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Thursday, December 17, 2009
BREW REVIEW: Elysian Brewing
-- A Taste from TheInkFlowsLikeWine.com
Fresh back from a journey of ups and downs, I returned from Seattle last night after a horrible drive in teeming rain the whole way. In fact, it rained non-stop in Seattle the whole time I was there, while in Portland it was not only warmer but less rainy. So for all the peeps that say, "Why would you move to Portland, all it does is rain," well, BS, Seattle is worse. But getting back to the point of it all, here's what happened:
We left Monday for Seattle, and after a quick 2.5 hour drive in the rain we coasted into Capitol Hill to stay with a friend of a friend. We hung out for a bit and then made our way over the nearby Elysian Brewpub to taste some good beer and grub out.
They had a couple good beers I had the pleasure of tasting, and their pulled pork sandwich was pretty solid. I tried the Dragonstooth Stout first upon recommendation. I think I'd actually had it before, but it was pretty smooth and flavorful. It had a slight chocolate taste to it under the malt. I liked it overall, but it wasn't my favorite stout. It seemed a bit too -- something, I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Next I tried the Perseus Porter, which I liked a bit more. Lately I've been really into Porters for some reason. This one I could taste a bit more chocolate, though it was very smooth and smokey at the same time.
Both beers had a good consistency and I really enjoyed the food at the brewpub, which is rare. If you're ever up in ole Seattle, definitely check out Elysian, good food and beer to be had by all. They also co-sponsored the Deck the Hall Ball, which was what I went to Seattle for in the first place... Post on that to come...
