Due to the funding need to support our BEER collection, homebrewing, and brewfests, we decided to discontinue the webpage.  But don’t be sad there isn’t anything we can do on this page that we can’t do on facebook. So if you are interested in following us and keeping tabs on whats been going on with the 3 Beers Gone Guys then just hop (mmm HOPs…. sorry got distracted its brew day today), anyway, just hop on over to facebook, you can find us at the following link http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51488775714 or when you are on facebook just search for “Three Beers Gone”.

Again thanks for stopping by and we are looking forward to seeing you on facebook or at one of our next events.

Thanks

3 Beers Guys

The guys with Ken at Gerahty’s

Another great time was had at Geraghty’s Pub in Burlington, New Jersey last night. The guys from 3beersgone were there. We were celebrating our second year anniversary of the web site and the group of the same name.

What a night! Ken, the owner of this beer bar treated us right this night – as he always does. Peg, his beautiful wife and co-owner was not there that night. I do have to mention that PEG is the most important person associated with the operation.  With that being said, we were finally able to have beers pulled from the cask hand pump. Gerahty’s new beer engine is outstanding. On the pump was Sly Fox’s Bitter Chester County. This beer comes in Firkins only.  It is great to drink some real ale. Sooth as butter was the beer that finished with a slight smokey flavor. As far as I know, the hand pump at Geraghty’s is only the second in the area. High Street Grill in Mt. Holly is the other. If you are in the area, it is a must to stop in and experience real ale. Real ale is very popular in the UK, but not very popular here in the states.  Give it a try! It is unique.

Ken the beer leprechaun magically may a bomber of some rare stuff appear. St. Feuillien and Green Flash’s collaboration of Biere De Li Amitie was fantastic.  The Belgium/American golden ale was strong and malty. This was just another one of the great beers that can be found at this great Burlington county bar.

Also, there was a debut last night of 3beersgone/Third Tree Brewing’s first home brew. This porter was made available to the bar patrons to sample. The reviews for this first batch of brew were mixed. However, there were more positive votes than negative. Hell, no one reported that the beer was terrible, just that the beer could use some improvements. This first batch’s recipe will be adjusted for the next brewing of porter in order to bring in a more robust flavor and nose.

We will be bringing our home brews to this bar after future batches for sampling. Check out our Facebook or web site for details.

P.S. – We are starting a fund to bring back DIRECTV to Geraghty’s so that we can see the Rangers play there again. Please contribute!

http://www.geraghtyspub.com/

JANUARY 29, 2011

John and the crew at the High Street Grill in Mt. Holly put on a superb beer event this past Saturday (intended to be posted earlier). It was cold outside, but it was nice and warm inside the heated tent that was erected for this event. There was two different two hour sessions to sample some of the best winter beers around. Two hours just the right amount of time to enjoy the higher alcohol beer without going over board –  still, don’t get me wrong, me and the others were disappointed when the event was over!

If you have yet to make it to this event get there next year. And if you have yet to try the High Street Grill in Mt. Holly, what are you waiting for! Enjoy some great beer (one of the only beer bars with a hand pump in the area) and great food at this place.

The Event Featured Beers From:

Smutty Nose                                              Oskar Blues Gubna

Dales Pale Ale                                           Allagash

Lagunitas                                                   Troegs                        

Avery                                                         Firestone

Founders                                                   Yards

Stoudts                                                      Victory

Unibroue                                                   Yards

Stone                                                         Heavy Seas

BrewJersians Home Brewing

Judging by the long line of folks ahead of me in line, my approach was to visit the beer samples that had not line at all inside the tent. Walking in, I approached the Smuttynose (New Hampshire) table and ordered a Baltic Porter form this fantastic brewer. The porter was one of my favs of the day. A very robust and warming taste was detected. The rest of the choices that day were tough. My attitude was the try beers that I have never tried before. Well, that is difficult; I have had many different beers in my time! Imagine, I walked past the great Stone and Founders Brewers and went to the brewer that everyone on the east coast is talking about – Firestone Walker out of California. I sampled their 14 and was overcome by the high presence of alcohol taste.  But, I am a fan of Firestone Walker after having their porter. This was one of the best porters there – nice head.

Allagash 4, was outstanding! This Belgian style beer was, warm and creamy, A++ rating for me.

I stuck with the dark beers, why not! I had other fine beers such as:  Stoudts’ Winter Ale – very good – smooth. Avery Czar Stout Great, Yards’ Cask conditioned porter. All are great choices.

The beer brewers that stole the show this day were the home brewers group BrewJersians.  These guys had some kick ass beer that was just as good, if not better than the well know craft brewers present! Some of their beers I was lucky to sample were:

• A great oaked rye, Scotch ale, vanilla porter, and an unforgettable double IPA. The double IPA was off the charts hopness! I was in love at first sniff. ( you don’t hear that too often) The guys had the already well hoped brew run from the keg in to a metal canister, then to your cup. In the canister were more hops! So the end result was an outstanding super hoped beer. I remember exhaling through my nose and felling the hops running through my nostrils. Great stuff.  Look out for these guys. Best part, they are all nice guys and love to talk beer to anyone, novice to pro.

But wait. I did not enjoy all the beer that I had that day.  I must say that from Yards I had their Spruce Ale. I did not enjoy it. It tasted like a Christmas tree in a cup. Not for me.

I hope to see you out next year for this event. Tickets sell out quickly. The tent was a bit crowed, but what the hell, it forces you to mingle with some of the best people in the world – craft beer drinkers! We else could you overhear the comment, “The head just keeps on going up and up!”

http://www.highstreetgrill.net/documents/winterfest3flyer.pdf

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