Thanks to Martini Mike (themartinimike.blogspot.com) for informing me (and sending a picture) of one that slipped under my radar: Sierra Nevada's Hopstar. Hopstar is a draft-only release, born of Sierra's Beer Camp, where brewers, journalists (where's my invite, Ken Grossman? We shared an elevator ride at GABF, remember?), restaurateurs, and industry people are invited to create a recipe good enough to be released to the public. Hopstar is a 7.5% ABV IPA brewed with Chinook, Amarillo, Magnum, and Simcoe hops. Though I haven't had it yet, those hops should make for a good drinking IPA. I haven't tried the beer yet because it is on tap at Seasons, where a meal costs more than my shoes. And since I only own jeans and t-shirts, I feel wrong in bring the patrons of a nice place like Seasons down with my shabby presence. Maybe I can rent some nice slacks and stop in for a pint sometime. I'll make a night of it- I'll dance at Sauce and smoke cigars at Imbibe. I'll get complimentary bottle service because of my slick slacks and shiny shoes. I'll be one of the beautiful people, if only to get one taste of Hopstar!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time to Update the Wardrobe?
Thanks to Martini Mike (themartinimike.blogspot.com) for informing me (and sending a picture) of one that slipped under my radar: Sierra Nevada's Hopstar. Hopstar is a draft-only release, born of Sierra's Beer Camp, where brewers, journalists (where's my invite, Ken Grossman? We shared an elevator ride at GABF, remember?), restaurateurs, and industry people are invited to create a recipe good enough to be released to the public. Hopstar is a 7.5% ABV IPA brewed with Chinook, Amarillo, Magnum, and Simcoe hops. Though I haven't had it yet, those hops should make for a good drinking IPA. I haven't tried the beer yet because it is on tap at Seasons, where a meal costs more than my shoes. And since I only own jeans and t-shirts, I feel wrong in bring the patrons of a nice place like Seasons down with my shabby presence. Maybe I can rent some nice slacks and stop in for a pint sometime. I'll make a night of it- I'll dance at Sauce and smoke cigars at Imbibe. I'll get complimentary bottle service because of my slick slacks and shiny shoes. I'll be one of the beautiful people, if only to get one taste of Hopstar!
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Trust me- I go in there in jeans almost every time! (All 3 locations) And there is always the "Cellar Bar" at Zinc which is not so fancy. Let's go taste one together. That will be my sample #3. Nice write up. Thanks for the mention!
Yeah, but your jeans are probably reeeally nice, with fancy stitching and padded crotch or whatever makes jeans so expensive! I buy jeans when Old Navy has a buy 1 get 1 free sale.
But I'll go with you. Maybe you can say you are buying a homeless guy a meal and they'll let me in.
All I wear are Levis! Maaaan... it must be this damn tuxedo picture. You are a funny unpadded crotch mofo.
A day late my friends...
NO MORE HOPSTAR! All 5 kegs are dry!!! I checked in last night.
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