I always meant to get down to White Rooster in Sparta, Illinois, when we lived so close to St. Louis. Unfortunately, I never made it there. I’m not sure why. People in the metro area would blow up Untappd, raving about how good their sours tasted. I did have a stout by them at a […]
I was so lucky to get my hands on this stout from Triptych Brewing. My buddy Niles made the long trek north in Illinois to Savoy to grab a few of these. I was itching to try it. Everyone said it was fantastic. Now, I have all this hype to contend with. I’ve enjoyed the […]
A few weeks back I did an entire week of writing about some Triptych Stouts in their Because, Stout line. I felt like they were good but almost too similar. So my buddy Niles sent me this beer. There’s been a lot of love for this on the internet lately so I’m pretty jacked about […]
So, this entire week has been dedicated to Triptych Brewing stouts. So, yes, we’re going in numerical order with these beers. I’ve already discussed 04 and 05 in previous blog posts (I’ll link them below). And this is the last for now. Because, Stout 06 is a “Strong Stout featuring Peruvian Cocoa Nibs.” It pours […]
Because, Stout 05 is “A strong stout featuring Papua New Guinea Coffee from Mad Goat Coffee in Danville, Illinois.” So, let’s see how this beer holds up. It pours coffee black (see what I did there?) with not much head at hall. Swirling the beer in the glass does nothing to recreate the carbonation. When pouring […]
Well, dammit. According to my Untappd Ratings, I’ve only had one stout from Triptych Brewing. They are primarily known for their hazy IPA’s, which are phenomenal. Maybe not Calusa phenomenal, but a close 2nd. The only stout I’ve had was a campfire stout, and it was glorious (link below). So, when my buddy Niles made […]
I got a few bottles of this beer in December before I moved down to Florida. I shared two of the bottles, one with my IT guys before I left and the other with a friend we met down here in Tampa. Now, as I write this, it’s nearly Valentines Day. This beer was vanilla […]
I first wrote about Begyle Brewing back when I had Imperial Pajamas, which I picked up at the brewery in August. I instantly became a fan of this brewery. That week I had the Neighborly Stout, which is dry Irish-style stout on nitro, and I love nitro beers. I also had Tough Guy, which is […]
The Effing Brew Company is the closest thing to a local brewery in my current neck of the woods of southern Illinois. I’ve had a few of their beers before, and as I’m hanging out today in Effingham to get some more things for my house renovation at Menards, I thought I’d stop in and […]
The Old Bakery Beer Company from Alton, Illinois is a cool brewery in a part of the Midwest United States that is seemingly unknown to anyone outside the area. Alton, Illinois is a budding tourist area just across the river from St. Louis. On this night, my brother-in-law and I went to Old Bakery to […]
