{"id":3747,"date":"2011-12-13T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2011-12-13T07:16:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T07:16:00","slug":"bourbon-beer-at-sweet-cheeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3747","title":{"rendered":"Bourbon Beer? at Sweet Cheeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401675e9af24b970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4246 - Version 22011-12-10-sweet-cheeks-kentucky-bourbon-barrell-beer-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401675e9af24b970b\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401675e9af24b970b-400wi\" style=\"border: 1px solid #d5cbcb; width: 400px;\" title=\"IMG_4246 - Version 22011-12-10-sweet-cheeks-kentucky-bourbon-barrell-beer-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If first impressions are as lasting as claimed, then we will definitely be regulars at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetcheeksq.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Sweet Cheeks BBQ<\/a>. While we\u2019ve given you our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2011\/12\/sweet-cheeks-bbq-a-first-look.html\" target=\"_self\">Sweet Cheeks BBQ &#8211; First Look<\/a><strong><\/strong>, I saved the \u201cbeverage\u201d part of the meal for today.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always ready to try a new beer, especially if the word bourbon is used to describe it. So, when bartender Rich told me about an ale that\u2019s aged in bourbon barrels, I had to have one. I\u2019ve been a bourbon-lover for years. But, that&#39;s certainly not a requirement for enjoying this brew.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401675e9af308970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4249 - Version 22011-12-10-sweet-cheeks-kentucky-bourbon-barrell-beer-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino (1)\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401675e9af308970b\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401675e9af308970b-400wi\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ded2d2; width: 400px;\" title=\"IMG_4249 - Version 22011-12-10-sweet-cheeks-kentucky-bourbon-barrell-beer-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino (1)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My first sip of brilliant, amber-colored <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentuckyale.com\/BEER\/Pages\/KentuckyBourbonBarrelAle.aspx\" target=\"_self\">Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale<\/a> from that mason jar was outstanding! Full-flavored, but not heavy, with hints of oak and vanilla. It complemented the entire meal, especially our butterscotch pudding dessert.<\/p>\n<p>This beer is so good, it could <strong>be<\/strong> dessert!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have a beer lover on your holiday gift list. How about something from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/mn\/search?_encoding=UTF8&amp;x=0&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;y=0&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=beer%20glasses&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps#\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon&#39;s collection of beer glasses<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B001D64IB2\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\"><\/iframe> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B001CFR3XE\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\"><\/iframe> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B000P4F91G\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\"><\/iframe>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweet Cheeks <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetcheeksq.com\/\" target=\"_self\">www.sweetcheeksq.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>1381 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 (<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=sweet+cheeks+1381+Boylston+Street+Boston,+MA+02215&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=sweet+cheeks&amp;hnear=0x89e379f445c40751:0xd4c103498d39e0d9,1381+Boylston+St,+Boston,+MA+02215&amp;cid=0,0,8641154823831308721&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;iwloc=A\" target=\"_self\">map<\/a>)<br \/>phone:&#0160;617-266-1300&#0160;<br \/>email:&#0160;<a href=\"mailto:info@sweetcheeksq.com\">info@sweetcheeksq.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words: Ed Cherubino<br \/>Photography: \u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers\u2019 comments, we welcome hearing from the people that are part of the places and services we cover. Often, those comments add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn\u2019t become a pure ad, we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentucky makes more than just bourbon&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[1026,23846,13016,826,43,23845,3214,6918,23844,7147],"class_list":["post-3747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-drink","category-we-recommend","tag-ale","tag-barrel","tag-bbq","tag-beer","tag-boston","tag-bourbon","tag-boylston-street","tag-fenway","tag-kentucky","tag-sweet-cheeks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bourbon Beer? at Sweet Cheeks - bostonzest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3747\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bourbon Beer? 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