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Hi Everyone! Around the holidays I picked up several very good beers. I stopped into the Crown Brewery in Crown Point, IN for the first time, for a more than quick visit. Unfortunately most of the time, I am on some sort of time and driving constraints. On this trip I was by myself, with my little dog, so couldn't do much drinking or spend much time any place, and didn't have a lot of time anyway. I did get a few labels and coasters from them there to add to my collections. Everyone I talked to there were very friendly and hospitable. I bought a couple of 22 oz. bottles from them to take home and be able to try in the comfort of my own place. The Crown Brown and the Special Forces I.P.A. were both really good! Nice beers with some body and very hoppy. I was impressed. After I left there, I actually got to follow another person from there, up to the Three Floyd's Brewery in Munster, IN. I would have never found this place on my own. I sat down at the bar and ordered an Alfa King Pale Ale, WOW, this was good. I could have sat there for a good half hour and just smelled this beer, the first drink and you know you have a real beer in your hands. The flavor was heavenly. It was an intense experience, then after I had drank it and left there, I would belch a bit of it every so often, and it was like drinking it all over again. I would have liked to have had a little bit of time and a driver, so I could have drank a few of these. I was just impressed as I could be with this beer but, unfortunately the people that worked at the bar and brewery were not very friendly people at all. Most of them were actually down right unfriendly. That always messes up finding a really special beer.
This year Leinenkugel put out there "Big Eddy" Russian Imperial Stout again. I guess it has not been available for some time now. I'm not all that impressed with Leinenkugel's beers as a whole but, they have always put out a good Bock, and this Big Eddy's is really good Stout! It is not on the cheap side though. I also checked out a new Brewery called the Southern Tier Brewing Co. out of New York, the beer is called part of the Black Water Series. It is Imperial Oat Oatmeal Stout, and it was excellent! Again, not on the cheap side but, sometimes it is worth paying a few cents extra for the experience of a better and tasteful beer! These two beers I picked up at Woodman's Grocery store in our area, and they have a very well stocked micro and brewpub sellection of beers in their stores.
Finally got to go and check out the new brewpub in Galena, IL a couple of days after Christmas and had lunch and a couple of pretty good beers with my adoptive father there. They are making five styles and all are good but, as usual, if you want to be able to check out all types start out on the light colors and flavors and build up to the dark. I generally go to the middle and work to the darks. I really loved the Uly's Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Stout. I was able to add a few little goodies from their hospitality center to my collection too.
I am always looking for labels, coasters, bottle crowns (caps), and business cards along with a lot of other stuff from these kinds of places. I am also always looking for Shiner Coasters from Spoetzl Brewing Company, in Texas, and Rolling Rock Coasters from Latrobe Brewing Company in Pennsylvania, if any of you have any or can help me get some of them. I am always interested in buying anywhere from 1-100 of each coaster or bottle labels, if they are reasonably priced, just contact me to let me know.
If you guys get a chance to check out any of these beers, let me know what you all think of them!
Take care and stay safe,
Proud Supporter of JK Knives, #36
This year Leinenkugel put out there "Big Eddy" Russian Imperial Stout again. I guess it has not been available for some time now. I'm not all that impressed with Leinenkugel's beers as a whole but, they have always put out a good Bock, and this Big Eddy's is really good Stout! It is not on the cheap side though. I also checked out a new Brewery called the Southern Tier Brewing Co. out of New York, the beer is called part of the Black Water Series. It is Imperial Oat Oatmeal Stout, and it was excellent! Again, not on the cheap side but, sometimes it is worth paying a few cents extra for the experience of a better and tasteful beer! These two beers I picked up at Woodman's Grocery store in our area, and they have a very well stocked micro and brewpub sellection of beers in their stores.
Finally got to go and check out the new brewpub in Galena, IL a couple of days after Christmas and had lunch and a couple of pretty good beers with my adoptive father there. They are making five styles and all are good but, as usual, if you want to be able to check out all types start out on the light colors and flavors and build up to the dark. I generally go to the middle and work to the darks. I really loved the Uly's Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Stout. I was able to add a few little goodies from their hospitality center to my collection too.
I am always looking for labels, coasters, bottle crowns (caps), and business cards along with a lot of other stuff from these kinds of places. I am also always looking for Shiner Coasters from Spoetzl Brewing Company, in Texas, and Rolling Rock Coasters from Latrobe Brewing Company in Pennsylvania, if any of you have any or can help me get some of them. I am always interested in buying anywhere from 1-100 of each coaster or bottle labels, if they are reasonably priced, just contact me to let me know.
If you guys get a chance to check out any of these beers, let me know what you all think of them!
Take care and stay safe,
Proud Supporter of JK Knives, #36
