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1,659,172,480 | 4.15 | I.C. Light | Light Lager | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pours with a pale yellow body topped by a thin white head with little lace. Not much aroma here, but the little that is noticed is fairly well balanced. Slightly watery malt flavor balanced well with hops. Typical watery very low flavor light beer. Very light bodied and smooth like water. | 0negative
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1,659,172,608 | 10.2 | Old Godfather Barley Wine-Style Ale | American Barleywine | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | Clear reddish garnet with a decent head for its ABV. Nose is expressive, with a bit of roastedness and a lot of piney hops. A little bit of fruit in the background. Palate is fairly lively, with a sensation of acidity but also a fair amount of sweetness. Plenty of bitterness courtesy of the hops, and a sharp alcoholic bite too. A bold hoppy barleywine, for fans of the style only. | 0negative
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1,659,172,736 | 5 | Great Lakes Moondog ESB | Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | Poured into a Unibroue tulip glass. Clear copper color with a foamy, big bubble two finger head that settles to a thin layer rather quickly. Aroma is faint malt sweetness and what I believe is some spice aroma from the ESB yeast. Halfway through I pick up some fruitiness. The taste is very clean, crisp, and...well, to be honest...weak. Can't say I'm an expert on ESB and I don't aspire to be. More body and flavor would make this better in my book. I pick up caramel sweetness. I'm reviewing and grading based on what I experience. While I'd like "more" to this beer, the taste and drinkability are both good. Like all Great Lakes beers, it's very well done. This one happens to be on the bottom end of my style preference. | 2positive
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1,659,172,864 | 4.9 | Samuel Adams Cream Stout | Milk / Sweet Stout | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | Appearance - a black color with a finger of off white head that goes away quickly. Smell - has a very sweet caramel smell to it. Taste - has a roasted caramel taste to it. It has more of a roasted flavor that is strong. mouthfeel - a watery smooth with little to no carbonation picked up. Drinkablility - Not a huge fan but i'm not generally a stout person either, was nice for after a long Monday at work though. All in all if you like stouts with a roasted flavor this would be for you, it is easier to drink than most stouts since it isn't as thick and goes down much easier but when I look for a stout its not something i want to slug back, its a relaxing beer that takes a while to drink. | 0negative
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1,659,172,992 | 7.3 | Molson XXX | American Malt Liquor | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | Hmm, not a lot to say about this one... Pours light-medium amber with a bubbly head that quickly dissipates. Good carbonation. Nothing special. Smells rather skunky, has a hint of wheat and malts in the nose. I suppose I wasn't expecting much from the taste, I have had Molson on tap in the past. It's drinkable on tap, barely. Bottled, however, was a little lacking. I suppose it would have gone better with some nice greasy appetizers or something. Eh, I won't ever buy this one on purpose. | 0negative
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1,659,173,120 | 8.5 | Olvi Tuplapukki IV B | Euro Strong Lager | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | The colour is medium gold; the finger thick white head is semi compact. No lacing. Smell is sweet with a blend of cookies, barley grains and malt. There are hints of bitter almonds and alcohol. Unbalanced. The taste is quite mild: Lots of sweet malt (cheap cookies, white bread), some sour-bitter flavours, lots of alcohol. The aftertaste is also rather sweet with artificial flavours of vanilla and massive amounts of alcohol. In the finish, I found some metallic bitter notes. The carbonation is average: Quite strong medium sized bubbles. The liquid is a bit thick. Yet another Scandinavian strong lager tailor made for getting pissed. | 0negative
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1,659,173,248 | 12.7 | Barrel Aged Old Ruffian | American Barleywine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Had a little barrel aged barleywine tasting at MADhombrewer and Witchsbrew's residence last night. Filet mignon's were provided by our host's for TulipSnifter and I. Thanks guys! In the lineup were Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Barleywine, Hellshire I, BA Hi-Fi Rye, BA Old Ruffian, Abacus, and Alpine Great. Our intention was to also open up Perfect Storm '09, Mother of all Storms '10, Kuhnhenn BBBW, and Arctic Devil but we agreed it best to hold off on those beers for another day due to palate fatigue. Small two ounce samples of the six beers from last night were first tasted and notes were taken before returning to the bottles for more tastes and refined notes. Thanks to jophish17 for supplying me with a bottle. 2009 batch. I dont have my typical review lined up for this beer because I fear it may have been an off bottle. Im giving it all 1.0s to reflect exactly how bad I felt this particular bottle was. No pfft on the cap-crack had me thinking that this was simply low on the carbonation. Pouring the beer as hard as possible revealed zilch in the way of carbonation in the puce colored beer. The body was thin and watery to boot which has me thinking something was just flat out wrong here. Smelled like generic malt and tasted like watered malt that had wet whiskey barrel dunked in it. Some slight sourness and acetone suggests a possible infection. I cant give the standard smells and flavors that I usually report because it was so off and weird. If I was guessing, 600 of the 750mls ended up going down the drain. Ill try this again if the opportunity presents itself but no way am I going to trade for another. | 0negative
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1,659,173,376 | 11.5 | XS Old Crustacean | American Barleywine | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Really, who makes a beer with a statement like best aged one year and doesnt give you the month it was bottled? Opening a bottle that was bottled in 2010 so I have to assume that January 1 2010 was the bottle date so this is ideal and the perfect version of this beer. No more age could possible help this one based on what Rogue says. A cloudy and orange with a touch of red color body, yeast and sediment clearly present. The head is about a half inch of off white with caramel colored bubbles. Lacing forms almost instantly down the side. Caramel and amber malt is about all I can pick up on. This beer smells like some childs candy. That lack of complexity makes the sweet aroma far from good by beer standards but I suppose just below average for barely wines. Despite the nose this beer is a hop bomb like few Ive ever had. Opens with a pillowy sweet caramel and sugar malt profile, but quickly turns to a sharp and bitter funk. A coy and unenjoyable fake candy malt flavor mixed with a beer far over the top with hops leaves the mouth confused and disappointed. This beer claims 110 IBUs and they are there. The problem is they arent balanced and this is a freaking barely wine. Much like Bigfoot this beer tries to create a barely wine that is hoppier than any double IPA and with less malt than most. Not much to talk about here. Thick but not brandy leggings thick and well carbonated for the style but true to style. Pass on this one. Rogue I want to give you credit for going away from those awful oversized over priced bottles, but you give us these very drinkable sized 7 oz servings and charge 5 bucks for them. Then you fill with one of the worst barely wines Ive hadshame on you. Oh and you dont give a bottled on date but have the audacity to tell me to drink at a year old? I should score this beer all 1s just for that! | 0negative
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1,659,173,504 | 4.2 | Coors Light | Light Lager | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A-Pours your typical pale yellow lager color S-Smells like nothing, literally. I guess you could describe it as dirty water. T- Like it smells, dirty water, maybe some corn. Really awful taste even for an light lager. M-Carbonated water. O-This is the absolute worst tasting light beer I've ever had. Even when I used to only drink light beers this tasted awful. I can't get over how the water tastes dirty, yet they claim to use spring water? Tastes like tap to me, not even. I'll drink it during a night of sessioning but I'd make sure I was well prepared so I didn't have to. | 0negative
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1,659,173,760 | 6 | Santa's Private Reserve Ale | American Amber / Red Ale | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | Pours slightly hazy orange-copper. Small pale yellow head, extreme lacing. Good strong malt taste for about a 1/4 second, then this extremely tense hoppiness kicks in. Gradually getting stronger and stronger even after you swallow. The bitterness stays with you for a few moments after. Call me a wuss, but this one was too bitter for me. I've liked the other rogue brews I've tried a lot, but I don't really enjoy this brew too much. They sure used a lot of hops. | 0negative
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1,659,173,888 | 6.5 | Hop Strike Black IPA | American Black Ale | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 16 oz. bottle, fresh. Pours kind of a ruddy dirt brown color, hazy, with smallish tan head. Nose is simple, citrus hops with a bit of chocolate and darker malt underneath. Flavor is pretty good, big citrus hops, a bit of rye spiciness, some more substantial malts come through on the finish (toast, hints of chocolate). Pretty thin MF, but really refreshing drink. Not a bad brew at all. | 2positive
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1,659,174,016 | 5.6 | 1554 Enlightened Black Ale | Belgian Dark Ale | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Poured into my New Belgium globe. Has a black color but light compared to stouts. A fizzy head. The aroma has a light smell, but some coco and coffee notes. Some aromatic notes and a light licorice/rosy nose. The taste is better with more bready and coco notes. Some roast notes. A bit more malty as it warms. Easy drinking nice finish. | 2positive
