Be sure and have a McCall Mackinaw Red while you are in Boise!
I’m on business travel to CA, somewhat near @WindWarrior, so felt compelled to get a “local” drink.
I’m sorry sir….you seem to have the wrong thread. You are looking for the “What Cider are you enjoying?” thread. This one is for beers.
I was notified that I was delinquent in updating my Boise beverage adventures……
We went to a great farm-to-table restaurant for dinner….the waiter wasn’t great and kept blowing through the names of the beers (local beers were all rotating and not on a list). I think I have them correct though….
First up was a Silver City Winter Ale….nice malty flavor with just the right amount of spice. Great color.
After that I had a Lost Grove IPA….
Back home in Chicago now and another fantastic IPA from Hop Butcher….such a great local brewery doing great things. Love their stuff.
Booth at Fork?! Nice looking winter ale.
Good pick-up…it was indeed at Fork!!
I had the Chicken & Waffles special…glad we were there on a Tuesday ‘cuz I love me some C&W!!!
On a whim, I decided to make a run to Old Irving Brewing last night to grab dinner and some beers they had just released (but I could not find locally).
End results:
Poblano Mac & Cheese
OIB Pitmaster Pale Ale (which was superb)
And other beers to add to my stock.
Anchor Holiday Beer in the house. Almost grabbed the entire case, but decided to be a nice guy, take a six and leave some for the next person. They were out of Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale but more is coming.
Had that last week! Good stuff.
Last night:
A little thicker and more coffee/chocolate/toffee vs the Anchor Steam.
I gotta make a trip to Total Wine & More, my local grocery store is mostly filled with IPAs
Both of those are in the above-referenced Winter beers mixer I made….haven’t had them yet, but soon.
They didn’t have the Deschutes Julbelale yet but we picked up a 12 of the regular offering. Still a favorite brewery. I wish they would bring back the Bachelor Bitter.
I’m a big Deschutes fan in general, but prefer the Anchor Steam Merry Christmas Hoppy New Year over the Jubelale.
A bunch of the more local holiday offerings this year seemed to be spiced and/or flavored. I’m not a huge fan of that aspect of small brewery creativity.
Fun time of year to cruise the various beer stores to see what is on offer though.
I’ve not added much recently because the local bar (500m from the house) keeps Achouffe Cherry Chouffe on draft and I keep drinking it there and bringing a 4 pack home. Some good additions recently to the thread