The Brü Revü – Texas Craft Brewers Festival

I had many excellent beers and missed many more.  It was insanely hot and dusty, but the beer more than made up for it.  Here’s a run-down of what I tried and my quick thoughts:

Ranger Creek Gulf Coast Imperial IPA – first beer of the day and a great start, excellent local imperial IPA

Real Ale XV Anniversary – very good

Real Ale Morgul – tasted like scotch, which makes sense. Excellent

Real Ale WT3F – Brett fermentation of Devil’s Backbone – I may like the regular Devil’s Backbone better, but this was a nice change.

(512) TWO – double IPA – cask-conditioned firkin - special tapping - Loved it

(512) Pale – dry hopped with Apollo in cask condition firkin - special tapping – served hot, but still smooth and tasty.

Twisted X Senor Viejo – Schwarzbier aged in Tequila barrels.  Bit of a disappointment, flat, and not as good as it sounds, the long line didn’t help.

Southern Star Pro-Am  The link is for the smoked porter, but that’s not how I remember it.  Whatever it was it was good.

New Republic Skylight Dunkelweiss – last beer of the day, and an excellent ending.  Kind of sweet with a hint of cloves.  Very good Dunkelweiss from College Station?!?

Last Note:  I confirmed at the (512) tent that their Third Anniversary Party will be on Saturday October 8^th.  Yay!  See you there!

Just me and 5,000 of my closest friends....

The (512) tent.  This has to be my favorite local brewery.  If you haven't tried a (512) beer yet, you are missing out.  Their IPA is fantastic.

No, really, it's only 4 oz.  This is the New Republic Dunkleweiss