I am glad to support and
affirm the work of an Iowa brewery today. Backpocket Brewing in Coralville had
already wowed me with their dunkel, so I had been hoping to have a
chance to visit the tap room and see firsthand their works and their other
offerings. My wife, Sandy, was gracious and
patient to suffer through a detour on today’s itinerary and so we stopped in
for a bit. The first thing that hit us when we walked in the door was that the
place smelled like our kitchen when I’m brewing beer. As Sandy said, with
wrinkled nose, “they must be doing something right.”
A friendly waitress
offered me some very tempting choices and I was happy to sample a pint of the
Wooden Nickel Scottish Lager, peated bock. It’s brewed with malt that has been
smoked over smoldering peat moss, yielding an interesting hint of smokiness.
Sandy and the waitress
talked me into a second glass, a Machete, double IPA. Although I liked the
first beer, the Wooden Nickel, I regretted wasting all the time I spent on it
when I should have just had two Machetes! The first whiff is full of fragrance
of oranges and honey. The taste is powerfully hoppy without being
overwhelmingly bitter. This is listed as a seasonal offering of Backpocket. I passed my comment on to the brewers, “Please
don’t lose this recipe”.
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