barleyhole
Well-Known Member
Not sure how many of you have a Hops Grillhouse and Brewery (it's like a BJs with far less beer selection), as there are not many, but I had the pleasure of going to one tonight (in Alexandria, VA) and was served a "Summer Wheat" that was essentially a Red Ale with an orange wedge on the pint rim. I was assured that this was in fact a wheat beer, although it was about 17-20 SRM, crystal clear, and tasted nothing of wheat, yeast or citrus...in fact it was quite malty. Not too refreshing when it's 100 F outside, to say the least. It just amazes me that someone could just brew any old beer, slap an orange wedge on it, and call it a wheat beer (I hate orange wedges served with beer btw). In fact, I think something else must have been going on...like they ran out of wheat beer, and I have emailed the company to inquire. That said..their beer isn't horrible, average anyway. I have guests in town who wanted to go, and I wonder to myself, why the heck go there when I have a Dogfish Head brewpub 10 minutes away??!!?
Anyone else have interesting brewpub stories?
Anyone else have interesting brewpub stories?