January 25th, 2010
Another long day and a tiring one but worth it. We left Indy with the trip reading 959 miles and arrived in Springfield with it reading 1459 miles. Kinda fitting.
It was snowing when we left and for much off the journey but not the same snow as we’d get in the North-East. It hardly stuck and didn’t slow down at all.
We took a lunch break in St. Louis for very specific reasons – St. Louis BBQ ribs. Oh. My. God. The sauce was on the side and for good reason. They were so tasty I only dipped twice. The most tender smoky pork heaven seasoned to perfection. F**kin fantastic. I can’t comment on the ambience of the restaurant – we ate in the car to keep Porter company. It’s such a shame we’ve been told not to give him cooked bones otherwise I’d have been so happy to give him some of mine 
A few more hours on the road and we hit Springfield. Doh! Initial impressions were not great but then we got past the strip-malls and into the centre of town. Google found us this great little Italian restaurant (real Italian food, not just spaghetti & meatballs). We achieved a suitable excess there and are now planning our now next assault upon a crossing of the US. Suffice to say that if all goes well this time tomorrow Tony Christie and Peter Kay will be proud of us.
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January 24th, 2010
We’re in Indianapolis. We got here three beers ago but I had other priorities than posting straight away.
959 miles down. You can do the maths to figure out how many today. A lot anyway. Crappy weather too. Rain, rain, rain.
The local microbrew is going down well. The wheat was a little light but the amber is very tasty. More hoppy than most ambers, which works for me.
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January 24th, 2010
It’s currently 9:36 am. We drove 397.6 miles to Harrisburg PA yesterday. We have a long drive to Indianapolis today.
And we’re locked out of our hotel room halfway through loading the car!
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January 23rd, 2010
It’s 12:15, 32f and we’re off. California here we come.
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September 14th, 2009
Good dog.
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September 14th, 2009
Not a style of beer I drink very often, most likely since it’s a beer that highlights malt over hops but this one is very tasty. You wouldn’t guess the 7.7% abv. It’s main effect is to give me Gordon Biersch nostalgia.
Bonus marks for identifying the other style of beer in shot.
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September 3rd, 2009
Stone’s fantastic Levitation Ale is there version of a session beer. It’s similar in many ways to an English special bitter except with a big hop character. Not overly bitter though some might find it too hoppy for a session. Not me though. Goes well with pork scratchings too.
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September 3rd, 2009
A German Pilsener. Tasty enough but not a patch on proper Czech Pilseners. Still, it will always hold sentimental appeal as it’s the beer I drank on my first date with Ealish. I suppose I’m supposed to remember what she wore but I remember what I beer I had
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August 31st, 2009
… for tonight at least. Ginger Lemongrass Wheat beer made by own fair hand. F**king delicious if I say so myself.
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August 31st, 2009
Next at the plate is a fantastic California hop-bomb. AleSmith IPA is a tremendous beer. Great hoppy taste & aroma without any harshness to the well balanced bitterness.
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