2013 Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Fest

It seems that half the neighborhood went this time. Well, we have been called drunks on several occasions. After an easy ride on the Light Rail we entered and, overwhelmed with all the offerings, wandered in different directions. Some of us got our tasting glasses dipped at the Maker's Mark table.

There was lots of bourbon and whisky as you'd expect.

And beer.

Even some wine.

I tried a few beers and wines:

  1. Public Works Red Cent Amber (Public Works is a co-op of Peabody Heights Brewery)
  2. Starr Hill Love Wheat
  3. Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout
  4. Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat
  5. Hoegaarden
  6. Ram's Head IPA
  7. Fordham Oak Barrel Stout
  8. Ommegang Art of Darkness
  9. Ommegang BPA
  10. Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye
  11. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
  12. Pyramid Discord IPA
  13. Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
  14. Barefoot Wines Pinot Grigio
  15. Barefoot Wines Muscato
  16. Barefoot Wines Red Muscato Champagne
  17. Barefoot Wines Impression Red Blend
  18. Brooklyn Pennet Ale
  19. Full Tilt Baltimore Pale Ale (Full Tilt is a co-op of Peabody Heights Brewery)
  20. Evolution Rise Up Stout
  21. Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock
  22. Rodenbach Grand Cru
  23. Leinenkugel Big Eddy Whisky Ale
  24. Flying Dog Woody Creek White
  25. Harpoon IPA
  26. Hofbrau Hefeweizen
  27. Duclaw Hellrazer
  28. Boulevard Tank 7
  29. Boulevard Double Wide IPA
  30. New Belgium Rampant Imperial IPA

But mostly I drank spirits:

  1. Buffalo Trace Pappy Van Winkle
  2. Willett
  3. Heaven Hill Elijah Craig 12
  4. Evan Williams Single Barrel
  5. Evan Williams Honey
  6. Evan Williams Cherry
  7. High West 21
  8. 77 Whiskey
  9. Old Sugar Queen Jennie
  10. Whistle Pig Straight Rye
  11. Bowman Brothers
  12. Firefly Sweet Tea
  13. Firefly Lemon Vodka
  14. Buffalo Trace Colonel E.H. Taylor
  15. Jim Beam Red Stag Black Cherry (my favorite of the fest)
  16. Jim Beam Red Stag Honey Tea
  17. Jim Beam Black
  18. Jim Beam Devil's Cut
  19. Buffalo Trace Blanton's
  20. Buffalo Trace Eagle Rare
  21. Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka
  22. Firefly Sweet Tea Bourbon
  23. Jim Beam Devil's Cut
  24. Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve
  25. Booker's (130 proof)
  26. Jack Daniels Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
  27. Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack
  28. Jack Daniels Honey
  29. Templeton Rye Small Batch
  30. Midnight Moon Blueberry Moonshine
  31. Kentucky Vintage
  32. John B. Stetson

There was lots of food including these lovely treats:

Things were a bit hazy after all that. My friends managed to keep me from getting arrested and we rode the Light Rail back without incident except for a little reverse peristalsis on my part.