Friday, June 8, 2012

South Bend area tap lists

Just a few tap lists from places that were kind enough to send to me over the last day or two. Should be a nice weekend for drinking!

The Stray Dog (New Buffalo, MI)

Short's - Huma Lupa Licious
UFO - Hefe
Greenbush - 1825
Bell's - Two Hearted
Bell's - Oberon
Left Hand - Sawtooth Ale
Four Horsemen - Irish Red
Rogue - Dead Guy
Founders - Dirty Bastard
Lagunitas - IPA

Miles Lab (Elkhart, IN)
Brooklyn - Lager
Brooklyn - Black Chocolate Stout
3 Floyds - Gumballhead
3 Floyds - Alpha King
Boulevard - Unfiltered Wheat
Ommegang - Rare VOS
Bell's - Two Hearted
Bell's - Oberon
Flat 12 - Upside down blonde
Flat 12 - Pogue's Run Porter
Victory - Headwaters Pale
Victory - Hop Wallop
Rogue - Chatoe Rogue Single Malt

LaSalle Grill (South Bend, IN)
Sierra Nevada - Ruthless Rye
Goose Island - Matilda
Shiner - Ruby Redbird

The Mark tap list (South Bend, IN)

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St. Bernardus Abt 12
Quadrupel.  Water, pumped up from a depth of 150 meters is the basis of all St. Bernardus beers. This water is not only the purest but has also a historical background.  Scientists have proved that the water that is pumped up now, is originating from rainfall from the time of Jeanne d’Arc. A dark ivory colored beer with a high fermentation. The show piece of the brewery. Village of Watou in West Flanders, Belgium. (10.5% abv) .25 L $9 or .5 L $16

Brouwerij Huyghe Delirium Tremens
Belgian Strong Ale.  Apples, citrus & pears with floral & grassy hops, Belgian spices & hints of pepper.     Melle, Belgium.  (8.5% abv)  8 oz.  $9.50

Unibroue Maudite
Belgian Strong Ale.  Mahogany-colored, with  a distinctive, complex taste. Maudite has a typically Quebecois name that is reminiscent of the legend of the Chasse-Galerie (the legend of the Flying Canoe). Legend has it that a group of lumberjacks struck a deal with the devil to fly home in their canoes, guided by Satan himself, to make it home in time for Christmas. Chambly, Canada.  (8% abv) 12 oz.  $7.50

Flat 12 Liquid Fiction
All day IPA.  Dry-hopped with American and New Zealand hops. Indianapolis, Indiana . (4.3% abv)  16 oz.  $6.50

Rogue Double Deadguy
American Strong Ale.  Full bodied with an amazing mid-palette richness of toffee and caramel. The hops are evident also, with just enough to keep the maltiness in check.  Newport, Oregon (9.5% abv)  12 oz.  $7

Hacker-Pschorr (Hefe) Weisse
German Hefeweizen.  Banana, with fairly subtle hints of lemonpeel and cloves & some lingering clove spiciness. Munich, Germany.  (5.5% abv)  .5 L $6

Schneider Aventinus
Weizen Bock.  Fresh with a hint of caramel & clove, light and delicate taste of bitters leaving behind a strong, smoothly rounded, sweet impression.  Kelheim, Germany.  (8.2% abv)  12 oz.  $7

Greenbush Doomslayer
American Strong Ale.  And the maple shall make you happy.  Delightful brown ale ith a nice hit of straight maple sap - no watery substitute here.  Sawyer, Michigan   (8.5% abv)  12 oz. $8

Bitburger Pils
German Pilsener.  Brewed with the best of ingredients in the same traditional way it has been for many, many years. Bitburg, Germany. (4.8% abv) 16 oz.  $6.50

Boulder Beer Mojo IPA
Nitrogen IPA.  The unique Amarillo hop adds a slight citrus flavor to an ultra-crisp dry finish.  Boulder, Colorado.  (7.2% abv) 16 oz. $6

Three Floyds BlackHeart English IPA
Double IPA  Blackheart English India Pale Ale is a throw back historical ale brewed when English I.P.A.s were hopped up to last the long voyage from England to colonial troops in India. Using English malts, English hops, English yeast and aged slightly in oak for a 19th century taste. Munster, Indiana .  (9% abv) 12 oz.  $9

Six Point Resin
Imperial IPA.  When hops are at their peak maturity, their cores swell up with a sticky, golden, resinous substance that is the flavor you crave from an IPA.  Brooklyn, New York. (9.1% abv) 12 oz. $6.50

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Tap Lists in and around South Bend

For your drinking pleasure, below are a handful of tap lists I was able to put together. I'm missing lists from Chubby Trout, Fat Tomato, Brothers, O'Rourke's, Fiddler's Hearth, LaSalle Grill, Bleachers and anywhere else fine beer is sold. Tap Lists sent to andy@thebeerisgood.com would be greatly appreciated!

