It is time to put the last two-plus years behind us. To that end, we are going to look at the most recent trip to Puerto Rico, and then work backwards - in some long posts - to catch up. So as it sits as this is posted – 609 breweries in 48 US states/protectorates, 28 countries, over 13,960 different beers.
Having no real fear of an illness with a recovery rate of 99.99745% for healthy, non-morbidly obese individuals, I could have given a rat’s ass for COVID fear porn. I mean, I was in China during Avian Flu, and didn’t let anyone spit In my mouth…all good.
Before we went to PR, stopped at Bradly Airport – Two Roads brewing. Now being a taphouse, I count this as a brewery visit, I started this in the UK and am not going to stop. Plus its like 7-8 breweries in my count – so no. 607.
Brewery | Brand | Type | % | Score | Beer No
Two Roads area two | Salted caramel stout | Ale, Stout, Pastry | 10.00 | 7.5 | 13,915
Two Roads area two | Whiskey Sour’d | Ale, Sour barrel aged | 8.80 | 8.0
So what was good about Puerto Rico; beer or otherwise? Friendly people, good food, weather wonderful. One night in Manatí - it was time to find a beer bar. Unfortunately no Über, but a local guide (JStarToursPR) offered a ride to Rock Out Café in Manatí]. What a great little shop with food and beers. Had the following along with some banging fish tacos.
Brewery | Brand | Type | % | Score | Beer No
Second Self | El Velorio | Ale, Porter, Imperial, Coffee | 9.00 | 7.8 | 13,919
Unseen Creatures | That time time forgot | Ale, IPA, Double | 8.10 | 8.4
Ocean Lab | Baraka | Ale, Stout, Coffee | 6.00 | 7.8
Later in the week went to Ocean Lab in Carolina, PR - Brewery 608 - what a location.
Brewery | Brand | Type | % | Score | Beer No
Ocean Lab | Hop Diver | Ale, IPA, Double | 9.00 | 8.0 | 13,922
Ocean Lab | Ruby pale w grapefruit | Ale, Pale, Fruit | 6.00 | 7.7 |
Ocean Lab | Ocean Stout | Ale, Stout, Milk, Sweet | 5.80 | 7.9 |
Ocean Lab | Baraka | Ale, Stout, Coffee | 6.00 | 8.0 |
Ocean Lab | American Wheat | Ale, Wheat, Light | 4.60 | 7.4 |
Then spent a lot of time in Old Town San Juan.
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Besides the history and the food and the scenery, there is La Taberna Lúpulo
one of the 5 best beer bars I’ve been to, including Monk’s Café in Philadelphia and Kulminator in Antwerp Belgium.
Over a two-night period, had some of the following amazing beers:
Brewery | Brand | Type | % | Score | Beer
Boxlab | Santuario | Ale, Wheatwine | 9.2 | 7.8 | 13,927
Barrier | Ze German series Gose | Gose | 4.80 | 7.9
Odd Breed | Fawning Obscurity |Ale, Sour, Fruit, imperial | 10.00 | 9.4
Chimay |Grande Reserve Péres barrel fermented | Ale, Amber, Fruit | 10.50 | 10.0
Lindemans | Cuvée René Oude Geuze Lambic | Ale, Belgian Lambic | 5.50 | 9.4
Lindemans | Framboise Lambic | Ale, Lambic | 2.50 | 8.5
Bavik | Super Pils | Lager, Pilsner, Belgian | 5.09 | 8.0
Chimay | Dorée Enkel / Patersbier | Ale, Belgian Trappist | 4.80 | 7.6
Aviators | Vejigante | Ale, Stout, Imperial | 10.00 | 7.8
Boulevard |Barrel aged Imperial Stout & Barleywine |Ale, Stout, Imperial Brlywine| 14.2 | 9.3
Honesbrouck van | St. Louis Kriek Lambic | Ale, Belgian Kriek Lambic | 6.50 | 8.1
Honesbrouck van | Trignac XII (2106) |Ale, Belgian Trpl Cognac brl | 12.00 | 10.1
Dubuisson | Alliance Foeder Aged | Ale, Belgian Quadrupel | 11.00 | 10.1 | 13,939
Yes - two in a row rated >10.0 - Fantastic!
On the last night was speaking to the folks at La Taberna Lúpulo, and found there was a bar not listed on any list (Google, Untappd) - Callejón brewery.
Brewery | Brand | Type | % | Score | Beer No
Callejón brewery | Liliana Porter | Ale, Porter, Rye | 6.00 | 7.5
Callejón brewery | XBiére de Krampus | Ale, Saison, Dark | 6.00 | 7.2 | 13,941
Really did NOT want to come home to cold weather!
