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From the Schlafly site:

India Brown Ale (May 17)
Our Tap Room Brewer Brennan has hand crafted this ale to celebrate his marriage to the beautiful Natasha. This unique brew has the color of a brown ale, but the aroma of an American style IPA. Dry Hopped with Cascade and Willamette, this beer will prove just how complex a brown ale can be. 5.2% abv, 40 IBU’s, O.G. 13P.

Currently Sycamore in Columbia, MO has this on tap. The nose is nice and citrusy, with a bit of maltiness. It really is a hoppy brown and reminds me of the Schlafly APA with a bit more malt. I would definitely recommend getting to Sycamore and giving it a try, as I think this is a limited production beer.

According to this post on BeerAdvocate.com, there will be a Bell’s tasting on June 19th.

Complete Bell’s tasting at Arena Liquor Columbia, MO Thursday 6-19
We’ll be tasting the entire Bell’s portfolio currently available (12 to 13 beers) from 5 to 7 pm on the 19th of June.
Steve

I’ll post here during the day Thursday if I find out more.

I just saw this come across Beer Advocate and thought I should mention it here. The Beer and Brats Festival will be held at Westport Plaza on June 28th from noon to 6PM. The cost is $20 in advance or $25 at the door. More details on the site.

It seems like beer related festivals in Missouri are popping up like crazy this summer, or maybe I just wasn’t looking hard enough before. The St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival, the St. Louis Micro Fest, the festival in Jeff City last weekend, and the Hermann Rhythm and Brews Festival on June 21st. So much good beer, so little time.

We had a great time at the beer tasting last night at Sycamore. Thanks for getting this tasting group together, Sanford!

Almost all of the beers were new to me which was a nice surprise. I also enjoyed getting to meet several local beer geeks that I hadn’t yet met. I knew that some home brewers had been invited but I had no idea what they would bring or how the home brew beer would be. The beer they brought was excellent!

For another write-up on the evening be sure to check out Jeff’s blog.

Here is the list of beers we sampled. I was taking this down rather quickly so if there are any mistakes let me know and I’ll correct them.

Commercial Beers:

• Allagash Curieux Barrel Aged Tripel
• Anderson Valley Brother David’s Triple (or Double, I don’t remember for sure) Abbey Style Ale
• Ballast Point IPA
• Bear Republic Racer 5
• Deschutes Inversion IPA
• Dogfish Head Raison D’Être
• Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout
• Fuller’s 1845 Celebration Ale
• Lagunitas Maximus IPA
• Marin Brewing Port Reyes Porter
• Meantime IPA
• Meantime Porter
• Rogue Chocolate Stout
• Souther Tier Tripel
• Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale
• Stone Ruination IPA

Home brews:

• Jamie’s Maple Amber Ale
• Jamie’s Scotch Ale
• Jamie’s Rye Pale Ale
• Matt’s Anne’s Early Ale
• Matt’s IPA
• Tim’s Porter

Unibroue Éphémère Apple Ale is currently on tap at Sycamore. It is a yellow straw color and cloudy. It has a strong apple nose and is sour and tart. I wasn’t sure if I would like it, but it is very tasty. It isn’t something I would want to have more than one of at a time, but it was good.

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