Many moons ago, I vowed to travel from one end of Golden Gate Park to the other end; I'm happy to say that I was able to accomplish that today! And what was at the end of Golden Gate Park you might ask? A nice beach......and a brewery! I was super stoked to find Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant at the finish line. I went to the bar area and immediately asked what their seasonal beers where. The bartender gave it to me, though he wasn't able to give a good description about each one-- I guess he's a cocktail and hard liquor kind of guy. I ended up ordering the Saison du Chalet de Plage (one of the seasonal beers), which I was told is a Belgian Wheat. After looking over the list of beers they had on the premises, I came to find out that the Saison was an ale! I sort of feel that if you are a bartender at a brewery, you have to be at least know something about the brews that are being made on site! Ah well....
The Saison is described as "a Belgian-style farmhouse ale with earthy & peppery notes." I'm not sure about the earthy notes or even the peppery ones at that, but taking a whiff of the Saison, I smelled a hint of caramel. It was fairly easy to drink; not too hoppy, and just the right amount of "fizz" (not flat like a Guinness, or bubbly like a Pabst, let's say somewhere in the ballpark of a Newcastle), After taking several sips of it, I couldn't place any flavor on the beer; I suppose it was earthy, but what does earthy mean? Hmmmm... Anyways, if you asked me to drink this again or drink several pints of it in a row, I would not hesitate to do so! Only that one glass of this stuff left me with a somewhat drunk feel-good sensation. I bet a few more of these in a row will get me into a drunken stupor!
Food was ehhh...a little overpriced for what it was (an eggplant sandwich to be exact; I was feeling a little low on the fiber), but the beer was good. Would I come back? For sure! I want to give their other styles of beer a shot! Only next time, I hope I get a more knowledgeable bartender!
Take me with you next time :)
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