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So I have been a little busy lately and haven’t had the chance to go out to eat. Sorry kids. The weekend was also spent in Indy getting crunk for St. Patrick’s Day. Basically going on a liquid diet of car bombs and Bass. So, this got me to thinking … what is everyone’s favorite beer and brewery around here. There is nothing better than a good brew and columbus is not short of any new brewery’s. Off the top of my head there is:
Barley
CBC
Elevator House
Gordon Biersch
All of these are really good and offer one of my favorite things to do which are flights where you get to try a little bit of every beer that they make. The problem being that some of them really just aren’t that good. Barley just invited me to a keg tapping party where they are starting a coffee beer …. yeah that just sounds kinda nasty.
So hands down my favorite brew is Strongbow followed by Guiness. Truthfully, I think that I would pick one of these over almost any brewery beer. I know that may be sad to some people but hey thats why I am making this post. Where is your favorite place to go? Sorry for the lack of review but its been busy. Next week I will do better I promise!
6:30 am? Shouldn’t you have a splitting headache right now??? :lol:
So, since you mentioned non-Cbus beers, I’ll mention my favs: I like the mild bitterness of Czech Pilsners, specifically Urquell and Staropramen. Also, I never remember the names, but I’ve never had a Belgian Abbey Ale that wasn’t delicious.
As for local micros, I’m realizing I don’t frequent them enough. But with a small sample size, I’m going with The Elevator at the moment.
Favorite Beer:
Sleeman’s, Canadia’s #1 Craft Beer… makes me happy in my mouth. Meijer carries their honey brown and original on occasion.
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale is also very good, they have it at Surly Girl. MAC bar has Tetleys, which is also one of my favourites.
As far as local breweries, I’ve never been satisfied by anything around here- I’m not a snob but some of them taste like bug spray. Great Lakes Brewery has some varieties that I can tolerate, but I haven’t enjoyed a single beer from any of the greater Columbus area breweries to date. I’d love to be proven wrong and handed a kick-ass beer from a local, but I doubt that will happen.
LOVE IT!
Mmmm…
Barring that, since it’s seasonal:
Delicious.
Barley’s makes some great beers!!! I used to work for Hoster’s a LONG time ago, they brewed some good beers too!!! Too bad they didn’t make it though, I liked that spot!
BUT damn I miss Great Lakes beers!! Great brewing company!!! 8)
Oh the beers of Ohio….. :( how I miss thee
If you like English beer, this is the best of the best
(Tetley’s Bitter if the picture link breaks)
Claddaugh has a great beer flight – 11 three ounce beers. Yummy. Studio 35 has a monthly glass special – buy the glass and get $2 refills in that class for the rest of the run of that beer. (Not sure if they still do that with all of the changes going on there).
Barley’s (and, even more so Barley’s #2) is my pick for best micro-brewery in town. I usually find that most places there are at least one or two of their beers that aren’t quite as good as the rest, or are geared towards people who don’t really actually like beer. At Barleys though i’ve found that every single thing they have is delicious.
I like #2 better because of the bbq there. their ribs are delicious.
Word from some of the Park people was that the new Z Pub (Taverna Opa’s old spot on High) has a huge selection of beer, going to have to check that out myself!
1) Elevator
2) CBC
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3) all the rest
When drinking beer to drink beer, I like to do so with the seasons.
When dining I like to order beer to compliment the meal.
Without getting into specific brands, the styles of beer I like most are IPA’s and Imperial IPA’s, followed by American Pales, ESB’s, Belgian Ales, or Lambics even.
Beers I very much don’t like are White Ales of any sort, Nut Brown Ales and Miller Lite.
If I was stranded on a deserted island with one beer to drink forever, I would pick Guinness.
Beers that make my heart happy include all of Stone Brewing Co.’s IPA and Imperial IPA’s…Arrogant Bastard, Double Bastard, Ruination, Etc. Or Dog Fish Head 120 min or 90 min IPA’s, or Bells Two Hearted. Chimay’s trio of ales, Unibroue (spl?) beers…the Maudite, the Tres Pistoles, the green apple Ephemere…really almost anything from Bells – Great Lakes – Dog Fish Head – etc. so many more.
Bells has an EXCELLENT limited spring release out right now if it’s not all gone yet called Consecrator Dopplebock…it’s about $13 a six pack but totally worth it.
I could talk about beer all day.
I could talk about beer all day.
I could drink beer all day :D
English bitters are still my fav.
I can and have drank just about anything from black label to guinness, cept never had a Blatz.
I dont know i dont drink any of these beers never really got into them. I still strick to either heini or corona 80% of the time, and the other 20% would be guniess. here and there i might buy other brands but for the most part i keep it simple.
If you like those two, you’d probably like Stella. It’s very light, but lot of flavor…I’m hooked.
Just don’t be shocked when you order it and they bring it to you in a stupid looking glass. :shock:
for an everyday beer i too mostly drink Heni.
I never realized until just the other day that those Stella bottles are 11.2oz.
BASTARDS!
raspberry winter ale from barley. hands down.
I recently had Columbus Brewing Company apricot ale and it was very tasty with just a hint of apricot. I really enjoyed it. A great seasonal is Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. And I enjoy a Blue Moon or Rolling Rock on occassion. Really I’m game for all types of beers.