Friday, May 29, 2009

Whole Foods Lincoln Park Has a Bar!!!


I love good food and beer. Now at the new Whole Foods in Lincoln Park I con combine those two things. There a bar that will serve you so you can walk around the store and shop while drinking. Why has no one thought of this before??? Just think of the impulse buys after two Dragons Milk's. The tap list was pretty good. With goose shwill, Mad Hatter, Founders, Oberon, Dragons milk and to top it off they had a keg of FFF Calumet Queen. That's their Kolsch that never makes it out of their brewpub. Plus there was a special PBR tallboys (or mancans if your from the south) for $2.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Arcadia- Scotch Ale


I grabbed this at one of those mix and match 6 pack places. Man was I quite surprised with it. Much better than I expected. A good amount of malt and dark fruitiness to it. The description on their website says plums, coffee, toffee, and roasted chestnuts. I don't know it I get all of that out of this. Maybe just the plums and a slight toffee note. Still a good solid scotch ale.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Jolly Pumpkin-Oro De Calabaza



As you can see from the pic, we were celebrating. It was my 30th bday. Alex made me a delicious Spanish tortilla. Along with the meal we shared a bottle of the Oro De Calabaza. This Biere de Garde from Jolly Pumpkin is great. It has a light fruity tartness. There's a citrus note and some pepper at the same time. Very light and crisp. It was a complete surprise that it complemented the meal so well. Those guys make some good stuff.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Lagunitas-Pils


I can't say that I drink allot of pilsners, but I really liked this one. My friend Tom brought this over. It's a great session beer. Nice and light, with a mild hop and malt flavor. i'll be drinking more of this when the weather gets hotter.

Sprecher-Scottish Style Ale


Whooo. This one has some bourbon in it. Its a Scottish ale that was aged in bourbon barrels. I wasn't too impressed. You can't really taste the scotch too much, the bourbon flavor takes the whole beer over. Allot of maltyness too. Hey it was worth a try and I got a bottle that will be reused when brewing.