Town Hall Tap/Brewery

This weekend I managed to head down to the Town Hall Tap, which is a smaller version of the Town Hall Brewery on the South side of Minneapolis. To start things off the bar its self is a combination of modern and rustic, the tables have been artificially distressed and the lighting is dim and cozy. If you have ever been to the Nomad you get the picture. The Taps clientele consists mostly of beer snobs and aging hipsters who have succumbed to the pressures of the man and gotten a real job to afford drinking 5+ dollar beers. It is worth mentioning though that The Tap serves actual pints which is always a plus. 

Columbus Red Ale 
I started the night with one of the seasonal house beers, the Columbus Red Ale, a deliciously sweet and hoppy brew. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the CRA was hopped with Columbus hops. Now it was not lost of me that there is some irony in using Columbus hops to flavor a Red Ale and I must say the name lends it's self to quiet a few useful analogies. A deep reddish beer, at first glance one might think this is a regular red ale with the usual sweet malty flavor but after the first few swig you can taste the hops right away and the best part is they are equally balanced. Yes there is a stronger hop flavor then a more traditional red ale but it is not a complete annihilation of the malt flavor. In fact, in this beer Columbus and the Indians seem to be getting along quiet well. The guys at the tap seem to have found quiet the balance here in a beer that could equally please a old foggy and a hop head at the same time. 

Flyingdog Centennial IPA 
One of the guest taps at the bar, served in a 10 once chalice type glass with out much of a head. Acidic, grapefruity, juicy, punchy, piney, all words to describe this IPA. The light malt here just serves as a carrier for the hop flavor. For being a beer big on hops and alcohol (10% abv) it is remarkably light, and if not for the high alcohol content I would drink the beer all day. Ok who am I kidding I would still drink it all day regardless of the alcohol content. 

Epic Brainless on Peaches
A Belgian strong ale brewed with peaches. I'm going to go on a bit of a rant here since I have read about this beer before. I knew that it was strong in alcohol and likely not to come in a pint glass or even a regular glass for that matter, but it came in a fucking WINE glass. I don't know if The Tap thinks because it has fruit in it it's a girly beer or that the addition of some fruit juice after the beer has been brewed is going to add complex layers of aroma that I would need to spin it around and sniff it or what. The glass the centennial IPA came in would probably have done a better job. Needless to say I drank this beer super fast to make sure no one caught a glimpse of me drinking out of a wine glass so my review of the beer will be as such. Cloudly, bright yellow, sweet with minimal alcohol presences for being 10.5 abv, pretty big peach flavor. Recommended uses, getting come college bimbo that says he doesn't drink beer drunk enough to have sex with you.