Showing posts with label cask. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cask. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Saint Arnold Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Cask @ Black Star Co-op



 

Black Star Co-op is cracking open a cask of Saint Arnold Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout tomorrow (June 8). Get there if you can. We had a pint at the Draught House last Friday and it was really good. Chris was picking up coconut notes and came to the conclusion that we must have got the Malibu Rum Aged Imperial Stout cask. I wasn't gettin' that.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Draught House Firkin Fridays On the Horizon



Draught House will be tapping a Moylan's Hopsickle cask this afternoon. Sounds fantastic. They also have casks of Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti and Southern Star (Creme Brulee) Buried Hatchet Stout coming down the pipeline.

Also, while you are there you can grab an Independence Rood and/or Jester King (Mikkeller) Drink 'in the Sunbelt.

 

 

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Euro Beer #6 - Young's Windmill Pub

In the fall of 2007 my wife and I traveled through Europe for 10 weeks. We ate a lot of food and drank of a lot of beer (and wine). Not enough food, not enough beer. Out of Dublin and over to London:



Euro Beer #6 - Young's Windmill Pub

Our first beer in London was had at The Windmill, a Young's pub well known for their pies. Whilst in London I wanted cask ale and would accept no less. We stumbled across this pub while walking among the crooked London streets. Service was unimpressive, but not surprising. The crowd was sparse.



Oh look, one of those famous pies. This one was a steak and mushroom pie, with mashed potatoes and mushy peas. The pie was excellent and left us scraping the plate.



We had a pint of Waggledance and Bitter, both acceptable. Beer is the cheapest thing to do in London. Shit is expensive there. Though there are some nice free museums. Go to the museums, drink beer before and after.

For more euro foodage and drinkage, go here.

The Windmill
6-8 Mill Street
London

Friday, December 10, 2010

(512) Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter - CASK ONLY RELEASE



....we are preparing to undergo our first (and to our knowledge Texas’ first as well) cask only release. What beer do we have to offer that’s worthy of such a monumental event? Our Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter, of course. This beer, a stronger version of our normal Pecan Porter, spent 10 months aging in Jack Daniels Whiskey barrels before the barrels were blended together and packaged in a limited (and we mean LIMITED) amount of firkins. We tasted the beer earlier this week (to many thumbs way up) and expect it to be released sometime early this month. We also expect to release the 2011 vintage of this beer sometime early in the new year.
Read the whole joint here.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



Real Ale Lost Gold IPA. Remember, they open today at 1pm.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Saint Arnold Weedwacker Locations




The first release from Saint Arnold's Movable Yeast series is about to be unleashed. I've heard through the barley vine that these will be the bars in Austin soon to be pouring Weedwacker:

Ginger Man(cask)
Dig Pub (Cask)
Draught House(got his today)
Flying Saucer
HomeField Grill
Lovejoy's
Opal Divines-all of them
Billy's (cask)
Red's Porch
Zax(cask)

Friday, August 6, 2010

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



From Josh:
We have a firkin of hopped up Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale, also know as Hyper Hop, for you Humulus heads that we are tapping tomorrow.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



Today, get it. From Josh:
Today we tap a cask of Green Flash Hop Head Red, sure to have been hopped to high heaven in the firkin. Come on by and give it a try.
hopped to high heaven, that is alliteration I can get behind.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Something Different



To celebrate their 16th anniversary Saint Arnold is releasing casks of their Amber Ale to select accounts. Not usually my favorite beer of theirs, but I am eager to try it from a cask:
Austin:
Ginger Man
The Dig Pub
The Draught House
The Flying Saucer

Friday, May 14, 2010

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



NB Ranger IPA, from Josh:
Tomorrow we are happy to offer a cask of New Belgium Ranger IPA, guaranteed to be dry hopped.
Tapping is a 3pm, as usual.


That was last night. So tomorrow is today. Friday. Firkin Friday Baby!

TGIFF

Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



Tappin' it today at 3pm sharp. And it might be oak aged....



They also have a cask of this.

What's yr excuse for not being there?

Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



Pouring now. What are you waiting for, get yr ass here!

(I'm not really there yet, but may be when you a reading this.)

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Firkin Friday @ Draught House



1. Fresh cask of Green Flash West Coast IPA.
2. Wife and son out of town.

Guess where I will be around 5:30 tomorrow.

http://www.draughthouse.com
http://www.greenflashbrew.com


P.S. Green Flash has one of the worst websites I've ever seen.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Lost Gold Cask and DR8 @ Draught House

Tonight. From Josh at the Draught House:

Back due to popularity, Real Ale Lost Gold IPA. Tapping at 3PM as usual.
Also, DR8 is in the House.
via http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/2150457

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Brooklyn EIPA (Cask) and DH Black Wheat


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Originally uploaded by aaronchamberlain
The Brooklyn EIPA cask was damn tasty. My favorite Firkin Friday yet. Draught House's Black Wheat was good as well, on the verge of being a weizenbock. It reminded me a lot of Saint Arnold's DR#7

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Firkin Friday @ Draught House: BEIPA



Yum:
Brooklyn IPA. An east coast IPA that has balanced maltiness. Made with
Williamette, Northdown, Amarillo and Centennial hops. Tapping @ 3pm.