2013
- Pathfinder Pale Ale: Light, refreshing. Good hops. Straightforward, solid beer.
- Motueka’s Revenge: Good full body. Reminded me of Surly Furious, but less power on the hops. Like a 50% strength Furious.
- Fortunate Events IPA: Bitter. Lots of bite. Not overly fruity.
- Not Messing Around Double IPA: Holy cow! Oak! Bourbon! Very strong. Like drinking Jack Daniels. Not my thing, but I’m sure folks that like this would like it a lot.
- Singapore IPA: Bitter. Not much body.
- Continuum IPA: Delicious and packed with hops. Definitely my favorite of the group.
Saugatuck Brewing Sampler
More opportunities to try local beers at Saugatuck Brewing. I picked a bunch of hoppy brews. The serving method was a little odd, if you had a table with 4 of these it would be a bit unwieldy. Overall great beer but one stood well above for me.
Unfortunately their website is completely down right now, and seems like it has been for a while, so no links for these beers
Saugatuck Beaches
I had no idea that there were beaches like this in Michigan! We’ve been having a great time in the Saugatuck area, and nearly every day we’ve had some relaxing and fun time in the sand and water as well.
These are all panorama shots, ignore the stretching of the shoreline.
New Holland Brewing Sampler
While in Saugatuck we went to Holland a couple of times, it’s just 10 miles or so up the road. We had dinner at New Holland Brewing and I got to do another beer flight. I skipped the Dragon’s Milk since I’ve had it and can get it easily enough at home.
The numbers start at the bottom (6 o’clock is 1) and go clockwise:
1.Monkey King Saison Farmhouse Ale 2. Imperial Hatter IPA 3. White Hatter Belgian-Style White Pale Ale 4. Mad Hatter IPA 5. Beerhive Tripel 6. Paleooza Michigan Pale Ale
I would happily have a full pint of any of them, they were all very good.
Returning to Salt of the Earth in Fennville for an encore dinner. This place was great!
Music in the park with Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellies in Fennville, MI.
The fiddle player for Lindsay Lou would fit right in with The Avett Bros - solid beard, aviator shades. Might need new belt buckle. 😊
Debating wether I should have 2 4G servers or 1 8G server at Linode for my personal server. 😕 One Ubuntu to manage sounds better.
Dunes.
Super fun day on the beach today.
Astounding beer selection at Saugatuck Brewing Company. Including 118 IBU IPA. Flight ordered.
Vacation starting now.
