Friday BeerBuzz–12 Jan 2011 (Yards ESA)

I always enjoy having a brewery guest on the show that so openly loves brewing beer and talking about beer, that the beer-love shines through.  I also enjoy a really fun guest, so it was truly a blast to have someone on the show who embodies what craft beer is all about.  First off, Steve Mashington from Yards Brewing has a perfect brewing name (Steve Mash), but more importantly, Steve has a wonderfully contagious attitude toward craft beer.

Back in June 2010, we sampled Yards Philadelphia Ale on the Friday BeerBuzz and it has become one of our favorites.  Today we sampled the beer that really got things going for our friends Tom Kehoe and Steve Mash @ Yards Brewing.  Yards ESA (Extra Special Ale) was one of the very first beers that put Yards on the map, and a really classic brew.  As part of my “BeerBuzz New Year’s Resolutions”, I’ve pledged to bring our listeners beers that are great tasting, easy drinking, readily available and easily affordable…and Yards ESA is a perfect fit.  ESA is a flavorful 6% ABV hearty amber ale with a wonderful balanced malt/hop flavor, and is one of my favorite Yards brews.

I strongly recommend you get out and try some of Yards ales and see if I’m meeting my resolution to bring you great tasting, easy drinking, readily available and easily affordable beers. 
Thanks
to  Mash, John, Nancy (we miss you), Joe & Bosco for yet another fun Friday. 
The Friday Beerbuzz…bringing good beers and good people together. 
As always you can check out the video on-line at the WILK Friday Beerbuzz page by clicking HERE
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And one additional detail….we’ll be watching for the possibility of a new Cape of Good Hope series of big IPA’s coming out of Yards in the future!