I've just got back from a three day business trip to the states.
I generally dislike business travel cos it's knackering and dull, and this time the only thing that got me through was the beer: it was bloody brilliant. Can't recall the names of any if the beers I tried (apart from a goose island 312 which was the worst I had), but plenty of IPA and pales were sampled.
Highlights included a session (5.4%!) IPA which tasted like beer crossed with Lilt, in a good way, and an unfiltered galaxy pale which had amazing raw bitterness hat cut through the vile American stodge I had to eat, coupled with intoxicating passion fruit loveliness. Perfect beer for me, not refined by any means but edgy and delicious.
If you're in New York any time soon I can recommend the stone st tavern near wall st, and the growler bar (thought it might be gay, it wasn't) also on stone street.
Hats off to our transatlantic cousins, they make some good beer!
I generally dislike business travel cos it's knackering and dull, and this time the only thing that got me through was the beer: it was bloody brilliant. Can't recall the names of any if the beers I tried (apart from a goose island 312 which was the worst I had), but plenty of IPA and pales were sampled.
Highlights included a session (5.4%!) IPA which tasted like beer crossed with Lilt, in a good way, and an unfiltered galaxy pale which had amazing raw bitterness hat cut through the vile American stodge I had to eat, coupled with intoxicating passion fruit loveliness. Perfect beer for me, not refined by any means but edgy and delicious.
If you're in New York any time soon I can recommend the stone st tavern near wall st, and the growler bar (thought it might be gay, it wasn't) also on stone street.
Hats off to our transatlantic cousins, they make some good beer!
