Tiffany’s review of the Pour House made me curious, and I’m a sucker for new places to drink beer, so we headed there on a lazy Sunday.  Walking into the bar, I was immediately drawn to their beer.  They have a decent amount of taps, but the kicker to this joint is the individual tables that allow you to pour your own draught (from their selected features), and pay by the ounce (32 cents, to be exact). This can be dangerous if you’re on a date, but I do think it’s absolutely ideal for groups of six who want to relax in a circular booth, and take in the atmosphere…and because I am a gin woman through and through, I would steer clear of the $2 Jameson shots you can dispense at each table as well, but to each his own.  Speaking of gin, they do carry Oxley, one of my personal favorites, so I give them a nod for their discerning taste.

So I was having a beer day…And while I perused the IPA selection, and was tempted by the Sculpin on draught (I know Ballast Point beer lovers are screaming Yay!), I wanted to take my time with their list. I also noticed that they had a relatively vast selection of 22’s on display including Knee Deep Brewing’s Hoptologist and Simtra, which seems to be all the rage right now.

While we started at the bar, I realized that a view from the booth is the way to go when you’re here, so we settled in.  It was a pretty hot day, and a hot day calls for a sour beer.

For lovers of all beers Belgium, Duchesse de Bourgogne is the way to go at Pour House.  For just $8, you can get a 750ml, and it is an ideal example of a Flanders Red Ale.  For those of you that have never had a Flanders Red, it’s not for everyone.  But for those of you that are adventurous, hunt one down.

It pours a dark ruby tinged brown.  But it’s not like a dark beer at all.  Every time I drink it, it reminds me of the bite you get from balsamic, and the nuances you find in a young Italian Sangiovese…but as it warms up in the glass, it becomes tamed, and the hints of cherry and caramel become more apparent. Yum.