tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210777742024-03-13T19:15:59.775-04:00Thom's Beer BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-19272255596849832102010-12-10T09:30:00.001-05:002010-12-10T09:30:01.972-05:001292. Hedgerow Bitter<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/61538">1292. Hedgerow Bitter</a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/">Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.40%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/154">English Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style08.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.5 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.5 | Drinkability: 4.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.2 </span><br />
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Hedgerow Bitter pours a cloudy, dark golden. It's topped by an off-white, stiff, meringue-like head that fades leaving good lace. The aroma is mildly malty with sweet fruity esters, and grassy hops.<br />
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This beer has mildly bready and toasty malts. The finish has nice grassy, and leafy hop flavors that leave a lingering bitterness. This beer is medium-bodied, and has prickly carbonation and a nice dryness.<br />
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A very nice rendition of an English Bitter.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-67295997725227409482010-12-08T09:30:00.204-05:002010-12-08T09:30:00.625-05:001286-1291. Beer in IrelandJadyn and I went to Ireland to visit her sister the week of Thanksgiving 2010. Since Ireland's not a "Beer Country" like Belgium/Germany/England/Czech Republic, I didn't spend a lot of time seeking out Irish beer. Though I probably drank more Guinness in one week than I did in the last three to four years, and we did take a tour of the Guinness Brewery<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/48/18132">1286. Sparta Pils</a></div><br />
On Saturday evening Jadyn and I went to a show at Whelan's with her sister. We stopped for a beer at <a href="http://www.thatsitdublin.com/">The Dice Bar</a>. I went with Sparta Pils, which I mistakenly thought might be Irish.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.vansteenberge.com/">Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/40">Czech Pilsener</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category2.html#style2B">BJCP Style Guide</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Pours a clear golden, and is topped by a white head that's fed by lots of bubbles. The aroma has notes of cooked grain, and a bit of malty sweetness.<br />
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The taste is clean and crisp with a mild sweetness, and a grassy bitterness in the finish. This beer is crisp, light-bodied, and has a good deal of carbonation.<br />
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Overall this was a pretty good pils, not the best, but solid.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2243/3042">1287. Wrasslers 4X Stout</a></div><br />
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Jadyn and I spent Monday the 22nd taking her nephews around Dublin. After dropping them off with Jadyn's sister we had dinner and beer at The Porterhouse in Temple Bar after walking around a bit.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/">The Porterhouse Brewing Company</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/162">Irish Dry Stout</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style13.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.5 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.1</span><br />
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This stout pours an opaque black, and is topped by a thick, creamy, brown head that retains well. The aroma is chocolatey with roasted malt notes. The chocolate gives the aroma an almost fruity aspect.<br />
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This stout has a roasted backbone, which moves into a milder center with a bit of bite and roasted bitterness in the finish that's cut by a mild sweetness. Light-bodied and smooth with mild carbonation.<br />
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I thought this was a very nice stout.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2243/5681">1288.Temple Bräu</a></div><br />
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After dinner I had a three beer sampler, and Jadyn had another beer<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/">The Porterhouse Brewing Company</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.30%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/37">Euro Pale Lager</a><br />
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Pours a clear, light golden with a creamy head. The aroma is clean with grassy notes. It's grainy with a mildly sweet finish. Pretty ho-hum. <br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2243/5682">1289. Plain Porter</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/">The Porterhouse Brewing Company</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.30%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/162">Irish Dry Stout</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style13.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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This beer pours a dark brown that's clear up to the light. It's topped by a dense, creamy head. The aroma is chocolatey and sweet with roasted notes and not a lot of fruit. There are mild roasted malts throughout with only a very mild sweetness. The finish is lightly bitter.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2243/5686">1290. Oyster Stout</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/">The Porterhouse Brewing Company</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.80%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/162">Irish Dry Stout</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style13.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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This beer pours a clear brow with a creamy brown head. The aroma is roasted malts with a bit of a sharp edge. This stout is very mild with only a mild roasty character. The finish has a mild sweetness and light spiciness.<br />
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On Tuesday Jadyn and I took a tour of the Guinness Brewery. The tour was pretty slick and marketing heavy. The brewing process was discussed, but not in depth. The most interesting part of the tour was the video that discussed cooperage. The highlight by far was having beers in the Gravity Bar, which had great views of the city.<br />
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A slick waterfall.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/646/1752">1291. Curim Gold Celtic Wheat Beer</a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">I picked this beer up at a grocery store, either Tesco or SuperValu, and had it at Jadyn's sister's house on Thanksgiving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.carlowbrewing.com/">Carlow Brewing Comany</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.30%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/93">American Pale Wheat Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style06.php#1d">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 3.5 | Smell: 3.0 | Taste: 3.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.3</span><br />
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This beer pours a clear golden with a fluffy white head that fades to a thin layer, but leaves clinging lace. The aroma is wheaty and grainy with notes of fruit and spicy hops.<br />
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This beer is grainy upfront with a grassy backbone. There are enough spicy, leafy hops in the finish, just enough to prevent it from being bland. This beer is crisp, light-bodied and slightly dry.<br />
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Not super flavorful, but refreshing enough.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-3029516251151493142010-12-06T09:30:00.089-05:002010-12-06T09:30:01.471-05:001249-1285. The Belgian Beer FestI was planning on splitting this post up and providing notes for each beer, but that seems to cause procrastination. I'll just provide a list of the beers that I had, and make note of the highlights instead. <br />
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The Belgian Beer Fest is my favorite Beer Advocate fest because Belgian beers remain some of my favorites, especially the sour ones, and the BBF provides the opportunity to taste sours that are otherwise hard or impossible to try.<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/58278">1249. Allagash Avance - Allagash Brewing Company</a><br />
1250. Allagash Big Little - Allagash Brewing Compay<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/63296">1251. Allagash Little Big - Allagash Brewing Compay</a><br />
This hazed copper beer has a malty aroma with a bit of acidity on the nose. Sweet malts and fruity esters are met with a balancing bite of sourness. The finish has a mild bit of bitterness. <br />
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1252. Old Mother Hubbard - Cambridge Brewing Company<br />
1253. Kosmic Mother Funk - Boston Beer Company<br />
