Indiana Rocks

Having just returned from a vacation on the East Coast, I am glad to be home in Indiana.  I had one heck of a time finding good beer while in Virginia Beach.  There was one brew pub in Virginia Beach and one in Norfolk.  The beer selection in the store was pretty sad, too.  I did luck out and find Stone IPA, Arrogant Bastard, and Smoked Porter in bombers.  There was also Sierra Nevada Pale and a few of the Magic Hat offerings, but that was it for craft beer. 

We then ventured to New Jersey on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry across the Delaware Bay.  The ferry had a bar serving Dogfish Head, which recently opened a brew pub in Rehoboth Beach, which is about 10 minutes from the ferry.  I was stunned by the lack of beer available in New Jersey.  I need to thank John Holl, he sent me to the Tun Tavern in Atlantic City.  It is in a hotel about a block from the beach.  The food was very good, had a chicken Philly that was awesome.  Their IPA was solid, just as their other beers were.  I sampled a Saison, an Irish Red, a Stout, and they were all solid, brewed to style beers.  The tanks are above the bar in glass so everyone can see them.  It was nice to walk in a place so far from home and smell beer brewing, it is a most amazing smell!

With all that said, I am glad to be home.  Indiana has an amazing amount of brew pubs and breweries.  We also have an amazing amount of craft beer available from other states.  I used to think the grass was greener in other states, but after this vacation, I know better.