A trip to the beer stores

Friday, January 30th, 2009 | Beer

I’m lucky to work near enough to Brewery Creek and Firefly that I can pop in at lunch, which I usually do every other week. This week I set out with a purpose, to see if I could find myself some more of Mill Street’s brews. I recently wrote about my experience with a couple of Mill Street products and the honourable Rich Green was kind enough to let me know that Firefly had Mill Street Coffee Porter in stock.

I am always curious to hear what Erik, and other beer enthusiasts, purchase from these fine purveyors of beer, so I thought it might be of interest to post my recent purchases. I came back from Firefly with:

My return trip via Brewery Creek was also fruitful:

I always come back with more than I “need”, but never have a hard time finding people to share beer with. There is usually some rhyme or reason behind my purchases. I purchased the GI Porter and the Philips Stout because they are new BC seasonal releases, the Rogues on the recommendation of a co-worker I was with at the time, the Mill Street to continue my investigation, and the Pumpkin Ale because there was a big ‘new’ sign under it. I am that fickle.

A side note, I bought an extra Philips the Hammer for The Cellar. Patience not being a gift of mine, it pains me whenever I stash a beer in my ultra high tech cardboard box garage cellar. See you in a year beer.

Cheers,

Chris

Tags: belgian wit, brewery creek, chipotle ale, coffee porter, firfely, granville island porter, imperial stout, mill street, phillips, rick green, rogue, smoke ale, swans pumpkin ale, The Cellar, thye hammer

3 Comments to A trip to the beer stores

Erik
January 31, 2009

The Chipotle Ale sounds interesting.

Rick Green
February 1, 2009

“I always come back with more than I “need”, but never have a hard time finding people to share beer with.”

I find sharing a beer, especially if it is a new one, makes the experience more enjoyable. Therefore, I don’t often find myself buying six packs because a bottle is more geared to individual drinking that ties you to the same beer for a longer time. Instead, I usually buy bombers for sharing, as with wine. This is definitely what Howe Sound is hoping people do with their 1L bottles.

Chris
February 2, 2009

I totally agree Rick, sharing a beer enhances the experience big time. I also really enjoy getting a second opinion from those with more discerning palates than mine. I find I learn a lot more that way.

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