Restaurants

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Se7en Hefeweisen And A Day In The Park

Christian Morlein's Se7en HefeweizenLast Saturday we went to the Moerlein Lager House to celebrate my mother-in-law and wife’s birthday and it almost was a disaster. We did not know it beforehand but there was a Gay Pride parade going on the same day and ending up at the park next to the restaurant at the same time as our reservation. We were almost to the restaurant when we found several roads blocked off. Fortunately I was able to make a scenic detour through Kentucky and was able to find some open roads on the other side of the restaurant. The restaurant was busy and festive. I noticed that much of the crowd was drinking what looked like a Hefeweizen and since I have been on a Hefeweizen kick this month, I took the opportunity to try Moerlein’s Se7en (Seven) Hefeweizen.  It was a nice Hefeweizen with hints of citrus. My only complaint was the small head on the beer. Here is my checkin on Untappd.

After the meal we went to Smale park. My wife wanted to see and ride Carol Ann’s Carousel. I was surprised in this high tech world how busy a low tech carousel was. The carousel was very pretty and a few minutes after arrived, a wedding party arrived. It was amusing to see the grooms and bridesmaids try to get on the horses in their tuxedos and dresses.

Then we went and played with the rest of the kids in the park. It has to bring a smile to your face to see your 84 year old mother-in-law making music by stepping on piano keys.

Here is one of those scenic bridges on my detour.

Roebling Suspension Bridge

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Columbus RiverWalk At Night

Columbus Riverwalk at nightWe were in Columbus, Georgia, over the weekend. Our son is in the Army and his first assignment is Germany. He was flying out on Monday so we went down there to say goodbye. Being somewhat of a beer snob we went to the Cannon Brewpub for dinner. I got the sampler tray of the beers and several of the beers were stale. This is not what you expect to get when the brewery is this close to the table. The saving grace was that the food was much better than I expected. After dinner we took a relaxed stroll down the river walk and I took this shot of the river. Just over the railing you can see the old Columbus mill and to the left the old powerhouse. At one time that mill was the largest cotton mill in the United States. The company closed in 1998  and the mill recently reopened as an apartment complex.

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Easter and Birthday celebration at Morlein Lager House

Easter and Birthday celebration at Morlein Lager House, originally uploaded by billhuber.

I celebrated Easter and my birthday at the Morlein Lager House. I had a nice and flavorful prime rib with an excellent Over The Rhine beer. This was one of the best prime ribs I have ever had and the beer was better than the bottled version. The beer would be a nice beer for me to try and brew at home. The pan fried potatoes were good, too.