East Coast Brews

After about 13 hours in the car by myself I made it from Indianapolis to a friend's place in Connecticut. What is there to do in CT on a Friday night? I'm not exactly sure. I've heard there is a casino and stuff, but what I did was relax and drink some really good local beer (that was hiding in the back of my friend's fridge behind the coconut rum and Mike's Hard Lemonade). It was Olde Burnside Brewing company's flagship brew, commonly sold in growlers: the Ten Penny Ale. Since my friend is not a big fan of IPAs he leans more to the brown ales and milder beers. The beer was malty, but not overly so. A fairly mild, balanced and easily consumed beer. It was about 10 dollars for a growler, which contains about 4 or 5 glasses depending on how you pour, so overall, not too bad of a deal. I'd give it a 3.5/5 for value, and a 4/5 for flavor. It was good for what it was, which is an unpretentious drinkable ale. Yum. Its also fairly strong at 5.5 percent so it warmed us up nicely to hit the coconut rum and sprite just in time for some Kung-fu.
Now off to Vegas! I should have some good stories for you from there to start the year off right!

Cheers!