Missouri Beer Reviews
It’s true: there’s more to this state than Anheuser-Busch.
by Tom Smillie | American Pale Ale (APA), Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Company, Missouri, Mug, Pint Glass, United States |
My second beer from Crown Valley Brewing needed to be one that is somewhat hop centric in order to see how they do brewing hoppier beers. I chose their APA as they do not brew an IPA that I could find. Now to start off, let me acknowledge that they brew a good number...
by Team | Beer Reviews, Boulevard Brewing Company, Irish Red Ale, Missouri, Mug, Pint Glass, United States |
Taylor: In the humble state of Missouri there lies a brewery called Boulevard that makes a really good Irish Ale. Boulevard Brewing Company’s Irish Red Ale found my glass on a hot summer evening after waiting patiently in my refrigerator. It comes in a short...
by Taylor Birkey | English Brown Ale, Missouri, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Weston Brewing Company |
After contacting a Weston rep to get to the bottom of some of their beers, which I recently purchased when I was in Missouri for a wedding, I learned that this Festival Ale, what they call an Irish Style Brown Ale, is named for a 2006 festival held in Weston, MO,...
by Taylor Birkey | English Bitter (ESB) / Pale Ale, Missouri, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Weston Brewing Company |
I was recently in Kansas City for a wedding, and grabbed a variety pack of beers by Weston Brewing Company out of Weston, MO. Never heard of them. It was the O’Malley’s ISB that got me interested. I am no expert on English Bitter, but I know I like Goose...
by Michael Larson | Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Company, Dubbel, Goblet, Missouri, United States |
I love beer. I think at this point, that’s got to be a fairly obvious point. I love it for the taste, yes, the smell, the look and the unbelievable varieties. But I also love the circumstance that surrounds each brew. I rarely here the hiss of a bottle cap and proceed...
by Tom Smillie | Bohemian / Czech Pilsner, Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Company, Flute Glass, Missouri, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Stange, United States |
Sampling beer from a new brewery is a two sided coin. It excites me, but at the same time terrifies me. Most often it probably comes down to my line of thinking which goes something like, “this could be a really great beer or suck something fierce.” This new brewery I...