Not that I condone drinking and driving- in fact I have a very strict limit of 2 beers when I drive.... BUT with all ye prius owners out west I am wondering why we don't have a microbrew forum???????????? What's great in other parts of the world? In Jersey we only have a handful and they are all pretty good - see www.njbeer.org
I guess all you beer folks out west must be on vacation this week & not checking in..... I have thought that the west coast is a mecca for beer lovers but since no one has any comments on their favorite brewpubs, I must have been mislead!
mmm, Fat Tire... I would have ordered it in for my wedding if they'd been willing to ship it to Florida =)
Since moving to the great Pacific Northwest 8 years ago, I've become a complete devotee of the fantastic Northwestern microbrews to the point that I will no longer drink anything brewed more than 200 miles from Portland. Some of my personal favorites are (in no particular order): Deschutes Brewery Widmer Brothers Brewing Bridgeport Brewing Full Sail Brewing Mount Hood Brewing Company McMenamin's Breweries I do not believe that any of them are available back east, but last time I was in New York, I did see a Widmer Brothers sign in the window of a NYC bar. The only decent microbrew I've found on my trips back to New York was Brooklyn Brewery.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(geologyrox @ Jul 6 2006, 08:23 PM) [snapback]282357[/snapback]</div> Hey, geo, I'd ship you some, but last time I shipped alcohol UPS ripped me a new one and poured it out. Meh. I'll tip back a Fat Tire in your honor tonight. Got some in the fridge chillin' right now. Nate
I'm a big fan of stouts in general and several Belgian beers. Give me an oatmeal stout, sweet/milk/cream stout, or chocolate stout any day. From Belgium, I like the strong dark ales, saisons, lambics, and just about anything brewed by monks (especially tripels and quadrupels).
Hey Ben- Ommegang is having a big beer fest 7/15 and they make great belgian styles- had the 3 Philosophers at a tasting last week & WOW!(which is a quad) check out their website! understand they have camping there if you like to do that..... so if you're not busy visiting Danny with his new Prius that weekend- think about heading to cooperstown, NY!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(barbaram @ Jul 7 2006, 10:20 PM) [snapback]282829[/snapback]</div> I LOVE the beers from Brewery Ommegang. Three Philosophers is a phenomenal brew!!! I also really enjoy Ommegang Abbey Ale.
