On Sunday, I picked up ingredients for the next home brew at The Brew
Hut. I first went to the adjacent Dry
Dock and picked up a pint of the SS Minnow Mild Ale (3.3% ABV and 18 IBU),
which is a mild or low-alcohol ale. It
was very good and had a nice malt sweetness and grain taste. The SS Minnow Mild Ale won a silver medal at
the 2008 GABF and is a great session beer that I consumed as I picked up my
ingredients. Dry Dock is a fantastic
small brewery and they have the awards to prove it.
On the return trip home, I stopped by Lone Tree Brewing Co. and tried
their sampler flight of 7 beers: Hauafrau Hefeweizen (4.2% ABV), Marienplatz
Pilsner (5% ABV), Mountain Mama Helles (5.3% ABV), Ariadne’s Blonde (5.7% ABV),
Puddle Jumper Pale Ale (5.7% ABV), Hoptree IPA (8% ABV) and Acres O’ Green
Irish Red (5.7% ABV). I have wanted to stop
by Lone Tree for some time and I was glad that I did. They make some very good beer and I was very
impressed with Ariadne’s Blonde, Puddle Jumper Pale Ale and the Acres O’Green
Irish Red. I am not usually a fan of
Blonde Ales, but the Ariadne’s was one of the best I have tried. It had a nice fruity taste and was just easy
to drink. The Acres O’ Green was a
perfectly clear Irish Red and it is another style that I do not drink much of,
but was very impressed by Lone Tree’s take on the style. Finally, Puddle Jumper Pale Ale was an
all-around great pale ale and I really enjoyed it.
If you get a chance to check out a local brewer, do so. These guys are working hard and they are
proud of their products. Dry Dock and
Lone Tree are two local brewers to check out.
URL – The Dry Dock – http://www.drydockbrewing.com/
URL – The Brew Hut – http://thebrewhut.com/
URL – Lone Tree Brewing - http://www.lonetreebrewingco.com/
