Monday
Russian River - Pliny The Elder DIPA - News broke last week, O'Brien's did it again! Three times in a row voted the best Craft Beer Bar in America from USA Today! Tom and Tyson from O'Brien's drop in all week to talk about that victory and the up coming St. Patrick's Day celebration. We start the week of right, with a Double IPA well known for always being on tap at O'Brien's Russian River's Pliny The Elder.
Paired with: Mother Love Bone "Stardog Champion"
Tuesday
Nickel Beer Co - St. Patrick's Irish Lager - 3-Peat Victory as the Best Craft Beer Bar in America comes with the reponsibility of throwing all the right parties and when a name like O'Brien's is on the door you better deliever when it comes to St. Patricks's Day! Tom and Tyson do that indeed! Rolling in on a Tuesday with two perfect creations Nickel Beer Co's St. Patrick's Irish Lager AND fresh from the kitchen O'Brien's IRish Tat-choes...bring an extra stomach for this episode.
Paired with: Thin Lizzy "The Boys Are Back In Town"
Wednesday
Nickel Beer Co - CC O'Neil's Irish Red - You'd think with as warm is it is right now, a malty beer would be the last thing you'd want to quench your thirst BUT with the amazing balance of Nickel Beer Co's CC O'Neil's Irish Red this beer is satisfying and refreshing! Tom and Tyson from O'Brien's pour out a couple of pints and explain the origins of the beer along with the insanely good pairing of their Corned Beef Ruben.
Paired with: Dropkick Murphys "It's A Long Way To The Top"
Thursday
Nickel Beer Co - Stonewall Stout - With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, Tom Nickel from Nickel Beer Co has brought in a cousin to the famous Guiness, but not the frothy nitro version you find in your local Irish pub but the squatty bottled Export version of Guiness. More ABV and a more robust drinking profile, if you want to drink something dark at O'Brien's for the holiday...this is it.
Paired with: Flogging Molly "Drunken Lullabies"
Friday
Pizza Port - Mongo DIPA - We started the week with a Double IPA, we end the week with a Double IPA. As Tom and Tyson from O'Brien's has officialy kicked off thier St. Patrick's Day Weekend, we still take a break for Corned Beef Rubens and Irish Tot-Choes to toast with Pizza Port Brewing's Mongo Double IPA.
Paired with: Devo "Mongoloid"
BONUS BEER
Nickel Beer Co - 1348 Black Death BBA Stout - This music is playing but the mics are still on, Tom Nickel decided to whip out a BONUS BEER for a Friday. As we sip on a nite cap of Nickel Beer 1348 Black Death, a barrel aged stout straitght out of the mad-mind of Tom and his assistant. This beer is not one to be drank too cool, let it sit and watch the flavors open up. The reward is a bourbon barrel aged beer that taste more like it came out of wine barrels.