Had a buddy stop by Reclaimed Rails. He said their Blonde Stout was excellent. Anybody else tried it? Haven't really been impressed by anything from them, but looking for a reason to stop in.
Great River makes some decent stuff - I like their Redband Stout. It's been a while since I've been there, though.Is there anything in the Quad Cities that is worth checking out, preferably on the Iowa side?
Decorah brewed 4 packs of Psuedo Sue are starting to show in DSM.
Anyone know if King Sue is still hanging around the stores in DSM? I get in on Thursday and hoping to find some.
Had some on Saturday.
I predict an internet meltdown. It was a good beer, but it's much more akin to Florida Sue than OG Decorah Sue, or the stuff that's been on tap in Iowa up to this point. Not really hazy at all, and no nose to it. A tasty pale ale for sure, but the stuff of legend it ain't.
I see TG becoming Iowa's Surly, if they can't get this Decorah canned Sue dialed in.
That's disappointing. I still want to try it, but I quit buying FL Sue.
This will probably expose me as not really a beer snob, but in my book the fact that places like Exile make it so that I can walk into a QT or Casey's, much less your average grocery or liquor store, and get a pack of good, locally-made beer should absolutely score them points in rankings like this.
If they made better beer, I would agree. The top 10 on this list all have at least 3-4 beers that are really good. Exile has been around for 5 years and have made a ton of different varieties yet I can't think of one that is something I seek out. I do like their Cherry Bohemian. Their core beers like Gigi, Ruthie, Hannah, etc. are just blah IMO.