For our final golf course on this North Carolina getaway, we turn to Southern Pines, which would appear on a surface level to be the third m...
Brewed by: Blackberry Farm Brewery, Maryville, Tennessee
Description: "This Belgian-style Saison features European noble-type hops, authentic Belgian Saison yeast and the finest European two-row malt."
Would I buy it again?: Saisons are perfect for a nice spring day, and this was no exception. Not much to say, this beer is light but tasty, and I would definitely buy it again.
Brewed by: Yazoo Brewing Company, Madison, Tennessee
Description (from the website): "The South is famous for smoking everything – so why not beer? Sue is a big, rich, smoky malt bomb of a beer, with mellow smokiness coming from barley malts smoked with cherrywood, and assertive bitterness from Galena and Perle hops to cleanse the finish."
Would I buy it again?: First off, this is the shortest and simplest beer name I've ever seen, and probably always will be. Secondly, the advertising of this beer is completely accurate. The smokiness of the porter is truly something to behold. I've never tasted a beer quite like it, though I have had a scotch with a similar amount of smokiness. I did enjoy this, and I wouldn't be opposed to drinking it again, but it's not the most approachable beer in the world, and I could see people really disliking it.
