Ok, here’s and update on the quest for 200.
I’m at the Flying Saucer getting something to eat and having a Stone Pale Ale!!! Texas could only get the Arrogant Bastard and IPA up ‘til now due to the liquor laws in Texas. Looks like we have the Pale Ale too! Hopefully, this is a sign that more Stone beers are in my future.
The Stone Pale Ale is a great standby as far as pale ale’s go. It has a nice amber color, a fruity sweetness and subtle hoppness to finish it off. Stone yet again proves it is the real king of beers.
I also had a Real Ale Brewhouse Brown. It’s, guess what..brown in color. However, beyond that who cares….This beer took me 30 minutes to finish because I could neither give up, or finish it. It has a nutty flavor and very dry. Do not recommend…Typical of Texas beers.
And last but not least, Flying Dog’s Woody Creek White..A classic Wit (white ale). A slight licorice flavor, but not overpowering. Typical white beer coloring, and a slight fruit flazor( a kind of orange peel flavor?)..Another solid beer from Flying Dog.
I like the Pale Ale. But, prefer the IPA. Just had at the brewery a special cask of Belgique style IPA. It tasted like a hoppy version of a Hef. Unique and good!
I also prefer the IPA, specifically the Ruination IPA, but it was nice to have a third Stone choice. The cask special you had does sound intriging! The Saucer should be getting in the Stone Smoked Porter and the Ruination IPA soon they said. It sucks that we can’t those special brews Stone puts out once in a while, the the triple hopped Ruination I had last year!
I prefer the porter and I recently tried a porter with a touch of vanilla. Took awhile to finish as it was powerful!
Getting to like beers a bit more.