Rogue Chipotle Ale

It's gotten cold around here, and for some reason, wine has been tasting better to me lately. Maybe it's because red wine warms my tummy? Or because we have so much wine in our basement that it's soon going to consume us?

We finally got around to opening the Rogue Chipotle Ale tonight, since we had some leftover "southwestern" food to eat. While it's an interesting concept and was really nice with the food, I can't say I'm a fan of it on its' own. The chipotle is just a little bit much for me, and as anyone can tell you, I don't do fruit (or chiles) in my beer.

Hopefully I will be trying some Indiana beers this weekend, so I'll be sure to issue a report!

Rainy weekend- try more beer!

Last Saturday, the hubby and I had a chance to join TeacherPatti and a crew from CBiM on a bit of a pub crawl! We joined late so only got to drink a couple of beers, and only one that we hadn't tried before: Arbor Brewing's Duggie Style Rye. They don't usually have this one on tap so it was a nice surprise! I REALLY liked it- easy to drink with an opaque kind of golden brown color, it's a big, strong brew. With 35% rye, it's rich and sweet and remarkably 7.5% ABV (it certainly doesn't taste like it!).

Blue Tractor Brewery opened it's doors in Ann Arbor recently with a big grand opening on Thursday night. Their sign says they are a brewery, yet when we walked by (it was too busy to even attempt going in), we didn't see (or smell) anything that made us think "brewery". What's the scoop? Has anyone been?

I picked up a big bottle of Rogue's Chipotle Ale this week. I imagine we'll be popping it open tonight during the Notre Dame v. BC game. I'll let you know how it was...