Brew & Chew: Weyerbacher Recap

This post is way post due by now, but its def worth writing about. So over a month ago they had a Philly Brew & Chew event at Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse. The featured brewery was Weyerbacher and a ticket only costed $20. Being that this was my first brew & chew, I was quick to question the validity of the "2 hour open bar" claim. They had a section closed off behind the downstairs bar for the event. As soon as we sat down they brought out the first beer of the night: Weyerbacher Verboten. The Verboten is a Belgian pale ale and it was dearly robust for a pale ale. They paired it with a Lemon Rock Shrimp Spaetzle. Although the portion was small, it was a tasty lil starter.

I was really excited for the Weyerbacher Double Simcoe feature because it is one of the best Double IPAs I've ever tasted. Weyerbacher dry hops this beer with Simcoe hops thus setting it apart from the other Double IPAs out there. I used this beer as my opportunity to test the limits of this "open bar" claim. Slugged the first jawn and asked for another before food came out. SHE ABIDED. While drinking on my second Simcoe (3rd beer total), they brought out some flatbread BULL. KATE DIDN'T LIKE IT! But I did. So I ate that and said where my dinna be at. By the finsih of the flatbread, good ol drunk Chris (Simcoes=9%ABV) had his fingaz on another Simcoe and was bloated as fug. 

Then they brought out some wheat beer or something. I don't fuck with wheat beers. 1 sip and back to the Simcoe he went. The Weyerbacher Blanche (the wheat beer) was paired with tuna and wasabi sliders. First off I don't even know what a "slider" is and secondly, tuna is foul. I was drunk and ate that shit anyway. I don't remember how it tasted, so it must of not been that good. 

For the cherry on top they brought out Weyerbacher Merry Monks with a chocolate banana bread pudding. Merry Monks has been one of my favorites for a long damn time and it pairs perfectly with dessert. The bread pudding was PHENOMENAL. The only complaint was that they didn't give us enough. I'm fat. I like sweets. The rounds of food were finished and we went out with a bang. We ordered more Merry Monks before the 2 hours was over and tried to clean up. It didn't happen. Kate's drunk ass broke a glass across the table somehow and I couldn't finish the last merry monks. We may have made out with 3 glasses (record), but I plead the fifth. 

All in all, the experience was quite enjoyable. I told the waitress we left a $10 tip to make up for the glass breakage and bounced. The food was good. The beer was even better. And absolutely worth the $20 ticket. They hold Philly Brew & Chew events every month, so check it out! 

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Lagunitas Brewing Company Loves to Get High

Lagunitas Brewing Company has been one of my favorite breweries for quite some time now and I'm pretty open to all of their brews. Over time I started to notice stoner-esque themes weaved into their line of beers. First there was the release of Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball which is a strong ale donning a bloodshot eyeball on the label. I've tried it and was pretty impressed by the taste and very pleased with the high alcohol content. The second beer that got my attention was the release of Lagunitas "Censored" or "Kronik" red ale. The beer was originally named "Kronik", but later they were forced to change the name. I've never had it. I then recalled an article I read before about their brewery being shut down because suspicion of people selling weed out of the brewery. They maintained that they only smoked there (California) and refused the lure of sales by narcs. Anyway, their brewery was shut down for a bit and hence the release of Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-down ale. I've even had the pleasure of encountering some of their finest posters in The Craft Ale House near where my family resides:

Sexy Ladies, Beer, 420.

Sexy Lady, Car, 420 license plate

As you can see, they aren't ashamed of their habits. I had planned to post this piece on Lagunitas on 4/20 for all you fiends, but I kinda got sidetracked by something....Here is my first attempt at a little Lagunitas art (I don't remember taking this picture). 

PEEP THA PIG!

Back on my Blog Grind

So its been a minute since the last time I blogged and I feel kinda guilty. I'm not sure why. Thou art blessed by my words. Honestly, I came on here to make my first post in over a month now, but I am having trouble committing to it because of the Bulls/Heat game. The NBA playoffs has been the biggest reason I haven't been on my blog tip. A Lakers games every other night meant me consuming a commendable amount of beer while stuck to the TV. The Lakers lost and the depression is kicking in, so I need the grind to keep me busy. I have come up with a lot of fresh new content for my blog and a ton of new beer reviews. Coming shortly will be brewery tours, Philly Beer Week, a look into my beer sources, and possibly a beer giveaway. Can you legally give away beer via contest online? Hmm...anyway...Check back in tomorrow for that new