Last night I had a particularly tasty brew. I'm in Denver and while dining at the Denver Chophouse and Brewery [1], I happened upon their Wild Turkey Barrel Conditioned Stout. After home-brewing the stout, they "cure" it for a time in used bourbon barrels. Being a bourbon girl, and a stout girl, it was like winning the liquid lottery. The beer was smooth and rich with serious vanilla creaminess. The oak barrels impart a warm toastiness that mellowed, but not overwhelmed, the strong beer.


Speaking of Colorado brewing, did you know that Fat Tire is finally locally available? The New Belgium Brewing Company [2]has added MN to it's territory and I couldn't be happier. Any beer drinkers who have spent time out West will already know about Fat Tire Amber's [3]malty/hoppy Belgian kick. Check out your local liquor store, it's probably already sitting on the shelf.

Locally, I recently found a nice Belgian called Fatty Boombalatty [4]from Furthermore Brewing [5] in Wisconsin. Yes I bought it for the name, but now I love it for its mind, not just its body.