Took some time this weekend to travel north to Ashland, Virginia and have a couple of beers from Center of the Universe Brewery. I had one each of their Main St. Virginia Ale and Monkey’s Uncle Lemongrass Tripel. Michelle had the Kölsch, too. I like the Va. Ale a lot. It’s a nice, easy ale with a little hoppiness. I’m not a fan of Belgian-style beers but I can usually get happy with a tripel or a quad. This was not a good tripel for me. It was too much toward the farmhouse end of the Belgian scale. The Kölsch was tasty like it should be.
It’s great that there are good local breweries in my town. I likely won’t make the half-hour drive up to COTU often because Hardywood is so close but I’m glad to have the option.