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Central City Brewing 5th Anniversary

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Beer

I love the beer brewed by Central City Brewing.  I am particularly fond of their Imperial IPA and their Copper Bock, not to mention Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine when it is available.  When we heard that Central City was going to be having a 5th anniversary celebration this past Saturday, we were all aboard.  We were particularly excited about the special beer pairing menu and the five uniquely aged brews to be on offer:

• Belgian Trippell – brewed December 06, 9.0% alc/vol
• Smoked Porter – brewed October 07, 8.5% alc/vol
• Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine – brewed October 07, 10.5% alc/vol
• Imperial IPA – brewed June 08, 8.5% alc/vol
• Red Racer Winter Ale brewed September 08, 7.5% alc/vol

We decided to head to Central City last Saturday evening for 7PM, thinking any earlier would not suit drinking such strong beers on a chore laden Saturday.  We thought this was a perfectly acceptable idea seeing as the Facebook event listed the start and end times at noon and 11PM respectively.  It was to our tremendous dismay when our waitress had no clue what we were talking about when we asked for the special menu.  We missed it!  The festivities came and went in the afternoon.  I was even more disappointed to hear from the honourable Rick Green that the party was held in the brewery itself and that all of the food and beer was free to CAMRA members.  I’m still a bit depressed writing this up.

In any case, no trip to Central City is a waste when Empire IPA is readily available.  I also think the food there is rather better than your typical pub fare.  That being said, there’s nothing like having your ID scanned and your mugshot taken like you’re a criminal when entering a brewpub.  I find the restaurant to be somehow disjointed from the brewing operation.  The last few times I’ve visited Central City, our waitresses have seemed to think that displaying half of each boob makes up for impoliteness and poor attentiveness, but then to some that’s a boon.  I even got the “oooh, have you had it before” when I ordered their Imperial IPA, which I ordered with authority mind you.  It seems to me that they are not taking much pride in their beer.  Maybe it’s just me though, am I visiting Central City at the wrong times?

Cheers,

Chris

Tags: camra, central city, empire ipa, imperial ipa, rick green, thor's hammer barley wine

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