This is part II of our two brewery tour from our trip to the outer banks this summer. For the first part see our NC Brewery: Weeping Radish post.
The second brewery of our tour was the Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills http://www.obbrewing.com/ This spot was an actual planned stop as our lunch for the day and consists of a full scale restaurant. The place was absolutely packed with a wait at 2 PM on a Saturday but there was a beer festival in the area latter that day which might have contributed to the number of folks and Saturday is peak arrival and departure for most rentals. We managed to catch a spot at the bar when a large group was seated. Once again Brad opted just to go with the stout but I opted for a mini tasting where you get a small pour of your choice of four beers. On top of the all the small tastes I had earlier in the day at Weeping Radish this was my limit so I do need to return to try the ones I missed out on this time.
Lemon Grass Wheat Ale – hefeweizen “infused with a potent smack of lemongrass, crisp, tart, and refreshing”: I had wanted to try this beer for such a long time and was not disappointed. You can really taste the lemongrass and I instantly wanted a plate of spicy Thai basil; however, it is not something I would choose to drink on its own.
Altimeter – altbier “dark amber color, some caramel, malty”: a decent amber beer but not a favorite.
Abracadabra Brown Ale – brown ale “mellow yet robust, dark in color but tastes light”: this is a very nice brown ale, highly drinkable.
Junk Shot Porter – porter “Irish style, distinctive roasted barley, assertively hopped with Cascades and Amarillo”: loved it!
Food-wise we shared their fried tuna bites which were jerk seasoned pieces of tuna deep fried – very tasty but something to be shared otherwise all that fried stuff makes you feel funny. We also shared the burger with provolone and bacon which was quite good.
Monday, October 4, 2010
NC Brewery: Weeping Radish
So along with the wine tastings we did on our outer banks vacation this year we also visited two breweries. This is our first time of officially make a note of a tasting at a brewery. There are more and more breweries popping up in NC but the vast majority at located in the western part of the state where we tend to focus more on visiting wineries. Obviously we need to travel more so we can do some of both!
The first location we just happen to see as we were looking for the winery in Jarvisburg: Weeping Radish Farm Brewery which is the oldest microbrewery in NC. http://www.weepingradish.com/ This was a really neat place to stop as it is located in an old farmer’s market barn and they have a goat pen outside (I assume as an interest for children in your party or in our case Brad since he is very fond of goats). I did the full sampler while Brad, who is familiar with their beers, went straight for the Black Radish. They brew German style lagers according to the purity law.
OBX – kolsch “golden straw color, crisp hoppy aroma, pleasantly light”: my second favorite
Corolla Gold – helles lager “golden-hued, medium-bodied, slightly sweet, malty profile”: was fine
Fest – amber lager “deep orange-red, medium body, distinctive and complex maltiness, moderate hop bitterness”: was fine
Black Radish – schwarzbier “medium bodied, dark lager with an aftertaste that tends to dry out slowly and linger, featuring hop bitterness with a complementary but subtle roastiness. Black Radish is listed as "one of the 50 beers to try before you die": was my favorite
Weizen - hefeweizen “lots of clove and cinnamon not the typical coriander”: was very interesting in a good way
Radler – half kolsch half lemonade: was very nice
And they let us taste a peach cider which they are not permitted to sale and it was nice. We didn't have any food but the plates coming out of the kitchen looked really good. Would definitely stop and have a beer lunch next time we are down that way. And like Brad I would probably stick with just getting the Black Radish but then we are big dark lager/stout/porter fans.
The first location we just happen to see as we were looking for the winery in Jarvisburg: Weeping Radish Farm Brewery which is the oldest microbrewery in NC. http://www.weepingradish.com/ This was a really neat place to stop as it is located in an old farmer’s market barn and they have a goat pen outside (I assume as an interest for children in your party or in our case Brad since he is very fond of goats). I did the full sampler while Brad, who is familiar with their beers, went straight for the Black Radish. They brew German style lagers according to the purity law.
OBX – kolsch “golden straw color, crisp hoppy aroma, pleasantly light”: my second favorite
Corolla Gold – helles lager “golden-hued, medium-bodied, slightly sweet, malty profile”: was fine
Fest – amber lager “deep orange-red, medium body, distinctive and complex maltiness, moderate hop bitterness”: was fine
Black Radish – schwarzbier “medium bodied, dark lager with an aftertaste that tends to dry out slowly and linger, featuring hop bitterness with a complementary but subtle roastiness. Black Radish is listed as "one of the 50 beers to try before you die": was my favorite
Weizen - hefeweizen “lots of clove and cinnamon not the typical coriander”: was very interesting in a good way
Radler – half kolsch half lemonade: was very nice
And they let us taste a peach cider which they are not permitted to sale and it was nice. We didn't have any food but the plates coming out of the kitchen looked really good. Would definitely stop and have a beer lunch next time we are down that way. And like Brad I would probably stick with just getting the Black Radish but then we are big dark lager/stout/porter fans.
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