Thursday, August 28, 2014

#210 Harvest Saison

Samuel Adams
Harvest Saison
Barley, oats, rye and wheat malty. Belgian beer. Sweet and fruity-ish. Bitter w a dry finish.

#211 pineapple pale ale

Pineapple pale ale
Rating: 96
Funky rocks the fruit beer again. This pineapple pale is money. Not overbearing. Just perfect.
Some sour bitter finish.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

#209 harvest pumpkin ale

Samuel Adams
Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Rating: 88
Really well done. Not overbearing - nice nutmeg and cinnamon presence, pumpkin taste is lacking. Roasted malts and caramel flavors.
"Oh my gosh it's the holidays" -lily

#208 tater ridge

Asheville brewery
Tater ridge
Rating: 92
Scottish ale brewery with sweet potatoes 
Rich and malty Scottish ale mixed with sweet potatoes.


Friday, August 8, 2014

#207 double latte - beer camp

Ninkasi Brewing Co.
Rating: 90
I love me a good milk stout yummmy.
Coffee milk stout ale with coffee featuring roasted grain and sweet coffee-chocolate -like flavor. Heavy body and intense.
"Like an Irish car bomb" -tami

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

#206 birra flea

Medium heavy body - sweet.
Tastes like it's high alcohol but only 6%.

#204 the mosaic never stopped pale ale

Funky Buddha
Rating: 90
Sweetness up front, strong earthy hops that are followed by bitterness. Medium body. Golden color. 
Solid.

#205 Birra Artigianale

Rating: 85
Champagne beer. Super carbonated. Many bubbles. Light body. 

#203 bobs backyard mango chili wheat

Funky Buddha
Rating: 60

Mango and habanero (dry hopped). Pretty heavy heat from the habanero with the mango towards the end.

#202 There and Back - beer camp

New Glarus Brewing Co
There and back 
English- style bitter
Nutty malts balance with zesty hops and a fruity, dry finish. This beer rocks. Not bitter at all - very easy to drink. English style brew. Lovely 

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

#201 Endless River

Mother Earth Brewery
Rating: 85 (strictly guessing)
This Kolsch-style ale hits the spot. I'm an idiot and are a black liquiorish before drinking this and literally can't taste anything. But it tastes good bc it's washing away the nasty liquiorish taste.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

#200 Maillards Odyssey - Bells Brewery

Bells brewery
Rating: 88
Imperial dark ale
Malt, medium-heavy body with toffee, caramel, chocolate, coffee, fruit.
I wasn't a fan of the hops (ale) that accompanied this otherwise perfect combination of flavors. Normally these flavors are found in a stout - cool to see this chemistry in an ale.


Saturday, August 2, 2014

#199 milk stout nitro

Left hand brewing co
Milk stout nitro
Rating:  94
Surprisingly not heavy for a nitro beer. But the flavor is perfect. Left hand milk stouts are the best. Perfection 

#198 ruination ipa

Stone brewery
Ruination
Rating: 93
Intense hops, sweet. Name comes from the fact that they want to "Ruin" your palate. Really awesome beer and well

#197 session black

Session premium dark lager black 
Rating:98

Lily says "sort of like light Guinness". 
Woah this "lager" has tons of roasted malts and caramel hints. 5.4% alcohol is probably the highest for a lager I've ever had.
Award winner 2010.

Friday, August 1, 2014

#189-192 due south


Die south
Caramel cream rating: 88
Roasted cocoa stout rating:93
Cat 5 IPA: rating: 90 smells like pineapple heaven
Descension: 88

#195 yvan the great - Russian river

Russian river
Rating: 94
Yvan the Great is a Belgian-style Blonde 
Strong and complex Belgian style yeast - the typical Belgian flavor mixed w a zesty fruity lemon flavor that blends perfectly w the hop flavors and overall dryness. Baller!!

#196 Alt Route - beer camp

Victory Alt Route Altbier
Rating: 96
German Altbier slightly sweet, malt body, citrus hop. Lily says it tastes like flowers. Tart, crisp finish as bitterness from hops fades perfectly. 
Very strong cocoa only in the last sip of the bottle.