Beer: Amber Reef Brewer: Unknown. Gotten at Disney’s Coral Reef. But they didn’t Brew it. Link: N/A NB: This was three weeks ago, on vacation, at disney world. Bad service, mediocre food, and desmond was melting down by the end of it b/c they made us wait an hour b/c they made a mistake. So [...]
Beer: Rugged Trail Ale Brewer: Troegs Link: http://www.troegs.com/beers_nutbrown.htm NB: It’s been over a month since I had this beer, so … Taste: I recall a somewhat nut-like flavor. not peanuts, more like pecan. Otherwise it was a fairly midline brown ale. Colour: Medium/Light Brown? From memory, I’d say a little darker than amber, but not [...]
Beer: Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale Brewer: Atlantic Brewing Link: http://www.atlanticbrewing.com/beer.html Taste: Ale flavour. A little bitterness. And an aftertaste (afterhint?) of blueberry. If I didn’t know it was blueberry, it would have just been a little bitter, and have an aftertaste. Knowing what it was I could identify it and appreciate it. Colour: Amber. Definitely [...]
Beer: Peg Leg Brewer: Clipper City Link: http://www.clippercitybeer.com/home/beers_heavyseas.htm Taste: It’s an Imperial Stout. Dark tasting. Heavy, heady. Happy bitter. Chocolate & Caramel hints Colour: Dark. Black, even. Stout. Likeability: Very good. Not incredibly impressive or distinctive, but still very good. IBU: 25
Beer: Merry Monks Brewer: Weyerbacher Link: http://www.weyerbacher.com/cwo.php?id=7&page_id=17 Taste: Bitter. Sour. Evil. Very sharp. I think it’s probably the yeast and sugar the site lists that are added just before bottling. Apparently it’s like wine and it becomes dry as it ages. WTF? Colour: There’s a reason I have a rule against really light beers. This [...]
Beer: Old Skratch Brewer: Flying Dog Link: http://www.flyingdogales.com/beer-old-scratch.asp Taste: Unmemorable. Unfortunately, I drank this about a week ago. I have no recollection of it, really. As I recall, it tasted like a lager rather than an ale. Colour: Lite Amber. It’s not quite as dark as most ambers, but still amber-y Likeability: Very mediocre. Unimpressive, [...]
Beer: Dragon’s Gold Brewer: Bards Tale Beer Link: http://www.bardsbeer.com/ Taste: Tastes like an amber, but with a bit of a smoother flavor. And not red, more yellow. It’s Ciliac Sprue friendly. It’s a gluten-free beer! Made from sourghum. Color: Yellow. Not to say ‘gold’, even Likeability: I liked it. Definitely something I wouldn’t mind picking [...]
Name: Berry Weiss Brewer: Leinenkugel Link: http://www.leinie.com/berry_weiss.html Taste: Blackberry. And it’s not a subtle taste. I like blackberry jam. I’ll even eat blackberries. But beer? It might work if the blackberry were a complement flavour, something in the background to give some depth and body. But as the primary ingredient? All I could taste was [...]
Name: Black Hawk Stout Brewer: Mendocino Brewing Link: http://www.mendobrew.com/brews/black_hawk.html Taste: Fairly bland. Don’t get me wrong, it was decent, but it was your generic stout. Colour: Dark. Stout-y. Likeability: If it’s what’s on offer, I’ll drink it. But I’m not going to go out of my way to look for it. Generic enough, I wouldn’t [...]
Name: Red Sky at Night Brewer: Clipper City Brewing Link: http://www.clippercitybeer.com/ Taste: Decent. A bit of bitter, and it definitely TASTED “red”. Interesting factoid: I hear, smell, taste things as colors sometimes! I had this beer a couple days ago, so the taste is vague in my memory. It was, I suppose, immemorable. Not a [...]