Joy!!!

I apologize, I've been MIA for awhile, happy to let TeacherPatti take the wheel for a while. I'm in the throes of job hunting/ networking and just haven't been drinking a whole lot of beer. (Shocking, I know)

BUT.... over the weekend, M and I made quite a joyous discovery. While on an errand to an as yet unexplored part of town, we happened upon Bello Vino. How could we have lived here this long without making this discovery!! I mean, as if it weren't enough to have treasures like Morgan & York and Stadium Market within walking distance of our house, there's also this... this.... mecca. I'm not kidding. Wines from all over (and I mean ALL over) plus a walk in climate controlled wine room kept M occupied for an hour or so while I explored the beer department. I nearly fainted. Two walls of coolers. A wall of 22 oz. bottles of mainly Belgians takes up another wall. Down the middle, six- and 12-packs of a beers from everywhere. And on the small wall, my dream come true: a great selection of single bottles, most priced $1.69 or so. I could try 6 different beers for roughly the price of a 6 pack! JOY!!!

So tonight, I bring you beer #1 of the 6 I brought home: Breckenridge Brewery's 471 Double IPA, a small batch of yumminess. Unlike a lot of double IPAs, it doesn't smack you upside the head with hops. It combines five malts and 4 kinds of hops for a flavor and feel I can only describe as "happy". I will definitely be making a trip back out to Bello Vino for more of this before the small batch is gone!