6-pack Saturday Recap

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon on August 28, 2010 the 3 Beers Guys hosted another 6-pack event. There was a great turn-out for the event; The 3 Beers Guys (Glen, Ken, and Mark), Honorary Member Tim, and friends Kevin, Mark, John, and Dan. Everyone brought their required 6-pack for the event. The only catch with bringing beer to this event was obligation to bring a six pack of beer that you had never tasted before. This stipulation made for a nice range of styles to sample. We had styles ranging from simple basic lagers, to Belgians, to IPAs, and to the more hearty stout variations. We also had a special beer that we knew no one has ever had before, it was the first homebrew made by the 3 Beers Gone Guys, though still a little young, it was a nice addition to add to the other quality beers in our lineup, and was well received by the tasters.
The one stand-out of the event, especially for the 3 Beers Guys, was the Dark Horse Brewery Beer that they picked up. It was picked up during their “Ultimate Beer Run” the weekend prior. It was bought from The Beer Yard in Wayne, PA. At first we were leery about buying beer in PA since you have to purchase beer by the case from a distributor. The Beer Yard definitely helps take some of the fear away. They took a step above and beyond when it comes to case buying. For the consumers advantage they have custom cases for the buying. We took advantage of that when purchasing the Dark Horse Brewery case which offered 6 different beers for our enjoyment. So Thank You Beer Yard for your wonderful selection of beers and forward thinking, we’ll definitely be back there again.
Now as for the Dark Horse Beers themselves, at least for the 3 Beers Guys, there was not a miss in the bunch; every beer seemed to get better than the last. We started with their Amber Ale, and move toward the Trippel, the IPA, the Black Bier, and finished off with the Imperial Stout followed by the Smoked Stout. Now that is a solid line-up to pick up in a variety pack. It was money well spent. It’s a shame that Dark Horse Brewery beers can’t be found the NJ area. We could only find it by driving out to Wayne, Pa and visiting The Beer Yard, and after sampling the beers it made the trip well worth it. For guys that have had a wide range of beers in their time, it was amazing that we were impressed with every single beer that we had from Dark Horse. We bought it for 2 reasons: 1. We never heard or seen Dark Horse prior to our visit to the Beer Yard, and 2. The List of what was in the case sounded too good to pass up. And we were right. We recommend for anyone out there from the common American beer drinker to the Uber Beer Snob, if you find Dark Horse Available in a store BUY IT!!! You won’t be disappointed. So we raise our glasses to you Dark Horse Brewery, great job on making some excellent beer, keep up the great work. We’ll be sure to keep an eye out for your beers every time we go out.