Wednesday, April 15, 2009

laurelwood Public House NW


The final brewpub for year 1,

Two locations - we chose the downtown location with right at home feeling. Actually, it was a house, but not claustrophobic.

Waitress (Mary) was less than friendly and slow.

We were also deeply disturbed by last call at 9:00 PM!!!!

Food:

Todd: Fish and Chips – good

Scott: Santa Fe Burger - good could use some spice

Steve: Same - good

Rob: Black Bean Taco - good

Here is some general comment from group on the BEER selections:

Seasonal IMSO Ale: yummy, sweet, fizzy (make what you want of that)

Mother Load Golden Ale: Big name for golden ale – shot too high, not quite the mother load

Workhorse IPA: taste like deodorant (a one pint beer)

HOP Monkey IPA: Tasty, easy drinking, mellow IPA, but good (this one was a hit)

Free Range Red: Okay, but not great. Beats having the Big D talk with a friend.

Hooligan: Malty, Not a fan, malty not cooperating

Tree Hugger Porter: Thick and tons of flavor. Scott and Todd are officially tree huggers

Space Stout: Slam dunk for Rob as soon as he smelled the coffee flavor.

The winners:

Hop Monkey IPA – Steve and Rob

Tree Hugger Porter – Todd and Scott

In summary, this is a brew pub with a coffee house feel. It’s the perfect place for a beer known as Tree Hugger. Names like Space Stout and Hooligan have no place here.

Steve

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