Steamworks Third Eye P.A… huh huh, get it?

(Don't let the name fool you)

At Belgian Café I’m often stuck with what to order. You throw a menu listing over 200 beers into the face of a beer lover and it can cause a panic attack, “What should I chose? Will it be the right choice? Oh god what if I pick the wrong beer and I'm stuck with it?" Luckily the Belgian is in my back yard- if I order a bum beer, there’s always another chance to redeem myself.

I tend to stick to the draft list for affordability purposes. That and because it’s fun to drink a beer that won’t be available at the restaurant next week. On this particular trip to the Belgian, I tried the Steamworks Third Eye P.A.- if only for the clever name.

I was satisfied with the beer. I was a little disappointed that it was not in fact an IPA with a play on words- just a pale ale with a strong hop aroma. It was certainly hoppy enough to fill my craving for some cascade goodness. I don’t really have any other details to add about this beer. It was just tasty. Nothing crazy going on- just a pretty good beer. Good enough to drink two!

With further research, however, I’ve learned that this beer is typically sold in cans. That’s always a neat detail, isn’t it? Here is a quote from the Steamworks Brewing web site:

“Jupiter was correctly positioned in 2006, so we started bottling the Third Eye. And now the stars have re-aligned, so it was time to make the can commitment,” said Brian McEachron, Steamworks director of marketing and sales. “Seriously, for a brewery to begin canning any of its varieties, it is a big step purely because it requires a major investment of time in label approval, and in production and purchase of packaging materials.”