posted by dave in category alt, favorite, yummy

My favorite session beer. Perfectly balanced sweetness, bitterness, and maltiness. Just the slightest kick of bitterness at the finish that makes me want another drink right away.

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Ounces Consumed: 3088

posted by dave in category favorite, porter, smoked, yummy

As good as it gets. Dark and smoky. Not too bitter and not too sweet. There's a bit of a "tang" to it that I can't describe any better. This beer can be aged for years too, though I doubt that I'd ever have the discipline to do it. Absolutely yummy. The best there is.

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Ounces Consumed: 2372

posted by dave in category chocolate, favorite, porter, yummy

(bottle) I was quite impressed by this. An aroma that I can only describe as chocolately-grapey. A flavor that stayed with me from the time my lips touched it to the time I swallowed - in other words, consistently good. Quite yummy. I wish I'd had another one.

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Ounces Consumed: 883

posted by dave in category belgian, davefest, favorite, yummy

My desert island beer. I only wish I could drink more than three or four without going into a coma. The ultimate Belgian as far as I'm concerned. If you don't like this beer, then I don't like you.

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Ounces Consumed: 4645

posted by dave in category adjuncts, favorite, yummy

The web page says cinnamon and nutmeg. I got none of that. What I got was ambrosia. The most unusual beer I've ever had, and it took me a while to pin down what I was experiencing. Copper colored, good lacing, and an actual flower aroma. The flavor was incredibly indescribable, but I'll try anyway. Take a beautiful woman, have her bathe in lilacs and Mr. Bubble. Now perform oral sex on her. That's how good this beer was.

UPDATE 12/24/07: I've been able to have this in bottles recently. The aroma is as I remembered, the flavor is very good, but maybe not quite the orgasmic experience I remembered from before. Very much a session beer. One of my favorites.

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Ounces Consumed: 386

posted by dave in category belgian, favorite, yummy

Cloudy dark red. An intense fruit aroma, with a mixture of dark cherries and apples and citrus. Easily one of the best beers I've ever had. Fucking yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 1506

posted by dave in category brown, favorite, scotch, yummy

Had this on tap at a bar with the same name in Las Vegas. By the end of the week I knew I'd found my new favorite non-smoked beer. Perfectly balanced sweetness and bitterness, and also with a little touch of something special in the base flavor. Very tough to describe though.

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Ounces Consumed: 720

posted by dave in category chocolate, davefest, favorite, stout, yummy

A fantastic beer, from the intense chocolate syrup aroma through the creamy mouthfeel to the delicious smooth finish. Beyond yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 3393

posted by dave in category adjuncts, belgian, favorite, yummy

(bottle) Wow. I wasn't expecting a beer this special. The label says "Belgian Ale Brewed with Juniper Berries." There's not a whole lot that I can add to that description, but I owe it more. Very dark red, almost purple. Aroma of dark fruits and juniper and grapes. Indescribable flavor. Finish a little drying. Flat-out yummy. If there's a better beer on Earth, then I haven't had it. I want more right now and always.

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Ounces Consumed: 287