The Outer Space is the sister building to the original Space, an all ages music venue that is infamous for not serving alcohol. The Outer Space is the more attractive sister in that she serves alcohol, particulary beer, and serves particularly GOOD beer. No pictures due to low lighting and my phone's flash being horrible, but consumed on the evening:
- Otter Creek Black IPA - the latest on my black IPA binge, striking a good balance between the bitterness from the hops and the fullness of a dark ale without being too heavy.
- New England Brewing Sea Hag - brewed right down the street from me I felt compelled to support our local brewery. It also supported me with a nice bitter, citrusy, and woodsy flavor.
- Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA - although I usually stay away from the strong IPAs (10% ABV) this one wasn't as bad as I feared. Although a little too syrupy for me, it is delicious.
- Blue Point Hoptical Illusion - much better than the American Pale Ale I tried. This is "double hopped" but should be the only way they hop it. Not exceptional, but no slouch either.
- Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout - if you like dark chocolate, you will like this. Nicely alcoholic at 10% which offsets the creamy, heavy texture of the chocolate. Nightly favorite.
- Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale (taste) - not sure what any hype around this beer is for.
- Angry Orchard Apple Ginger Cider (taste) - tastes like apple cider beer with a hint of ginger. I'm not really into hard ciders (except Woodchuck Pear) but this is fantastic.
- Lindemans Framboise Lambic (taste) - this defies description. It's like raspberry champagne, except it's beer. A little expensive, but it's a must try. Perfect for New Years celebrations.
- Samuel Smith Organic Raspberry (taste) - also defiant of a description. Raspberry was the flavor of the night and this was very different from the lambic but entirely delicious.
Check out the Outer Space: http://www.theouterspace.net/. They have happy hour 5-7pm every day except Sunday!
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