Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

5K Qs said:
Thanks for the Schlafly distribution info, Barrett. :):thumbsup:

Yeah, I figured the guy who started the brewery was named Schlafly, but I wondered if that had been the family name in "the old country". šŸ¤“
Maybe the name had been SchlƤfli like the mathematician but was Americanized upon immigration. My paternal grandpa had the first name Geert (with sort of throat-clearing pronunciation of the G) in the Netherlands where he was born, but immigration officials told him his name is USA would be George.
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You might be right about the name, GT. I did a little more digging and found some info about the Schlafly family having immigrated to the US from Switzerland in the late 1800s, and the brewery founderā€™s great-grandfatherā€™s name was written as August Schaefli (ā€œaeā€ would be the way to write Ƥ without using an umlaut).

I meant to post these pictures in this thread the other day, but I guess I only posted them in the Lambsfoot thread. On Friday (our last day in STL), my brother and I went to another Schlafly location, their Tap Room downtown, as well as the nearby Urban Chestnut Brewery.

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This was their Rye Lager, which was refreshing.

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A flight for some more variety.
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At Urban Chestnut, I had their Maibockā€¦

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ā€¦their Munich Lagerā€¦

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ā€¦and their Stammtisch German Pilsner.

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(I think itā€™s safe to say that Urban Chestnut specialized in German-style beers. šŸ˜ Their flagship is a Kellerbier called Zwickel.)
 
Just finished pressure washing the patio and setting up the outdoor furniture. (Pacific Northwest, summer might have started this week). Didnā€™t participate in the Northwoods Lollyscramble today, but I did put the Lookout Jack in my pocket to curb temptation. Relaxing with a glass of bourbon.

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btb01 said:
You might be right about the name, GT. I did a little more digging and found some info about the Schlafly family having immigrated to the US from Switzerland in the late 1800s, and the brewery founderā€™s great-grandfatherā€™s name was written as August Schaefli (ā€œaeā€ would be the way to write Ƥ without using an umlaut).
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Thanks for the additional info, Barrett! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup:
Kind of cool that my idle speculation based on "name association" might actually be true.

- GT
 
Here's a new-to-me beverage I picked up at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. The label claims this Horny Monk is a Belgian style ale, and I've heard many folks rave about Belgian ale, so I thought I'd try it. (Years ago, someone told me that New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire was a Belgian style ale, but I wasn't very impressed with the Fat Tire I tried during an airport layover.) I'm very impressed with Horny Monk, and purchased another 6-pack earlier this week.


Here's the brewery's claims about this product:


Here's the can's art work showing a monk with little horns:


- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Here's a new-to-me beverage I picked up at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. The label claims this Horny Monk is a Belgian style ale, and I've heard many folks rave about Belgian ale, so I thought I'd try it. (Years ago, someone told me that New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire was a Belgian style ale, but I wasn't very impressed with the Fat Tire I tried during an airport layover.) I'm very impressed with Horny Monk, and purchased another 6-pack earlier this week.


Here's the brewery's claims about this product:


Here's the can's art work showing a monk with little horns:


- GT
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That looks good I wish I could try that one GT, but it looks like it's not available outside of MI. I'm not a fan of New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire either.
 
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