I made it up to Nashua this weekend with a few friends, and was
reminded again how fortunate that city is to have the brewing talent it does.
Brett Marcy and John Jepson at Martha's Exchange and Darryl Goss at the Skyview
Cafe are constantly brewing a wide array of styles, and each interpretation is
quite on the mark.
We stopped at Martha's first and next we were off to the Skyview, where we started out with a 20oz. thistle glass of Kiltie's Pride Scotch Ale, always a treat.
Darryl had two new Belgian-style beers on and he is a master in brewing them. L'Epice de Vie (Spice of Life) is broadly in the Saison style and absolutely delightful. I had several glasses as did a few others in our party, that Belgian "horseblanket" yeastiness was again present but to a lesser degree, and nicely balanced by an array of spices (nutmeg being the biggest one to me).
Update
12/21/98: If you're looking for Belgian beers, I can't
recommend anywhere more highly than the Skyview in Nashua, NH. Darryl Goss
has done a Tripel that will make you swear you're sitting in Belgium, and
most recently his Gnome's Tippel and L'Epice de Vie have been equally
incredible. And that's only when I've been up in Nashua. I'm sure other
great beers have been brewed in between my visits.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft