beernesday

march 16, 2011 beernesday st. augustine's i put together another sampler for stacy: elysian brewing bete blanche belgian tripel rogue marimoto soba ale red truck big black bock rogue brutal bitter i especially enjoy putting together a sampler for someone who likes belgians i don't myself, and feel kind of guilty about it so it pleases me when i can assuage that guilt a little by putting belgians in a sampler for someone else! for my sampler i chose: rogue morimoto soba ale st a's says:  6.5%  part of rogue's signature series, designed with iron chef masaharu morimoto.  soba, also known as buckwheat, is not a type of wheat but a member of the rhubarb family and has been a longtime staple of japanese cuisine because of its nutritional value i say:  not soo sure what to make of this one, i think i will have to spend some time with a larger serving to make up my mind red truck ltd. series big black bock st a's says: 7.2% a strong black lager interpre...

pivo public house is not located in the fancy part of town.  in fact its pretty close to the middle of the least desirable part of town.  and good on them for bringing good beer to the people! pivo is located at 526 abbott street in vancouver.  but don't let the address scare you off - this place is definitely worth a visit.  featuring a beer list that takes up one whole side of the bar menu, and $3.50 draught, this is some kind of beer heaven! currently the beer on tap is bowen island (two styles) and the seasonal bottled feature is black tusk ale. on the bottled beer list are:  black cat lager, alpine honey lager, molson canadian, coors light, heineken, corona, pilsner urquell, harp, red stripe, kronenbourg, czech mate, asahi, black tusk ale, killer bee dark honey, anarchist amber ale, naramata nut brown ale, blue buck ale, dos equis XX amber, morimoto soba, innis & gunn, cutthroat pale ale, newcastle brown ale, traditional ACME pale ale, hop head I...