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1254. Old Lambic - Boston Beer Company<br />
The person working the booth said that this beer was seven years old. It pours a clear copper color. The aroma is funky and acidic. This beer has a nice acidic sourness, medicinal phenols, and a surprisingly smooth finish.<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/42/56875">1255. Belgian Pale Ale - Brewery Ommegang</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/62565">1256. Brooklyn Cuvee Noir - Brooklyn Brewery</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1549/51983">1257. Madame Rose - Goose Island Beer Co.</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1549/50276">1258. Fleur - Goose Island Beer Co.</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/675/7633">1259. Ename Tripel - Brouwerij Roman</a><br />
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1260. Kriek Pale Ale - Harpoon Brewery<br />
I believe that this was Harpoon's IPA Kriek-ified. It poured a hazy copper with an acidic, cherry aroma. It had great sourness, and cherry flavor along with a bit of bitterness in the finish. <br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3521/59673">1261. Monstre Rouge - De Proefbrouwerij</a><br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/60670">1262. Super Friends IPA - Ithaca Beer Company</a><br />
This was a great IPA conditioned with <i>Brett</i>. It had a nice explosion of hops, but had an Orval-like finish.<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/192/59811">1263. Belgo IPA - New Belgium Brewing</a><br />
1264. Belgian Style Blonde Ale - New Belgium Brewing<br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18149/55992">1265. Framboise de Amorosa - The Lost Abbey</a><br />
1266. Sinner's Blend 2010 - The Lost Abbey<br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22150/58523">1267. Cellar Door - Stillwater Artisanal Ales</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22150/62527">1268. Autumnal - Stillwater Artisanal Ales</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9784/50359">1269. Grisette - Zero Gravity</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11890/53173">1270. Emelisse Double IPA - Bierbrouwerij Grand-Café Emelisse</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/195/58261">1271. Troubador Magma - Brouwerij De Musketiers</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9784/60896">1272. The One - Zero Gravty</a><br />
1273. Fennel Saison - Sixpoint<br />
1274. Chinookered! - Harpoon Brewery<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3185/63756">1275. Ruby Bruin - The Tap</a><br />
This was pretty late in the fest, but I thought that this was a tasty Oud Bruin<br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/141/46970">1276. Smuttynose Gravitation - Smuttynose Brewing Company</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/141/26667">1277. Smuttynose Winter Ale - Smuttynose Brewing Company</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/52441">1278. Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale - Stone Brewing Company</a><br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/223/699">1279. Bellegems Bruin - Brouwerij Bockor</a><br />
Another solid Oud Bruin. <br />
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<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3521/51550">1280. Van Twee - De Proefbrouwerij</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3521/26511">1281. Lozen Boer - De Proefbrouwerij</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/149/47583">1282. Hopus - Brasserie Lefèbvre SA</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/62254">1283. Stone 10.10.10 Vertical Epic Ale - Stone Brewing Comany</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/669/6118">1284. Malheur 10° - Brouwerij De Landtsheer</a><br />
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/40051">1285. Allagash Black - Allagash Brewing Company </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-73296141087422119612010-11-10T09:30:00.000-05:002010-11-10T09:30:01.523-05:001248. Bumper Crop IPA<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14/63066">1248. Bumper Crop IPA</a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Jadyn and I had dinner and beers at the CBC on October 28th. They had a new IPA that decided to give a try.</span><br />
<blockquote>An overabundance of hops here at CBC has permitted your local brewers to go a bit hop-wild! Hops are at their best when fresh, so all their myriad flavors and aromas come through in your beer. But, our Brewmaster over-bought for the year, and now we’re forced to brew IPA after IPA. Terrible news, right? Expect to see a rotating IPA on tap almost full-time until Will has finished his penance. Bumper Crop IPA was brewed with Pilsner malts and a variety of hops including: Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo, and new-hop-on-the-block Citra. An outstanding citrusy aroma and flavor dominate this beer, while clean malt character provides a modicum of balance through the finish. Cheers!<br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"></span></blockquote><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><a href="http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/">Cambridge Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 6.80%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/116">American IPA</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style14.php#1b">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.5 </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.05</span><br />
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Bumper Crop IPA pours a lightly hazed, bright, copper color. It's topped by an off-white head that fades to a film. The aroma is bright and hoppy with notes of resin and citrus. There's also an undercurrent of grainy malts.<br />
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Toasty malts upfront provide just enough balance to the hops without detracting from them. Resiny, grassy, and citric hops appear in the center and move into a strongly bitter finish. The beer is light and crisp on the palate with carbonation that provides a good bite.<br />
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This is a nice hoppy IPA.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-63756478414953413182010-11-08T09:30:00.024-05:002010-11-08T09:30:01.536-05:001247. Pere Jacques<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1549/16807">1247. Pere Jacques</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5132751227/" title="1247perejacques by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1247perejacques" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5132751227_86f71d123d.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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Bennett had given me several bottles of beer at my defense celebration. This one had been in my fridge sine then, and Jadyn and I split it with dinner on October 24th.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.gooseisland.com/">Goose Island</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Year: 2009<br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 8.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/57">Dubbel</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style18.php#1b">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.5 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">| Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 3.5 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.65</span><br />
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Pere Jacques pours a cloudy brown, and is topped by a creamy, light-brown head that fades to a sudsy film. The aroma is clean with notes of dates, figs, and a mild hint of alcohol.<br />
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Mildly sweet malts upfront have notes of bread and chocolate, which move into a sweet center with notes of dark fruit. The finish has powdery yeast notes, spicy alcohol, and a moderate bitterness. This beer is crisp, and surprisingly light-bodied for a dubbel.<br />
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Overall I thought this was a decent Dubbel, but seemed somewhat subdued compared to many others.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-12174291560490854162010-11-05T13:51:00.024-04:002010-11-05T13:51:00.844-04:001246. February 27th, 1832 Mild Ale<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/56616">1246. February 27th, 1832 Mild Ale</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5111528368/" title="1246mildale by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1246mildale" height="300" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1250/5111528368_f01abe679f.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">I've had this beer in the fridge for awhile, and I decided it was finally time to try it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/">Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 10.50%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/165">English Strong Ale</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 3.5 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.75</span> <br />
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This beer is the first in Pretty Things' "Once Upon a Time..." series, in which they brew beers according to very old recipes. Despite the fact hat this beer was labeled as a Mild Ale, the alcohol content certainly indicates that it's not a mild in the sense that we think of today.<br />
