Troegs in PA and Confluence in IA

Recently I was driving across the country from New Jersey to Colorado. Along the way I was able to hit two breweries.






















Troegs Brewery- Hershey, PA- about 10 minutes south of I-76
I was able to enjoy an expanded taster tray of 7 beers. They also have food, which you can order and then return to drinking, I mean tasting, the beer.



Here are the beers that I sampled...

Hopback Amber Ale

Trogenator

Perpetual IPA

Dreamweaver Wheat

Troegs Pale Ale

Javahead Stout

Scratch #116 Fresh Hop

 

The highlights were the Fresh Hop IPA which was one of their small batch beers and the food. I had a really fantastic slow roasted pork sandwich. 


Confluence Brewing- Des Moines, IA- about 5 minutes south of I-235

Highlights include hanging with friends and eating pizza, the Des Moines IPA and every beer I sampled was good. 

The beers that I sampled:

Des Moines IPA

Gray's Lake Nessie

Oktoberfest

Thomas Beck

 

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the random beers I had while watching football in Harrisburg, PA and at lunch with my brother in Oak Brook, IL. All were good and they include:

 

Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale
Victory Headwaters IPA
Two Brothers Domaine DuPage

 

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