Attended a vertical tasting of the last three vintages of Red Hill Brewery's Bohemian Pilsner. The star of the night... rare breed pig on the spit.

Went to Amersfoort again yesterday. There's a (almost) 400-year-old brewery there. Went there last year and had some great beers, but they had one yesterday they didn't have last year. They said it was a bit like a Weizen (after I tasted it), but it was nothing like it at all (if you ask me), it was a bit sour, cloudy like a Weizen alright, but nothing like it. I loved it. I'm going back next week, with a lighter back pack.

Their labels are nothing specials, so I'm not taking a picture.

Checked out the Yard House that just opened in Denver last night. The amount of taps they have is impressive and the quality of selection just as much. Tried St Bernardus Abt 12, Russinan River's Damnation, Rogue's Hazelnut Brown, and Left Hand's Milk Stout on Nitro tap. All good but that Damnation didn't really hold up against the others, imo. It was good, for sure, but the others were just better.

Adam,
Haven't been myself, but have heard the servers don't tend to know much of anything about the beer. Hope that changes.

Had some Russian River Redemption last night. Nothing fancy, just a beautifully made Belgian Blonde. Love that beer.

Also had Mountain Sun Onslaught (big IPA), Moylan's Wet-Hopped Hopsicle and New Belgium La Folie (Flemish Brown - Sour).

Might bust into a bottle of St. Martin's Winter Ale tonight.

Probably very true. But I haven't been to many places where the servers/bartenders have the beer knowledge that you have so I didn't go in with much expectations in that regard. I checked out their beer list prior to going and then checked out the reviews on beers of interest over at beeradvocate.com, so I didn't have a need to test their knowledge out.

Overall, they have a nice selection and its all on tap. Food isn't terrible, it isn't good. I'd have preferred a more casual environment than what they got going and prices are expensive, I'd only ever go back during their happy hour, but the beer selection makes it a decent enough spot.

It still has nothing on Falling Rock.

BTW, SL, What's the 411 on the Cheeky Monk?

One of these days I'll hit the Yard House and, also, probably during happy hour.

Cheeky Monk:
Go at lunch time - half off draft beer. They generally have a great selection of Belgians on tap and some very good bottles as well. Fare is Belgian. It's alright. I've had some pretty good food there and some okay food. Good fries, and I hardly ever eat fries.
It's definitely a worthy stop, but if you're there in the evening it can get very expensive very quickly. $8-12 drafts are the norm, so the lunchtime deal is good.

I'm gonna uncork one of these and crank out some reviews (Macabre & Iskald)


Classy Belgian ale from the Duvel brewery

A couple of years ago my new years resolution was to drink 100 different and (mostly) new brands of beer. I finished off my 101st as the ball dropped that year (this had to be 2007 or so). I got to try a ton of new varieties from all over the world, it was a lot of fun and I got a bunch of people to join me in my journey. I was going to do it again in 2010 but I got diabetes mid 2009 and so I haven't had any beer in over a year now. Fun times.

This is that list:

