Jamesport Brewing Company, Ludington, MI

Wife and I got back from spending the weekend in Ludington for our anniversary. The wife was wonderful enough to allow not one visit to the Jamesport Brewing Co., but two..and she even enjoyed a Pear Cider they had on tap there....

Nice building, sandwiched between two antique shops just off the main drag in downtown Ludington. Food was really good as I had a 4 cheese pasta dish, and my wife had a spicy chicken wrap. Service was pretty good in the "eating" part, and the servers seemed pretty knowledgeable about beer.

In the two days, I sampled the following brews...

Dry Stout...Pretty much says it all. Not a bad brew, good roasted flavor, just a titch of carmel flavor, just nothing to write home about, but good enough for me to take a growler home.

Scotish Ale...By far my fave. good strong ale 7.2% that wasn't "hot" or overly alcoholic. wonderful carmel and toffee notes. I thought it finished quite dry for being so full bodied.

ESB...Not being an over big fan of the style, I loved this beer. Good but not overpowering maltiness, and wonderfully balanced with very flavourful hopiness. If I hadn't wanted to try more...I would have had 2 or 3 pints of this.

Kolsch...Again, not a huge fan of the style, but I wanted to try some new things. I really liked this beer. Nice spicy flavor up front, but a nice mellow maltiness that blended will with the hops.

English Mild...This was another good beer, although it was a little fuller bodied that what I was expecting in a session beer. Kind of a sweeter finish that worked well with the light hopiness. I did catch some very very faint carmel flavor, but not as much as i would thing for style. Still a good beer though.

Prices were pretty darned reasonable @ $4.00/pint, and $11.00 for the full growler incl. the "deposit".