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1,659,174,144 | 6.2 | Hops Infusion | American IPA | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | Duvel Tulip A: Transparent burnt orange in color. One finger head, gond in seconds. Some lacing. S: Smell is more malty than expected. Sweet, Toffee, carmel come citrus and touch of pine. T: Again sweet and malty, finishes with a bitter citrus hop. M: Medium mouthfeel, bitter finish. I think this is may be not be as fresh as I once thought. Drain Pour. Hope to re-review fresh on tap in the near future. | 0negative
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1,659,174,272 | 10.2 | Founders Backwoods Bastard | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 oz. draft pour into a barleywine chalice. A: Average light brown, creamy head. Lasts long and very sticky. Very good lacing. The color was dark, dark brown and not quite black. S: WOW. Or more like WHOA. Big bourbon whiskey aroma up front. Almost nothing but. (Not what I want in a brew AND I LIKE WHISKEY!) A little cookie, toasted caramel malts are there, along with a little grassy, resiny hops, but they are completely overtaken. T: Exact same as the nose. Nothing but bourbon whiskey. I got a little sweet cherry on the finish. After the first sip I thought it was interesting, but the novelty quickly wore off and just sipping the 10 ounces felt like a chore. M: Medium body and slick texture. Average carbonation. D: Hardly drinkable for me. I'm sure this is right up someone's ally, but certainly not mine. I was just completely overwhelmed. When I got home, I checked they BJCP style guidelines... I love Founders, but, they missed the mark here. (Unless it was the Maker's Mark...) | 0negative
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1,659,174,400 | 2.1 | Pearl Light | Light Lager | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | The Pearl Brewing Company in San Antonio started in 1881 as the J. B. Behloradsky Brewery (1881-83). The brewery was renamed the San Antonio Brewing Company (1883-88) and began producing Pearl Beer in 1886. The name was changed to the San Antonio Brewing Association and then in 1952 it was changed to the Pearl Brewing Company. Pearl from the land of 1100 springs, the Original Texas Brew, Pearl! Natures finest ingredients and pure water allows the delicate flavor of Pearl to sparkle through, creating pearl-like bubbles that rise in a freshly poured glass of beer, hence the name PEARL BEER! Was this what I was thinking when I picked up a 6 pack from a gas station near La Vernia, Tx.? Or was it the old brewmeister, Dan Koening, with his feet scarred to mid calfs from wading through hot wort to save the Pearl brewery back in the 50's. By the time my wife's uncle Kenneth knew him and we came to San Antonio in the late 60's he still was always barefoot trying to recover the callus for the souls of his feet. Pearl acquired the Goetz Brewing Company of St. Louis in 1961 and merged with the Southdown Corporation of Houston in 1970. The acquisitions allowed Pearl to move into national markets and IMHO it lost its soul as surely as one on Dan's scalded feet. In 1995 S&P Company of Mill Valley, California, purchased Pearl. They made Pearl, Pearl Light, Jax, Falstaff, and 900 Malt Liquor. In 1998, Pearl Brewing purchased the Stroh Brewing Company, who had recently acquired the Lone Star Brand. To much hoopla, Pearl brought the Lone Star brand home to Texas. In June 2001, S&P Company closed the Pearl Plant in Texas and Pabst brewing took over the Pearl brands. Production of Lone Star and Pearl beers, along with other Pabst brands was moved to the Miller Brewing Company in Fort Worth where Miller is brewing 80% of Pabst beers. In November 2003 the brewery in San Antonio burned. Not very much fire damage, lots of smoke damage though. The walls are filled with cork (insulation) and that was the majority of what burned. The part that burned is the original 1898 belfry structure. Pearl is no longer brewed in S.A. but the tours go on. Meanwhile somewhere in an old F-150 pickup in cooler, there are 5 cans of Pearl light. R.I.P. Thank God for O.P. Beer (Other People's). Carpi Brewum -sieze the beer! | 0negative
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1,659,174,528 | 10 | Wet Willy Scotch Ale | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Brown and hazy, not a lot of head or lacing. Sweet, fruity, malty smelling, with a little toffee. Taste is so-so. Very malty with some fruits and a tinge of alcohol. A bit of an unpleasant pungent, moldy cellar flavor is somewhat off-putting. Feel is slick and thin, not what I was expecting for a scotch ale. Not an especially good beer. They need to tweak this recipe some. | 0negative
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1,659,174,656 | 6.2 | West Coast IPA | American IPA | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | I had this beer a while ago, maybe 2007 or 2008. Not hoppy for this style. Ours was not hoppy at all. Not much malt flavor. Somewhat thin mouthfeel. Not really much of anything. We ordered a pitcher, drank 2 beers and left the rest. Not a good beer at all. | 0negative
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1,659,174,784 | 5 | Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout | Oatmeal Stout | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Nice black,black beer with a great chocolatey tan head that lingers with some nice lacing all the way down the glass.Wonderful aroma of chocolate,brown sugar and a hint of coconut?DAMN!!!What a flavor-nice roasted notes but not astringent.Nutty,chocolate and a hint of caramel.Silky smooth-slides right across the palate and down.An amazingly quaffable beer-one you could enjoy even in the heat of summer.Quite a brew. | 2positive
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1,659,175,040 | 5 | Heineken Lager Beer | Euro Pale Lager | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Pours a clear, pale yellow with a moderate white head. Spotty lacing. Aroma is bitterly skunky, like rotting carrots and onions. Taste is unpleasant, with an acrid bitterness that mirrors the nose. Has a bitter, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the palate. The metalic taste is also present in the mouthfeel, which is also highly carbonated. This bottled lager has nothing in common with the fresh, draft version I've enjoyed many times in cafes in the Netherlands. This bottle is undrinkable, and the rest of it goes down the sink. Perhaps they should get rid of the green bottles. This doesn't travel well, to say the least. | 0negative
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1,659,175,168 | 10.4 | Black Metal Imperial Stout | Russian Imperial Stout | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | Poured into my most trusted glass. Jet black Pour. Oil. Loufa sponge mocha colored head. Several fingers thick. Smell is exquisite. Fig, bakers chocolate, ripe fruit. The fruit is what was interesting. My buddy and I both picked up mango and green apple. Seriously interesting. Not a heavy mouth. Carbonated to a level of medium. Taste was green apple up front followed by the bakers chocolate. I dig this pour. This stout wasn't the norm for me. Their own take, and it was surprisingly well done. I'm impressed to say the least. | 2positive
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1,659,175,296 | 10.2 | Founders Backwoods Bastard | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This bastard was the best looking thing in the bar, so I'm sippin it in. That said, I'm tired of drinking bourbon beers. It's almost like soup - choose what you are! Solid or liquid! This bastard smells sweet, caramel, bourbon. Can't detct the bitter. Dark dark amber. Deep. Normal lacing, quickly fading head that sustains. Taste follows nose. Sweet, bourbon, caramel, malts. Tons of them. It overshoots and misses the mark, IMO. But maybe I'm not suited for a "wee heavy" style scotch strong ale like this one. Maybe I'm a lightweight low abv smooth drinking bastards. Not from the backwoods. Still well made though. Can never deny Founders that. Cheers! | 0negative
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1,659,175,424 | 11 | AleSmith Horny Devil | Belgian Strong Pale Ale | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | If ever I wanted to demonstrate the importance of appearance this beer would be my subject. Let me say that every Alesmith beer I've tried has been good ... strangely though, the two that had problems were both belgian style beers. It wasn't that they didn't taste good. They both lacked any head, carbonation, lacing and mouthfeel. This one poured like amber diluted with honey. No head, not even a shimmering of bubbles that vanishes instantly. Nothing. No lacing. I am not happy with this pour. I would have given it a 1 if the body didn't look so good. In other circumstances I would ponder as to whether or not I got a bad bottle but since this is the second Alesmith Belgian to appear this way I find that hard to believe. Smell is orangey, with honey and sugary sweetness. Taste is orangey diacetyl mingled with sweet sugary finish. This would be a very good beer if the mouth and appearance were fixed. Instead, mouth is extremely thin and boring. I'd have another, but only to make sure this bottle wasn't a fluke. I'm unhappy with this beer. Note: It may seem strange for me to thank Clickpush for this beer since I seemed unhappy with it but this was an extra he threw in out of the kindness of his BA heart. For that, I thank you my friend. I am definitely glad I got to try it. | 0negative
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1,659,175,552 | 4.8 | DreamWeaver Wheat | Hefeweizen | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Pours a cloudy gold with a fizzy white head. No rue lace, limited head retention. Got some decent yeast, banana, and clove scents -- not as intense as I would have liked, but good. Well done lads. Sweet yeast, some funk and white pepper spice, with a bit of fruit and husk bitterness. Wheat has a light toastiness to it that is very appealing. Lighter bodied, right amount of carbonation. Very decent and drinkable brew. Nice balance. Worth a try. | 2positive
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1,659,175,680 | 10 | Hercules Double IPA | American Double / Imperial IPA | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Very beautiful orange-copper ale with an off white, fluffy head that lingers well for a high hop beer. I wasn't very careful pouring, and there's a lot of floating debris, though I don't remember having a similar problem before, so maybe I'll revise this with a future review. I dinged it a bit on appearance as a result, though it may be more my fault than GD's. Strong pine and resin hop nose that's clean, and it's oily, Belgian like quality follows through the taste. Hops linger nicely without actually being overly bitter in the mouth. The strong biscuity malt back up the beer well. This is my third or fourth bottle of this--I recommend the same, or more. | 2positive
