Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Big Beers In Asheville

Over the labor day weekend in Asheville, I sampled the following at Bier Garden, all in bottles:

Flying Dog Horn Dog Barleywine
Chimay Blue
Chimay Red
(They have Chimay White as well, but I'd already had it before).
Ommegang Hennepin (Which I didn't really like)

Bier Garden also has:

Ommegang Abbey Ale (25 oz bottles for $12)
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter (Hunter S. Thompson Tribute Beer)

At Jack in the Wood, I tried:

Green Man Dragon, which was quite tasty.

Remember, these beers are high in alcohol content (The Chimays are 8% or so, and the others are 9-12 or so), so be safe with them. Sip slowly, and be sure not to drive drunk! These beers are to be savored, not chugged.

2 comments:

Edgy Mama said...

Thanks for the lowdown, George. I've actually spent the night, the whole night, in the Flying Dog Brewery in Denver. And I have copies of the original Steadman artwork for Flying Dog Ale and Road Dog Porter. And you'll have to buy me a beer to get the whole story out of me!

1000 black lines said...

Ya'll are making me thirsty.