Great Christmas Ale

It has been a long time since I have posted. I haven't been very adventurous on the beer front. However, Christmas Ale from Great Lakes has arrived. It is some super yummy stuff.

This year, it seems like they have minimized the fruit and rounded out the flavors of the beer. It is some wickely good stuff. This year's batch is going to sell out super fast. I need to get a couple of six packs to tide me over!

Great Lakes Celebrates 20 Years!

Just a few miles away, The Great Lakes Brewing Company has been serving lovely beers to Cleveland for 20 years.

Rumor has it they are going to have an all day happy hour this Thursday - Yipee!

Coast Brewing IPA

While I was sampling the culinary scene in Charleston, I managed to have a few of the local brews. One of the best ones was the Coast IPA.

It has a nice hoppy finish. What made it even better is that I enjoyed it with my friends at a great beach bar called Poe's Tavern on Sullivan's Island - a short hop from Charleston and very close to the ocean.

The burgers were amazing - making the beer that much enjoyable.

Palmetto Amber

While I was in Charleston, I decided to sample the local ales. I think it is one of my favorite parts of going to a new town.

There is a local brewing company named Palmetto. They have several types of beers. While I was there I tried the Palmetto Amber. It was a good beer. However, I noticed a few places had stopped serving it on draft.

I really liked it, but I wonder if the surge of Magic Hat is driving the local brew off the tap.

Updates to WLWTOB

My old co-workers have been giving me crap because I have not been very good on the world tour this year. Now that it is summer time, I am setting a vow to devote more time to drinking my world tour beers.

Just wanted to have a post to let everyone know I am serious. The Winking Lizard is going to see business picking up. I will also be making more of an effort to have regular blog posts as I go along.

West Side Market

One of the best features of the area where I live is the West Side Market. It is an old market building that houses Cleveland's oldest public market. In 1902 the city purchased a site for a new market that stands today.

The market house cost $680,000 to build. It was designed by the firm of HUBBELL & BENES was dedicated in 1912--a massive yellow-brick building with an interior concourse providing room for 100 stalls, an outdoor arcade with 85 stands, and a large clock tower.

The photography was taken on Saturday during the busiest time of the week for the market.

Betraying the Team

I have been unmotivated to finish the tour this year. I have been going to the Lincoln Park Pub and the Tremont Tap House. I think it is because I don't see the other members of the team on a regular basis. I also think the completely ridiculous winter has stopped me from driving any distance over 3 miles.

I think it is time to step up the effort sand start going to the Winking Lizard downtown and ticking off a few beers from my list.