[ale] Melton's Will Be Back

[Michael Still]

/me chimes in the for first time in a long time..

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 11:58 PM, Scott Castaline <skotchman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually I had developed a taste for Guiness served at higher than iced
> temps, it's smooth and actually has a subtle bitter-sweet taste. I had
> also come across another stout back in 98, when I was in the process of
> moving up here, at Three Dollar Cafe near Town Center Mall called
> Optimizer. It was a German Stout, I had not been able to find it any
> where else.
>

Are you sure you are not talking about Spaten Optimator?  It is
available at a few places around here and I'm pretty sure I've seen it
on draft at Taco Mac before.

> On 11/30/2011 11:48 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>
>> Yes. Lower temp hides the flavor. Like ice cold bud light.
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2011 10:12 PM, "Scott Castaline" <skotchman at gmail.com
>> <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 11/30/2011 05:42 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>     > That thin black crap made in Ireland for the US market is always on
>>     > draft at Meltons.
>>     >
>>     > along with about 12 US Craft Beer taps and a 50+ count bottle
>>     selection.
>>     >
>>     > NOTE: I have not been to Ireland but according to friends who have
>>     > gone, look for the stuff here called "Foreign Extra" to get much
>>     > closer to "Real Guiness".
>>     >
>>     > Note2: Guiness Black Lager is truly horrid. Good for nothing but
>>     > boiling sausages in.
>>     >
>>     It's great in a Black & Tan pint.
>>
>>     The 1st time I had Guiness I thought it tasted like what tar smelled
>>     like, then I was given it ice cold, totally different taste.
>>
>>     > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Scott Castaline
>>     <skotchman at gmail.com <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>
>>     > <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     >     On 11/30/2011 04:56 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>     > > There are better beer bars around town but Meltons is perfect
>>     >     for ALE
>>     > > post meeting socials. Decent food, decent beer selection, decent
>>     > > service, decent prices and close!
>>     > >
>>     >     Guiness?
>>     > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Scott Castaline
>>     > <skotchman at gmail.com <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>>
>>     > > <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>>>> wrote:
>>     > >
>>     > >     On 11/30/2011 03:36 PM, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
>>     > > > On 11/30/2011 03:18 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>     > > >> YAY!!!!!
>>     > > >>
>>     > > >> <sniff>  miss meltons :-(</sniff>
>>     > > > Am looking forward to being able to go there again!  Yay!
>>     > > >
>>     > > >       --- Mike
>>     > >     I'll now be able to check this place out, I've never been
>>     there
>>     > >     before.
>>     > >     With what you guys have been saying about it I feel I
>>     definitely
>>     > >     need to
>>     > >     check it out.
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>>     > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
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>>     > outcome.
>>     > - ////2011 Noam Chomsky
>>     >
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