Completed the Set - Hofbräu in the Summer

Today I had the last of the Hofbräu beers that the Old German Beer Hall currently has on tap with their amber. It was a darker color than I expected with a mild, full flavor - rich, but not overpowering. It went down nicely over conversation, and had I not been on lunch with work waiting after I was done, I would have had more than one. So I have completed the set of Hofbräu beers - Obviously I have seasonal beers, but none of them are on tap right now.

I also nearly completed the set of free lunches that they offer. Their weekday lunch special is a meal with the purchase of a Point rootbeer, a Hofbräu beer or a cocktail; but it isn't all of their food. The choices are bratwurst, weisswurst, knockwurst, lieberkäse, or hotdog (I believe it's a Klements). The only one I haven't had is the hotdog, and I'm not sure I'm really interested. Don't get me wrong, I still love the old children's meal of mac-and-cheese and hotdogs, but that's one of the few times I'll eat hotdogs anymore. I had the bratwurst today.

This evening I tried the Capital Brewery Fest, which is their summer seasonal. It has a nice mild flavor - slightly sweet, very earthy, maybe a hint of bitter around the edges. Had it with a buffalo chicken salad, but I think it would go better with a tomato sauce based meal, or a tomato soup, or a beef broth based soup. Good. Definately good, but not my favorite. I think I'd have to be "in the mood" to drink it again, but I think I'd definately pick it over plenty of other beers depending on what's available.

Getting Fed Up Isn't All Bad

I went back to my Capital Amber and still wasn't enjoying it. So I turned it into part of a savory lemon marinade for chicken breasts and grilled them with some twice baked potatoes.

I still wanted another beer, though, so I tried the Lakefront Brewery White Beer - it's a Belgian wheat style beer that was a little less sweet than I expected, but it was still good and the flavor grew on me as I drink it. I'm glad I got a second one in that sampler pack I picked up on Friday.