Jeff, Rachel and I were going to a favorite restaurant in Mineral Point that brews their own beer and Bryan's post about beers made me want to try some. Bryan said that many places offer small "samplers" of their beers so I was hopeful. But, I should have know... this is Wisconsin... "Land of Supersize It."
Brewery Creek is so wonderful with locally grown products and everything made from scratch ....the owner even goes out into the woods and picks his own mushrooms. But no "samplers" offered here. Instead they offered something with a cute name (which I already forgot) and it turned out to be 1/2 gallon of beer. Obviously I didn't order that!
I had Krista Weiss. It smelled nice, like fruit and bubblegum. It was a pretty golden color. Unfortunately I didn't taste fruit or bubble gum when I drank it. I didn't like the flavor it left in my mouth when I ate the wonderfully fresh, mixed greens salad with raspberry horseradish dressing or my entree of Sesame Ginger Chicken. I soon switched to water and coffee and Jeff drank most of my beer.
Jeff had the Irish Stout and enjoyed it a lot. He actually liked my Krista Weiss too. I was attracted to the creaminess of the Stout. Jeff had a red wine and shallot bistro steak. Followed by Bourbon Pecan Pie. I should mention out hotel was close so we knowingly chose to walk to the restaurant!
Rachel was the real winner in the event. She ordered home brewed root beer. She liked it so much she followed it with a glass of home brewed cream soda. She loved her Pasta Alfredo and the two of us shared a piece of tres leches cake with raspberry sauce. Divine.
Sorry you didn't find a beer you liked, Darleen. Glad you gave them a try, though. I may have to find something way out the ordinary to send you for tasting.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the cute name you were looking for was "growler". :)
YES! Growler was the name. If I drank half a gallon of anything I would certainly growl.
ReplyDeleteI think the problem was the food choice. I didn't like the beer with the acid flavor of the salad dressing or the ginger in the chicken.
I like beer bread. I like brats cooked in beer. I like the slug bait I make with beer and bananas. Maybe I should just focus on using beer as an ingredient rather than a beverage.