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1,659,175,808 | 9.2 | Trappistes Rochefort 8 | Dubbel | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | Bottle poured into a chalice produced a huge fluffy tan head it takes a few minutes to settle down to a thick lace. The body is a hazy dark brown Aromas of dark fruits, spices and malts fill your nose. Some nice bread yeast and a light alcohol whiff follows Flavors of raisins plumbs and spices dance across your tongue along nice warming effect from the alcohol Good mouthfeel on this one nice and bubbly on the tongue from the carbonation Awesome drinkablity I sipped away at this for about a half hour and enjoyed every drop. I will gladly grab a few more of these | 2positive
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1,659,175,936 | 5.95 | AleSmith Lil' Devil | Belgian Pale Ale | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | On tap at Solena Beach Pizza Plant. Golden Belgian style, represented by yellow with head head and lace. Funky yeast aroma and taste Sweetish but otherwise fine Belgian, leaving a sweet aftertaste. Offset really spicey stuff, a soda pop transition beer. Review #2000 | 2positive
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1,659,176,064 | 6 | Chocolate Stout | American Stout | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | This poured out thick with a little bit of very dark brown head. It had a chocolaty scent, and a flavor to match. It tasted like a liquid bar of dark chocolate. Like chocolate milk, but beer. It was slightly bitter, but very drinkable. It had a good texture, and was just plain tasty. One of the best stouts I've ever had, if you're in the mood for chocolate. | 2positive
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1,659,176,192 | 5 | Nimbus Oatmeal Stout | Oatmeal Stout | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Perhaps this beer was not given a fair shake as it was opened after some world class stouts. Needless to say, the Nimbus did not measure up. Pours was weak and watery (watery being a common theme with this beer). The smell had some dry chocolate, maybe a hint of fruit and molasses, but in all honesty, no real smell of note. Taste was much of the same. Watery, watery, watery. Hints of flavors, but no real actual flavor. Just a really bad example of the style. It was watery and perhaps worst of all, just plain boring. Blah... | 0negative
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1,659,176,448 | 4.7 | Belgian White | Witbier | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | A- Right off the start this beer seems overly carbonated with a pop at the opening and a huge head that slowly fades and leaves no lacing. Clearer and more yellow than I expect of the style as well. S- Very strong lemon and orange citrus notes with a bit of offputting spice. Not awful but the spiciness seems a bit off for the style. T- Very prickly from the high carbonation, light spiciness and heavy orange rind notes. It isn't particularly bad as far as taste, but combined with the thinness and carbonation its barely drinkable. M- As already stated this is the aspect that completely kills this beer. The carbonation pricks the mouth and makes the already high citrus character and weird spice seem abrupt and unpleasant on the tongue. bleh. D- It's not the worst beer out there but its not very good. There are so many better examples of the style, this doesn't even deserve a try. | 0negative
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1,659,176,576 | 5 | Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale | English Brown Ale | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 500ml bottle from BevMo. Exceptional appearance for this one. Brilliant reddish-brown in color with a lasting two-finger khaki head and thick lacing. Nice rich aroma, with fruity English yeast very big. Some milk chocolate and toffee notes as well as good nuttiness. Good balanced flavor with toffee, English yeast, and milk chocolate. The nuttiness asserts itself on the finish. The nuts are substantial, if not as big as some of the American brown ales that actually add essence of nuts to the beer. Hey, sometimes you'd rather not have a brewer smack you in the face with a big ol' nut sack. Medium-bodied and smooth, maybe a little boozy for 5%. Soft carbonation and a long finish. Hey chief, if you dig the browns you should check this out. It's nice, balanced, and classic. I'd go for it again if I wasn't a ticker. | 2positive
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1,659,176,704 | 4.6 | Imperial | American Adjunct Lager | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Thanks to Happyhour's brother Will for bringing us back some local beer on his trip to Costa Rica. Unusual sized can, 473 mL rather than the standard 500 mL. The reasoning behind that size, I don't know. The beer pours forth a bright, attractive enough golden yellow, topped with a handsome cap of white foam. The head settles into a fine mist rather quickly. A couple sparse streaks of lace. The aroma is pretty standard pils/lager fare. Extra crisp pils malt balanced fairly evenly with a boldy peppery, soapy Saaz hop bite. Very similar to unscented bar soap, I can't recall having smelled hops so intensely soapy. A bit of a grassy feel, but relatively clean, considering. Taking a sip, the flavor is surprisingly malty and sweet. Based on the smell, I was expecting a fairly intense hop finish, but it's very faint. A sweetened, cooked corn flavor right up front, some baked apple and grassy esters showing through. A bit of lemon into the finish, meeting a surprisingly timid hop spiciness. Some metallic notes in the aftertaste, finishing off pretty dry and crisp. Weakishly light bodied, with a strong carbonation that feels natural enough. Pretty much your standard macro lager. If I didn't know better, and just had a glass of beer set before me, I would assume this was Corona, Sol, or something like that. It's refreshing enough, but I don't see much difference between this and the masses of other beers virtually identical to it. It goes fairly well with this slow cooked, spicy curried pork I'm eating. Mmmm. | 0negative
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1,659,176,832 | 5 | La Distincte | American Pale Ale (APA) | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | Bottle: Poured a cloudy brown color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention. Aroma of hemp with some grainy dry malt. Taste is dominated by some hemp with some unrefined dry malt notes which are not the most pleasant. Carbonation is low with a full body and a weird oily texture. Good try but a failed experiment in the end. | 0negative
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1,659,176,960 | 9.2 | Green Flash Le Freak | Belgian IPA | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Poured into a tulip glass from a 22ox bottle. A - Pours a very nice and most like a West Coast IPA orange and copper beer with a slight haze to it. There is a nice off-white slightly ecru head that is about 0.5 inch tall and is very dense. It is quite active and recedes quickly to a thin film. S - Sharp grassy and citrusy Citra hops jump out first. Quite intense and harsh but in a good way. They just burst out of the glass into a grapefruit and tangerine aroma that is entrancing. There is some nice slight Belgian yeasty funk and spice with some slight clove qualities to it. T & M - Starts off with intense citrus juice. Tangerines and grapefruit with some orange rind int eh middle. Very much a west coast hop profile. Delicious. The Citra hops are great and quite intense leaving and nice slightly dry sensation on the tongue. The hops are enough to get a hop head excited for sure. The second half of this beer is definitely Belgian. Nice slight peppery and clove spice with some good smooth and slightly chalky yeast notes. The Belgian side definitely takes a more supportive role because this could definitely pass as a big American IPA. However, the yeast really gives this a nice subtle finish that isn't as harsh as the initial hop blast would lead you to believe. Feel is nice and light with some slight alcohol burn and a nice carbonation that helps clean the palette. O - This beer is great. Might not be my favorite true Belgian IPA but still is a delicious take on the style and a great beer in general. Thanks to arniepnminne for this great brew. | 2positive
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1,659,177,088 | 7.1 | Snake Dog IPA | American IPA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Tried this from a sampler pack and I was pleasantly surprised. While not my favorite IPA (That would be Victory HopDevil) this is a nice representation of the style and, of the five I've tried from Flying Dog, certainly my favorite. I would definitely enjoy sessioning this brew in the future. Cheers! | 2positive
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1,659,177,216 | 5.8 | Brewer's Alley 1634 Ale | Rye Beer | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | A: Deep ruby copper color, tightly packed head, crystal clear - 4.25, S: Heavy on the wet grain aroma, slightly on the side of sweet and doughy, the caraway mentioned on the label is quite noticeable and a pleasant addition to the beer, touch of spice - 4.00, T: Somewhat toasty and vein of sweet caramel, ends with a hint of herbal hop bite, some tartness from the rye presumably - 4.00, M: Extremely smooth mouth feel, medium bodied, silky - 4.50, D: Surprisingly refreshing, nice mild palate, I would drink this beer again - 4.00 | 2positive
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1,659,177,344 | 5.5 | Pike Auld Acquaintance Hoppy Holiday Ale | Winter Warmer | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | A: Pours a hazy orange/copper color. A one finger white head forms, and recedes to leave some lace. S: Spicy and cinnamon aromas. Orange peal and some lemon zest. A citrus hop twang. Interesting is the word I would use to describe this. T: Again, interesting. Lots of spicy flavors. Some cinnamon and nuts. Soapy and oily citrus hops linger on. M/D: A medium body, crisp carbonation, and dry. Easy and smooth to drink. I can session this without a problem. There are lots of layers here. They don't all mesh right for me though. The cinnamon and hop flavors are at odds for me. Not bad at all, and worth a try. I hope I can try this again sometime. | 2positive
