another Beer Festival
“More beer, more beer…
All I want is more beer.
More beer, more beer…
All I want is more beer, more beer.”
--by Fear from the lyrics of “More Beer.”
Dan, Danny and I (Uncle, Cousin and me respectively) went to the 16th Annual Peoria International Beer Festival today.
Now before anyone jumps my case, I had the Cardiologist approval (reluctant as it was from Jim McCrisken) to go. Granted he was not fond of the idea, however I think he views me as a misguided son who has an amazing freewill. At some point, one just has to let the terror go. Now in all seriousness, he told me to limit myself (which I did) and to eat while there (which my two hot dogs prove). Good thing I am working on that cholesterol.
I sampled a few beers that I will share with my devoted readers:
Hoppin’ Frog Mean Manalshi Double Bock (very strong)
Karlovacko from Croatia (we toasted the memory of my Grandmother)
Erdinger Champs
Erdinger Dunkel Weisse
Ommegang Three Philosophers Belgia Style Quad (thanks good friend Tom Gardner—who was the distributor for this tasty ale)
Monkman’s Slaughter Strong Bitter (from England—I had to sample for the name)
Bishoff Falkenstein Hefe Dark—from Germany
The AbNormal Brewers (local guys)—Belgian Triple Play (with a Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy emblem on the tap).
America’s Brewing Company Walter Payton Pilsner (which I tasted for the name and which was absolute crap).
Destihl Roggenbeir—Local Normal Beer at our new Brewpub-=-it is their much sought after Rye Beer.
Bastibe Brewery, Michigan—Bectar Des Dieux Triple (also very strong).
Breckenridge Agave Wheat—I read about it; sampled it; and decided that drinking piss from a goat would taste better.
Left Hand Brewery Widdershins Barley Wine (strong but not overpowering).
O’Fallon Peach Wheach (get the pun)—Complete crap volume II.
Atwater Voodoovator Doppelbock—A great dopplebock with a nice flavor.
Mahr’s Weisse—a nice clove/banana flavored Wheat Beer from Germany.
Floreffe Tripel from Belgium (Dan said less of a Tripel and more of a licorice-flavored batch).
Hirter Morchl Dunkel Lager—A dark Lager from Germany.
White Winter Sweet Mead—a nice flavor
White Winter Raspberry Mead—a nice flavor volume II.
I had the Meads at the end of the evening/afternoon as to cleanse the pallet o “beer flavors” and have something unsettling and sweet on the taste buds.
My favorite of the beers was probably the Hoppin’ Frog Mean Manalshi Double Bock, the Mahr’s Weisse, or the Atwater Voodoovator Doppelbock.
Usually I limit myself to wheat beers (Weisse) but I expanded my horizons this year. We’ll see if the gout or hangover haunts me tomorrow.
--by Fear from the lyrics of “More Beer.”
Dan, Danny and I (Uncle, Cousin and me respectively) went to the 16th Annual Peoria International Beer Festival today.
Now before anyone jumps my case, I had the Cardiologist approval (reluctant as it was from Jim McCrisken) to go. Granted he was not fond of the idea, however I think he views me as a misguided son who has an amazing freewill. At some point, one just has to let the terror go. Now in all seriousness, he told me to limit myself (which I did) and to eat while there (which my two hot dogs prove). Good thing I am working on that cholesterol.
I sampled a few beers that I will share with my devoted readers:
Hoppin’ Frog Mean Manalshi Double Bock (very strong)
Karlovacko from Croatia (we toasted the memory of my Grandmother)
Erdinger Champs
Erdinger Dunkel Weisse
Ommegang Three Philosophers Belgia Style Quad (thanks good friend Tom Gardner—who was the distributor for this tasty ale)
Monkman’s Slaughter Strong Bitter (from England—I had to sample for the name)
Bishoff Falkenstein Hefe Dark—from Germany
The AbNormal Brewers (local guys)—Belgian Triple Play (with a Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy emblem on the tap).
America’s Brewing Company Walter Payton Pilsner (which I tasted for the name and which was absolute crap).
Destihl Roggenbeir—Local Normal Beer at our new Brewpub-=-it is their much sought after Rye Beer.
Bastibe Brewery, Michigan—Bectar Des Dieux Triple (also very strong).
Breckenridge Agave Wheat—I read about it; sampled it; and decided that drinking piss from a goat would taste better.
Left Hand Brewery Widdershins Barley Wine (strong but not overpowering).
O’Fallon Peach Wheach (get the pun)—Complete crap volume II.
Atwater Voodoovator Doppelbock—A great dopplebock with a nice flavor.
Mahr’s Weisse—a nice clove/banana flavored Wheat Beer from Germany.
Floreffe Tripel from Belgium (Dan said less of a Tripel and more of a licorice-flavored batch).
Hirter Morchl Dunkel Lager—A dark Lager from Germany.
White Winter Sweet Mead—a nice flavor
White Winter Raspberry Mead—a nice flavor volume II.
I had the Meads at the end of the evening/afternoon as to cleanse the pallet o “beer flavors” and have something unsettling and sweet on the taste buds.
My favorite of the beers was probably the Hoppin’ Frog Mean Manalshi Double Bock, the Mahr’s Weisse, or the Atwater Voodoovator Doppelbock.
Usually I limit myself to wheat beers (Weisse) but I expanded my horizons this year. We’ll see if the gout or hangover haunts me tomorrow.
posted by Eric Sweetwood at 6:12 PM
2 Comments:
Eric,
that is alot of variety to taste in the one day. I've actually never had most of those on there. I would be interested in trying some of the local beers there. I can't resist a good brewpub/local brewery.
I do agree with you about Hopping Frogg. They distribute pretty heavily around here and their DIPA and Boris the Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout is fantastic.
Everything alright with the doctor? Beer is not good for the heart?
Beer is not bad for the heart--too much of anything like it might be. I have to watch my carbss--damnit all.
Thanks for your comments Matt, and for the rest of you, visit Matt's Beer Blog at: http://mattsbeerblog.blogspot.com/
for some exccellent ideas, fair commentaries, and great choices.
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