Beers with a Stoic: Check out THIS upscale luxury beer list
There’s a restaurant in the area. Salads and soups start at $13; appetizers at $20. Main courses are $34 – $39, and steaks $47 – $62. Actually, I’m not complaining at all about these prices. The web site lists 15 classic and signature cocktails, all in the $15 – $18 range. That’s fine. The wine list is nicely balanced, with glasses running from $15 – $18, and bottles $50-odd. No worries, but here is the beer list. Miller Lite $6.00, American light lager Michelob Ultra $7.00, American light lager Bud Light $6.00, American light lager Corona Especial $8.00, Mexican lager Modelo Especial $8.00, Mexican lager Blue Moon $8.00, Belgian wheat ale Guinness $9.00, Irish dry stout 3 Floyd’s Zombie Dust $9.00, American pale ale Awful. There are five light adjunct lagers (including the ones from Mexico), and one each wheat, dry stout and pale ale, although Zombie Dust probably is better billed as an IPA. Are they available via draft or package? Nowhere does the website say; all we can do is guess. How are they being served? I don’t know, although visions of frozen shaker pints haunt my dreams. Bles ......Read more