Had lunch (and a brew) yesterday at Granite City Brewing. This place is listed as one of the places that honors the AHA discount (and they did!). The only brewing equipment I saw was 5 17 bbl fermentation vessels behind a display window at the front of the store.
Granite city is a local chain with 3 different locations. The restaurant alone is worth going to as the food was very good. I had a BBQ pork sandwich and the ale and cheddar soup paired up with the Broad Axe Stout in the 25 ounce mega mug.
The Broad Axe is a very nice stout. As it arrived, there was about a 5/8' thick and creamy head floating on top. The beer is opaque and gave off a big malty aroma. The first sip (probably more like a gulp) filled my palate with a long lasting coffee and chocolate flavor that finished with a nice hop bitterness. I didn't detect any residual sweetness in the beer and I would say that this is a very good example of a dry stout.
I can heartily recommend Granite City Food and Brewery if you're ever in Iowa. It would be a nice place to hold a club meeting.
Dan
Granite City Brewing - Cedar Rapids, IA
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