Southern Strain Brewing – Charlotte, NC

So here we go. It’s hard to believe this is our first time drinking a “flight” of beers. We are starting a new chapter in our brewery tour and decided it was time for a change. We are getting outside our box and drinking beers we normally wouldn’t drink. Our “maiden flight” consists of 4 oz. “tasters” of the Hop Helix west coast IPA, the Spelt Bock german lager, the Mello Morning breakfast milk stout and the Macadocious macadamia nut stout. The IPA was unusually smooth for a west coast with only a mild bit of hoppiness and the german lager fit like a well-worn glove. The milk stout lived up to expectations but the real superstar was the nut stout. It tasted like a macadamia nut cookie dipped in a dark beer. Yummy!