1. Abita Beer "Amber" - Abita Springs, Louisiana
2. Abita Beer "Golden" - Abita Springs, Louisiana
3. Abita Beer "Turbodog" - Abita Springs, Louisiana
4. Allagash - White Ale - Portland, Maine
5. Arizona Red Rock Ale
6. Avery "India Pale Ale" - Boulder, Colorado
7. Avery "Karma" - Boulder, Colorado
8. Avery "White Rascal" - Belgian Style Wheat Ale - Boulder, Colorado
9. Banks Caribbean Lager - Barbados
10. Bass - Pale Ale - Burton Upon Trent, England
11. Beck's Pilsner – Bremen, Germany
12. Belzebuth Pur Malt Beer – Blonde Ale – Ronchin, France
13. Black Dog "American Pale Ale" – Colorado
14. Black Dog "Black Dog Ale" – Colorado
15. Black Dog "Honey Raspberry Ale" – Colorado
16. Blatz Beer - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17. Blue Moon "Honey Moon" (Summer Seasonal)
18. Blue Moon "Rising Moon" (Spring Seasonal)
19. Blue Moon "Harvest Moon" (Fall Seasonal)
20. Carib Caribbean Lager - Fleurs, Trinidad
21. Carlsberg Beer - Copenhagen, Denmark
22. Erdinger - Hefe Weizen - Weissbrau, Germany
23. Fiddler's Green - Blonde Ale - Utica, New York
24. Flying Dog "Doggie Style" – Classic Pale Ale – Colorado/Maryland
25. Flying Dog "In-Heat Wheat" – Wheat Ale – Colorado/Maryland
26. Flying Dog "Old Scratch" – Amber Lager – Colorado/Maryland
27. Flying Dog "Road Dog" – Porter – Colorado/Maryland
28. Flying Dog "Snake Dog" – IPA – Colorado/Maryland
29. Flying Dog "Tire Bite" – Golden Ale – Colorado/Maryland
30. Fuller’s "ESB" – Ale – England
31. Fuller’s "London Pride" – Pale Ale – England
32. Granville Island – Cypress Honey Lager – Canada
33. Grimbergen – Blonde Ale – Belgium
34. Harbin Lager - Wuhan, China
35. Hazed & Infused - Dry-Hopped Ale
36. Heavy Seas "Below Decks" - Barley Wine Style Ale - Maryland
37. Heavy Seas "Loose Cannon" - Hop Ale - Maryland
38. Heavy Seas "Peg Leg" - Imperial Stout - Maryland
39. Heavy Seas "Small Craft Warning" - Uber Pillsner - Maryland
40. Hoegaarden – White Beer – Belgium
41. Horbrau Munchen - Hefe Weizen - Munchen, Germany
42. Hurricane Reef - Caribbean Style Pilsner - Melbourne, Florida
43. Kirin Ichiban – Japan
44. Kronenbourg "1664" – France
45. Lagunita’s "Censored" - Copper Ale – California
46. Lagunita’s "Hairy Eyeball" - Ale – California
47. Lagunita’s "IPA" - India Pale Ale – California
48. Lagunita’s "Pils" - Czech Style Pilsner – California
49. Leinenliugel’s "Honey Weiss" – Wisconsin
50. Leinenliugel’s "Summer Shandy" – Wisconsin
51. Leinenliugel’s "Sunset Wheat" – Wisconsin
52. Lump of Coal (Holiday Seasonal) – Dark Stout – England
53. Mad Hatter – IPA – Michigan
54. Mendocino Summer Seasonal - Belgian Style White Ale - Sartoga Springs, New York
55. Michelob "Irish Red Ale" - St. Louis, Missouri
56. Michelob "Pale Ale" - St. Louis, Missouri
57. Michelob "Porter" - St. Louis, Missouri
58. Modelo Especial –Mexico
59. Monty Python’s Holy Ale – England
60. Otter Creek - White Sail - Belgian Style White Ale - Middlebury, Vermont
61. Paulaner - Hefe Weizen - Municil, Germany
62. Panama Lager – Panama
63. Pipers Pale Ale - Dundin, Florida
64. Peroni Nastro Azzurro - Premium Pilsner - Rome, Italy
65. Red Head Red Ale - Dunedin, Florida
66. Red Hook’s Long Hammer – IPA – New Hampshire
67. Red Stripe - Jamaican Lager - Jamaica
68. Samuel Adams "Black Lager" – Massachusetts
69. Samuel Adams "Boston Lager" – Massachusetts
70. Samuel Adams "Cherry Wheat" – Massachusetts
71. Samuel Adams "Cream Stout" – Massachusetts
72. Samuel Adams "Heffeweizen" – Massachusetts
73. Samuel Adams "Summer Ale" (Summer Seasonal) – Massachusetts
74. Samuel Adams "White Ale" (Spring Seasonal) – Massachusetts
75. Samuel Adams "Winter Lager" (Winter Seasonal) – Massachusetts
76. Samuel Whitbread Pale Ale - Bedfordshire, England
77. San Miguel Dark Lager - Manila, Philippines
78. Shiner Bock – Texas
79. Shipyard Export Ale
80. Shock Top – Belgian White – Missouri
81. Smithwick's Irish Ale - Kilkenny, Ireland
82. St. Peter’s Golden Ale – England
83. Stella Artois - Belgium
84. Strongbow – Dry Cider – England
85. Terrapm - Golden Ale - Athens, Georgia
86. Tiger Lager - Asia Pacific
87. Tommyknocker "Alpine Glacier" - Lager - Idaho Springs, Colorado
88. Tommyknocker "Butt Head" - Dobbobock Lager - Idaho Springs, Colorado
89. Tommyknocker "Jack Whacker" - Wheat Ale - Idaho Springs, Colorado
90. Tommyknocker "Maple" - Nut Brown Ale - Idaho Springs, Colorado
91. Tommyknocker "Ornery Amber" - Lager - Idaho Springs, Colorado
92. Tommyknocker "Pick Axe" - Pale Ale - Idaho Springs, Colorado
93. Tsingtao - Quingdao, China
94. Whistler – Export Lager – Canada
95. White Tail Pale Ale - Wisconsin
96. WLD – Hard Blue – South Carolina
97. Windmer - Heffeweizen - Portsmouth, New Hampshire
98. Wychwood "Hobgoblin" - Dark English Ale - England
99. Wychwood "Scarecrow" - Golden Pale Ale - England
100. Yesi - Melbourne, Florida
101. Yuengling "Black And Tan"