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This beer pours a lightly hazed, amber-copper color. It's topped by a fluffy and creamy, beige head that leaves sticky lace. The aroma has malty notes of bread, caramel, and toast. There's a bit of fruitiness in the center, almost a banana flavor. The fish has a peppery spiciness from the alcohol, and a good dose of bitterness. This beer is medium-bodied, and moderately carbonated, but has a light, crisp finish.<br />
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This beer is definitely not mild, but it's a decent strong ale that's pretty malty, but not overly so.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-51039931689895194132010-11-03T09:30:00.002-04:002010-11-03T09:30:00.416-04:001245. Flower Power IPA<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/6076">1245. Flower Power IPA</a><br />
</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5110783621/" title="1245flowerpower by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1245flowerpower" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5110783621_d606491e9e.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Jadyn and I had dinner at Cambridge Common on October 20th. I had a couple pints of Ithaca's awesome Flower Power IPA.</span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.ithacabeer.com/">Ithaca Beer Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 7.50%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/116">American IPA</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category14.html#style14B">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.5 | Smell: 5.0 | Taste: 4.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.55 </span><br />
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Sometimes you have an IPA that reminds you how wonderful hops are, and how a lot of IPAs have hop bitterness, but sacrifice hop flavors. Ithaca's Flower Power IPA captures the essence of hops.<br />
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It pours a very nice, hazed, orange-copper color, and is topped by a thick, creamy, off-white head that fades, leaving the side of the glass coated with lace. The aroma is intensely hoppy. There are floral and citric notes, as well as a pungent, resiny bite. This really smells like sticking your nose in a bag of hops. Swirling the beer brings out the malts, which are predominantly bready and biscuity.<br />
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There's a mild malty sweetness upfront that's bready and sugary. The hops begin to assert themselves in the center, first with favors of citrus and grass, and then a strong resiny bitterness appears in the finish. The hops oils are evident on the palate, but are balanced by the crisp carbonation.<br />
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Overall I thought that this was a fantastic IPA. It really showcased both the hops bitterness and flavors.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-75374332291630608832010-11-01T09:30:00.009-04:002010-11-01T09:30:00.270-04:001244. Penumbral IPA<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">1244. Penumbral IPA</div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5099781276/" title="1244penumbral by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1244penumbral" height="402" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1100/5099781276_daa72179fd.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Jadyn and I had dinner at the CBC on October 13th. I passed up pumpkin beers to try this one. From the website:</span><br />
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<blockquote>CBC inaugurates it’s new <b>Tabula Rasa </b>specialty beer series with <b>Penumbral I.P.A.</b>, an <i>almost </i>black Belgian India Pale Ale. The <b>Tabula Rasa</b> (blank slate) series will celebrate outside-the-box creative brewing as informed by ancient history, poetry, philosophy, conceptual art, and rock ‘n’ roll music. Releases will be irregular but inspired. </blockquote><blockquote>A <i>penumbra </i>is a partial shadow, as in an eclipse, between regions of complete shadow and complete illumination. <b>Penumbral I.P.A.</b>’s depth of color sends you into the shadows only to be illuminated by bright floral hop notes in the nose and on the palate, balanced by spice and earth notes from our house Belgian yeast. Some of you may find yourselves confused by the apparent contradictions of this beer. Belgian brewers had made nearly black beers for centuries, but they’re not known for super hoppy brews and only recently have “Belgian stouts” appeared. Leave it to American craft brewing ingenuity to combine Belgian character with an I.P.A., and then paint it black. </blockquote><blockquote>Amarillo and Glacier hops provide fruit and floral notes while a backbone of Belgian pale and aromatic malted barley is augmented by German CaraFa, a specialty malt which provides color without excessive roastiness. Blend in a little Belgian funkiness and your palate will plunge into the shadows of this dark-but-brilliant beer.</blockquote><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/">Cambridge Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 6.8%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/174">Belgian IPA</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.9</span><br />
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Penumbral IPA pours a cloudy, dark brown that almost looks black. It's topped by a creamy, light-brown head that fades quickly, but leaves good lace. The aroma is surprisingly malty. There are strong notes of caramel and chocolate, notes of roasted grains, and grassy hops.<br />
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A caramel malty sweetness upfront is undercut by the roasted malt flavors in the backbone. The sweetness mellows towards the center with a roasted dryness appearing. The finish is roasted malts and a mild, hoppy bitterness. This beer is crisp with a mild dryness in the finish.<br />
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Having not seen the description of the beer, this is not what I was expecting. I thought it was a pretty interesting take on a Belgian IPA.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-32549214597415496312010-10-29T09:30:00.002-04:002010-10-29T09:30:02.721-04:001243. November 15th, 1901 KK<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/62530">1243. November 15th, 1901 KK</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5073765152/" title="12431901 by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="12431901" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5073765152_938cf0452d.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Jadyn and I had the day off on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5hwpdJMcg">Indigenous People's Day</a> so we went to Bukowski's for lunch and some beers. They had the newest beer in Pretty Thing's Once Upon a Time... series so we split a bottle.</span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><a href="http://prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/">Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Year: 2010</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 7.80%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/74">English Brown Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style11.php">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.0</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> | Taste:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 4.0</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> | Mouthfeel: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.0 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">| Drinkability: 4.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.05</span><br />
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This beer pours clear, but looks like an opaque black when viewed to the light. It's topped by a creamy and sudsy, brown head, which fades to a sudsy film leaving good lace. The aroma is roasty with notes of diacetyl, chocolate, mild toffee, a bit of fruit and a good dose of hops.<br />
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The beer has a roasty backbone throughout, a mild chocolate sweetness, bready sweetness, and toffee. The finish has a nice roasty and resiny hop bitterness. The beer is medium-bodied, and moderately carbonated.<br />
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This beer is malty but the sweetness is attenuated and balanced by nice roasted flavors and a good dose of hops.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-74773743139734296322010-10-27T09:30:00.001-04:002010-10-27T09:30:02.754-04:001242. Fluxus 2010<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/60919">1242. Fluxus 2010</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5073707772/" title="1242fluxus2010 by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1242fluxus2010" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5073707772_5c4a245f74.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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Jadyn and I had dinner at some friends' place on October 6th. They had a bottle of Fluxus 2010 that they shared.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.allagash.com/">Allagash Brewing Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Year: 2010</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 10.30%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/157">American Double Stout</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 3.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.05</span><br />