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1,659,177,472 | 3.5 | Amstel Light | Light Lager | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Said it before and i'll keep saying it until they stop these "light" versions of beers. Light golden color with completely NOTHING special to offer. I see the "light" versions as experiments gone wrong and I can't really see the reason why they are distributing them to the public... Cheers | 0negative
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1,659,177,728 | 7.25 | Brewer's Art Ozzy Ale | Belgian Strong Pale Ale | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | A solid 4.0 it just works that way. Simply 'Good' =) Appearance: Served a clear gold with a rapidly fading white head but the body showcases lot of tiny fizzy carbonation bubbles. Smell: The aroma is of pale bread malts like a Pilsener with sugar and Belgian yeast, a hint of floral hops. Taste: Dry grain and malt flavors with a bit of spice, citrus and smokiness. Mouthfeel: Crisp and refreshing with a dry finish. Drinkability: A strong Belgian Ale is not a session beer but this one drinks very easily. I recommend giving it a shot. Hope this is helpful. Cheers! | 2positive
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1,659,177,856 | 8.5 | Lips Of Faith - Kick | Fruit / Vegetable Beer | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 2 | Tangerine colored beer with a small white head. Smells sour with a mushroom or mildew funk. Faint pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Some vanilla and some oak but mostly sour. Starts out quite sour. A little mushroom taste but I have a hard time tasting anything except the sourness it is quite strong. Just plain sour, yuck. Mouthfeel is OK. Overall, this is a drain pour. If I wanted something this sour I can suck on a lemon. Addendum. I didn't actually drain pour this and tried it again after a few other beers. And....it still sucks. Yes I know Poo Pooing a popular beer isn't politically correct but in my Opinion...This beer just plain sucks. | 0negative
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1,659,177,984 | 10 | Hop Dam Triple IPA | American Double / Imperial IPA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Bottle received courtesy of beerbeerbeerbeer. Thanks Kevin! Poured into my Duvel tulip. The beer is a deep reddish amber color with a finger and a half of off white foam. The head dissipates leaving a wispy coaster and a thin ring around the glass. The nose is citrus and pine with a good dose of caramel malt. Taste follows with big orange, mango and pineapple notes. The citrus is smoothed out a bit mid palate by the big malt bill before a wave of piney bitterness crashes down on my taste buds threatening to erode them right off my tongue. The finish is dry with a lingering bitterness. Very nice. The ABV is Almost undetectable making this a very easy drinking triple IPA. Mouthfeel is thick and chewy, as I'd expect from a brew of this gravity, with a medium to low level of carbonation which lends a slight creaminess to the beer's texture. Overall I really like this offering from Hoppin' Frog. I have been lucky enough to receive it in trades a number of times and it has had a place on my wants list for quite awhile. I love a big, ultra bitter, uber hoppy DIPA with a big malt bill that can back up the hops without becoming overly sweet and cloying, and this one delivers in spades. | 2positive
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1,659,178,112 | 7.5 | Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA | English India Pale Ale (IPA) | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Dense foam and sheets of sticky lace. High clarity orange color, with zippy upward carbonation. Citrus in the nose, daffodil or similar floral scent. Sweet grapefruit upfront, leading to a malty middle. Mildly astringent on the back end as the hops linger. A distracting metallic note keeps it from getting higher marks. Pale malt is revealed in the aftertaste as the bitterness subsides. Malty with a medium body, ample carbonation really contributes to a fullness when sipping. Dries the mouth. ABV is well hidden as others have said. It's standout qualities would be the fruity character, and pleasant body. Cheers! BB: 9/16/07 | 2positive
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1,659,178,240 | 9 | La Fin Du Monde | Tripel | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | At first glance not the best looking beer in the world, but who drinks beer for the looks. I poured this into a snifter and it poured out a hazy gold/straw color with a thick frothy head that took it's time to settle to a thin lace. Right off the bat you get a wiff of yeast and some spiciness, I preferably don't appreciate the smell of yeast(don't know why, I just don't) so I immediately prejudged this brew, to be not good. I couldn't have been more wrong. The taste was awsome it had some yeast, spice and a hint of citrus no alcohol aftertaste at all to this, unlike some of its counterparts. Mouthfeel was smooth and rich. This is an easy to drink beer but if you have more than the four watch out cause the bark isn't as big as the bite(or something like that). I also learned not to prejudge a beer without tasting it, smell or looks may be decieving but until you taste it you never know. Cheers!!! | 2positive
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1,659,178,368 | 10 | Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout | Russian Imperial Stout | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1999 I'm thinking this did not age well. Tastes a bit sour and very much of alcohol. The brew poured out almost black with no head to speak of. The '99 brew is past it's prime for sure. I'm guessing a later year would be a nice beer, but this sucka tastes old. Me thinks me should not finish said brew, but me is a cheap bastard. Yuck! | 0negative
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1,659,178,496 | 9.5 | Samuel Adams Double Bock (Imperial Series) | Doppelbock | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Notes from 26Jul2011 Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass Deep amber to light brown color with a touch of head that dissipates quickly. Little to no lacing observed Sweet spice and molasses esk aroma Get some dark fruit and the spices that I smelt along with some nice rich sweet molasses. Hides the alcohol almost too well. Don't drink on an empty tummy as she will catch up with you quickly! A very robust beer that will age nicely. Plan on picking up some more to age. A very tasty Double Bock! Highly recommended to give one of these guys a pour. | 2positive
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1,659,178,624 | 9.6 | Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale | American Barleywine | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 2011 12oz bottle into Sierra Nevada tumbler. Pours a reddish copper with a two finger off white head. Smell is very floral with some piney hops and just a bit of malt sweetness. Getting a potpourri of sorts. Taste is very bitter. Getting a lot of the same potpourri that I got in the scent, as well as some very piney hops. Alcohol is very noticeable. Mouthfeel is medium with high carbonation. Drinkability is low. This may be better with age, but it's way too harsh fresh. I'm going to age the other one that I bought for a year or two before I try this one again. | 0negative
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1,659,178,752 | 8.6 | Bourbon Barrel Stout (Clay Street Series) | American Stout | 3 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Pours okay for a light tan head, which dissipates quickly, and the body is pitch black in color. In the aroma there are coffee, cocoa, and bourbon characteristics. Taste wise it is very metallic... Almost like sucking on pennies. The coffee/cocoa taste is mildly detectable. MF is thin, even though this has a higher abv. You can tell this does have a bit more strength in the end with a warming feeling. Okay I'm new to these barrel aged beers and what not, but the bourbon does not mesh well in this brew and the aging process probably took what was once a decent stout, and turned it into a heap of a mess. | 0negative
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1,659,179,008 | 6.5 | Sixtus | Doppelbock | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Clear dark garnet in color with a strong glowing ruby tone within, delicately placed tannish head sits thin on top, reduces to a small collar around the edge and a broken whispy haze hovers, very minimal spotty glaring lace sticks. Aroma is quite full of dark plum and some sweetened molasses with some notes of anise. Taste has some deep tones swimming around in sweetly rendered malts lending plum and molasses, bits of chocolate make an appearance in some of the late lingering along with a small surge of sticky biting hops. The plum wears off as it warms and becomes more full of molasses and dark toffee; some spicyness fills the nose within the belches. Feel is favorable medium in body with a decent lighter slick, creamy feel and lightly gripping carbonation. A very nice showing with this brew, a pleasant surprise for sure eh. | 2positive
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1,659,179,136 | 5 | Samuel Smith's, The Famous Taddy Porter | English Porter | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 550 mL bottle poured into a pint glass. Thick, dark, and creamy with a solid inch of tan head. The smell mostly reminds me of semisweet dark chocolate. The flavor has a bit of the dark chocolate as well but is hindered by a strong metallic aftertaste. Still, a pretty mellow and smooth beer with some other hints of vanilla and nuttiness. Mouthfeel is creamy, perfect for this style. Excellent drinkability for a stout. | 2positive
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1,659,179,264 | 4.6 | Toña Cerveza | American Adjunct Lager | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | i usually drank this from the bottle, but a couple of times it was poured into a glass. On the occassions that it was poured, it was clear, pale yelllow, the kind of color that scares me in a beer. But it had a decent head, some retention, lots of lacing and very active, continuous carbonation. So it scores highest on appearance despite the color. SMELL is almost non-existent, but partly because this one must be consumed at close to freezing to be drinkable. What smell there is grainy adjuncty. TASTE is not much better, but again is best camoflauged by being icy cold. When it starts to warm even a little, I am reminded why I dont drink macro lagers (given an option). FEELS pretty thin and watery, because it is. To its credit it does finish fairly crisp. Again, it helps if it is very cold. DRINKS like an icy cold drink on a hot day should. But I find it satisfying in such a situation more like a cold glass of water, lemonade or soda would be, not like a beer. Central America really is a desert waste land so far as beer is concerned. I dont ordinarily rate (never have) macro lagers, but since this is my only style option, I figured it would be appropriate to let folks know what they are in for before visiting this beautiful country. The other main beer, Victoria, is hardly distinguishable from this one. | 0negative
