Founders Curmudgeon
Tried something a Founders Curmudgeon at Grumpy’s NE the other day. Founders is a small brewery from Grand Rapids, MI.
I liked it, it was very good, not as boozy as one would expect from a 9.8 ABV beer. Probably move on to something else next time.
Surly Schadenfreude
Our good friends at Surly have decided to do a Dunkel style lager. Had a pint of it at Victory 44 the other day, and thought it was good. Kinda reminds me of the Bells 1554. Would be great with a reuben sandwich or something like that. Very smooth.
The Sample Room @ Art-A-Whirl
Though my currently insane 60 hour work schedule prevented my from enjoying much of Art-A-Whirl, I did happen to have Friday night off. The missus really wanted to check out what the Sample Room had going on. I have never really had a chance to walk down to the riverfront behind the restaurant, so this was a perfect opportunity.
Upon arrivaval, I awe a Fulton truck, and basically plowed through the croud like Percy Harvin in an effort to get a pint, post haste. Love the Fulton. I really do.
After checking out the band Bella Koshka, we checked out the pretty sweet riverboat exibit down on the water itself. There were also a few fires on the beach, and a man selling PBR tall boys. Pass on the PBR.
After wandering around for a absorbing culture and art, we decided it was time for some chow. The Sample Room set us up with the following two dishes :
Fresh Fettuccine with wild mushrooms and asparagus and crème fraîche for $9 and the Classic Reuben $10.25. We also went ahead and ordered a few pints of the Fulton Sweet Child of Vine at $5.25. Was totally awesome, especially that Fulton!
I say yes to late night small dinner and drinks and The Sample Room.
Surly Abraisive Firkin!
Our collective friends at Surly and Grumpy’s NE decided to give us some Surly Abrasive Ale at the insane price of $5 a pint. Yea, you haerd me… $5 a PINT.
For those of you keeping track, this delicacy is typically more like $7 for a lambic glass. Deal of the century, I tell you what. I may or may not have consumed three of them.
