642 Railroad Place
Traverse City, Michigan
Eighth Street & Woodmere
They call their taps ‘tracks’ and they have 14 tracks
today.
My wife had a glass of Track 11 Prague Pilsner: They
describe this pilsner as a Bohemian Pilsner made with Czech Saaz hops, caramel
malts and German pilsner. Appearance – golden pilsner body with tons of
lacing on the glass. Aroma: bready,
faint hops. Flavors and mouthfeel:
crisp, firm carbonation, slight bittering, nice pink peppercorn like tone. To the Point: a real nice pilsner – I liked
it. 5.6% abv
I had Track 9 London Porter: They use English pale, brown,
and black malts with some UK Goldings hops.
Appearance: nice black body with a tan head that leaves plenty of lacing
on the glass. Aroma: wonderful roasted
coffee and toasted grains and it reminds of fresh pumpernickel bread. Flavors: you want roasty and toasty … well
this is it. Delightful roasted flavors
reminding me of coffee, roasted grains, and a touch of chocolate. Mouthfeel: low carbonation, low-moderate
bittering, almost creamy feel, a pleasing porter feel overall. To the Point: I really like this porter. This is top shelf stuff here. 7.4% abv
The Stoker Pizza showed up. Here is the pizza oven they cooked it in.
Second Glass
My wife ordered Track 12 Ballyshannon Irish Red Ale: Belgian
pale malt, US 6 row and 2 row malts.
German and UK caramel malts. UK
chocolate malts. UK Goldings and Fuggles hops.
Appearance: chestnut body with a light tan head that leaves some lacing
behind. Aroma: kind of light, a whiff of
toasted malt. Flavors: a toasted caramel
and chicory mixing it up with a smoky feel.
Mouthfeel: moderate carbonation, medium feel. 5.2% abv
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| Doppelbock in the tall glass the Red Ale in the Pint |
I ordered Track 2 Einbeck Doppelbock: They say, German
Pilsner, Munich and caramel malts.
German Magnum and Tradition hops.
Appearance: cinnamon stick body with an off-white head that leave some
lacing. Aroma: faint nose, toasted and
lightly buttered fruit bread. Flavors
and mouthfeel: smooth feel, sweet bread, light yet rich caramel, low-moderate
carbonation, might be from eating but, there is a light spicy tingle on the
tongue – around mid-palate, might also be the alcohol spice? … a little alcohol
warmth on the finish. To the Point: a
nice light to moderate body Doppelbock, the alcohol did not really show as in
being boozy. 9% abv
Here are some pics from the Filling Station. A must visit when you are in the Traverse City area.
Plenty of great food. The pizza and Cesar salad was excellent.
