St. Pauli Girl Viewpoint

Beer: St. Pauli Girl Lager

Place: Bremen, Germany

Story: My name is Helga and I know you want to try my skunky tasting, German Brewed beer. It is so smooth and flavorful your mouth will be wet and moist with my delicious juices. The skunky flavor sets it apart from the others and will have you coming back for more. If you like a skunky, full flavored lager then come and taste some of my St. Pauli Girl Lager! Tell them that Helga sent you!

Bye!

Black and Blue Weekend

Beer(s): 50 % Guinness and 50 % Wild Blue Lager

Location: My Place

Story: Well the story goes, it was St. Patrick's Day last week and I had to work. Not to say I didn't have a couple of St. Patrick's Day brews but we will leave that for a different day, a different review. The spirit of the holiday carried over to this past weekend when I did up one of my all time favorite brew concoctions. It is the "Black and Blue!" When I do this I just simply mix half and half of each beer. The Wild Blue is a blueberry flavored beer and when mixed with Guinness it is unbelievably tasty.

This mixture delivers a thick and creamy head which gives off such a fruitful aroma. It is so delicious that the strong alcohol contents of each beer just seem to disappear. This could make for a problem or for a very good time! This mixture is a 5 out of 5 and if you have never tried to do this I highly recommend it.

That is all today short and sweet. Short as in, once mixed they don't last long and sweet as in, it is sweet to the taste and superbly smooth. So, try one and tell me what you think?

Monding Morning Cow Tipping

Beer: New Glarus Spotted Cow

Location: My Basement, La Crosse, WI

Story: I thought let's make this interesting. A cow in the early A.M. you must think I would have to be on the farm milking one. Instead, I am in my basement at 6:30am tipping a spotted cow. Hence why I am Monday morning cow tipping.

Now, the flavor, the cloudiness, the story behind the cow. Spotted Cow is a smooth ale that leaves a fruitful taste resonating with your taste buds. This ale has an unbelievably cloudy look to it and most people don't realize it but New Glarus brews a hint of corn in this ale to give it the cloudy look and to give a shout out to the local farmers of Wisconsin. Before you drink a cow you should always flip it and let the sediments float through out the beer. This will give you the full effect of the flavor that you should be getting to gain the true experience.

I rate this ale another two thumbs up. It has always been a favorite of mine and thought I would review a brew that I knew well. We should enjoy this one because all the other states in our country can not unless they make their way into Wisconsin. Let it be known that we are home to one of the greatest Microbreweries in the nation and we have it all to ourselves. So enjoy all and tip a cow or two for me some morning, some night, or some afternoon.

Afternoon Hefe

Beer: Pearl Street Brewery's El Hefe Bavarian Style Hefeweizen


Location: Del's Bar

Story: A joined a couple of friends for lunch at Fayze's and then we decided to head to Del's Bar for a drink. This is one of my favorite bars in La Crosse, WI. I love the very chill atmosphere that the bar permeates with. If you are looking for a great bloody mary and a good relaxing time carry yourself on over to Del's. Well, my friend wanted to try one of Del's world renowned blood mary's. I found this the perfect opportunity to get a taste of one of the Pearl Street Brews that I had not yet the privilege of sampling.

The brew I chose to sample was their El Hefe Bavarian Style Hefeweizen. Now, I love a Bavarian style brew but I didn't expect this! This beer has the smoothest flavor. This beer has accents of fruit and was served with a lemon slice. Del's just added this lemon without even your request! Now, that is a quality bar. This beer was refreshing and brought such crisp taste in my mouth. I would recommend this beer to anyone. Any type of beer drinker would enjoy this one, mark my words. The El Hefe Bavarian Style Hefeweizen 5 stars out of 5 and two thumbs up.

This was an afternoon that was ended up being very interesting if I would have to say so myself. But the quote of the day came from my friend. I won't disclose his name until I get his permission. The quote: "If you are a tool when you are sober, does that make you a power tool when you are drunk?" Just think about that one and sit back and laugh while you sip on a El Hefe Bavarian Style Hefeweizen! Until next time, Drink Dank all!

