Archives for 2010
Beer Name: Last Year’s Jubel Brewer: Deschutes Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: November 4, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Aged in Pinot barrels – thick as Jubel 2010 – not as strong but a wee bit tarter and less anise-y/dark-tasting. Sweet but not cloying. Thin molasses with clove. ABV: 10% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A [...]
Beer Name: Celebration 2010 Brewer: Sierra Nevada Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: November 3, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Sweet delicious nectar! So pineapple-y, citrus-y good. Says “fresh hop,” but tastes like fresh Celebration to me – bright and pungent hops. Lotsa orange, too. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Abominable Winter Ale Brewer: Hopworks Urban Brewery Price: FREE* Sampled: November 2, 2010 Rating: 3/5 Notes: Cotton candy sweet with just enough orange-scented hops and bitterness to keep it from cloying. I wonder what some time would do for this? ABV: 7.3% abv IBU: 70 ibu OG 17°P TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Barrel Aged Brrrbon Brewer: Widmer Brothers Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: November 1, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Very smooth and caramelly with nice refreshing carbonation that cuts through the sweetness. Smooth like fine bourbon. A lingering heat in throat, but faint. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Draft.
Beer Name: Old Dave’s Curse Brewer: Big Horse Brewing Price: $15.00/growler Sampled: October 31, 2010 Rating: 3/5 Notes: Very toffee and butterscotch-y, but there’s an odd, somewhat dry/tart aftertaste. Hoppy/bitter linger that takes it to an odd, tropical wood place. Not bad. ABV: 8.5% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Growler.
Beer Name: Wreck the Halls 2010 Brewer: Full Sail Brewing Price: $4.49/bomber Sampled: October 30, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Total pineapple surprise. Wow, that’s good. Quite fruitalicious. There’s not much holiday-y to this, but it is delicious. Some orange, too. Maybe x-mas in the old “orange in the stocking” sense. ABV: 6.5% abv IBU: N/A [...]
Beer Name: Save Our Shore Brewer: Abita Brewing Price: FREE-ish* Sampled: October 29, 2010 Rating: 3/5 Notes: Kinda cloudy with a golden hue. Looks wheaty. Actually, it is a wheat beer – weizen to be honest. Not bad. Honey, apples and sweet hops. I dig it! ABV: 7% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A [...]
Beer Name: Full House Imperial Brown Brewer: Pelican Brewing Price: $4/12 oz. Sampled: October 28, 2010 Rating: 3/5 Notes: Chicory root. Somewhat musty, like a dank basement. Dark and creepy. Hoppy/bitter and somewhat thick. Dark tobacco and toffee. ABV: 8% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Draft.
I swear I’m not a shill – I had never even heard of this beer and just dove in at my local Irish pub … turns out it’s also brewed by Guinness! Beer Name: Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale Brewer: Guinness Ltd. Price: $5.50 Sampled: October 27, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Very creamy but much bitter-er [...]
Well, hey … what’s that book there? The one on top of my trusty 33 Beers book? It looks similar … but … different. And it’s not just the Guinness Foreign Extra Stout in the ink (but you have a sharp eye, my friend). I was commissioned by Guinness a few months ago to make [...]
Beer Name: Ebenezer 2010 Brewer: Bridgeport Brewing Price: $6.49/6-pack Sampled: October 25, 2010 Rating: 3/5 Notes: Very malty. Some banana in the aroma. Apple? Smells fairly yeasty and dry, but tastes thick and some faint cola and hop bitterness. Good. ABV: 6.4% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Oktoberfest Brewer: Lompoc Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: October 24, 2010 Rating: 2/5 Notes: Is that roast turkey I smell? Fairly dry, really. Marzen. A hair smoky, too. Is there some toothpaste? Some very odd flavors, honestly. Odd. ABV: 5% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Cherry Bourbon Double Red with Bourbacide Brewer: Cascade Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: October 23, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Vanilla and cinnamon flavors. Wow. Chocolate milk? Truffles from Trader Joes. And sour of course, warming and relatively flat. Cask? Says “From the Barrel.” Mounds bar. ABV: 11% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A [...]
Beer Name: Deuce Imperial IPA Brewer: El Toro Brewing Company Price: N/A Sampled: October 22, 2010 Rating: 5/5 Notes: Cloudy, red-gold color and a frothy head. Holy huge hop aroma! Smells like Hopsickle! Wow, so bitter, but creamy sweet and huge finish. Wow, need to try against Hopsickle! ABV: 7.75% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A [...]
Beer Name: Octoberfest Brewer: Sam Adams Price: N/A Sampled: October 21, 2010 Rating: 2/5 Notes: Pretty yeasty-tart. Sweetish, but pretty dry with a bit of banana and toasty malt. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Draft.
Beer Name: Hoppyum IPA Brewer: Foothills Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: October 20, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Some dry, yeasty aftertaste, but a great, clear, hop flavor backed by a nice, crisp sweetness. Dangerously drinkable IPA. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Draft.
Beer Name: Corona Extra Brewer: Cereveceria Modelo Price: FREE Sampled: October 19, 2010 Rating: 2/5 Notes: Served from plastic glass with lime in cup! Smells of bread and lime. Tastes faintly spicy and a fairly creamy mouthfeel. None of that Corona skunk. Not bad. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Can. [...]
Beer Name: Bobtoberfest Brewer: Heater-Allen Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: October 18, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Cool color – nice, simple label. Much improved over old ones. Big, bitter caramel flavor. Something astringent and faintly herbal- witch hazel? Nice. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Goodwill IPA Brewer: Everybody’s Brewing Price: $12/growler Sampled: October 17, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Dang, that’s huge hop aroma. Big, gritty bitterness and huge, grapefruit-y flavor. There is something kind of wine-y, grape-y anyway … Pine. ABV: 6% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Growler.
Beer Name: La Ferme de Demons Brewer: Block 15 Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: October 16, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Now that’s a beautiful aroma, with some tartness and a fair amount of oak and a hint of bourbon. Nice dry finish with some licorice. ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Draft.
Beer Name: 60-Minute IPA Brewer: Dogfish Head Brewery Price: N/A Sampled: October 15, 2010 Rating: 3/5 Notes: Okay, something’s wrong here. Huge, unignorable vodka/rubbing alcohol flavor. Actually, that must have been a food interaction. Vanilla milkshake and grapefruit. ABV: 6% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Vortex IPA Brewer: Fort George Brewing Price: N/A Sampled: October 14, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Kinda grainy hop mouthfeel, like fine, hop-scented sand. Great aroma and a slightly buttery flavor to go down smooth. Not for hop haters! ABV: N/A IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Draft.
Beer Name: Lezajsk 1525 Brewer: Lezajsk Price: $2.19 Sampled: October 13, 2010 Rating: 2/5 Notes: Not bad. Not good, but not bad. Kinda sweet, kinda egg yolk-y. And bready. Bread pudding, maybe? A little too one-dimensional. Musty. ABV: 5.5% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Duvel Tripel Hop Brewer: Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat Price: N/A Sampled: October 12, 2010 Rating: 5/5 Notes: Wow – that’s special. Fruity hop flavor and a lot of warmth. Watermelon fruit. A Champagne-like texture and big, bubbly quality. World class beer. ABV: 9.5% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.
Beer Name: Duvel Brewer: Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat Price: N/A Sampled: October 11, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: “Pour unhurriedly.” Good words. Smells light, yeasty and a bit of orange rind. Honey, dry flavor with some lemongrass citrus and crisp finish. ABV: 8.5% abv IBU: N/A OG N/A TG N/A Serving Type: Bottle.