Drinks
JULY 05, 2010 | Had some pretty good local wines from an area called The Okanagan….prob Canadia’s best vineyard area – where we fully intend to visit this month!! – the Chardonnay and Pinot Grigios are on the dry side and are great when very chilled! Beer still predominently fizzy, but the Wheat and White beers are proving tastey, esp when its Happy Hour!
CANADA, JUNE 20: Although the Canadians love their beer, there seems to be less of a choice, or maybe fewer micro-breweries.
The best of the more regularly appearing beers are Sleeman’s Honey Brown and Big Rock’s Grasshopper. The wines available are all fairly standard but pricey. There is a winery in the Okanagan Valley: that’ll be an ‘overnighter’ then!!
MAY 25th - a big thumbs-up in SF was the Thirsty Bear brewpub on Mission and 2nd Street: bloody busy pub-style place with very good Med-type food and BEER!! Nine brews inc two that were English-ish – did a sample tray off all 9 in 1/4pint glasses.
And its not all Me Me Me, as we went to Napa Valley and visited a few vineyards so Jane was more than a happy chappy-ette!! Some damn good (pricey!!) ’naked’ Chardonnays – ie No Oak!
MAY 13th – drinks are defo are good thing here! Some good raspberry wheat beers, IPA’s, and some soon-to-be-discovered wines!!
April 26-May 2nd: definitley liking the various Amber beers over here: particular mention goes to Alaska Brewery and Shock-Top: both quite orangey – often served with a slice – and defo veritably quafable!! Have avoided ordering anything “Bud”, altho Coors Light and Miller light are decent options when its hot and you just gotta “blow the top off a cold one”!!
April 6th: Tried Samuel Adams ”Summer Ale” made by Boston Brewing Co…not bad, good effort. Score 4/10. Also, New Belgium Brewing’s “Fat Tire” – slightly strange amber ale, quite malty, blah blah! Score 5/10
April 8th: went to a bar off Hermosa Beach called Barnacles (by the sea, surprisingly!). Do love that whole American-sit-at-the-bar type place. This was a good ‘ale’.
Good beer!
MAT, JANE & MIKE IN BREWPUB!
AMBER BEER, VERY TASTY
ORANGE WHEAT BEER: 1/5-aday!
ANZAC DAY, 25 April:
Drinks forecast looks extremely bright as we are off at 9am to the OZ High Commission in Hollywood for drinkies! Ding-Dong!
By Nads, July 2, 2010 @ 02:30
Have you blown a seal yet ????
By Mike & Jane, July 2, 2010 @ 07:48
No seals, just a dodgy gasket!