Let's Go Krogering...again

Another snoop down the beer aisle of the Mt. Juliet Kroger revealed a couple more "ales of interest" to me and I made the purchase. The first was Moe's Backroom Amber Ale from Tap Room No. 21. Brewing (what an annoyingly long name). This brewery name seems to be complete BS and is actually brewed by City Brewing in Wisconsin. While their website says they are a quality regional brewery, the "plain brown wrapper" labeling and title with personalization (i.e. who the hell is Moe?) seems to be a clever ruse to trick the buyer into thinking it's a true microbrew...which it most certainly is not. The beer as well was lackluster and not worth a second look. Weak aroma and taste leads me to believe this is definitely a mass-produced bilge-water of a beer that you can get for a buck less a six-pack with a much shorter and more recognizable name called Bud.

And now for something on the positive side -- I give you Red Brick Peachtree Pale Ale (another long-named brew) from Atlanta Brewing in Charlotte, North Carolina (ha, ha - just making sure you are paying attention). Of course it's brewed in Atlanta, GA, and it's an actual microbrewery and Red Brick is a very good beer. Good body and nice aftertaste. Ashlee and I are headed to Atlanta next weekend for a concert and it would have been great to visit this little brewery, but they only run tours during the week (?). Goes the same with Sweetwater Brewing, another pretty good microbrewery in the Atlanta area that I have had a few swigs of in the past....what up, folks? don't you want tourists checking out your facilities and buying stuff on the weekends? Oh well, maybe they are spending their weekends perfecting their brews. If so, keep up the good work!