Booth Wars

Beer: Big Bear Ale

Location: Grizzly's La Crosse, WI

Story: A few of my friends, along with myself when out to the local, La Crosse, Grizzly's. It wasn't our first choice but at 7:30pm on a Friday night where else could we get seated instantly. Don't get me wrong, Grizzly's always has been good to me and yet again I had a good experience

The beer that I sampled on Friday the 20th of February was listed as Big Bear Ale coming out of Chippewa Falls, WI. I have done some research and can't really find this beer on the web so I am wondering if it is a special beer done for the Grizzly's restaurant chain? I will do some more research or if anyone knows let me know. It reminded me a lot of the Red Hook ESB that I reviewed this past weekend. It was full flavored but was smooth on drink ability. The aftertaste brought a very mild burnt flavor to your mouth. The best part about drinking this brew at Grizzly's was that they offer you the option for a 22oz at a price of $4. This provides really good value for a really good beer. I will give it 3.5 out of 5 stars and this is based on price value too.

Now, the story that comes from the title. Booth Wars stems from the incident with the children sitting behind me and my roommate. We sat down and were laughing and having a good time when all of the sudden we realized we were sitting against a broken booth. It was a shock when we went flailing forward. Initially we pushed back just in a joking matter and the other side stopped for a bit. It was almost like we achieved victory, but only for a moment. Then our waitress told us it was little kids, I guess that is acceptable. I would have to say the waitstaff was so helpful and the experience was excellent. She even went along with taking the picture for us and by letting me borrow her pen to take notes. The pen and napkin notepad sitting next to my beer(pictured). Grizzly's deserves a little bit of a shout out from the cave!

Then my friends went to comedy night and I went to work. How does that work?

Eagle Street GrilleD Cheese Experience

Beer: Redhook Ale's ESB

Location: Eagle Street Grille, St. Paul

Story: Just by chance I ended up attending the Wild vs. Senators hockey game on Valentine's Day in the lovely city of St. Paul. I figured what better place to try out a pint of DANK beer on tap. My mouth salivated as I viewed their tap line up. The Redhook Ale ESB(www.redhook.com) caught my eye because I havn't tasted this sweet morsel since I was in the Seattle Airport waiting for my flight back to the cities. As the bartender poured the brew the perfect amount of head floated to the top of the glass so you could get the full aroma of the beer. The ESB is their flagship brew and has a full flavor to it. If you like to taste the hops in your brew then this beer is for you. Plus if you are ever in town for a game getting a pint is the best bang for your buck. It was $4.50 vs. paying $4 for a bottle of domestic. You can figure that one out for yourself if you are a beer lover.

I would recommend this beer to anyone who loves a smooth but full bodied beer. The overall rating is 4 out of 5 stars. A thumb and a half up on the competition!

Now, you maybe wondering why this is called the Eagle Street GrilleD Cheese Experience? Let me get started on this little side rant! Alright, me and my friend showed up two and a half hours early for the game and thought that it would be sufficient time to get seated, get some grub and get to the game. The hostess gave us a wait time of 25 minutes so we went to the bar to get a beer. That is where the brew review came from but anyhow, 55 minutes later we still weren't seated, yet. I went up and asked the hostess, "What is going on here?" She was flustered and said, "I am sorry we messed up and we will sit you next." Again, 10 minutes passed ans we still weren't seated. I asked the hostess again. Well, she had one table available in the back corner, it was small but available. We decided to take it because we were hungry and just wanted to get to the game. The waitress came out and I voiced my displeasure in the way that we had been treated. She just gave me a snobby attitude which just irritated me more. Literally, we were sitting in the kitchen. I mean in the kitchen. We looked like we should've been cooking our own food! We placed our order instantly so we could just get out of there. Then the kitchen manager had the nerve to ask us if we were splitting a grilled cheese sandwich? Was it cut in a heart shape for Valentine's Day too? I mean come on, we couldn't believe this. But they did get us our food instantly and did apologize for the hostess's disorganization. By the end of the meal we were just laughing about the situation. I will post a picture or two of where we were seated. Good thing the beer was good, eh?