The Beer Traveller

Great Waters was the climax of my trip to Minnesota.  It seems like the bars just kept getting better (unless I was just getting drunker). In all honesty I don’t know if these guys were catering to The Beer Traveller T-shirt or if they treat all their customers this way, but I received VIP treatment to the max.  Not only do they brew some awesome brews, but they don’t foget the details when it comes to accurately tasting beers as well. First sign that these guys know what’s up is the fact that they only poured me 3 beers at a time for my sampling. They wanted me to try them fresh off the tap.  Now I know a lot of folks say beer is served colder to cover up things, but they guys only wanted consistency in my tasting.  I’m not sure if I’m an asshole, difficult, or just extend my welcome but just about all my stops lately have involved a changing of the bartenders.  Liam started off by only pouring the original three.  Paul later came over & was amazing in regards to answering my questions & treating me like 1st class.  I believe Liam was also floating around.  So now you’re wondering if they can brew beer…they absolutely can! I’ll admit it was the end of the day & this was my last stop, but 4 out of their 9 beers scored my Exceptional. Cywren Saison = fucking amazing.  Giant Star IPA, Kaizerweizen Hefeweizen, & St. Peter Pale Ale (cask) all received my highest rating.  The other 5 brews received Likable; there wasn’t 1 Drinkable or Undrinkable in the lot.  More detailed reviews will be coming shortly when I can get some more time.  Don’t worry I took copious notes (not always legiable) to accuratly record my experiences.  The other detail I noted was delivering a iceless water w/o my asking; it’s a lot like laundry, nobody discusses the rinse cycle but it’s an intricat part. Giant Star was one of the original pours of the night, but Chuck recommended saving that for last.  When I was on my last round, Chuck proactively dumped my IPA to get me a fresh one.  These guys are top notch & their beers were rated independatly of all the ass kissing I received.  Keep up the great work!