Sunday, September 3, 2017

Charleyville BBA Imperial Stout

River City Stout, 10% abv, nice bourbon nose, heavy liquor taste, me ght be better aged for a year. 

Charleville Brewery Saint Louis

Short Black Sun, black Pilsner, 5%, not very strong,made for the eclipse
Ale Mucho Hoppo, Double IPA, 9%, 100 IBU, good beer, good bitter
Hoptimstic IPA, 6.6%, 65 IBU, smooth IPA good taste, not overpowering, drinkable,
Bellows Shake, Oktoberfest, 6%, smells of banana, smoth, drinkable.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Dieu du Ciel, Quebec

Russian Imperial Stout, with coffee added, 9.5%, got 11.5 oz bottle at Side Project Cellar, big coffee nose and flavor they say it can be cellared

Side Project Brewing sour and other beers

Coffee Shop Vibes Peruvian, Russian Imperial Stout, 13% abv, nice coffee aroma, very dark stout, not bitter, very good.  Coffee and then more coffee. 
Backpack Fashion Show double dry hopped IPA, very good IPA nose, different taste, good beer.  8% abv. 
Bretta,  Sang, sour beer, 7% abv, French oak puncheon aged blond with sweet orange peel & blood orange juice. 
All three good beer. 

2nd Shift Brewing The Hill, Saint Louis

Bourbon barrel aged cat Spit Stout, gr at bourbon nose, smooth, 6% good beer.
Brewligans IPA, 6%, citrus finish, good start on the front, drinkable
Art of Neurosis American IPA, 7.6% no overwhelming taste or finish.  Soso.
5 Cats Imperial IPA, 8.5%, again nose is off, back of tongue is different. 

Friday, September 1, 2017

Narrow Gauge Brewing, Florissant MO

Old Town Porter, good color, good porter, very drinkable
Sparkle Motion, American pale ale with Citra and Galaxy hops, good flavor, served almost room temp 6%
Fallen Flag, American IPA, dry hopped with Citra and mosaic. Good taste great aroma
SHB, DDH Simcoe, double dry hopped with Simcoe hops, great aroma, different finish, 7%, 50 IBU, not necessarily one to order again
They have a lot of different IPAs

Flat Branch Pub & Brewing

So, Flat Branch has several beers on tap: tried two IPAs, an oatmeal stout with chocolate, and a gold chili beer, IPAs ate soso, girls got the stout, Ron got the chili and I opted  for the Katy Trail Pale Ale.