Happy New Year!  ~ Our new blog is live and our new campaign “Strong in ‘09” is in full swing.  Well, it’s going to be anyway……we wouldn’t say ‘full swing’ yet but fear not.  Anyway, we got together last week to discuss all things beerschool and (of course) to have a brew.  We met at one of our favorite ‘after school’ hang outs the 12 South Taproom in Nashville.  The brew of choice was Lakefront Organic ESB (Extra Special Bitter).

ESB’s are British style ales that traditionally have a little less carbonation but are still rather hoppy.  We liked this beer, we’re always up for trying organic brews and this one did not let us down.  You can definitely taste the hops in this beer but because of the lower carbonation it has a smoother finish.  We’re not sure where else you can find this one in the Nashville area so you might just want to visit the taproom.  It’s in a bottle but make sure you pour it into a glass to bring out the flavor.  I know I know, we’re starting to sound all beer snobby now but it’s true, the beer will taste better when poured into a glass.   GRADE: B+