Jim H.
Yelp
Pondaseta Brewing is my 271st brewery. I'm closing in on 300!
I am only in Amarillo until tomorrow morning, no not by morning, until morning. I tried a couple of Pondaseta beers at my hotel last night when I got in. Those were the Fast & Hazy and the Sunrise Amber. SWPFTD definitely would enjoy the Sunrise Amber.
PB is separated into two different spaces, the main bar area and another space with extra tables which hosts live music. The nice part is they are actually separated by a door so if you want it a little quieter you ca. sit in the main bar area away from the band.
I started my flight with Enter The Dragon which seemed appropriate just from the name. This was a German Pilsner with a nice bit of crackery/bready flavor to it. Not bad at all.
The Sky Pie pecan porter had some serious pecan aroma to it. At first taste the flavor didn't live up to the aroma but towards the back of the tonque...WHAM, there was the pecan flavor and it lasted too. It really smells like pecan pie but isn't as sweet on the tongue which I like. I like this one.
Let The People Dance IPA was very light on bitterness and had a decent little fruity flavor that flirted with my flippin' tastebuds in a fascinating way. Ok I'll stop...
Raspberry Gladys Brings The Boys To The Yard. Man, that name is a mouthful. Gladys is a milkshake IPA presumably with raspberries. Yep, definitely with raspberries. Raspberry on the nose a well as on the tongue. I'm sad to say I didn't love this one. The raspberry flavors and all just didn't work for me. YMMV.
I wanted to try the Rye barrel aged Castle Black but unfortunately it was only available in a bottle. I'm deciding if I want to buy one and take it back to my hotel for later. I'll update you on that.
I did decide to try the Against The Currant Gose which I actually really liked.
I also added on Viking Vacation, an imperial IPA. This was good. Nicely balanced and very easy to drink. This could be dangerous although not as dangerous as Sky Pie.
Pondaseta Brewing is brewing up some good beer. Glad I could stop in!
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