Great Lakes & Breckenridge Pint Night Double Feature Extravaganza

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This Friday's Pint Night will tantalize the taste buds and excite the palate.  We will be featuring the dual brewery combo of Great Lakes & Breckenridge brewery:

• Great Lakes Alchemy Hour Double IPA
• Great Lakes Conway's Irish Red Ale
• Breckenridge Agave Wheat
• Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
• Breckenridge Lucky U  IPA

The Great Lakes Alchemy Hour is a hoppy brew that we have had on tap previously, and is so ridiculously delicious that it creates raving madmen of desire out of normal men.  And if that news wasn't yet enough, in a bold move of unprecedented proportions, we have been able to acquire pint glasses for both breweries!  Never before* has such an amazing occurrence occurred!  With such bold and exciting news, only a fool would dare miss the Great Lakes & Breckenridge Pint Night Double Feature Extravaganza!


*Many times before

April Growler Wall Specials

Greetings folks! April has arrived bringing with it warmer weather. Warmer weather has brought a plethora of new beers in. As such, Tyler and I have picked a handful of delicious brews on the wall and slashed their prices.

• BBC Ebenezer Christmas Ale - WAS: $7.99; NOW: $5.99
• Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA - WAS: $9.99; NOW: $7.99
• Dogfish Head Aprihop IPA - WAS: $10.99; NOW: $8.99
• Three Floyds Robert the Bruce - WAS: $9.99; NOW: $6.99
• Green Flash Grand Cru - WAS: $13.99; NOW: $9.99

Come in and get a growler fill of these fantastic ales at some of the best prices you will see on our growler wall!

Weekly Beer Reviews

Abita Spring IPA

This is the first year of this seasonal IPA from the State of Louisiana. It certainly gives other sessionable IPA's a run for their money. The nose is quite floral with soft hints of pollen, honeysuckle, fresh lemons, and melon. The floral notes persist into the flavor and create a smooth and crisp flavor. Hints of honeysuckle, melon, and goats milk make for an interesting menagerie of flavors. The finish is slightly bitter with flavors of lavender, orange zest, creamed honey, and a pleasant metallic flavor. With the weather warming up, this beer is perfect for enjoying the fresh air.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 8.5/10


Abita Andygator

The first Heller Bock to grace our walls, this New Orleans favorite is certainly fitting for Spring and Summer. The nose is enticing with aroma's of salted corned beef, onion powder, parsley, and maraschino cherries. The flavor is creamy and thick while still remaining easy drinking. Flavors of white sugar, clove, and coriander make for a light entry into this brew. The finish is more exciting as the hop presence ramps up. The bitterness shines through with flavors of melon and toasted buns. If easy drinking with a strong ABV is up your alley than look no further.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 6.75/10


Abita Vanilla Doubledog

The 25th Anniversary of Abita was celebrated by brewing this American Strong Ale that drinks more like a Vanilla Porter with the ABV more fitting for that American Strong label. The nose is very pungent with aroma's of hot chocolate, raspberries, doughtnuts, vanilla, and caramel. The flavor is incredibly tart up front with flavors of grapes, which throws you off at first. It immediately turns to rich flavors of chocolate, vanilla bean icecream, and caramel. The finish is sweeter with smooth flavors of vanilla wafers and banana splits. Definitely a dessert beer with tons of flavors that keep you guessing until that last drop.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 9/10

Abita Pint Night

Spring is here, and what better way to celebrate than with an appropriately-themed beer?  Tomorrow's Pint Night will be featuring Abita, and will have a plethora of brews from the brewery:

• Abita Amber Ale
• Abita Andygator Heller Bock
• Abita Spring India Pale Ale
• Abita Vanilla Doubledog American Strong Ale

We also have the Founder's All Day IPA on tap, which is bright, refreshing, and sessionable -- perfect for Spring!  We will also have three different Abita glasses available, one of which is certainly the most awesome pint glass we've ever had.

Basketball?  What basketball?  Get in here and pay homage to Abita!

Local Pint Night Spectacular

Greetings everyone!

With all the exciting local basketball happenings this month, what better way to celebrate than by supporting Kentucky's own breweries?  That is just what we are doing with this Pint Night, as we will be featuring:

• West Sixth India Pale Ale
• West Sixth Amber Ale
• Falls City Black IPA

West Sixth is a new brewery out of Lexington; we have had their beers on tap before, and they were quite enjoyable AWESOOOOOME.  The Falls City Black IPA has also been seen previously on this wall and was a great hit, and has been a popular request since then. 
 
We will have very nice West Sixth pint glasses available to go along with these great beers.  So if you love our dear state as well as delicious beer, then you would be positively remiss to miss such an event. Come in to our Local Pint Night Spectacular! Taste! Enjoy! Live!

Weekly Beer Reviews

Today's reviews will feature our Tremendous Threesome of Tripel's. A few guest tasters jumped in to give a unique view on these complex beers. On to the reviews!

Chimay Tripel

The first of our Tripel's is probably the one everyone enjoyed the most. It is certainly more easily accessible than the others. The nose is floral is with subtle hints of grapes, coriander, strawberries, wintergreen, and lavender. It certainly ramped up the excitement among the group. The taste was lighter up front with soft flavors of apples, plums, grapes, parsley, and mint. The finish had more in common with a Pale Ale as the bitterness ramps up and produces a sublime flavors of mandarins. I think even hop lovers can appreciate the notes in the finish.

Mike, Tyler, John, and Taylor's Rating - 8.75/10


St. Bernardus Tripel

This Tripel happens to be the only one out of the group that I haven't had before. The same was true for everyone else who jumped in on this tasting (except Jacob). As such, no expectations were set. It is certainly a bit less friendly than the Chimay Tripel. The nose is pungent and full of aroma's of clove, oranges, soap, floral notes, lemon, and mineral water. The flavor has papaya burst onto your tongue first with softer flavors of lemon zest and tangerines being detected. The flavor was almost ashy. The finish was quick and subtle with flavors of clove, tangelo, and herbal notes.

Mike, Tyler, John, Taylor, and Jacob's Rating - 8.5/10


Kasteel Tripel

This Tripel was already aged a year when I got it, and I merely added another on top of it. However, it seems to have ramped up the sweetness and the complexity that will only satisfy the most ardent Belgian beer connoisseur. The nose is intense with strong aroma's of lemon. Softer hints of white wine, raisins, apricots, and jolly ranchers made for an intriguing nose. The taste is sweet and rich right off the bat. Strong flavors of honeycomb, raisins, and apricots made for a complex opening. The finish was sweet, though less so. Soft flavors of apples, honey, and marshmellow fluff were present. An amazingly complex beer.

Mike's Rating - 9.25/10; Tyler, John, Jacob, and Taylor's Rating - 7.25/10

St. Patrick's Day Special

Hello folks! Later on Friday a treat for St. Patrick's day will be going on tap. Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale, a deceptively smooth and flavorful ale, will be going on tap with a special price for the weekend. Normally $10.99 a growler, it will be $8.99 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come get this amazing seasonal that is absolutely perfect for these pleasantly cool Spring Days.