Daily Archives: March 24, 2009

40 Random Beers Ratings – Round 2

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Of the 40 beers I received for my birthday I’ve tracked thus far how each has rated against the unofficial Hop-Talk beer rating scale.

In this round I add one fantastic brew, Brooklyn’s Local 1. I’m not a big Belgian fan, but this really hit the spot for me. Two other very good stouts received a 3.5, Founder’s Breakfast Stout and Harviestoun’s Old Engine Oil Black Ale. (I think I liked the Engine Oil a bit more)

Left Hand’s JuJu Ginger was interesting with the first sips wonderful and full of ginger, but by the end I was spent on the taste and my tongue was over spiced. Wild Goose’s XPA was nothing to write home about.

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Call to action: Finding BYOB establishments

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We recently received a query from Mark:

Dear Sirs: 

Do you know where I can find out more information on successful & popular “Bring your own Beer” (BYOB) establishments across the nation? 

So, basically, I want to travel to places where I can bring what I want to drink and enjoy their food. There must be a guide for this somewhere. 

Thanks for your consideration. 

Good question, Mark. I’d like to find a couple such places myself. It’s hard to find a reasonably-priced restaurant with good food and good beer.

A quick Google search shows that most BYOB listing are concerned with bringing bottles of wine, not beer. Here are a couple of possibilities:

http://www.byobguide.com/
http://www.wine-pages.com/food/byoblist.shtml (primarily UK)
http://www.byobs.com/

So, Hop Talk readers: can you help out? What is your favorite BYOB establishment? Or, better, your favorite place to find BYOBs to bring your beer to?