A couple weeks ago, we decided to try out the new Brew House at Eastlake. I had heard many good things being as I work fairly close to the restaurant. I was actually quite excited to enjoy some good beer at a restaurant in one of California’s up and coming neighborhoods…
Ahh, the Aero Club. We’ve all seen it, and we’ve all thought the same thing passing it on the 5 North. “What the hell kind of dive is that?” That’s were you would be wrong. Matt and I were pleasantly surprised to see that The Aero Club has it’s act together.
The beer selection isn’t incredible by any means, but adequate for a weeknight bar run. The bartender was super cool, pretty well informed about beer and just a little smarmy(just the way we lik em’) They had a good selection of music playing, and the place never felt pretentious or “scenester”
So the WTF crew went to C-Level last Friday night. I have to say that I’ve got a bit of an obsession with C-Level. Well, more to the point, I have an obsession with their Kobe beef burgers, but I digress. I’ve always had a great time there and this was no exception. After the debaucle that occured at The Linkery, we were hoping to have an easier night. When we arrived we were told it was going to be 30 minute wait, and like normal human beings he headed to the bar. Matt had the Stone Smoked Porter *awesome* and I had the Stone IPA. *also awesome* The girls, well, they had something sweet… Surprisingly, we got our table much earlier then expected and still had our first drinks, badass!
The WTF crew had an unexpected surprise last night. Hamiltons Tavern is one badass bar! With a beer selection that boggles the mind, it was hard to even choose what to try. I finally decided to have a bottle of Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. I have to say it was delicious. I followed that up with a Lightning Thunderwizen. Matt had an Alesmith IPA, Racer 5 IIPA, Alesmith Speedway Stout respectively. Overall the atmosphere of Hamiltons was awesome, with just a *bit* of a hipster vibe that was easy to deal with.
I’ve had some terrible beers in my life(Miller Chill, I’m looking at you)
This is most definitely top ten. Overly flavored with cherry, my mouth was assaulted by sweetness. Primarily a summer brew, this beer should be relegated to emergency only situation. Now, I normally dig Sam Adams. They have an awesome Summer Ale(which I might still have time to get), but it seems that whoever is in charge of this monstrosity has asbestos taste buds. That is all.