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Fluxus pours an opaque black, and is topped by a thin, quick fading brown head. The aroma is very nice aroma with lots of chocolate, roasted malts, and a mild woodiness. <br />
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Sweet notes upfront combine with the dark chocolate bitterness in the backbone to give impressions of rich chocolate. There's a mild bite at the end, and a woody aftertaste. This beer is full-bodied, and moderately carbonated.<br />
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A little sweet overall, but it has a very nice chocolate flavor.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-23123485866822514192010-10-25T09:30:00.015-04:002010-10-25T09:30:00.850-04:001237-1241. Six-Pack Swap and The MuddyI didn't take notes on these beers as they were all consumed at social occasions. The first three were at a third floor six-pack swap on September 24th, and the second two were at the Muddy on September 29th.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/18305">1237. Dream Weaver Wheat</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.troegs.com/">Tröegs Brewing Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.80%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/93">American Pale Wheat Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style06.php#1d">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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This seemed like a pretty solid wheat beer. There were the nice fruity esters that are missing from too many American Wheat Ales. <br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/20/3343">1238. Wachusett Nut Brown Ale</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: <a href="http://www.wachusettbrew.com/">Wachusett Brewing Company</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Bottle, 12 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/74">English Brown Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style11.php">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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A pretty standard brown ale: roasty and malty.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2250/5729">1239. Black Toad Dark Ale</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: Black Toad Brewing Company</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.30%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Bottle, 12 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/74">English Brown Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style11.php">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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This was a pretty robust brown ale with a good bit f roasted bitterness.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2743/22505">1240. Green Flash West Coast IPA</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.greenflashbrew.com/">Green Flash Brewing Co.</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 7.30%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/116">American IPA</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category14.html#style14B">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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This was a nice, hoppy IPA.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10279/42926">1241. Opa Opa Belgian White</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.opaopasteakhousebrewery.com/">Opa Opa Steakhouse and Brewery</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/48">Witbier</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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I thought this was a pretty average witbier.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-44906832171058936982010-10-22T09:30:00.070-04:002010-10-23T11:08:46.593-04:001235-1236. Two Beers on Shelter Island<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5581/12963">1235. Echt Veldensteiner Landbier</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5065862648/" title="1235landbier by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1235landbier" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5065862648_41a1b3485f.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.kaiser-braeu.de/">Kaiser Bräu GmbH & Co KG</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.40%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/46">Munich Dunkel Lager</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category4.html#style4B">BJCP Style Guide</a> <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
Landbier pours a clear brown-tinted amber, and is topped by a sudsy beige head. It has a rich, malty aroma. There are notes of chocolate, fruit, caramel, and bread. There's also a slight metallic note.<br />
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Upfront there are sweet bready notes as well as notes of toffee and chocolate. It mellows towards the finish, which is mild and and not bitter with a bit of a twang. It's medium-bodied and moderately carbonated.<br />
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Overall this beer is a bit too sweet.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/158/59165">1236. 16th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5065250537/" title="1236gd16th by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1236gd16th" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5065250537_0bdce33621.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://greatdivide.com/">Great Divide Brewing Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 10.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/140">American Double IPA</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style14.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 3.5 | Drinkability: 3.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.55</span><br />
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This DIPA pours a crystal clear amber color, and is topped by a creamy off-white head that fades to a sudsy layer. The aroma is woody with a a dose of citric hops, and a bready backbone.<br />
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There's a sweet, sugary, caramel backbone. That moves into a moderately bitter finish with grassy, citric, and woody notes. This beer is medium-bodied, moderately carbonated and dry.<br />
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Overall this beer is too sweet and could use a bit more bitterness.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-87997801844682055212010-10-20T09:30:00.019-04:002010-10-20T09:30:02.602-04:001234. Common Man Ale<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">1234. Common Man Ale</div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.smuttynose.com/">Smuttynose Brewing Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/97">American Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style10.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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Common Man Ale is an American Pale Ale brewed by Smuttynose for the Common Man restaurants in New Hampshire. It pours a hazed copper color, and has notes of caramel, and herbal and citric hops.<br />
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There are toasty malts with a mild sweetness upfront, and a nice strong citric and leafy hop bitterness in the finish. High carbonation gives this beer an effervescent feeling. Overall it's a nice hoppy APA.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-70446464388945028732010-10-18T09:30:00.001-04:002010-10-18T09:30:00.631-04:001233. Shoals Pale Ale<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/141/186">1233. Shoals Pale Ale</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.smuttynose.com/">Smuttynose Brewing Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/97">American Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style10.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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This beer was part of a Smuttynose mixed twelve-pack that we picked up during our lab camping trip. It was a nice, hoppy APA.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-62936325672694063812010-10-15T09:30:00.011-04:002010-10-15T09:30:01.648-04:001232. Jack's Cream Ale<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">1232. Jack's Cream Ale<br />
</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5062455793/" title="1232jackscreamale by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1232jackscreamale" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5062455793_e50df27325.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Jadyn and I had dinner at the CBC at some point in August. </span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/">Cambridge Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/6">Cream Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style06.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.7</span><br />