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1,659,179,392 | 11.5 | Gratitude | American Barleywine | 3.5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | Had this at the Mad Mex meet during happy hour. 12oz pour in a tulip. A - Looks nice, murky brown with little to no head which was expected for such a high abv offering. S - Smells of raisins and other dark fruits mostly plum with a bit of caramel body. T - Taste starts rather sweet with caramel malts and dark fruits, little yeast notes and a nice hop finish. ABV was way drinkable as I drank this with wing happy hour. Could use more carbonation. M- Medium bodied which was great for such a high ABV. Smooth drinkable barleywine goodness. D - This is the best barleywine I ever had. High ABV with a ton of flavors, yet little carbonation which was expected and some hop presence in the finish make this one smooth barleywine. Surely I will have this if found at the brewery on tap or local place. Top notch! side note: they said the carbonation was due to the keg but during the end of the happy hour was shook up to reveal a nice half inch of foam on new fills. Too bad I didn't save this for my last offering since my only complaint was no carbonation (or head) | 2positive
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1,659,179,520 | 5.8 | Overcast Espresso Stout | American Stout | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Served in a pint glass at Henry's 12th St. Basically, this is a big, tasty espresso stout where the beans stand up and are support by a background of cocoa and roasted barley. No coffee lover should pass this beer up. It's a great example of how to integrate espresso and beer in one heck of a tasty brew. | 2positive
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1,659,179,648 | 5.4 | Denver Pale Ale | English Pale Ale | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | This has become one of my favorite pale ales. nice golden yellow color. Nose shows nice hops with some citrus notes. As far as the palate, it goes down nice and smooth. The hops are balanced with a creaminess usually common among English style pale ales, finishes somewhat bitter and leaving you wanting more. This is great beer to enjoy on a hot summer day | 2positive
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1,659,179,776 | 5 | Arbor Brewing Mackinac Island Fudge Stout | American Stout | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Pours out a dark brown with a thin tan head that quickly disappears leaving no retention or lacing and some carbonation. The nose has some coffee, cocoa and fudge in it. The taste starts off with some bitter chocolate followed by some coffee that doesn't seem to have a fresh taste to it followed by the sweetness of fudge that just don't seem to mix very well with the chocolate and coffee. The mouthfeel is wet and sticky at first, but ends up being dry on the tongue. Overall this has to be one of the worst stouts ever. The bitterness and sweetness are not balanced and after drinking it I'm left with a bad soapiness like chalk in my mouth. I will need another beer to get rid of this bad taste. | 0negative
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1,659,179,904 | 3.8 | Starobrno Cerne (Black) | Munich Dunkel Lager | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | A: Pour is dark with hints of red. Small head with no lace. S: Dark dried fruits, for example plums. Floral and bitter hops. Roasted sweet malt. T: Very like the smell but a bit drier. A chocoalte note as well. M: Aftertaste is long and bitter. Body as well as carbonation is medium. D: A really nice Munich Dunkel Lager. | 2positive
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1,659,180,032 | 6.6 | Doppel Dunkel Weisen Heisen | Weizenbock | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | When poured from the bottle it was explosive! Enormous dense tan colored head quickly filling the glass, thus needing a very careful pour with frequent top ups from the bottle. Deep dark colour, though not black. Aroma was malty roasted and dry, burnt caramel and spicy. Have to say - sadly - I did not enjoy this at all, I was expecting some sweetness as with most German Dobblebock Wheat beers, but this was very dry, bitter and hints of sourness and a very peppery aftertaste from the added chilli. Although labelled at 5.6% it tasted much stronger than that, though maybe a result of the burning chilli taste on the throat! An interesting and unusual beer, and if you like that sort of thing, worth trying, though - sorry - it was simply not to my taste at all. Would not try it again. JohnW B'ham UK June 2010 | 0negative
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1,659,180,288 | 6 | Barktoberfest | Märzen / Oktoberfest | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 oz. bottle into a Samuel Smith 12 oz. nonic. Appearance: A mildly copper color with some peach in there also, depending on the light, an off-white clinging to the top of the glass, some nice raindrop retention left behind. Smell: A huge, unsurprising sense of malt, caramel, maple syrup, and mild chocolate, with very little hops to be found in the aroma, yet it maintains a nice balance, and it's certainly complex and varied in what's coming from the glass. And as it warms, some orange marmalade aromas creep in also. Taste: Definitely more malty than anything, but unlike many of the style I've had lately, there's an emphasis on balance and complexity, and boldness also, as this seems like it could be a candidate for a pretty wild imperial version from Thirsty Dog. This is the beer you want to drink while it's raining and your watching the leaves fall in late September. An opening sense of caramel is pretty huge, followed by lingering, though not overbearing, maple syrup, along with some orange candy or marmalade or jam-type of flavors, and finishing with some chocolate. All of those flavors combine nicely, and though the hops aren't extremely assertive, they do enough to not make this too sweet, and probably linger in with the more fruit-like malt flavors floating around. Mouthfeel: There's definitely deception from the color of the brew, as this is more medium-bodied, and one, tasting, I would expect to be much darker, but alas. Medium-bodied it is, and there's a nice sense of creamy carbonation. This is a deceptive sipper for all its attributes. Drinkability: On point with GLBC as one of my favorite micro domestics. Tons of flavor for a deceptively lighter-colored brew, and a lot going on. Only picked up one bottle to sample, but I'll definitely be getting more if I can find it. A nice surprise here overall, and one I enjoyed every second of. | 2positive
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1,659,180,416 | 5 | Blanche Du Paradis | Witbier | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Poured from a 341ml bottle, picked up at the Summerhill LCBO as part of the recent DDC release. Beer is listed at 5.5% ABV on the bottle. Bottled June 2010, into a tulip. Pours a hazy, pale yellow, with a couple fingers of fluffy but thin white head. Settles to a thin and sparse layer. Aroma is a light fruitiness with a touch of banana and lemon, with a bit of spice too. Flavour has a bit of toasted wheat feel to it, with some light fruit coming through. Similar to the smell. Bit of lemon zest tart at the end. Fairly high carbonation, and highly drinkable (and suitable) on such a hot summer afternoon. Ideal for imbibe on a summer afternoon. | 2positive
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1,659,180,544 | 7 | Wipeout I.P.A. | American IPA | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | I will keep this one short. This beer is great. The nose really reminds me of PtE. The taste is a little bit hotter, but close. It pours a thick creamy head that takes a while to settle. I can find it on sale from time to time which makes it even better. Grab one if haven't tried it already. You won't be disappointed. | 2positive
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1,659,180,672 | 6.6 | Founders Red's Rye PA | Rye Beer | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | A wonderfully delightful red ale! It pours with a small, yet resilent creamy-tan head. Hazy body is a deep saturated amber color. The amarillo dry hopping comes through in the nose, as it is quite citrusy. Tangy, biscuity, along with a subtle sourness combine to create a marvelous liquid concoction. Hop heads may rejoice when consuming this beer. The strong hop flavor is complimented well by the crystal malt. If there were a beer popularity contest, I might nominate this beer for its versatility. Mmmm...Yummy...Yay!!! | 2positive
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1,659,180,800 | 4.9 | JW Dundee's Amber Lager | American Amber / Red Lager | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This beer was surprising to me because I'm not a big Honey Brown fan. It was a good find. I enjoyed the smell and taste. I found myself going to the fridge and grabbing another. Did not have a strong taste and went down fairly smooth. Did not leave a bad aftertaste. | 2positive
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1,659,180,928 | 2 | Southampton Berliner Weisse | Berliner Weissbier | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Big, big thanks to Steve for this bottle, shared with the boys at the Brick Store. #121/150 Pours a bright hazy yellowish straw with a short lived white head that recedes fairly quickly leaving a tiny collar and no lacing. The aroma is combination of light earthy funk, tart lemons and green apples. Some wet hay going on balanced by the light fruity tartness. The taste so refreshing with a load of tart lemons and grassy notes up front. Light grains underneath with a dry funky finish. The mouthfeel is effervescent and light bodied. The drinkability on this one is insane. It is just so easy to drink but with more flavor and complexity than you imagine a 2% beer could ever have. A great Berliner weiss. | 2positive
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1,659,181,056 | 4.8 | Woody Creek White | Witbier | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a standard pint glass Hazy, pale, dark lemonade in color, with a quickly fading head of foam Aroma-lemon zest,subtle spiciness Taste-Coriander, clove, citrus zest. very refreshing and drinkable, would make an excellent hot weather session brew. | 2positive
