Chicago is a mecca for amazing dives. At first we left the hotel thinking we were headed to this Chicago brew pub called Goose Island brewery but instead we accidentally walked into a place called US Beer Co. We knew right away this was only a bar and thought fuck it let's get a beer and find out the places to go. So we sat down and ordered a beer both of us got this...
New Holland Brewing's Poet stout. It was a great balanced stout that had a nice flavor without being to overpowering. We struck up a conversation with the bartender which led us to find out that we should skip our regular decision and go with the Burger Bar. Just as the name states it is a bar that serves awesome brews and awesome burgers.
My burger which was a hormone and antibiotic free grass fed beef with bacon and a fried egg. It was also served with truffle fries. Amazing.
Tony got some crazy German inspired burger that was a burger with polish sausage kraut and a nice mustard on a pretzel bun. Also with truffle fries. Talk about addictive.
Now to my brew...
I had a New Holland's Dragon Milk stout which may have been the best beer I have ever drank. It was dark with a tan head. The first sip was smooth with a nice alcohol burn at the end. It reminded me of drinking a nice glass a malty bourbon. Had hints of vanilla and the nice aged flavor from the oak barrels it was aged in. Had a alcohol content of 10%. It was a great beer to clean the pallet after and during eating the most amazing burger and fries meal.
There is so much more to come from this trip and I can not wait.
No comments:
Post a Comment