i thought beer was good for diabetes..

Surprisingly...no. Beer is full of carbs. Carbs are bad for diabetics.

its all about the complex sugars..

sugar is poison but you cant get away from it..im hoping i can tolerate a high beer consumption rate since i dont touch soda pop of any kind..

^^ Same here Mortlock. Maybe I should stay off the licorice too. Don't eat sweets that much, but when I have a bag of licorice I have to watch out I don't eat the entire bag in one go.

As for the diabetes: I just read something about Jerusalem Artichoke. It has a sugar in it that doesn't need insulin to digest it. If you can stand the smell/taste of them, they're apparently good for diabetes.

Yard House for Happy Hour is a good deal. The most expensive beer during HH will be $4.75 for a Belgium and pizza's and a bunch of their appetizers are all half off.

Good to know about the Cheeky Monk. I'm gonna try to hit it up in the next week or so but that probably wont happen.

Currently drinking Left Hand's Milk Stout. Still loving this beer, can't get enough of it.

what a week this will be...

Stock up on these if you can, will be gone 'till next Christmas



Maybe my favourite 'simple' beer

I'm jealous. I'd love to try that Palm. I'm lucky that my local stocks up on the regular kind.

Finally hit up that Duvel triple last night along with some Zywiec and a Ayinger lager. The triple was a little stronger than I was looking for, too hoppy (get what you pay for), but still not bad.

You're coming over for Roadburn? I might keep a six pack aside ;-)

I am indeed. Would much appreciate that.

okay, can be done. I bought the bottles I'm drinking now only yesterday so, stocks aren't gone yet in all stores.

How beer has even more ppl-uniting power than music.

Cheers.

If you're in the 'hood, stop by. We just put a bunch of stuff on tap:
Green Flash Le Freak
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Kaiser Rood
St. Feuillien Saison
Dogfishhead Immort
De Ranke XX Bitter
Moylan's Wet-Hopped Hopsicle
Koenigshoven Cuvee de Jacobins
Mountain Sun Onslaught Imp. IPA
Avery DuganA Imp IPA
Moylan's Dragoon Stout
New Belgium La Folie
Russian River Redemption

there's more, but I can't remember them now.

genesee bock is back in season..i have had a few tonight..ill put this up against any bock out there.. seriously.

Anyone know how does Ska Breweries Milk Stout compare to Left Hand's? This is probably more catered to the CO crowd than national...

How about Rogue's Shakespeare Oatmeal stout vs Samual Smith's? Never had either here but just picked up a bomber of Rogue's.

Just cracked.

My intro to oatmeal stouts. More bitter and carbonated than I actually expected. Reading some taste profiles of it and comparing it to Samuel Smith's Oatmeal stout and they seem to read like 2 pretty different beers. I think I might have chosen the wrong one as my intro to the style. I think this one is okay but I won't rush out to get it again anytime soon.

*update* Overall I liked this but I just wish it wasn't so carbonated.

I was thinking of stopping in last night but starting getting sick. Want to try the RR Redemption and check out one of those sours.

Tried some of Breckenridge Breweries Oatmeal Stout the other night at Cherry Cricket and really liked it. A lot more than I expected and a lot more than Rogues. The two tasted like different styles almost as I never got that oatmealish like finish to Rogues like it did with Brecks.