Beer Adventure: Sunday Feb 27, 2011
I had a most-awesome beer adventure yesterday. It was a three stop trip that lasted most of the afternoon and featured a lot of Danish beer. The stops in order: Lord Hobo in Cambridge, Deep Ellum in Alston and Redbones in Somerville. Lord Hobo This was my second trip to Lord Hobo and it's becoming one of my favorite stops. I didn't eat on this visit but my recollection of my previous meal of pork belly hash with sunny side up eggs had me watching every plate go by. I ordered a HaandBryggeriet Odin's Tippel (Imperial Stout). I read it as Trippel not Tippel so was a bit surprised when I saw the super dark brew. Even as I drank it I was thinking it was some sort of hybrid Trippel and Stout. In fact they use a wild yeast so it had a bit of the Belgian funk that I love. It also had tons of chocolate, coffee and dried fruit flavors that made it a perfect brunch brew. We sat at the bar and the service was a bit slow but the bartender made up for it by being very