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1,659,181,184 | 3.88 | Old Milwaukee Light | Light Lager | 2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | A - Poured out a straw yellow color with a foamy, white, two-finger head. No lace. S - Smelled of some light malt and corn. T - It tasted of light sweet malt with some bitter bite from hops. M - Better than expected from a light beer. It is crisp, sharp and light bodied. Not thin and watery like some other light beers. D - Not great tasting, but easy drinking. Makes a good lawnmower beer. | 0negative
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1,659,181,312 | 5.3 | Tröegs Sunshine Pils | German Pilsener | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | Has a clear straw color with a white head that disappeared quickly. There is a malty sweetness on the nose with some citrus and hops. Nothing really stands out in the taste, some malty sweetness and some hops. Lots of carbonation, very crisp, feels good in the mouth, very refreshing, it leaves behind some bitterness from the hops. Good hot day outdoor beer. | 2positive
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1,659,181,568 | 8.6 | Genuine ALE | American Strong Ale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Gah, gasoline, horrible! Seriously, it didn't look terrible with a bright gold color with fizzy head, but fuselly aromas of solvent, grain and corn, with strong alcoholic fuselly flavor, gross gross gross! Moderate residual sweetness, but it does nothing to save this beer. Hop presence non-existent. Did I mention gasoline? Rocket fuel? Good luck if you decide to tackle this one. Oh, and some metallic notes, possibly from the can (but I did pour this into a glass...a fluted pilser, sampled at around 40 deg F). | 0negative
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1,659,181,696 | 5 | Gruut Belgian Wit Bier | Witbier | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | This beer pours a light straw color. It is so cloudy and hazy it almost looks white. Lacey white head. The aroma was yeasty and tangy. There wasn't a huge amount of scent, but the beer was definately cold. The beer had a wonderful flavor. Yeast dominated the flavor with a little citrus hiding underneath. There is more a herbal than spicey quality to the beer and a bit of wet grass or fresh hay at the end. The beer felt great in the mouth. It had a medium body that tingled the tongue and rushed around the rest of the mouth. The carbonation cut the body to make the beer seem lighter in the mouth than it did going down. I thought this was a good belgiam white. Definately stayed true to form and delivered a great drinking experience. | 2positive
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1,659,181,824 | 5 | Oktober Fest | Märzen / Oktoberfest | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | amberhue, foamy head with gobs of retention. bubbling carbonation. Nose is clean if not malty, taste is sweet, bready and finishes with light grass and flower. More balanced than many Marzens I've had. drinkable. A much fuller body than many marzens I've tried this year. Nice!! | 2positive
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1,659,181,952 | 6 | Nils Oscar Coffee Stout | American Stout | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Poured from a 11.2oz bottle into a pint glass. Notch on back label but no way to tell what date it means. Was black in color. No visible carb and no lacing. Had an average sized tan head that quickly settled to a collar that eventually disappeared. The aroma was heavy on the coffee from the Rwanda Gatsinga espresso. Not much else in the nose. Didn't get the chocolate or roasted malts that others mentioned. It needs something else besides the coffee. Taste followed the aroma and was coffee heavy and needing something to balance it. The coffee tasted watered down to me which hurt the mouthfeel. Normally I love coffee beers but this one is a huge miss for me. And at $6.29 for a 11.2 oz bottle it is a major disappointment. Only positive is that I knocked Sweden off the list. At this price, don't recommend and one and done for me. [1x] | 0negative
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1,659,182,080 | 8.3 | Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA | Belgian IPA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 12oz. bottle: This one pours an orangish-golden color. There was a small off white head on it that doesn't linger long. Nice big hop nose. Pine, citrus and maybe even a touch of pineapple mixed together. Smells like some Belgian spices and breadiness in there also. The taste is good. There is a nice hop bite to the beer (mainly citrus), with a decent malt body behind it. Get some of the Belgian notes in the peppery spices and a touch of breadiness to it. | 2positive
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1,659,182,208 | 4.9 | Samuel Adams Noble Pils | Czech Pilsener | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Poured into a New Belgium snifter A - Golden, no head, light lacing. Like most American Pilsners and Lagers S - Nice English hops up front, lemon and lime citrus and a sweet, almost oak like sugar T - Lemon lime like hops, and a very nice bitter sweet finish. A touch of crystal malt M - Light and carbonated, with an enjoyable bitter through and through D - This is nice and drinkable but not something you can pound. It is actually an excellent beer. Weird that I m saying that since Sam Adams isn't very good in my opinion Final thought - Think spring while drinking this beer and if you like to kick back on a nice day, try this beer. | 2positive
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1,659,182,336 | 10.3 | Infinium | Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | Extra note- Be careful when opening the bottle. I could not get the cork out so I used a wine opener. I've done this before with no issues but the unique bottle neck completely broke and I'm very lucky I did not cut my hand. A- Strong carbonation; Very clear/ dull yellow color. Very outstanding color and would match up well with champagne. S- Slightly malty aroma, no discernible hop presence. T- Very sweet and malty, has a slightly strange sour undertone and an overall awkward flavor profile. Just overall has a weird taste about it and I'm confused with what Boston Brewing was trying to accomplish with this beer. I love creativity and I certainly hope Boston Brewing keeps pushing with this beer and fine tuning it but overall it was a disappointment. My girlfriend and I split this and she could only drink a few sips. I got down a glass and a half but drain poured the rest. M- Carbonated/Sweet D- Very low. Much lower than expected but this beer is kind of a malty mess. Overall- Very disappointed. This beer in many ways comes off undrinkable. On the good side, I appreciate Boston Brewing pushing the edges and trying to develop a new beer style. I am confident with additional tweaks and experience that they can pull this beer off. | 0negative
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1,659,182,464 | 9.5 | Southampton Grand Cru | Belgian Strong Pale Ale | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | A - Golden orange color with a bubbly off-white head. Head has decent retention and moderate lacing. Lots of little bubbles rising up through ther beer. S - Strong aroma of boozy apple juice with hints of banana. A light lemon zest lingers along with hints of corriander. T - Very sweet up front, priamrily a candy sweetness. A grassy hoppiness comes through with hints of a hop spice as well. Corriander lingers late in the taste. M/D - Medium bodied and very crisp and clean. Easy drinking BSPA. | 2positive
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1,659,182,592 | 4 | Blackbeary Wheat | Fruit / Vegetable Beer | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | There is something about fruit beers that I just don't like. With the Blackbeary Wheat it was the overall taste and mouthfeel. The pour was straight golden with not too much in the way of head and no lace to speak of. Smell was dominitated by Blackbeary, but that is to be expected. The taste was nothing but glorified, berry flavored selzter water. No malts, no hops, no nothing. Just very corbonated water. If I want that I'll buy Poland Spring. I wouldn't mind seeing a fruit beer that had a thicker more maltier taste with just a slight aromoa of the designated fruit. I trust that this beer is not indicitive of the entire Longtrail line. | 0negative
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1,659,182,720 | 9 | Longshot Friar Hop Ale | Belgian IPA | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Serving Type - Bottle Appearance - Redish brown copper, no head and very little lacing. Smell - Hops, floral, yeast, sugars, Has a lemonish orange aroma. Taste - Man, Alcohol is really present. The whole beer is overpowered by this. The yeast gives a odd soapy flavor. The spices add some sweetness but really add some off balance flavors. Mouthfeel - Bitter, strong and odd tasting. Mouth is all beat to hell with the flavors and booze. Nasty. OVerall - Terrible, drain pour time. Cant enjoy the nasty spices and over boozed flavor. This cant even begin to touch a true belgian ale | 0negative
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1,659,182,976 | 5.2 | Samuel Adams White Ale | Witbier | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 | A- Poured in a Guinness Pint Glass. A nice gold color with a small finger sized white head that quickly dissipates into a tiny white ring around the sides of the glass and leaves small spots of lacing. S- Lots of citrus here followed by a slight peppery smell and also slightly hoppy. T- Smells better then it tastes.. It's Light.. very light with some malts and hops in there with a bit of citrus at the end. Leaves an orange peelish after taste that I don't really care for. M- Light with prickly carbonation. D- I don't see myself having another one of these. The taste is too light and the aftertaste is not very good. Notes: Got this in the Sam Adams Winter Sampler. Why? | 0negative
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1,659,183,104 | 4.13 | Aspen Edge | Light Lager | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | I picked up a couple free as samples. My pour was good. The appearance was the best part. I got a large soft foamy head that didn't fizz-away. In-fact the head stuck around to lace in spots. Carbonation was up to provide a dance of bubble activity within the straw colored brew. The aroma was of wet grass. The taste was not strong, but grain was noticed with a slight bitterness. The mouth is left dry after the beer goes down feeling foamy. Although im unlikely to buy an lo-carb beer, I felt this beer had more to offer than that of AB. | 0negative
