I’ve
been going to the brewery since 1992, eating nachos there regularly and
sampling a ton of beer. I love getting
down to the city and walking along the water, but going to the Portsmouth
Brewery is my favorite. The best part
for me is that both Jenn and Ed love it too. I got the nachos (surprise), and
treated myself to a sampler since they had a large set of new beer. It had a couple of session beers, the Petite
Effronte, a Belgian IPA at 4.25% ABV and their Zwickel, a unpasteurized lager
that is similar to a Keller Bier at 4.5%.
That’s okay, the flight was balanced with the Raisin Trippel, the Wheat
Wine and the oak aged Wheat Wine on cask, all over 9% ABV. I got extra jalapenos so that I could put a
slice on each chip, and I was in heaven.
It
was a good weekend, and Jenn agreed to take an alternate route home so that I
could share with her a neat little place in Vermont, the Long Trail Brewery (www.longtrail.com). Long Trail is off of Route 4, and it is
pretty much exactly half way between our place and Ed’s. The pub is right besides the mountain river,
and on this hot Memorial Day the cool air was truly refreshing. I got the VT version of the Philly
Cheesesteak, served with Cabot cheddar instead of Cheez Whiz (I’d have to say
that the substitution was acceptable). I
got some of the specialty beers, including the Black Walnut Dunkleweiss and the
Maple Maibock, both on draft. Jenn
enjoyed the Blackberry Wheat (surprise, surprise) and affirmed that she liked
fruit in her beer, even if it wasn’t blueberry.
My favorite was their Milk Stout, a great dessert beer that would have
been perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
We went down by the river, and kipped stones. It was a great rest stop and it adds only
about a ½ hour to the trip. We’ll have
to come back this way again.
We
made it home safe and sound. It was a
quick weekend, but a needed break. I was
fortunate to be able to spend time with my family. - 6324/14069“A glass of water? Fish swim in it.” – W.C. Fields
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