Brew Awareness

Did you know that the Original Pete's chain, which has only 8 locations total (this surprised me), has changed the name of two of its locations (midtown and El Dorado Hills) to "Pete's Restaurant and Brewhouse" because they have entered into a partnership with the well-respected Firestone Walker brewery to serve four proprietary beers? Every Monday these four beers are $2 a pint. They also serve the Firestone Pale Ale and the Double Barrel Ale, but those are not included in the discount. Here's what smiller had to say. He did not know I would be posting this. Surprise!:

All their “Pete’s” beers are $2 a pint. The Firestone taps don’t have the discount. I haven’t been in a while but their rotating seasonal tap (the one that had the awesome Velvet Merkin last winter) a month or so ago was their hefeweizen which I thought was pretty great for the style. Hefeweizens don’t exactly thrill me but when one is balanced instead of overly spiced like a lot of US hefeweizens, it’s a pleasant surprise. The other beers are OK but nothing quite as good as the proper Firestone beers. They have a pale, an IPA, an amber and a red. They’re all well made without being anything too fancy. I’d definitely stick to the Firestone beers on any other day besides Monday. I think they have the Firestone porter right now which is awesome. My biggest problem with Pete’s is that they serve their brews ice cold in super chilled glasses.