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This Cream Ale pours a cloudy straw-golden color. It's topped by a half-inch, bright white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of grainy malts, slight citrus, and that sweet maltiness that I can't place, but is characteristic of cream ales.<br />
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There's a grainy start to this beer that moves into a mildly citric center with accompanying banana sweetness. There's a creamy sweetness in the finish. I've never had a cream ale with such obvious fruity esters before. This beer is clean, crisp, and well carbonated.<br />
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Overall this beer was a bit sweet, but was tasty overall.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-31336519013677371562010-10-13T09:30:00.017-04:002010-10-13T09:30:00.356-04:001231. Aces High<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14/60447">1231. Aces High</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5063039338/" title="1231aceshigh by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1231aceshigh" height="402" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5063039338_4a9143beba.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Jadyn and I stopped at the CBC for beers one Friday evening in July.</span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/">Cambridge Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/174">Belgian IPA</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.15</span><br />
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Aces high pours a hazed amber color, and is topped by an off-white head that fades to a film, leaving sheets of lace. The aroma is malty with notes of caramel, banana, peppery hops, and a bit of grassiness<br />
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It's initially sweet with caramel flavors, bready notes, and a mildly fruity center. The finish has a spicy, herbal, and grassy hop bitterness Aces High is medium-to-light-bodied, and has prickly carbonation.<br />
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I thought that this beer was briskly bitter with nice hop flavors.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-34600289323003971752010-10-11T09:30:00.218-04:002010-10-11T09:30:00.627-04:001220-1230. A Weekend in New YorkWin bought tickets for a Mets game in early July, so I went down to NY to go to the game and see Win, Dave, and David. I got into town Friday afternoon, and we took the subway to Park Slope, and had dinner at a German restaurant whose name escapes me. I had two new beers there with dinner.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/817/43252">1220. Stiegl Pils</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5060574118/" title="1220stieglpils by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1220stieglpils" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5060574118_4a003074e4.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.stiegl.co.at/">Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.90%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/41">German Pilsener</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style02.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 3.5 | Smell: 4.0| Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.65</span><br />
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This beer pours a clear, straw-golden color, and is topped by a white head that fads to a ring, but is fed by streams of bubbles. The aroma is a bit richer than a lot of other Pilseners. It's grassy and has a bit more of a pronounced malt character that other examples of the style.<br />
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A mild, malty sweetness upfront moves into a dry, crisp finish with grassy hops, which leave a nice lingering bittereness. This beer is crisp, and clean with good carbonation.<br />
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I thought that this was a pretty tasty Pils.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/6980/13711">1221. Hurricane Kitty</a><br />
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</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5059989961/" title="1221hurricanekitty by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1221hurricanekitty" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5059989961_90c7717ba4.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.keeganales.com/">Keegan Ales</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.50%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/116">American IPA</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category14.html#style14B">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.9</span><br />
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This IPA pours a very lightly hazed amber. It's topped by a thick, off-white head that leaves good lace. The aroma is malty with notes of caramel, slight roast, and chocolate, which is very odd for an IPA. The hops are mild and resiny with hints of citrus.<br />
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Caramel malts upfront move into a dry grassy, and citric hop finish. This beer is medium-modied with moderate carbonation.<br />
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Despite the interesting combination of aromas this was a nice, bitter IPA with good malts to back up the hops.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16043/49673/">1222. Chimera</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5061515360/" title="1222chimera by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1222chimera" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5061515360_fd092dc8dd.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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After dinner we went across the street to a great beer bar and small plates establishment called Beer Table, which had a phenomenal beer list, great snack plates, and a knowledgeable server. <span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
Brewery: <a href="http://www.birrificiodelducato.com/">Birrificio Del Ducato</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 8.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/119">Belgian Dark Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category16.html#style16E">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.5 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.05</span><br />
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Chimera pours a cloudy red color, and it topped by a creamy, off-white head. It looks very nice. The aroma is mild with notes of cherry, and a mild acidity, which made it seem like it might be a milder Flanders Red.<br />
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It starts off malty and moves into a light, cherry fruitiness in the center. The finish has a pulpy fruit character, notes of chocolate, and a mild bitterness. This beer is medium-bodied, moderately carbonated, and dry.<br />
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This beer reminded my of a mild Flanders Red that was more balanced and less tart.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16790/42461">1223. Noblesse</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5060913869/" title="1223noblesse by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1223noblesse" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5060913869_c3e8669b08.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.dedochtervandekorenaar.be/">Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.50%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span> <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/54">Belgian Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1b">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 3.5 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 3.0 | Drinkability: 3.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 3.45</span><br />
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This beer pours a hazy golden color. It's topped by a white head that quickly fades to a ring, and eventually disappears altogether. The aroma has typical esters thrown off by Belgian yeast: bananas and citrus. There's also a bit of graininess, and an odd, hard to place aroma.<br />
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Grassy malts move into a fruity, banana sweetness in the center. The finish has a grassy bitterness. This beer feels a bit watery.<br />
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The flavors here were good, but it lacked pep.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11031/43432">1224. Storm & Averij</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5061530632/" title="1224stormaverij by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1224stormaverij" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5061530632_176bd83fa1.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.brouwerijdemolen.nl/">Brouwerij De Molen</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 9.20%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/140">American Double IPA</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style14.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.0</span><br />
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This is Double IPA from a Dutch brewery... interesting. It pours a hazy caramel color, and is topped by a white head that fades to a film. The aroma is malty with overripe banana, buttery notes, and some nuttiness. There's a strong peppery alcoholic whiff, and notes of resiny hops.<br />