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1,659,183,232 | 5 | Coors | American Adjunct Lager | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Thought I would just throw this one in for discussion. Pale straw color. Don't think I can pour it from a sufficient height to generate a head. Front is slightly fruity/apple with a bland, sort-of-there hops finish. The label proclaims "the original banquet beer." What the heck is a banquet beer? And to think that people used to drive across the country for it before it was nationally distributed. | 0negative
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1,659,183,360 | 11.4 | Riserva | American Wild Ale | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | After searching everywhere for this beer in my area I finally found it at the Hulmeville Inn. Poured into a tulip.Pours a light reddish almost pink with just about no heading from a twelve inch pour. Weird. Completely dead looking more like wine then a beer. Smell is very intense with sour notes and decent fruity funk and reminds me of a barnyard on a damp day. Taste touches down with rasberry from the start. Quickly dominated by the acidic and extreme tartness. As it settles into the palate it turns to an almost isopropyl taste in the buds and burns all the way down to the belly. Mouth is full but not from it's thicker maltiness but heavier alcohol. No carbonation even after you swish around on the palate. A bit harsh. Because their is no carbonation it makes drinking this a real chore. Damn shame too. This could be a real contender with any Wild Ale out there but the flat look and taste really knocks its creditability down. Kind of dissapointing. | 0negative
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1,659,183,488 | 4.9 | Union Smile | Euro Pale Lager | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fizzy yellow lager with a white head. Clear bottle to boot, with a name and style that speaks merely of crass marketing and gives no information about the beer. Smell is not really that bad. Doesn't smell skunked, but does smell quite sweet with adjuncts. Very sweet with corn, but at least it doesn't have that boiled corn taste. Some soapy hop bitterness at the end. Mouthfeel is fizzy, sweet, and weirdly bitter at the end in a metallic sort of way. Definitely didn't finish this bottle. The sum of the whole is even less than its parts. | 0negative
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1,659,183,616 | 5 | Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout | Oatmeal Stout | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | A- Black with a small mocha colored head. Decent minmal head retention and little lacing. S- Hints of coffee. T- Coffee, cola, chocolate. M- Nice and creamy. D/O- This may be the most drinkable widely available oatmeal stout. Very smooth. I'd say this is a classic beer for the style. | 2positive
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1,659,183,744 | 3.5 | Amstel Light | Light Lager | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | Reviewed from notes. Pours a pale golden color. Quite clear with visible carbonation. Smells mostly of grain. Taste brings grain and some husks along with the faintest hint of hops. Mouthfeel is light with loads of carbonation. Overly carbonated without much flavor, not too drinkable. | 0negative
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1,659,183,872 | 4.2 | Coors Light | Light Lager | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | I was raised on American macros and learned to love the flavor of Schlitz,PBR,Miller and Old Milwaukee enough to choose beer as my drink of choice. I moved on to finer beer and always disliked the idea of light beer. But on a hot day or if the idea is to get buzzed, why not suck down some light beers to do the trick? Well, this is why. Coors light is piss yellow. That is not a bad thing. The taste is watery when ice cold, grainy and sour when warm and undrinkable when warmer than room temperature. I am convinced that no hops exist in this beer. Cold creamed corn and a stalk of barley, maybe. Beer for those who don't like beer. That is a bad thing. Beer should be enjoed and not tollerated. I have a good friend who drinks this and I give him shit all the time. Life is too short to waste time and money on what is not enjoyable. At least grab a Bud or PBR. Better yet, just quit dinking beer if this is what you must drink. i would rather have a cup of coffee or tea. | 0negative
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1,659,184,000 | 3.3 | Heineken Premium Light Lager | Light Lager | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Big fail! Just as skunky and terrible tasting as regular heineken just more watery. A- Light pale yellow with fizzy foamy head that fades fast and leave no lace. S- Big skunk with hints of corn, rice, and faint musty, earthy hops. T- Sweet corn and malt overpowered with must, skunk, and bitter grapefruit. Nasty. M- Light, crisp, refreshing, watery D- I can't drink it at all. Poured it down the drain. | 0negative
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1,659,184,256 | 11 | Choklat | American Double / Imperial Stout | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Oh. My. God... Southern Tier is on a whole different level than most mirco's. Whatever you do this holiday season, get your hands on a Southern Tier Choklat. Trust me--you'll thank yourself for it. ST's "Blackwater" series is unbelievable right now. First the Jah-va, then the Oat, and now Choklat. I love the first two, but I must say this one takes the cake. That seems to be a fitting description seeming as this 11% stout tastes like a warm chocolate cake freshly baked just for you. Rather than break down the A/S/T/M/D, let me just hit you with a scenario.... It's Christmas Eve, you just got home from all the family get-togethers and midnight sermon BS you can handle for one day. Reach into your fridge and pull out a bomber of ST's Choklat... Christmas has officially begun! As soon as you crack the bottle you smell that wholesome milk chocolate backed by a warm sensation of alcohol. Pour your beer in a nice draft glass or whatever hardware you got and go curl up next to the fireplace with your woman... You're in heaven my friend. Southern Tier has gone beyond what the market expects of any brewery with this one. Take time this weekend to relax and enjoy an excellent beverage to yourself. Christmas only comes once a year... | 2positive
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1,659,184,384 | 4.7 | Kennebunkport Apricot Wheat Beer | Fruit / Vegetable Beer | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | If you are a real beer drinker then you should avoid this at all costs. I opened the bottle and could smell a strong fruity aroma. It is something you may want to give to your girlfriend who doesnt like beer. It looked fine when poured into a mug. Decent color and head retention, but thats about it. Too fruity and not enought beer taste. | 0negative
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1,659,184,512 | 5 | Asahi Super Dry | Japanese Rice Lager | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Tried this one at a Japanese steakhouse. Came out bright yellow with a two finger, quickly fading head. Smell of faint corn, rice, grain, nothing exciting. Taste a touch malty then immediately disgusting. Big bubbles makes it hard to enjoy. Definitely doesn't pair well with the otherwise good tasting food! | 0negative
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1,659,184,640 | 12 | Barley's Barleywine! | American Barleywine | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | On tap from tulip at brewpub... Was a beautiful amber in color with a nice little head that left some of the prettiest lacing around the upper of the glass that I have seen with any beer... For a 12% brew this was not as overwhelming or strong as I have experienced with some other similar Barleywines but it was a sleeper and left me feeling it after just one glass... I am a huge fan of this and sadly didn't get to try anthing else except a sample of the Firkin "Cask" Auld Curiosity Ale... Will definitely be going back for more... | 2positive
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1,659,184,768 | 4.2 | Purple Haze | Fruit / Vegetable Beer | 3 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | It pours an off-color red with a good sized frothy head. The nose is malty, with hints of fruit, quite nice. But then it falls flat the taste is rough and sorry to say kinda just falls flat then the hops hit like a train wreck. I am not sure what the fuss is about with abita but this is just kinda average to bad | 0negative
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1,659,184,896 | 5 | Leatherlips IPA | American IPA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | On tap at Anam Cara. Pours a big orange color. Extremely light, white head. Low carbonation. Smell is hoppier than most. This is the pinnacle of hoppy beers. Not JUST a hoppy flavor, not JUST dominating with a taste of hops, the taste of this beer is EXCLUSIVELY hops, from the first taste to the aftertaste five minutes down the road. Dont drink any other beer after this one, taste will be seriously affected. This beer isnt for everyone, but hopheads will have difficulty finding a hoppier beer. Leatherlips, indeed. | 2positive
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1,659,185,024 | 6.5 | Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale | Irish Red Ale | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 12oz bottle to pint glass. First thing I noticed about this beer is the unique herbal smell as I poured it into the glass. I cannot fully place the smell but it's similar to some sort of vegetable or some less than fresh fruit. Either way, it's not something I want my beer to smell like. The same flavor is in the palate but is milder and at least there is a good malt base with toasted and caramel flavors to make it drinkable. As for appearance, the orange color is less than spectacular and the large amount of unexpained floaties is downright unappealing. Not one I'll drink again. | 0negative
