Friday, February 24, 2012

Best obscure micro brew?

A beer that is not widely available or is not on almost every bars menu - No Sam Adams - that is too publically commercial.



I like Kalik (bahamian beer) and any brew that DuCLaws home brews and sells (Baltimore Restaurant)Best obscure micro brew?
I don't know how wide their distribution is, but "Oldenburg Brewery" has been brewing great beers for over twenty years in the Northern Kentucky area. They brew tried and true standbys as well as small batch specialty beers. The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area has a long and storied brewing history. Jerry Deters built one of the first micro-brewerys in the midwest at his "Drawbridge Inn" complex in Ft. Mitchell, KY. It has long been a regional favorite.



In addition to the brewery and pub, the complex houses the largest collection of beer paraphanelia in the USA in its' beer museum. It is a fascinating place to visit. The museum began some twenty years ago when Deters bought the lifetime collection of a man in Minnesota for well over $1,000,00.00. He has added to the collection steadily through the years. It is touted to be the largest museum of its' kind in the world.



This place is only ten miles south of Cincinnati at the I-75 and Buttermilk Pike exit in northern Kentucky. It is a must see and sample for every beer lover.



I hope you enjoy.



PS: One of my favorite beers is Pyramid Brewerys' "Snow Cap" seasonal ale. It is brewed in November and December in their Seattle, WA brewery.
what does this say!!!Best obscure micro brew?
Depends on your definition of "obscure". If you want something harder to find than Sam Adams, then get some Abita Turbo Dog. Otherwise, I can get much more obscure than that.
Since you said "Micro", that eliminates regional beers like Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Dog Fish Head, Shiner %26amp; ones that classify as "Regional".

Best obscure would have been St. Arnold's Divine Reserve #1. It was a barley wine and they only made about 200 cases - I got two!! Well, now I have one....

Divine Reserve #2 will be a IIPA. They pick the recipe through the "Big Batch Brew Bash" - the largest single style homebrew competition in the world!!!

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