Boone Valley Brewing

Erdinger2003

Iowa

4.68/5  rDev 0%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | $$

Just off of the main street, Story street. Great atmosphere inside. I think it's because the owner is a carpenter it looks really professional. It's family operated, so the brewer's wife and daughter do the beer serving. They are great at small talk and informing people about beer and brewing. Very patient.

The beer was good. I had the new double IPA. It's got a great aroma of citrus hops. The only down side with the batch I got was the astringent grassiness of the hops after taste. Good body, medium-thick like a Two-Hearted. Copper brown in color. Then I had some stout from a growler. Good, easy drinking stout. Lighter body than the DIPA. At $4/pint, the price is spot on for the area.

For a two barrel system, they have 7 regular beers, which is a pretty good variety. They had a barleywine I would have loved to try, but they were out. Hoping it comes back soon. I liked the feel of the place, very small town elegant. Very local pub. What a pub should be. With good beer and atmosphere. When I was walking out another time a whole family or two sat together at a big table with kids (They serve root beer too).

05-26-2012 23:09:55 | More by Erdinger2003