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Bootleggers Steakhouse and Brewery

(Brewpub - Closed)

Last updated: July 23, 1998

3401 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield CA 93301

Opened May 15, 1994.
Closed July 1, 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!

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
13.5 points overall

• 34th Street Porter
  Style 9 - Porter
  • 15.5 points - Beer #30-2433, at the brewery, March 1, 1998
    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.

  • 15.5 points - Beer #12-927, at the brewery, May 5, 1995
    Dark brown, clear. Minimal head. Slightly burnt aroma. Sweet, burnt flavors. Very toasty.

• Big Red
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 14 points - Beer #12-925, at the brewery, May 5, 1995
    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
  Style 11 - Stout
  • 15 points - Beer #30-2432, at the brewery, March 1, 1998
    Black, thin head. Pretty clean aroma. Good body, not as roasty as the Porter. Fairly sweet finish, a little astringent.

• Double ZZ Raspberry Wheat
  Style 21 - Fruit / Vegetable Beer
  • 13 points - Beer #30-2429, at the brewery, March 1, 1998
    Yellow hazy, low head. Hi-C aroma and flavor.

• Fiesta Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 11.5 points - Beer #12-924, at the brewery, May 5, 1995
    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.

• Irish Red
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 14 points - Beer #30-2431, at the brewery, March 1, 1998
    Red-brown translucent, low head. Hint of grapefruit aroma. Good hop flavor, good body, a little drying.

• Snakebite Ale
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 12.5 points - Beer #12-923, at the brewery, May 5, 1995
    Amber, very low carbonation, no head. Hint of haze. Slight fruitiness. Caramel flavor and a bit of toast. Sweet, but finishes OK.

• Summer Wheat
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 11 points - Beer #30-2430, at the brewery, March 1, 1998
    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.

• Voluptuous Blonde
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 14.5 points - Beer #30-2428, at the brewery, March 1, 1998
    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.

  • 13.5 points - Beer #12-926, at the brewery, May 5, 1995
    Golden, medium carbonation. No head. Slight noble hop character in aroma and mouthfeel. Sweet in the middle, quick bitterness in finish.

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