting Room's 12th Anniv Ale (brewed by Troegs), and Victory's 10 Years Alt which again reminded me how I am largely ignoring great beers brewed only 10 minutes away from home. Victory really produces quality stuff.
Weekend plans: Tomorrow's the big brew day for Mike and I. We're also going to bottle our Demara Belgian Ale. I don't recall, but I think it needs to bottle-condition for a couple months so we'll have to be patient. I guess Sunday will be a lazy day around the house. Maybe I'll do something productive but chances are better that it'll turn into an all-day-soccer-a-thon.
The Extra Special Bitter is a beer style I'm only vaguely familiar with. To my knowledge I've only ever had one - the Fuller's ESB. Apparently this is a fine example of the style, so I decided to buy another one, along with Rogue's Brutal Bitter, Stoudt's Scarlet Lady, Anderson Valley's Belk ESB, and Otter Creek's ESB.
Additional purchases included Dogfish Head's new Burton Baton and a 90-minute IPA. While browsing I realized I hadn't enjoyed a 90-minute in a long time so why not? It's always steady, faithful, and cheap.
Oh, I forgot to gloat after participating in last weekend's Best of 2006 Blowout held at The Drafting Room, Exton. The Drafting Room had over 500 different beers on tap in 2006 and they decided to save extra kegs of what they thought represented the best of the best. There were about 15 different beers to choose from and they allowed you to purchase 5 oz. servings which gave you the ability to try most of the beers without a) getting hammered, and b) going home broke.
To be honest, the only reason I went was to sample Pliny the Younger, Russian River's highly touted IPA. Russian River does not distribute outside of CA and OR for whatever reason so it was a treat to sample this brew. LOVELY! Best IPA I've ever had? I don't know, but it beats out Three Floyd's Dreadnaught for sure.
I ordered a pint of Pliny the Younger so I could enjoy it throughout the 5 oz. flight of 6 other beers, including Stone's 10th Anniv. IPA, Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise, Brooklyn Cuvee d'Achouffe, Bell's Hopslam Ale, Drafting Room's 12th Anniv Ale (brewed by Troegs), and Victory's 10 Years Alt which again reminded me how I am largely ignoring great beers brewed only 10 minutes away from home. Victory really produces quality stuff.
Weekend plans: Tomorrow's the big brew day for Mike and I. We're also going to bottle our Demara Belgian Ale. I don't recall, but I think it needs to bottle-condition for a couple months so we'll have to be patient. I guess Sunday will be a lazy day around the house. Maybe I'll do something productive but chances are better that it'll turn into an all-day-soccer-a-thon.
posted by JP at 11:06 AM
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