Harpoon
may be Christopher’s favorite brewery, and it is located in a beautiful
location along the CT River. We got set
up, ordered our food and got right to business.
I got the poutine (Christine would be so proud) to share, and Jacob got
his chicken fingers w/fries. Oh yeah,
the beer came in 6oz samples, so we had the whole draft to sample. They had the newest 100 Barrel series was
Cambridge Uncommon, a pale ale brewed with Czech malts. The seasonals were tasty; Maple Tap Imperial
Porter, Imperial Pumpkin and Gingerbread Hefeweizen. My favorite though was the Boston Irish Stout
on nitro; a dry stout that was perfect for sipping. This year in my draft I got great RBs and
TEs, decent WRs and the leftovers for QB.
Oh well, we’ll have to see how that pans out. We finished quickly (no messing around with
this group), so we headed north to grab more food (and beer) at the Three Penny
Taproom.
The
Three Penny is the best beer bar in Montpelier, and a perfect place to hang out
and catch up on events. I got the cheese
plate (awesome choice), while the guys split a smoked trout pate and a kimchi
pizza (delicious). As always, the beer
selection was fantastic. I got the
Lawson’s Finest Super Session IPA, their third batch with Sorachi Ace hops. They have a limited, but rare, bottle
selection, but since the drafts are so good and you can’t buy the bottles to
go, I had to pass. We still had a stop
or two to make, but Chris had to shove off, so we said goodbye and started our
way back home (with a few additional stops).
I
would have loved to go to Hop Jam, a Beer Focused Music Event being held near
Waterbury, if I was flying solo, but that would have been too much for the
day. Instead we stopped at the best beer
corner in the Northeast, Route 2 and Stowe St, to sample some more brews. So we stopped at the Reservoir (http://www.waterburyreservoir.com/), bumped into some
Eagle fans (they’re everywhere), and sat back to kibitz. I was stoked to find Hill Farmstead’s Earl,
an Oatmeal Stout brewed with coffee that was delicious (no more IPAs, I’m ready
for some maltier). Next we strolled
across the street to the Blackback Pub, and got to do a bit of a taste
test. The Queen City Yorkshire Porter
was perfect, while Amager’s Rye Porter was robust, but so chewy. Finally, we stepped down the street to the Prohibition
Pig, hoping to grab some of their excellent Bar-B-Que for dinner. Alas, there was a ½ hour wait, so while we
decided what to do I sampled their Back to the Grind Coffee Stout (a little
upper with the downer). Instead, we
headed over to Ben & Jerry’s and enjoyed a large amount of ice cream for
the ride home.
We
headed back, stopping at Fiddleheads to see if they had anything new on
draft. The place was packed so we had to
park across the street at the Shelburne Vineyard (not to tempt the wives too
much), and the pizza smelled great (but we were now on schedule to get home), but
they had nothing new on tap. No worries,
they had their Mastermind Double IPA in cans so I could take home and enjoy
later. We made it home the hard way thanks to Garmin. Jacob and I had a ball, now let’s get the
season started! - 16352
“You are much more likely to make your man a sound drunkard by pressing drink on him as an anodyne when he is dull and weary than by encouraging him to use it as a means of merriment among his friends when he is happy and expansive. - Screwtape
No comments:
Post a Comment