Thursday, May 11, 2006
Rock Art event at Collins Bar
Last night I met up with Big Daddy Cal as I usually do on Wednesdays for drinking. We headed over to the Collins Bar for the Rock Art Brewery premiere in NYC. The place was a little more crowded than the last time we went so we headed to the small back area and got a table. Complimentary cheese and bread were also available in the back along with the usual free popcorn.
This was our first event at Collins Bar and unlike beer events at other locations in the city, they didn't have a flight available, so we just bought by the pint.
The first one was on me:
152) Rock Art Whitetail Ale - This one is pale gold in color and is pretty light bodied. Hints of citrus and a little wheat but overall it was pretty one dimensional. I thought the finish was a bit dry and not refreshing.
After downing some cheese and bread, the next one was on Big Daddy Cal:
153) Rock Art American Red Ale - Supposedly the finish of this beer is called the "super glide" by the brewers. Sure it was a clean finish but again this was nothing special. Aromas were decent - roasty and woodsy even but there was none of this in the flavors. Actually I got some of that sweet molasses taste from the back end of it that I'm not very fond of.
That was all we had at Collins Bar. I didn't try the other one that would have been new to me (Stock Ale). Overall I wasn't impressed by the Rock Art stuff. I had their barleywine last year and it wasn't very good at all.
We got a bit hungry so this week was a repeat of last week and we headed down the block like a couple of lazy bums to the House of Brews.
I ordered a southern fried chicken salad which was rather good. Had it with a bottle of:
154) San Miguel Premium Lager - This lager is imported from the Phillipines. It was pretty average for the style and I got it only because I wanted to knock something off my list, get something from afar, and have something that wasn't too filling.
After that we called it a night. 154 beers down and now 211 to go. I've rebuilt that 20-day buffer over the past couple of weeks as today is only the 131st day of the year.
I may tackle #155 tonight, which would also be my 350th different beer ever. Since that's something of a milestone, I want it to be a decent choice, and I have a selection of 5 bottles to choose from, any of which will probably be a suitable candidate. Stay tuned...
This was our first event at Collins Bar and unlike beer events at other locations in the city, they didn't have a flight available, so we just bought by the pint.
The first one was on me:
152) Rock Art Whitetail Ale - This one is pale gold in color and is pretty light bodied. Hints of citrus and a little wheat but overall it was pretty one dimensional. I thought the finish was a bit dry and not refreshing.
After downing some cheese and bread, the next one was on Big Daddy Cal:
153) Rock Art American Red Ale - Supposedly the finish of this beer is called the "super glide" by the brewers. Sure it was a clean finish but again this was nothing special. Aromas were decent - roasty and woodsy even but there was none of this in the flavors. Actually I got some of that sweet molasses taste from the back end of it that I'm not very fond of.
That was all we had at Collins Bar. I didn't try the other one that would have been new to me (Stock Ale). Overall I wasn't impressed by the Rock Art stuff. I had their barleywine last year and it wasn't very good at all.
We got a bit hungry so this week was a repeat of last week and we headed down the block like a couple of lazy bums to the House of Brews.
I ordered a southern fried chicken salad which was rather good. Had it with a bottle of:
154) San Miguel Premium Lager - This lager is imported from the Phillipines. It was pretty average for the style and I got it only because I wanted to knock something off my list, get something from afar, and have something that wasn't too filling.
After that we called it a night. 154 beers down and now 211 to go. I've rebuilt that 20-day buffer over the past couple of weeks as today is only the 131st day of the year.
I may tackle #155 tonight, which would also be my 350th different beer ever. Since that's something of a milestone, I want it to be a decent choice, and I have a selection of 5 bottles to choose from, any of which will probably be a suitable candidate. Stay tuned...
# posted by Nick @ 8:19 AM 
