Beer Adventuring

So with this new area that I'm living in comes a ton of new places that sell imports and specialty beers and there are all kinds of new exciting possibilities. I will try to update this page with some of them for those who care about beer... :-)

I recently had a chance to try a Cinci brewer called Christian Moerlien. I tried the Dopplebock -- not bad, but a little nuttier than I care for. I'm anxious to try some of their other styles soon.

Also, on my recent trip to Jungle Jim's, I picked up 2 other brands in single serve bottles... one was an award winning Hefeweizen from the Plank Brewery. I really liked this brew. It tasted a bit like a Belgian Beer with the large amount of spices used (not sure what it was, but I'll find out for you Ken!). Apparently it won the 2004 and 2006 Gold Medal in some important beer competition, so it's definitely good enough for me! I'll definitely get this one again.

Another one I tried was an Old English Ale called Old Speckled Hen. Also very good. Not as heavy as a Bass but with a similar character. It really is very refreshing and slightly different because of a unique brand of malt (or is it hops? I forget... but it says it on the label). I would drink this again and it was pretty decent, but not remarkable.

So many beers, so little time.