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Sweet caramel and bready malts upfront move into a center that's sweetened by flavors of overripe fruit. The finish has peppery alcoholic heat, and a resiny, citric hop character, that imparts a moderate bitterness. Full-bodied and moderately carbonated with a smooth finish.<br />
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Though not quite an American DIPA this was definitely an enjoyable beer. <br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/19612/48653">1225. Netebuk</a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41566708@N08/5060930223/" title="1225netebuk by ThomsBeerBlog, on Flickr"><img alt="1225netebuk" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5060930223_dfe09f1b4f.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.brouwkot.be/">Brouwerij 't Brouwkot</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 6.50%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/129">Saison / Farmhouse Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.5 | Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 4.5</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.25</span><br />
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Netebuk pours a hazy golden color, and is topped by a half-inch, bright white head that fades to a film. This is a very attractive beer. The aromas are subdued, but there are notes of lemon, citrus, and grass.<br />
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Grassy notes upfront quickly give way to sweet fruity flavors of bright citrus. The finish is crisp with a mild bitterness. This beer is medium-bodied with refreshing and vigorous carbonation.<br />
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I though this was a crisp and refreshing saison.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/23031/59428">1226. Hof Ten Dormaal Blond</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.hoftendormaal.com/">Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 8.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/129">Saison / Farmhouse Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 5.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 3.5 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.15</span><br />
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Hof Ten Dormaal's Blond pours a cloudy golden, and is topped by a tall, white head that fades away very slowly. The aroma has a sourdough breadiness, notes of banana, and hay.<br />
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Upfront there's a clean but quite sweet maltiness that yields to a banana and citric fruitiness in the center, and moves into a yeasty finish with only hints of bitterness. This beer is light-bodied and highly carbonated.<br />
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Pretty aggressive for a saison, but quite tasty.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14048/42636">1227. Dolii Raptor</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: <a href="http://www.birrificiomontegioco.com/">Birrificio Montegioco</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 8.50%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/55">Belgian Strong Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style18.php#1d">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.5 | Taste: 4.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.5 | Drinkability: 4.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.35</span><br />
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My notes started to get shorter here. This beer pours a hazed red color. The head is thin, and is made up of large, thin bubbles. The aroma is acidic with notes of sour cherries, and woody notes.<br />
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There are flavors of cherries, dark fruit, and woody notes. The sourness is there, but as an undertone. The finish has a mild bitterness. This beer is dry and crisp with low carbonation.<br />
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Despite not being as sour as I normally like I thought that this beer was a good balance between a puckering Flanders Red and a milder beer.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/56613">1228. Wilco Tango Foxtrot</a></div><br />
After leaving Beer Table we went to a bar called The Gate, where we had a couple more drinks.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.lagunitas.com/">Lagunitas Brewing Company</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 7.83%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/78">American Strong Ale</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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WTF pours a clear brown color, and is topped by an off-white head that is thick and fluffy. The aroma is a nice mix of citric hops and caramel and molasses malts.<br />
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This beer starts malty with a mix of roasted and caramel notes. It mellows towards the center before moving into a resiny, grassy hop bitterness. It's medum-bodied and moderately carbonated.<br />
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It's a bit strong, but makes a good sipper.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/559/57214">1229. Molls Mild</a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.goodbeer.com/SWF/index.html">Speakeasy Ales & Lagers</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/76">English Pale Mild Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category11.html#style11A">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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This beer pours a clear, copper color, and is topped by a quickly fading beige head. The aroma has notes of grapefruit hops and mild malts.<br />
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It's sweet upfront, moving into a citric hop finish. It's sort of one-note. There are citric hops, but not a lot of malt baking, which for me makes the mild.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1489/10302">1230. Krušovice Cerne</a></div><br />
We had this, among other beers at the Beer Garden in Queens after the game.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.krusovice.net/">Královský Pivovar Krušovice</a><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 3.80%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/31">Schwarzbier</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style04.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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I thought that I'd had this one before, so I didn't take notes. I remember enjoying it, and that's about all I remember about it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-39294137678200708182010-10-08T09:30:00.015-04:002010-10-08T12:56:38.206-04:001219. Pemi Pale Ale<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1251/4850">1219. Pemi Pale Ale</a></div>Back in June Jadyn and I went <a href="http://peakpursuits.blogspot.com/2010/09/franconia-ridge-mount-lafayette-and.html">car camping and hiking in New Hampshire</a>. We stopped at the store in Lincoln, NH and picked up a six-pack of Pemi Pale Ale to drink at the campsite.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Beer Stats:</span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: <a href="http://www.woodstockinnbrewery.com/">Woodstock Inn Brewery</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 5.70%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/97">American Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style10.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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Since we didn't have glassware at the campsite I drank this one from the bottle. It was a pretty solid APA, with a nice bready malt backbone, and a good dose of resiny hops.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-50786025179387120052010-09-27T09:30:00.042-04:002010-09-27T09:30:00.727-04:00<div style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">1218. Sun King<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">I had this beer at the CBC shortly after the American Craft Beer Fest. It seems closest in style and spicing to a witbier. From the CBC website:</span><br />
<blockquote>Continuing the recent run of Beatles-inspired CBC beers (Golden Slumbers Pils, Sgt. Pepper), we welcome you to enjoy our latest creation, released in time to celebrate the summer solstice. This beer aspires to capture the dreamlike sense of summertime warmth evoked by this magical track from the Side Two Medley of the Beatles masterpiece, Abbey Road, where it is perfectly sandwiched between “You Never Give Me Your Money” and “Mean Mr. Mustard.” </blockquote><blockquote>Sun King was brewed with pale malted barley, wheat, oats, and rye, all grains lending a crisp, clean, complex body and palate. Much like its musical namesake it enjoys a three part harmony of Belgian yeast character, a touch of coriander, and dried citrus peel. Our chosen combination of lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit peel offers complexity in the finish of this delicate beer without any one aspect dominating the overall composition. Light, dry, very effervescent, and moderate in alcohol content, this is one of our most favorite summer session beers yet. </blockquote><blockquote>Here comes the sun king<br />
