Up in Syr for the girlfriend's brother's HS graduation. In addition to hanging out with Christine's fam, this meant free dinners (thanks Carol!), and the ability to buy beer in units smaller than a case. Yeah, because in PA, unless you're buying beer to-go from a bar at ridiculous prices, you can only buy beer from a beer store in 24 or 30 packs. Further proof to my theory that beer laws are never written by people that actually drink beer.
On our first night in town we hit the newly re-opened Empire Brewing Co. We were informed at the door they couldn't sell us beer since they didn't have a liquor license, but we were welcome to free samples. Have I ever mentioned I like free beer? We also hit up the Party Source on Erie for some single bottles. The grumpy old man that runs the place was there as usually. I like to call him "Grumpy McGee" in my head. Seriously, the guy is surrounded by great beer but acts like the bluebird of unhappiness crapped on his face.
Now up to 575 reviews:
Fuller's London Pride: A lovely, complex English pale ale. Might be a little weird for some, there's almost a meaty aroma, but I liked it.
Empire Amber Ale - Not actually very amber. It fairly light and the grains taste biscuit-like, but that's not a bad thing.
Empire Black Magic Stout - A nice big stout, though not as big as Middle Ages' Black Heart Stout.
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