100 Beers in 100 Days - Day 81

Day 81- Sprecher Special Amber

Being in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and drinking an amber beer that taste great makes we want to sing this: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated. We’re gonna do it!..." Yeah, or maybe not. Anyways, Sprecher Special Amber is a great beer with a fabulous taste. I will rate it a 7 on the beer scale.

Cheers!

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Day 80 – Goose Island, Honker’s Ale

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Today Beer Heads we are in an underground chamber, beneath the streets of Chicago, at the entrance to what could actually be Al Capone’s Vault. This hermetically sealed steel door was discovered by utility workers during a recent excavation. Tensions are starting to mount as everyone here is anxiously waiting to see what prohibition era artifacts owned by Al Capone will be waiting for us on the other side. People are starting to speculate what we’ll find. Money? Smuggled booze? Tommy guns??? It looks like we won’t have to wait much longer. Here comes Geraldo Rivera now to assist in opening the vault. [A creaking sound is heard as the door is opened. A strong dusty smell fills the air] Here it is, Al Capone’s Vault! Hey wait a minute. This isn’t Al Capone’s vault! This is Harry Carey’s vault! There’s nothing in here except empty Budweiser “tallboy” cans, and those gigantic square framed glasses.

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Oh well, so, let’s head out of the underground chamber and go to the Goose Island Brew Pub in Chicago’s Lincoln Park to drink some Honker’s Ale. Which I guess would make me a “Honky drinking Honker’s” …”Ale” that is.

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Honker's Ale is a pretty good beer. It's got a unique bitter flavor to it. Unique in that it's a good bitter. Iron Chef liked it and said she tasted some sort of spice, but couldn't identify what. This is a pretty solid 7 on the beer scale.

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Day 79 – Bell’s Pale Ale



Well Beer Heads, metaphorically speaking, we’ve finally come to America.

Today we are at the former Kalamazoo Brewery in Kalamazoo Michigan drinking Bell’s Pale Ale. The name of the Brewery was changed to Bell’s in 2005 since most people referred to it by the name of it’s founder, Larry Bell. Incidentally, if none of the variety of Bell’s beers excites you, then you could go across town to the Kalamazoo headquarters of Pfizer for some Viagra.Bell’s is an OK beer. It’s a little hoppy with some yeast-y and citrus-y tastes in the flavor. Iron Chef said it wasn't horrible, but...it would do in a pinch. I will rate it a 4 on the beer scale.

Cheers!

100 Beers in 100 Days - The French Connection

Hey Beer Heads! For our last day in Canada, I thought it would be fun to make a post in French for the sake of all those French-Canadians out there. Don't worry, I've provided the English translation in convenient subtitles.

Le jour 78 - Labatt Bleu Pilsner

(Day 78 - Labatt Blue Pilsner)

Aujourd'hui nous sommes à Londres, Ontario. C'est la maison de Brassage de Labatt, les producteurs de bière d'aujourd'hui, Labatt Bleu.

(Today we are in London, Ontario. This is the home of Labatt Brewing, the makers of today's beer, Labatt Blue.)

Je ne fais pas expext beaucoup de cette bière parce qu'il est fait des mêmes gens qui produisent Le Pee Pee Water pour la distribution au Canada.

(I don't expext much from this beer because it is made from the same people who produce Buweiser for distribution in Canada.)

Labatt est encore une autre des nombreuses Brasseries qui ont été rachetées la part par Le Cock Suckers.

(Labatt is yet another of the many Breweries that have been bought out by InBev.)

Mais bien qu'InBev ait acheté la compagnie, c'est toujours beacoup mieux que Budweiser.

(But even though InBev bought the company, it's still a whole lot better than Budweiser.)

Gardez votre brindille sur la glace et une bière froide dans votre main.

(Keep your stick on the ice, and a cold beer in your hand.)