Everybody’s laughing<br />
Everybody’s happy<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"></span></blockquote><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brewery: </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"></span><a href="http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/">Cambridge Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Alcohol: 4.00%</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Serving: Tap</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;">Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/48">Witbier</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 5.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall: 4.3 </span><br />
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Sun King pours a very nice, moderately cloudy, straw golden. It's topped by a thin white head that fades to a film leaving patches of lace. The aroma is grainy with notes of peppery spice, citrus, and powdery yeast.<br />
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This beer is very tasty. It is clean upfront with banana and citrus flavors in the center. The sweetness mellows in the finish and is met by notes of peppery spice and citrus. A mild grassy bitterness makes a brief appearance just after the swallow. This beer is light-bodied, moderately carbonated, and has a crisp, mildly dry finish.<br />
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I thought that this was a mild but flavorful beer. There's a bright citric character that makes this a very refreshing summer beer.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-85248265175245039482010-09-01T09:30:00.006-04:002010-09-01T09:30:00.241-04:001188-1217. The American Craft Beer FestThis is a long-overdue post from the American Craft Beer Fest back in June. Given the delays in posting that Beer Fest posts cause, I've abridged this post. In the future I'll probably talk a bit more about the fests, but for now I've just listed the beers I had, and highlighted the ones that I really liked. Hopefully in the future this will prevent the backlog of blogging that occurs after beer fests.<br /><br />The American Craft Beer Fest is Beer Advocate's large format beer fest centered around American Craft beer of all types. Jason and Todd do a great job of bringing in a large variety of brewers (with a local bias) and a great variety of beers, I much prefer their smaller beer fests at the Cyclorama.<br /><br />I hate to sound judgmental - one of the reasons that beer fests are fun is drinking too much with friends - but I like the crowd that the ACBF attracts much less than BA's other fests. Ostensibly the purpose of all of BA's fests is to introduce people to craft beer, and you could make the argument that the ACBF, because of the crowd that it attracts, does that better than their other fests, but it's less fun as someone likes beer. I'd rather not have to deal with meat-head douchebags laughing and trying to read my beer notebook over my shoulder while I'm taking notes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/51480"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1188. Brooklyn Sorachi Ace</span> - Brooklyn Brewery</a><br />A very tasty, crisp, and refreshing saison.<br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/45754">1189. Brooklyn Dark Matter - Brooklyn Brewery</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/58873">1190. Field Mouse's Farewell - Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project</a><br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/42/58922"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1191. Ommegang Zuur</span> - Brewery Ommegang</a><br />A well done Flanders Oud Bruin. It had the right mix of tartness, woodiness, and earthiness. I had a few samples of this over the course of the evening.<br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9790/27249">1192. Rabid Duck - The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/394/56453">1193. Karnival Kolsch- Stoudts Brewing Co.</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/48824">1194. Sofie - Goose Island</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/58688">1195. Farmer's Tan - Southern Tier Brewing Company</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3185/54331">1196. GestAlt - The Tap / Haverhill Brewery</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35">1197. Samuel Adams Belgian Style IPA - Boston Beer Company</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/15280/33336">1198. Atwater Vanilla Java Porter - Atwater Block Brewery</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16456/39951">1199. S.O.S - Cody Brewing Company</a><br />1200. Midland's XX - Earth Bread + Brewery<br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/586/44961">1201. Apathy's Reward - Martha's Exchange</a><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22200/58268"><br />1202. Worcester's Bravest - Wormtown Brewing Co.</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22951/58609">1203. Clementine - Clown Shoes</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/58537">1204. Brooklyn Buzz Bomb Ale - Brooklyn Brewery</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/418/44706">1205. 400 Pound Monkey - Left Hand Brewing Company </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1206. The End of Reason</span>- Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery<br />This beer was a barrel aged, sour cherry concoction. It had a nice interplay of acidic sourness, woody earthiness, and chocolate maltiness. It was a delicious sour beer that had a bit more of a malt backbone than normal. I really enjoyed it.<br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/261/58412"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1207. Cherry Woods </span>- Cisco Brewers</a><br />Cisco is a another regional brewery that produces a solid lineup of beers that I don't pay enough attention to. Their Indie Pale Ale is a fantastic IPA that's become a must drink before I take any flight originating in Logan Terminal B. Since I try to have every sour beer available at any given beer fest I had to give this one a try. It was a very nice stab at a kriek, with a good mix of acidity and funkiness.<br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/261/1440">1208. </a><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/261/1440">Bailey's Blonde Ale</a><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/261/1440"> - Cisco Brewers</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/823/42577">1209. Penny Weiz Ale - Olde Burnside Brewing Co.</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1628/4575">1210. Abbot 12 - Southampton Publick House</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18639/55656">1211. M350 - Rapscallion</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13884/49215">1212. Peak Organic IPA - Peak Organic Brewing Co.</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/438/61040">1213. India Pale Ale - Kennebec River Brewery</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/357/58731">1214. 668 The Neighbor Of The Beast - New England Brewing Co.</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1788/22052">1215. Ragged Mountain Red Ale - Flying Goose Brewpub and Grill</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/456/2244">1216. Rhode Island IPA - Trinity Brewhouse</a><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16/19284">1217. Improper Hopper - Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-5632464691123835432010-06-25T09:30:00.001-04:002010-06-25T09:30:00.519-04:001187. Cabin Fever Ale<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33/7763"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1187. Cabin Fever Ale</span></a><br /><br />In late May, Jadyn and I went to a friend's birthday party at <a href="http://www.barleycorn.com/">Barleycorn's </a>in Natick. Barleycorn's is a Brew on Premises establishment, meaning that they supply the ingredients, equipment, and expertise, and you do the brewing. I only wish Matt and I had steam jacketed kettles to brew in. This beer was a Winter Warmer that was up for grabs in the common beer fridge at Barleycorn's.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Beer Stats:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brewery: </span><a href="http://www.berkshirebrewingcompany.com/">Berkshire Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Alcohol: 6.30%<br />Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.<br />Style: </span><a style="" href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/47/">Winter Warmer</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style21.php#1b">BJCP Style Guide</a><br /><br />Cabin Fever pours a hazy copper color, and is topped by a fluffy, orange-tinted head. The aroma is malty and sweet with notes of caramel, fruit and spice.<br /><br />Toasty and caramel malts upfront move into a slight spiciness in the finish, and and a mild bitterness. This beer is medium-bodied, and mildly carbonated,<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-87069060807891391692010-06-23T09:30:00.002-04:002010-06-23T09:30:00.720-04:001186. Fluffy White Rabbits<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/57088"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1186. Fluffy White Rabbits</span></a><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4697306655_f814643217.