Last night I had the chance to ring in Cinco de Mayo and the beginning of graduation week at my alma mater (Baldwin-Wallace College) in small town Berea (some family members/friends are finally done).
Along with Cornerstone Brewing Company, this was one of my favorite joints during college. It was good to reconnect with old friends, I definitely needed it. I also forgot they conveniently don't list ABVs next to their feature microbrews, which led to continued frivolity.
Humorous to the extent that I never fail to show my true colors: I went with Southern Tier's Jahva (and rediscovered? lol) what IPA -Imperial Ale - means: 10.6% ABV and a $13 surprise when the tab came. Best foot forward, right?
So I slowed to a crawl for the next one, which was markedly less preposterous at 10.0 ABV, piqued by the sound of New Holland's Dragon Milk.
Which is indubitably my new favorite beer.
The shenanigans continued with an authentic, Mexican meal (my dude Scott in Mexico would be proud):
Pipin' hot, Dry Cajun Rub chicken wings (which literally melted in your mouth) with bleu cheese
...And house fries because apparently they don't have sweet potato fries anymore, or were out (I didn't really check).
Great food, great friends...and a follow up at my place with a few Goose Island Summer ales.
DERP.