Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Some PA and MA Beer Action

A little bit of road action, heading to PA then to MA. Stayed at the Wayne Hotel in Honesdale PA. A little out of the way town, it has a claim to fame of the Stourbridge Lion locomotive made its first run.


At the Wayne - which had a great beer selection - had
[brewer]     |       [brand]  |       [style]         | [ABV] | (score on 0-10)
Southampton   |   Double White    |   Ale, Wheat, Spiced   |   6.6   |   6.5
Nimble Hill   |   Midnight Fuggle Porter   |   Ale, Porter, Robust   |   5.5   |   8.5




Then to Irving Cliff brewing for a few cold ones
Irving Cliff   |   Bourbon Barrel Stout    |   Ale, Stout, American    |   6.5   |   8.2
Irving Cliff   |   Rips Purple Magic   |   Ale, Fruit   |   8   |   8.8
Irving Cliff   |   Horatio Allen Stout   |   Ale, Stout, American    |   6   |   7.8



Finished the night at the Wayne with a killer lobster bacon mac and cheese, and a
Weyerbacher   |   Merry Monks   |   Ale, Belgian Tripel   |   9.3   |   8.5

The next day was Northampton MA, at the Dirty Truth for a great start with a


Cantillon   |   Grand Cru Broucsella Lambic Bio   |   Ale, Belgian Lambic, Fruit   |   5   |   9.8
Boon   |   Geuze Sélection   |   Ale, Belgian Geuze Lambic   |   6.3   |   8.5
Kerkom   |   Reuss (Bink de)   |   Ale, Belgian Lambic (blended)   |   5.5   |   8.5


Dieu de Ciel   |   Péché Mortel Islay    |   Ale, Stout, Imperial aged in bourbon Barrels    |   9.5   |   10.1
Bellwood   |   Jelly king raspberry blackberry    |   Ale, Sour, Fruit   |   5   |   9