Preamble: Combining two perfectly good drinks – cider and beer – seemed somewhat crazy at the time, but since everyone else was doing it you go along with the crowd. What followed can only be put down to the naivety of youth, but then such is life. It would be good to someday add Cider [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
26 May
Two Brothers – Northwind Imperial Stout
Preamble: On one of the first sunny days of the summer, at the weekend, I finally stopped being lazy and made it all of 15 minutes (drive) away to the Two Brother’s Tap house, which is conveniently located next to the Two Brother’s brewery. Not only does the menu spoil you for choice, but you [...]
18 May
America’s Brewing Co. – Honey Wheat
Preamble: The glass is half full; or at least in this case it is three-quarters full and there is a dire need to find smaller sized glassware. This is unless I decide to put some spin on this and suggest that the standard comparisons will be how much they give (or don’t give) you in [...]
7 May
America’s Brewing Co. – Imperial Stout
Preamble: It isn’t going to be every day that you sit down to a beer that will be so remarkable that you need to do the equivalent of a double take; these are going to be beers that stand out from anything else you have tried before, they have something about them that is new [...]
25 Apr
Metropolitan Brewing – Flywheel Bright Lager
Preamble: What is Bright Lager? Other than being a lager, and probably falling somewhere in the American Lager style, I am not sure what exactly bright lager is, nor what should be expected. The website does, however, help to fill this knowledge gap: “The kinetic beauty of spicy hops grabs you by the nose and [...]
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