Mar
03
2008
Better people…better food…and better beer…
Posted on 14:37, March 3rd, 2008 by Al
You may have surmised that Ron and I are huge Rush fans. I haven’t missed a tour since I first saw them in 1986. They were also a major part of the Best. Day. Ever.
Imagine my glee, then, when I found out that Flat Earth Brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota is making a beer named after a Rush song.
This robust English style porter has an add [sic] twist, rye. Rye is used in making Canadian whiskey. It was created as a tribute to our favorite band - Rush. Cygnus X-1 has a creamy mocha chocolate flavor with a hint of spice. It has a slightly dry finish leaving you wanting more. English hops balance out this 6.5% ABV beer.
Now Available year round!
Anybody travelling out that way anytime soon who could score me a bomber?
[Edit by Ron]ME TOO!
(via Cygnus-X1.net)
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I’ll pick some up tonight and let you know how it is.
if you can’t come up with any, i can have my girl get in touch with her college friends. i’m sure _someone_ would be willing to mail a couple bottles out.
As a fellow Rush fan, I had to buy a bottle of this. I did, pulled out my Farewell to Kings cassette tape (yes, cassette. I never had the LP) and drank to the beer’s namesake. It is awesome!!! The beer isn’t too bad either.
It has a very dry finish, but a clean one. The description above is pretty close to what I experienced. The Fuggle hops balance the beer quite nicely. In my experience, porter flavors can linger too long on the palette. This one is nice a refreshing. I think the rye malt has something to do with that.
All in all, a pretty good beer. and a very good band.
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