I'm kind of picky about beer, so when I find one I like, I'll support it with my $$$ as much as I can.
I'm currently looking to find a couple of imports in the D/FW area, but have had no success.
If anyone can help, I'm trying to find:
1) Dragon Stout: a Jamaican beer, possibly brewed by the same company as Red Stripe. It has a strong initial bite, followed by an interesting sweetness.
I had it once in New Orleans- it was the high-point of the date I was on- and got hooked. I used to order it all the time in Bennigans, but can't do that any more.
2) Razin Brewery beers: In 2005, I got to tour their brewery in St. Petersburg, Russia, and they let us sample EVERYTHING they made. At 10:30 AM.
From their kvass (a "near beer" made from fermented raisin breads that is virtually non-alcoholic and tastes like Dr. Pepper) to their varied porters, wheats, and the like, I didn't taste a bad drop of brew. I'm hopeful because 2 weeks before my tour, they were bought out by Heineken and were expecting to get broad distribution.
(For the record, I found the Russian beers I tried in general to be equal to their more famous German counterparts.)
So far, talking to a couple of "boutique" liquor stores have yielded ZERO results.
I'm currently looking to find a couple of imports in the D/FW area, but have had no success.
If anyone can help, I'm trying to find:
1) Dragon Stout: a Jamaican beer, possibly brewed by the same company as Red Stripe. It has a strong initial bite, followed by an interesting sweetness.
I had it once in New Orleans- it was the high-point of the date I was on- and got hooked. I used to order it all the time in Bennigans, but can't do that any more.
2) Razin Brewery beers: In 2005, I got to tour their brewery in St. Petersburg, Russia, and they let us sample EVERYTHING they made. At 10:30 AM.
From their kvass (a "near beer" made from fermented raisin breads that is virtually non-alcoholic and tastes like Dr. Pepper) to their varied porters, wheats, and the like, I didn't taste a bad drop of brew. I'm hopeful because 2 weeks before my tour, they were bought out by Heineken and were expecting to get broad distribution.
(For the record, I found the Russian beers I tried in general to be equal to their more famous German counterparts.)
So far, talking to a couple of "boutique" liquor stores have yielded ZERO results.
