With all of this said, I have found my new favorite beer. I am not a Bud guy or a Miller man; go for the speciality or micro brews because of the flavors and character they bring to the bottle or mug. My new favorite beer is Magic Hat #9 "not quite pale ale". This beef has a smooth bite and tons of character with apricot flavors finishing off this amazing beer. I first tasted this on tap at Three Little Pigs in Daleville and was just blown away. I did find the beer in bottles at the Towers Kroger but that is the only place I have looked for it. Am glad I found this on my first look.
As I said before, I am just not a big drinker but this beer is a pleasure to sip on these warm, late spring evenings. On another note about alcohol, we ate at a major chain a few weeks ago and had a pina colada and I would estimate there was ZERO rum in this drink. The wife is hyper sensitive to alcohol, usually feeling a buzz after just a few sips. She felt nothing after drinking just about the whole thing. I could not detect any presence of rum at all. I hate to name drop so I will just give a hint of which restaurant we ate at. It begins with "Red" and ends with "Lobster". Does that give it away?? I hate getting ripped off!!
Cheers!
2 comments:
I am a huge fan of Blue Moon beer. At The Landing restaurant on Smith Mountain Lake, they offer a Blue Moon dessert. It consists of a piece of orange zest cake, Blue Moon ice cream and a shot of Blue Moon. If you haven't tried Blue Moon beer, you might think this sounds absurd, but the beer has an orange zing to it.
That's too bad about the lobster chain restaurant. I like their food now that the menu has been upgraded, but wouldn't enjoy being cheated out of REAL pina colada.
The last time we ate there, we were held hostage at our table. I know Chef Michael LaDuke (I think he is corporate chef for the chain) and I was embarressed for him. He might be upset to know that one of his restaurants were behaving so badly or so under-trained.
You know, I have never tried Blue Moon but I see people drinking drinking it all of the time. I love orange flavor so I bet it is great. If we can put a lime into Mexican beer, why not another citrus in a beer like Blue Moon. Will give it a try next time I see it on a menu.
No biggie on RL. I guess things like that happen from time to time. Would love to try that cake sometime.
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