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Fluffy White Rabbits is a "Hoppy Triple" from Pretty Things. Jadyn and I split a bottle with f</span>riends over dinner.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Beer Stats:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brewery: </span><a style="" href="http://prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/">Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Alcohol: 8.50%<br />Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.<br />Style: </span><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/58">Tripel</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style18.php#1c">BJCP Style Guide</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 3.0 | Drinkability: 4.0<br /><br />Overall: 3.9 </span><br /><br />This Tripel pours a cloudy, golden-tinged, straw color. It's topped by a sudsy, white, short-lived head that fades to a sudsy, patchy film. The aroma is that of a classic tripel. There are fruity notes of banana and citrus, subtler notes of yeast, and grassy hops. The hop aromas are well within the range of a standard tripel.<br /><br />There's a mildly sweet grainy maltiness upfront. Banana and citrus appear in the center. The finish has a bit of pepper, and a strong, grassy bitterness. This beer is medium-bodied, and moderately carbonated, but it feels a bit thin, which is my only complaint.<br /><br />Fluffy White Rabbits is a very refreshing beer, and it has a nice interplay between fruity yeast flavors and hops. My only complaint is that it feels a bit thin.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-32033887334496746432010-06-21T09:30:00.001-04:002010-06-21T09:30:01.408-04:001185. Babayaga<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/54019"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1185. Babayaga</span></a><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4697260273_e493e4e99e.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Jadyn had picked this beer up for me awhile ago, but we finally got around to drinking it in May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Beer Stats:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brewery: </span><a style="" href="http://prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/">Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project</a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Alcohol: 7.00%<br />Serving: Bottle, 22 oz.<br />Style: </span><a style="" href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/158">American Stout</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style13.php#1e">BJCP Style Guide</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance:4.0 | Smell:3.5 | Taste: 4.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0| Drinkability: 3.5<br /><br />Overall: 4.05 </span><br /><br />Babayaga pours a deep black, and is topped by a thick, fluffy, creamy brown head that slowly fades to an eighth-inch thick layer. The aroma is reserved, but pleasant. Roasted malts come out on swirling, but on sitting the sweet notes of chocolate and fruit are most evident.<br /><br />Sweet chocolate flavors upfront serve as a the backbone of this beer, lasting throughout, but are elaborated upon from start to finish. A mild fruitiness appears in the center, and the chocolate morphs into a roasted, dark chocolate flavor in the finish. This beer is full-bodied, smooth, creamy, and nicely carbonated.<br /><br />I though that this was a very good stout, though perhaps slightly on the sweet side.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-27835203792898252912010-06-18T09:30:00.001-04:002010-06-18T09:30:01.632-04:001184. Bad Knees<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14/57959"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1184. Bad Knees</span></a><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4697227731_d8d2ea68e6.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">At some point during early May </span>Jadyn and I went to the CBC for some beers. They had a new Old Ale on tap so I gave it a try:<br /><blockquote>Boasting near barleywine strength, Bad Knees has been crafted of English Maris Otter and Golden Promise malts and Challenger and Fuggles hops. After fermentation it subsequently has spent several months in the CBC Barrel Cellar, biding its time in Buffalo Trace-cum-Utopias barrels. Very rich and malty with big caramel, toffee, and brown sugar notes. Considerable oak and spirit, underscored by raisins, fruity esters, grassy hops and a hint of coconut. </blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Beer Stats:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brewery: </span><a style="" href="http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/">Cambridge Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Alcohol: 10.50%<br />Serving: Tap<br />Style: </span><a style="" href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/79">Old Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style19.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.5 | Taste: 3.5 | Mouthfeel: 4.0 | Drinkability: 3.5<br /><br />Overall: 3.85 </span><br /><br />Bad knees pour a cloudy brown, and is topped by a thick, brown head that fades to continuous film coating the side of the glass with lace. The aroma is very boozy with woody, and vanilla notes. There are sharp notes of fruit, and swirling brings out the malts: caramel, dark fruit, and molasses. Smells very nice.<br /><br />There's a sweet malt backbone throughout that's reminiscent of a Belgian dubbel. Dark fruit predominates, with some caramel, and molasses. The finish has a bit of booziness, sharp fruit and a bit of warming alcohol. A little sweet overall. Bad Knees is medium to full-bodied, smooth, and moderately carbonated.<br /><br />I though that this beer was decent. Overall it a little too sweet, though the alcohol was well hidden.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077774.post-43233687448286876832010-06-16T09:30:00.001-04:002010-06-16T09:30:00.384-04:001182-1183. Six-Pack SwapMatt had been pushing the idea of a six=pack swap for awhile, so not long after Jadyn and I returned from Spain we gave it a go. Of the six beers I had, the two that Jadyn and I brought were new to me.<br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/1157"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1182. Honker's Ale</span></a><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4697788508_9c1d9af5a3.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Beer Stats:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brewery: </span><a style="" href="http://www.gooseisland.com/">Goose Island</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Alcohol: 4.20%<br />Serving: Bottle 12 oz.<br />Style: </span><a style="" href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/98">English Bitter</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style08.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 3.5| Smell: 3.5 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 3.5 | Drinkability: 4.0<br /><br />Overall:3.75 </span><br /><br />Honker's Ale pours a hazy copper color, and is topped by an off-white head that fades to a sudsy film. The aroma is toasty and bready with notes of caramel, and mild, piney hops.<br /><br />This beer is toasty and bready upfront with a lightly sweet caramel that builds towards the center. The malts continue on to the finish where they're met by mildly bitter, piney hops. This bitter is medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, and a mild husky quality.<br /><br />True to what an English Bitter should be, this beer is balanced and would make a great session beer.<br /><br /><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/3968"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1183. Goose Island India Pale Ale</span></a><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/4697157721_fcd38d8690.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Beer Stats:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brewery: </span><a style="" href="http://www.gooseisland.com/">Goose Island</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Alcohol: 5.90%<br />Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.<br />Style: </span><a style="" href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/150">English India Pale Ale</a>, <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style14.php#1a">BJCP Style Guide</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance: 4.0 | Smell: 4.0 | Taste: 4.0 | Mouthfeel: 3.0 | Drinkability: 4.0<br /><br />Overall: 3.9</span><br /><br />Goose Island IPA pours a clear, golden-copper color, and is topped by a light, fluffy, off-white head that fades slowly, leaving good lace. The aroma is nice and hoppy. There are notes of pine, resiny hops, and a light, sugary maltiness.<br /><br />Toasty malts upfront build into a raw sugary sweetness towards the finish. The finish itself has a piney, resiny hop bitterness. This IPA is light-bodied, and moderatley carbonated, though it could be a bit bulkier.<br /><br />As and English IPA it does the trick, though I tend to prefer the hoppier American varieties, but I can't criticize them for doing what they set out to do.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14037027179728287229noreply@blogger.com0