Monday, June 23, 2008

McCall Brewing Company


Alex and I were out in McCall Idaho for a friends wedding. We stopped in for lunch at the local brewery. We got food and their beer flight. It came with 7 of the beers they had on tap. I was kinda disappointed with their beer overall. There was a pretty good Scotch ale and an interesting IPA. I couldn't quite put my finger on what was different/weird in the IPA. The rest of the beers were just boring. The oddest one was a super lemonfied Weiss. I would skip this place if your ever in McCall. Which I doubt you ever will be. Plus the food was quite expensive.

Home Brew


This is the first batch with the new brew kit that I got for xmas. Ya, I know it's June. The pic is of the grains steeping before the malt is added for the boil. Soon there will be 5 gallons of Scotch ale to bottle up. I'm excited. What do you guys think the next batch should be? I want to start looking for recipes and ingredients.

Fort Collins Brewery Big Shot


This is a seasonal 22 from the Colorado brewery. I have never heard of a seasonal brown ale though. The beer has a nutty aroma to it. Taste is that of a brown ale with a little higher alcohol content. 6.5% There was allot of lacing in my pint glass from the initial pour. I think this one is good but forgettable. It was only $2.99, which isn't bad for a 22.

New Glarus Edel-Pils


This is a fantastic summer beer. It's nice medium bodied Pilsner. The nose has a little grass and some floral notes. It's a very fresh tasting beer. That has a really smooth finish. I can and will finish off a 6pk of these in an afternoon.

Breckenridge Small Batch IPA


I love this brewery. Or maybe I'm a little nostalgic from when I lived out west. Either way when I would go fishing out that way, a growler from the brewery would always follow me home. This is a really good double IPA. The first whiff that of the beer is that of orange and honey. There is a nice hoppy bite but it's not overbearing. The same can be said for the alcohol content. At 9% it's strong but not too strong.

Also give their amber a try. It's call Avalanche Ale. I think it gives Fat Tire a run for their $$$.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008


This is a bottle from a 6 from 07. The is a big dark stout. It's has a great coffee, toffee, chocolate and alcohol taste. The mouth feel is a thinner than you would think when looking at it. The aged bottle has less of an acidic bite than that of the current year. I can only drink a few of these in a night. Mainly because you can only sip this beer and they do the job very well.