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1,659,185,152 | 5.4 | Tröegs Dead Reckoning Porter | American Porter | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 12 oz bottle from the 2007 bottling - Served into a large snifter Appearance: Pours a jet black color that lets absolutely no light through or near it for that matter. The head rises to about an inch and is ivory in color. Many craters are slowly making their way down from this cake-like head. Plenty of lacing is left behind on the sides of the glass. Smell: Wow. Surprisingly hoppy in the aroma. Grapefruit and strawberry are the main aromas. There is a sugary roasted malt aroma as well. Taste: Roasted malt is the main flavor. Others include chocolate, coffee and ESPRESSO. The espresso flavor is fresh and hits you close to the finish of the beer. There is a hop presence that is sort of weird when you think about the style, but I suppose this is an American "hopped up" Porter. Deceivingly good. Mouthfeel: Again, the hop profile is confusing to my tastebuds. Carbonation is lively and packs a punch, and alcohol does as well, despite the low abv. Crisp and dry finish that leaves a hop taste in the mouth. Drinkability: Great, becuase of the low abv and great intermingling of flavors. I liked this approach, although others might not. Worth a try, you'll probably enjoy it. | 2positive
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1,659,185,280 | 10 | Grand Cru | Flanders Red Ale | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | Best by Jan 2010 notched on label of 33cl bottle. Opened at room temp (60F) to a huge gusher. Got about 20cl in my tulip, head immediately dies to a thin ring around glass. Dark brown liquid. Smells herbal, medicinal. Notes of licorice, concord grape juice, alfalfa. Kind of reminds me of Jgermeister. Medicinal taste as well, almost sickly sweet. There are many herbal and other strange flavors for beer in here - I can't describe them accurately. Maybe oak, raisin, green tea, cherry cough syrup. In any case, it's an unusual cocktail. Sticky and cloying mouthfeel. Alcohol noticeable in aftertaste. Not particularly drinkable, save perhaps for herbal beer fanatics. | 0negative
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1,659,185,536 | 5.2 | West Point Market 75th Anniversary Pale Ale | English Pale Ale | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | Just happen to find this only at the West Point Market.This is brewed just for West POint Market for the market's 75th anniversary.You may not find it anywhere else except the brewery.It is sold by six packs or maybe by a case. Appearance has a light copper color,with good carbonation,but not much head. Smell has a floral sweetness to it, mild hop aroma,which is the Kent Golding hops. Taste is slighty dry grassy hopness with caramel or brown surgar sweetness. Mouthfeel is just terrific I would gladly drink this beer all-night session. Overall I think everyone who has access to this beer should try it.Too bad it isn't sold elsewhere.But thats what makes West POint market so special,that and the great beer selection. | 2positive
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1,659,185,664 | 9.2 | Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale | American Double / Imperial IPA | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | appearance: a clear, light ruby/copper with a fat finger of even white head which has long retention and leaves a thick, solid ring of lacing. smell: resonous pinewood sap, light caramels and a slight citrus hint. taste: rich caramel, rounded by a pleasant woody/grassy hop note. mouthfeel: very oily, resonous drinkability: hopheads delight | 2positive
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1,659,185,792 | 9.5 | Yeti Imperial Stout | Russian Imperial Stout | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | Had this a few times before it was in California, but now that I have ready-access to it, I've had it quite a few more times in the past week. I've had it twice on tap and twice out of the bottle, and both times, I thought the bottle was better. In the interest of good beer, that's the one I'll review. Appearance: Very dark, almost black upon the pour. Held to the light, it's apparent that it's dark, dark brown approaching near-black. Very nice crown of tan head that washes the glass nicely as it goes down. A RIS look to be emulated, for sure. Smell: Coffee, chocolate, tobacco, anise, and alcohol, in that order. It's taken me a while to settle on it, but I think coffee is still the most up-front smell. Chocolate as it warms comes through more, but so does the alcohol. More hop-forward than some other stouts out there, as the slight grass and citrus peaks through as it opens up. Not too sweet either, which I've come to love the Yeti series for. Taste: I love when a beer comes through with exactly what you're smelling in the nose, and Yeti delivers. All the best parts of the nose are in the taste. Nice and bitter for a stout, which covers up some of the roastyness (at least at first). More roasty than I would've anticipated initially, but that's not a bad thing (at least at first). As the beer opens up, the roasty can evolve towards burnt, which is not as awesome as the beer starts out being. However, the chocolate also comes through more and more as well. If there were a 4.25, I'd go for that, but having had this beer in several other permutations, I'll go for a 4 and say that this one is certainly good, and has room to get better (which it certainly does in the Oak and Chocolate versions). Mouthfeel: The roastyness makes for a dryer finish, and the bitterness leaves the palate ready for more. I know I have a soft spot for bitter stouts, primarily because I love the mouthfeel, and this beer is no exception. Drinkability: The roasty nature in the taste brings it down just a little below its brethren in the Yeti clan. The original is great, but I've never really wanted more than 12oz. Which, for California, is great, since we're only getting 12oz. However, Chocolate, Oak, Chocolate/Oak, and Espresso Yeti were all had in 22oz bombers and I had nooo problems dusting those. In all, this is a great go-to stout when you're looking for what it provides: a solid, roasty, bitter, and ultimately tasty stout. Definitely worth picking up, but if you're in an area that has its brothers, I'd say pick them up and complete the family. Thumbs up, Great Divide, and thanks Stone for picking them up for CA distribution! | 2positive
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1,659,185,920 | 6.8 | Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale | American IPA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | A: The beer is hazy light amber in color and poured with a two finger high off white head that slowly died down but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface. A light amount of carbonation is visible along with some particles floating in suspension. S: There are moderate aromas of grapefruit and pine resin hops in the nose. T: Similar to the smell, the hops contribute lots of citrus flavors to the overall taste along with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness, yet they do not overpower the taste because they are well balanced by the underlying malts. M: It feels medium-bodied and very crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. D: If the alcohol content was a little lower, this beer could be considered as sessionable because it is rather easy to drink. Note: 2010 vintage | 2positive
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1,659,186,048 | 5 | Lager | American Pale Lager | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | I've purchased this both as 'Lager' and as 'Czech Pils', but it was definitely the same beer (very erm distinctive). I added it as Lager because that's what most people have called it. Very pretty, brilliant golden with a persistent film of silky white head and visible carbonation. Positives end there. Strange, unpleasant hop aroma seemed skunky, a surprising feat in a brewpub. Flavour was relatively bland, with no pils sweetness at all, and a disproportionate bilious hop bitterness. Clean lager yeast profile. Not recommended. | 0negative
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1,659,186,176 | 11.2 | Mokah | American Double / Imperial Stout | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Pours opaque black, creamy khaki colored head. Retention is minimal but does offer some lacing. Strong chokolat aroma very noticeable up front. Less intense jahva aroma settles in behind. The smell is more on the artificial side but not offensive. Rather pleasant aroma overall. The taste is much like the smell. Large Choklat flavors upfront with the jahva playing more of a complimentary role. There is a definite creaminess to the brew, reminds me of a better tasting yoohoo. Alcohol is slightly apparent but not enough to contribute any major contribution to the flavor. Very smooth and creamy. Full bodied with appropriate carbonation. Delicious beer that is far too drinkable. While drinking a beer which comes in a bomber you are usually not looking for something sessionable, this in no exception. Enjoyable and easy to drink from beginning to end. | 2positive
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1,659,186,304 | 5.45 | Samuel Adams Honey Porter | English Porter | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Pours dark brown with a reddish hue. Huge frothy, beautiful tan head that leaves fantastic lacing. Sweet honey aromas, and some cooked veggies in the aroma. No roast. Sweet corn syrup flavors up front, a breath of roast or chocolate. Hard to tell, as it is so subdued. A bit of bitterness in the back of the tongue. Needs more roast. Full bodied and very sweet. If this beer was drier and turned the roast up 5 or 6 notches, it would be good. As it is, a sweet mess reminiscent of sub par brewpub fare that really turns me off. Not like any porter I've ever tasted. | 0negative
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1,659,186,432 | 8.5 | Whole Hog Six Hop IPA | American Double / Imperial IPA | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | Saw this at a local grocery store. Emphasis on the hops really drew me in A- a full amber body of a beer. Virtually no head at all. Unfortunately, I was hoping for a golden yellow look (given the focus on the hops) S- malt out the ying yang. Strong as all heck. However, guess what's missing? Anytime type of a hop profile. I guess there is some slight earthy presence. The caramel malt is just overwhelming T- this might be as unbalanced as it gets. Nothing but malt. Not really what I wanted as far as a dipa goes. There is consistan bitterness that makes the bre decent though. You need some type of hop flavor when you write six hops on the label though M- creamy and overwhelming taste that attacks your mouth. The flavor is absolutely overwhelming. I do like this aspect of it D- just being honest... If your battle cry is hops, you need to have some. The unstoppable malt attack makes this not enjoyable. This really halted my steven's point experience | 0negative
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