Aradhna takes a break from her sampling paddle and does her best to ignore my Bear Republic stout at yesterday's
Star-Spangled SpecTAPular at the
Local Taphouse in St Kilda. Winter officially started Friday and yesterday's weather felt like Melbourne in July but the atmosphere inside the Local was as cozy as it was red, white and blue. Twenty American craft brews were on tap. I took a shine to a Marin IPA, Green Flash West Coast APA, Tipperary APA and aforementioned Bear Republic Big Bear Black Imperial Stout. Paddles allowed us to taste five at a time. Aradhna, who's no fan of 'heavy' beer, nonetheless enjoyed a variety of blondes, pils, IPAs. But not the saisson.
A special 'American' menu featured skinny fries, mac & cheese, key lime pie, Philly cheese steaks and more. We only tried the fries and mac & cheese but I can report they were tasty. Very tasty. The Local's Darlinghurst outpost in Sydney is holding its own Star-Spangled SpecTAPular next Saturday. Aradhna and I
might be in Sydney next weekend. In which case ...... see ya there.
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