I’ve been blessed to be able to visit a number of breweries and brew pubs across the United States and have enjoyed many wonderful tours given by passionate brewers and have enjoyed many wonderful pints of great beer. This blog is a simple opportunity for me to share my experiences with others who may be interested. I hope you find something you enjoy.
Service Brewing Company, Savannah, GA
I stopped in at Service Brewing Company in Savannah, Georgia with a colleague while on a work trip. I enjoyed the Rally Point Pilsner. A solid, no nonsense beer. After tasting many other beer styles it’s always nice to come back to just real beer.
Two Tides Brewing Company, Savannah, GA
I stopped in at Two Tides Brewing Company in Savannah, Georgia with a colleague for a beer. Well, I couldn’t decide so a flight of sours made sense. The Chromatose Blackberry Sour and the Obvious Answer Morello Cherry and Plum Sour were absolutely amazing. Enough fruit flavor to cut the sour but still sour and not sweet at all. Delicious. Dry. Would have been great with food.
Tasty Bois Imperial Stout with toasted marshmallow and coconut will go down in the record books as the perfect dessert beer. I’d throw vanilla ice cream in this all day long. Amazing!
The artwork is really cool too!
KC Bier Company, Kansas City, MO
I recently completed the Cicerone German Beer Styles Course and I felt like KC Bier Company in Kansas City was a perfect setting and set of example beers of the major German styles. Wish I had been able to do my studying here – i would have passed sooner.
I pretty much tried them all. Dunkel is rich. Hefeweizen is refreshing. Helles and Pils are crisp. Radler – wish it was spring and I’d just come in from a long bike ride. Maibock – yes – I feel like a monk during lent with only Maibock and no food. And, Winterbock, warming, cozy. Ausgezeichnet! I think my high school German teacher would approve of that. One of the few words I remember.
My friend, Ashton, tipped me off to this place and I’m so glad he did. I only had one night in Kansas City and I really enjoyed the beers here and wish I had more time to hang out.
Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City, MO
I stopped in at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s been too long! My last visit was 2011 and their tasting room and swag shop were the size of a, well, closet. Now there’s a whole new building which is spacious and beautiful.
The Kolsch and Pils were great examples of these beer styles. Single Wide IPA is a fabulous, easy to drink, IPA. Hoppy enough but not too much. I was into the Jam Band because i enjoy fruit flavors – especially when not overdone. And, this fruit beer was vert tasty and both sweet and tart.
Just give me more Lime Gose. This is all I need til I die. Crisp. Slightly sweet. Tart. Full of flavor. I enjoyed the Irish Ale. Being half Irish I can see why. Tank 7 never disappoints! Bourbon Barrel Quad – nothing else needs to be said. Awesome.
Happy Bassett Brewing Company, Topeka, KS
I stopped in at Happy Bassett Brewing Company in Topeka, Kansas. I enjoyed every one of the beers in the flight I had. The beer that stood out to me was their Thin Mint Porter. Delicious. Just like the Girl Scout Cookie. It is made from their base Purebread Porter which is also awesome. Chocolate and Mint prevail. Just wonderful.
Norsemen Brewing Company, Topeka, KS
I stopped in at Norsemen Brewing Company in Topeka, Kansas for a beer. I couldn’t decide so I tried three. The one that really stood out to me was the Nobles Only Red India Pale Lager. I enjoyed the maltiness and the hoppiness of this wonderful beer. Quite a complex brew. Very enjoyable and warming on a cold evening.
Blind Tiger Restaurant & Brewery, Topeka, KS
I stopped in at Blind Tiger Restaurant & Brewery while in Topeka, Kansas for work. I stopped late one evening after a night flight into town and just missed the kitchen, but the Maibock and some peanuts were a perfect late night meal. The Maibock was everything it should be – strong, malty, filling. The next day I enjoyed their Burnt Ends for lunch along with the Pils Vom Fass Pilsner. Great food and great beer. The pilsner was a great pairing with lunch and it tasted spot on for its style. Great food and great beer.
Jim Dandy Brewing, Pocatello, ID
I stopped in at Jim Dandy Brewing in Pocatello, Idaho for a beer. I enjoyed the Babushka Imperial Stout, reminded me of how my mother-in-law used to wear her hair. I most enjoyed the Jimmy Drinks Mosaic and Citra IPA. A very nice IPA. Hoppy but not a knockout. Very drinkable.
Portneuf Valley Brewing, Pocatello, ID
I stopped in at Portneuf Valley Brewing in Pocatello, Idaho for dinner and a beer with colleagues. I enjoyed the Smoked Salmon Salad and I shared the Giant Salty Pretzel with a buddy. One of my colleagues ordered a flight of all beers on tap, and honestly they were all great! I enjoyed the Ligertown Lager. Nice balanced malty beer. I was hoping for more of a connection to Napoleon Dynamite, though. I most enjoyed the Belligerent Ass Nut Brown Ale. Deep, caramelly, malty, nutty flavor. Great on a cold evening. I really wanted to pick up the t-shirt but not sure that would go well back home.
Lamplighter Brewing Company, Cambridge, MA
I stopped in at Lamplighter Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts after a long day of training for a beer. I enjoyed Birds of a Feather New England IPA. A delicious hazy IPA in New England style. And I loved Coquito the Rum Barrel Aged Stout with Coconut on Nitro. Is that enough sensations? Stout – Coconut – Rum – Nitro. WOW!
