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Russian River Brewing Company

Gary — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:45 +0000

Checking off another location on the Beer Advocate Top 50 list, we visit Russian River on a Sunday morning. Yes, I said Sunday morning. What, is there something wrong with drinking beers from a little after 11am to nearly 6pm?

A list of the beers we tried at Russian River (all from Russian River, naturally):

Toronado

Gary — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:45 +0000

My first stop in San Francisco was a bar on the Beer Advocate Top 50 list – Toronado.

A list of the beers we tried at Toronado:

The Grey Lodge Pub

Gary — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:00:21 +0000

Our final stop in Philadelphia came on the second morning of our trip at The Grey Lodge Pub. Sure, we got there at 11am for brunch and you may think that’s too early for a beer. Well, it probably was but that certainly didn’t deter us from our goal of having a beer at each place.

A list of the beers we tried at The Grey Lodge Pub:

Sprague Farm Bliss Berry

Ludwig’s Garten and Monk’s Café

Gary — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:00:28 +0000

After we finished our one beer at Tria, we got out of there as fast as we could so we get some food at Ludwig’s Garten. We must have been tired because we barely finished our food – some, not at all – and had difficulty killing our beers. But, god damn, do I love me some schnitzel.

By the time we finished our meal at Ludwig’s, we all felt like we were going to die so it seemed prudent to relax back at our hotel a bit. Soon, we got a second wind and went back to Monk’s Café, a place we already tallied off our list back in April. At least we got their signature Monk’s Flemish Sour Red Ale this time.

A list of the beers we tried at Ludwig’s Garten:

A list of the beers we tried at Monk’s Café:

Monk’s Flemish Sour Red Ale

Tria

Gary — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:00:18 +0000

Having made our way into Philly, the next bar on our list was Tria. Located in downtown Philadelphia, it’s a long but narrow space with a too many people crammed into a confined area. The atmosphere was a little too highbrow for my tastes but it did have a few decent beers on tap.

My glass of Ommegang Three Philosophers on the windowsill. Artistic direction credit goes to Gordon for this one.

A list of the beers we tried at Tria:

The Drafting Room Taproom and Grille

Gary — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:00:46 +0000

Our first stop of the weekend on the Beer Advocate Top 50 list – The Drafting Room Taproom Grille in Exton, just outside of Philadelphia. This was my favorite stop of the weekend as far as places on the list went. The only drawback was the smoking in the taproom but, as this is not New York City, there wasn’t really anything that could be done to prevent that.

Justin waits for our beers.

The nice selection of beers on tap.

In addition to the taps, they have a large selection of bottles – even better, they sell mix packs of bottles to take home.

Our first beer – the Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence.

With yet more driving to go on the day, we got a flight of 5.5-ounce samples. From left to right: Legacy Midnight Wit, Lagunitas Brown Shugga’, Troegs Naked Elf, Victory ESB.

Aaron, plus Justin and Gordon being, well, themselves.

A list of the beers we tried at The Drafting Room Taproom and Grille:

Southampton Publick House

Gary — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:00:16 +0000

Continuing our quest to visit all of Beer Advocate’s Top 50 Places to Have a Beer in America, we made our way to the eastern tip of New York state to have a few beers (and a meal) at the Southampton Publick House.

Williamsburg Bar Crawl

Gary — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:00:57 +0000

In May of last year, Beer Advocate put out a list of the Top 50 Places to Have a Beer in America. Big fans of the Beer Advocate site they are, Aaron and Justin devoured the list and came up with one of the greatest ideas I have ever heard – to attempt to go to every single place on the list. Sometime in late October, they, along with Jeremy and myself, began to tally places off the list by starting off in Williamsburg.

The many beers on tap at Barcade.

The entrance to Mugs Ale House.

Jeremy and Aaron (you can sorta see Justin) entering Mugs.

The totally nondescript entrance to Spuyten Duyvil. If you’re not looking for it, you won’t notice it.

The guys ordering beer at Spuyten Duyvil.

Some interesting stuff behind the counter here.

Three places down, forty-seven to go!

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