853-854. Burlington: American Flatbread
Published by Unknown on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 9:30 AM.
Jadyn and I went to Burlington, Vermont the weekend of July 11th. We left Cambridge at about 3:30 and drove to Burlington. After checking into our hotel and relaxing for about an hour we walked into town and decided to have dinner at American Flatbread. We'd been to a similar restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on the way back from skiing a couple times. The two have to be related somehow; they have similar menus, and similar atmospheres, but they have different websites. The one in Burlington has a brewery associated with it, so I wanted to stop for dinner and beer.
We started with their Evolution Salad, which has greens, carrots, celery, arame seaweed, and crumbled blue cheese topped with a nice raspberry vinaigrette. They have an identical salad at the restaurant in Portsmouth, it's so good that it was a must order for us. I had one of the special pizzas, which had chipotle barbecued pork, smoked cheddar cheese and zucchini, and Jadyn had the ratatouille pizza. Both pizzas were very tasty as was the slice of carrot cake that we split for dessert.
853. Mr. Black
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Zero Gravity Brewery
Alcohol: ?
Serving: Tap
Style: Schwarzbier, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.5 | Drinkability: 4.0
Overall: 3.95
Pours a clear, brownish black with garnet tints against the light. Topped by a thick, beige head that thins to a persistent film. The aromas are light overall, but still pleasing. There's a nice whiff of cherries, some caramel notes, and a nice roastiness on swirling.
There's a light bready sweetness upfront that's met by a toasty malts with some hints of caramel. Roasty throughout with a nice bit of roasted bitterness in the finish. Light-bodied, high carbonation, crisp.
Flavorful and easily sessionable.
854. London Calling
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Zero Gravity Brewery
Alcohol: ?
Serving: Tap
Style: English Pale Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance: 3.5 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.5 | Drinkability: 4.0
Overall: 3.85
Pours a hazed copper. Topped by a thin, sudsy film of a head. The aroma is relatively light. There are hints of apple fruitiness and a juicy hop presence. There's a grainy, mineral yeast aroma.
Toasty, lightly sweet, caramel malts. Moves through to an apple-like character in the finish with some husky, hop bitterness and a light citric character. Light-bodied, moderately carbonated with a nice dryness in the finish.
Good balance with a dryness that keeps you drinking.
We started with their Evolution Salad, which has greens, carrots, celery, arame seaweed, and crumbled blue cheese topped with a nice raspberry vinaigrette. They have an identical salad at the restaurant in Portsmouth, it's so good that it was a must order for us. I had one of the special pizzas, which had chipotle barbecued pork, smoked cheddar cheese and zucchini, and Jadyn had the ratatouille pizza. Both pizzas were very tasty as was the slice of carrot cake that we split for dessert.
853. Mr. Black
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Zero Gravity Brewery
Alcohol: ?
Serving: Tap
Style: Schwarzbier, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.5 | Drinkability: 4.0
Overall: 3.95
Pours a clear, brownish black with garnet tints against the light. Topped by a thick, beige head that thins to a persistent film. The aromas are light overall, but still pleasing. There's a nice whiff of cherries, some caramel notes, and a nice roastiness on swirling.
There's a light bready sweetness upfront that's met by a toasty malts with some hints of caramel. Roasty throughout with a nice bit of roasted bitterness in the finish. Light-bodied, high carbonation, crisp.
Flavorful and easily sessionable.
854. London Calling
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Zero Gravity Brewery
Alcohol: ?
Serving: Tap
Style: English Pale Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance: 3.5 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.5 | Drinkability: 4.0
Overall: 3.85
Pours a hazed copper. Topped by a thin, sudsy film of a head. The aroma is relatively light. There are hints of apple fruitiness and a juicy hop presence. There's a grainy, mineral yeast aroma.
Toasty, lightly sweet, caramel malts. Moves through to an apple-like character in the finish with some husky, hop bitterness and a light citric character. Light-bodied, moderately carbonated with a nice dryness in the finish.
Good balance with a dryness that keeps you drinking.
Labels: English Pale Ale, Schwarzbier
