Last night, me and the wife had a night out alone, so we decided to go to the Destihl Restaurant and Brew Works in Normal, Illinois. Overall, the experience was a good one. The atmosphere is quite contemporary and the food is respectably good.
The beer, however, is exceptional. While they were out of a few selections (the Munchner Dunkel and the Dopplebock, to be specific) and they did not have a selection on the beer engine behind the bar, their selection was pretty extensive. I tasted small samples of a bourbon barrel barley wine and an espresso stout. Both of these beers were loaded with flavor. It was the Roggenbier, though, that really caught my attention.
First of all, the only Roggenbiers I have ever tasted are homebrewed versions, and I've never really been impressed with any of them. This one at Destihl's, in my opinion, was tremendous. Quite frankly, I think that my most recent obsession will be brewing a really good Roggenbier, so even though I just bought a new 50 lb. bag of Pale Malt, I have to find a source for malted rye.
Here is the link to Destihl
4 comments:
WTF?! You came to B-N and didn't call me?!
I was on a date w/ Mo, so we were flying solo.
I'm gonna have to side with EB there...that's a low blow dude!
Someday when you have four rather than one child at home, you will understand the joy of being alone with your spouse.
Mo and I enjoyed hanging out together . . . with noone else. It was our escape.
I feel no remorse or regret.
:)
How is the little one?
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