The Mark Dine and Tap (South Bend, IN)
St. Bernardus Abt 12

Quadrupel.  Water, pumped up from a depth of 150 meters is the basis of all St. Bernardus beers. This water is not only the purest but has also a historical background.  Scientists have proved that the water that is pumped up now, is originating from rainfall from the time of Jeanne d’Arc. A dark ivory colored beer with a high fermentation. The show piece of the brewery. Village of Watou in West Flanders, Belgium. (10.5% abv) .25 L $9 or .5 L $16
Great Divide Old Ruffian
Barley wine ale.  Seemingly mellow at the start with subtle fruit aromas and complex caramel sweetness, it quickly becomes aggressive with its bold hop flavors and huge hop bitterness. Ultimately, the big body, succulent sweetness and massive hop character come together to work wonders on your palate.  Denver, Colorado.  (10.2% abv)  12 oz.  $7
Southern Tier Oaked Unearthly IPA
Imperial IPA.  Unearthly IPA aged with oak for a harmonious fusion of rich malts, grassy hops and savory oak. Lakewood, New York.  (9.5% abv) .3 L  $8
Kasteel Tripel
Abbey Tripel.  A golden craft-beer, brilliant, topfermented, refermented in the keg.  An exceptional blend of malts and quality hops, an elegant nose and a particularly smooth flavor.  Ingelmunster, Belgium. (11% abv)  8 oz.  $8
Rogue Double Deadguy
American Strong Ale.  Full bodied with an amazing mid-palette richness of toffee and caramel. The hops are evident also, with just enough to keep the maltiness in check.  Newport, Oregon (9.5% abv)  12 oz.  $7
Reissdorf Kölsch
Kölsch.  Reissdorf Kölsch is the beer speciality from Cologne with a tradition starting 1894. Pleasant, full-bodied, and uniquely light & sweet taste. Cologne, Germany.  (4.8% abv)  16 oz.  $7.50
Schneider Aventinus
Weizen Bock.  Fresh with a hint of caramel & clove, light and delicate taste of bitters leaving behind a strong, smoothly rounded, sweet impression.  Kelheim, Germany.  (8.2% abv)  12 oz.  $7
New Belgium Belgo
Belgian Style IPA.  Authentic Trappist yeast strain and a frenzy of citrus hoppy folly.  Fort Collins, Colorado.  (7% abv)  .47 oz. $6
Bitburger Pils
German Pilsener.  Brewed with the best of ingredients in the same traditional way it has been for many, many years. Bitburg, Germany. (4.8% abv) 16 oz.  $6.50
Boulder Beer Mojo IPA
Nitrogen IPA.  The unique Amarillo hop adds a slight citrus flavor to an ultra-crisp dry finish.  Boulder, Colorado.  (7.2% abv) 16 oz. $6
Southern Tier Gemini
Unfiltered IPA.  Blended Hoppe & Unearthly.  Rich hops with moderate bitterness. Sweetish grapefruit and orange marmalade. Smooth, almost creamy, finish. Lakewood, New York.  (10.5% abv) .3L  $7
Six Point Resin
Imperial IPA.  When hops are at their peak maturity, their cores swell up with a sticky, golden, resinous substance that is the flavor you crave from an IPA.  Brooklyn, New York. (9.1% abv) 12 oz. $6.50

The Pub (Granger, IN)

Bell's - Two Hearted
3 Floyds - Alpha King
Sun King - Naptown Brown
Sun King - Dominator
Sun King - Cream Ale
Greenbush - Distorter
Victory - Prima Pils
Great Lakes - Comodore Perry

Bar Louie (Mishawaka, IN)
Abita - Purple Haze
Left Hand - Milk Stout
Boulevard - Unfiltered Wheat
New Belgium - Fat Tire
Schlafly - Kolcsh
Rogue - Dead Guy
Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale
Stone - IPA
Greenbush - 1825
Greenbush - Anger
Finch’s - Cut Throat Pale Ale
Flat 12 - Half Cycle
Flat 12 - Walkabout Pale ale
Bell’s - Two-Hearted
Bell’s - Oberon
Goose Island - 312
Founders - Dirty Bastard
Founders - Porter
Three Floyd’s - Gumballhead
Three Floyd’s - Dreadnaught
Four Horsemen - Irish Red
Sam Adams - Boston Lager
Stone - Russian Imperial Stout

Silver Beach Pizza (St. Joseph, MI)
Bell's - Two Hearted
Bell's - Oberon
Greenbush - Traktor
Saugatuck - ESB
Brewery Vivant - Big Red Coq

Wheatberry (Buchanan, MI)
Founders - Double Trouble
Arcadia - B-Craft
Anchor - Steam
Victory - Headwaters
Schell's - Stout
Greenbush - Doom Slayer
Brewery Vivant - Trebuchet
Bell's - Hopslam
Left Hand - 400lb Monkey
North Coast - Pranqster
Pig's Eye - Pilsner

Smith's (Mishawaka, IN)
Bells - Best Brown Ale
Bells - Two Hearted Ale
Bells - Oberon
Sierra Nevada - Summertime
Goose Island - 312
3 Floyds - Alpha King
3 Floyds - Dreadnaught
3 Floyds - Jinx Proof
New Belgium - Fat Tire

Buffalo Wild Wings (South Bend, IN)
Bell's - Two Hearted
Four Horsemen - Hop Rush
Bell's - Oberon
Sam Adams - Boston Lager