Sunday, February 24, 2013

Steelhead

We did the sampler here and, boy, that was the right decision.
Our favorite by far was the one the 3 seasonal beers they gave us.
Since these are not listed on their website, I'll have to go from memory.
It was a strong ale.  Very nice.  At first I thought I had a bit of an aftertaste from the excessively chocolatey-flavored stout, but I realized that was part of it's complex flavor.  (Just thinking of it makes me wish I wrote down it's name.) 
As I mentioned, the chocolate stout was a bit much.  Great, but we were very lucky to get just this small glass of it.  It was more like hot chocolate in flavor than beer. 
Of their standards, I liked their IPA the best. 
Although I am not really a big guy with blondes (not just the beers), I did like their blonde.
As expected, their Hefeweizen was not to my taste despite it's fun name: Hairy Weasel.

Steelhead Brewing Company
333 California Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Sweetgrass of Grand Teton Brewing

Sweetgrass is a very smooth and drinkable APA (American Pale Ale).
Good one to have with a meal; not too strong as to interfere with the taste of what you are eating.
For an APA it is not too hoppy, which makes me happy.

Maven
598 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117

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