Sup your ale lads and go home quietly

80 years!

Glasses are overrated!

Catbox?!?

Draft Magazine, citing Rough Draft Weekday IPA as one of the top 25 beers of 2013, used a unique term to describe the beer.

"The session IPA trend continued its ascent this year, and Weekday IPA sets a new standard for how hoppy the style can be.  A powerful aroma of peaches, grapefruit, pine and (pleasant!) catbox leads to an unfathomably light, bright sip that pleases the tastes buds with those same hop flavors.  It’s equally delicate and striking."

There's a flavor I've never picked out in a beer before, and kind of hope I never do!  Check out the rest of their top picks for the year here.

Forget Monday!

The Brewery Project: Groundswell

 

New and centrally located in the county, Groundswell Brewing Co. shows great promise.  Although the interior was still unfinished and only 3 beers were on tap when I visited, the comfortable surroundings, friendly bartender, and delicious beer told me that this was a brewery to watch.  I sampled all 3 of the beers they were pouring, which included Bay of Plenty, a New Zealand hopped Blonde, Bier Der Könige, a Bavarian Hefeweizen, and Pogue Mahone, an Irish Special Bitter.  While all of them were good, it was Pogue Mahone (politely translated, "kiss my butt") that stole the show.  Dark, dank, and completely opaque, this earthy brew was addictive enough for a full pour.  Based on this beer alone, I would make a return trip.  I don't know if this will be one of their core beers or just a special release, but I know there's only one way to find out... a return trip!

A note about desert camping

When camping in the desert there is no Wi-Fi.  There is no cell service.  There is no blogging.  Lesson learned.