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Bootleggers Steakhouse and Brewery

(Closed)

3401 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield CA 93301
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Notes

Visited: March 1, 1998

Opened: 1994

Closed: 1998

Closed summer of 1998.
Pretty good beers and decent Cajun food. Live music...fun place. They even had "Hockey Week" on TV! No rail on the bar, though. Directions: From Highway 99, take 24th Street east, and go left on Chester...Bootleggers is in "The Historic Ice House" about a mile along on the left. Watch out for the traffic circle!

Updated: July 23, 1998

Beer List

34th Street Porter

Robust Porter
- Date: March 1, 1998 (#2433)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Red, almost black, OK head. Very small aroma, hint of roast malt. Big sweet roasty flavor. Odd minty hop note in the middle. Mild roasty finish.
- Date: May 5, 1995 (#927)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Dark brown, clear. Minimal head. Slightly burnt aroma. Sweet, burnt flavors. Very toasty.

Big Red

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: May 5, 1995 (#925)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Shade darker than Snakebite Ale. Moderate carbonation, very small head. Slightly sweet aroma. Brown ale flavors and sweetness. Somewhat astringent, especially in finish.

Bourbon Street Stout

Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

Date: March 1, 1998 (#2432)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, thin head. Pretty clean aroma. Good body, not as roasty as the Porter. Fairly sweet finish, a little astringent.

Double ZZ Raspberry Wheat

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

Date: March 1, 1998 (#2429)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow hazy, low head. Hi-C aroma and flavor.

Date: May 5, 1995 (#924)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Served with a lime slice. Yellow, not much carbonation at all, and no head. Smells of lime. Tastes of lime. Sweet. I'd like to taste it without the lime...bet it's tasty.

Date: March 1, 1998 (#2431)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red-brown translucent, low head. Hint of grapefruit aroma. Good hop flavor, good body, a little drying.

Date: May 5, 1995 (#923)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, very low carbonation, no head. Hint of haze. Slight fruitiness. Caramel flavor and a bit of toast. Sweet, but finishes OK.

Date: March 1, 1998 (#2430)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression (2)
Yellow opaque. No head. No aroma. No body. Not much flavor, quite a bit of fizz. Served with lemon, which in this case actually enhances the character.

Date: March 1, 1998 (#2428)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, low carbonation, no head. Pretty clean aroma, a little sweet. Good body, real nice malt flavor. Some sweet fruit in the middle, clean finish.

Date: May 5, 1995 (#926)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, medium carbonation. No head. Slight noble hop character in aroma and mouthfeel. Sweet in the middle, quick bitterness in finish.