posted by dave in category porter, smoked, yummy

(bottle) Black with a huge tan head. Nice aroma of smoke and roasted malts. Medium mouthfeel. Smoky and very malty flavor. A yummy beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 22

posted by dave in category smoked, yummy

(draft) Cloudy dark brown. Medium head. Delicious smoke aroma. Flavor was pretty good. Much more subdued than other Schlenkerla offerings. Maybe a little bacony, but this was surprisingly good.

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Ounces Consumed: 1544

posted by dave in category smoked, yummy

I was not expecting to like this. I don't know why. A nice clear dark amber color. The aroma of a smoky campfire. The smoke flavor is fairly apparent, and it's just smoke - no bacon or grapes or anything else to taint the flavor. I liked this a lot.

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Ounces Consumed: 35789

posted by dave in category smoked, yummy

The first time I had this, I wasn't very impressed. Now, four years later, I see that my palate has become sophisticated enough for me to recognize this for what it really is. A truly great smoked beer. Can best be described as a more intense Marzen.

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Ounces Consumed: 1009

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 adjuncts, yummy

A nice copper color with a decent head. Starts out a little bitter but has a sweet finish and aftertaste. Works out to be very well-balanced. Another winner from Juneau.

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Ounces Consumed: 196

posted by dave in category adjuncts, belgian, yummy

(bottle) Beautiful dark amber color. Fantastic malty and spicy aroma. Fizzy mouthfeel. Flavor of wheat and yeast and apple peels. Fucking yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 89

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Clear golden in color. Decent head, good lacing. Intoxicating aroma of orange peels and apple peels, with some unidentifiable spices thrown in for kicks. Flavor is fairly mild, a little drying because of the 9% ABV. After swallowing a sip, I immediately wanted another sip. This cycle repeated until the bottle was gone. Yummy in an undescribable way.

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Ounces Consumed: 24

posted by dave in category davefest, scotch, yummy

(draft) One of my favorites. I seemed to enjoy this more and more each time I had it. Probably the best Scotch Ale I've had. The flavor is hard to describe. I think that this one of those beers that you have to drink to understand just how good it is.

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Ounces Consumed: 100

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

Recommended to me because of my recent infatuation with Belgian ales, this definitely did not disappoint. A nice reddish color and a decent head with a fair amount of lacing. For me, as with all Belgians, the overwhelming flavor is that of apples. I can drink this in complete comfort. It's just yummy. Not quite as complex as a tripel I had a few weeks ago, but with a better overall flavor.

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Ounces Consumed: 1216

posted by dave in category chocolate, stout, yummy

(draft) Lacing doesn't even begin to describe the foam that clung to my glass. A very nice stout - reminded me a lot of Murphy's. There was just a hint of chocolate, but nothing overpowering or pretentious at all. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 60

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 stout, yummy

(bottle) Black with a nice tan head. Fairly strong aroma or roasted malts. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor mostly of roasted malts, with a touch each of chocolate and coffee. Very yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 192

posted by dave in category brown, yummy

Dark copper, with huge head and good lacing. Malty flavor with caramel and toffee in there too. Mouthfeel a little thin, but a great-tasting beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 820

posted by dave in category wheat, yummy

(draft) A very cloudy yellow beer. Strong banana aroma. Came with a citrus wedge that I seem to have removed before it ruined the flavor. Quite yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 24

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(draft) Smells like old socks. Looks like a lager. Tastes fantastic. Reminds me of the winter ales from the established Belgian breweries. Apples and other, unidentifiable, fruits predominate. A very surprising beer from one of my favorite breweries. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 56

posted by dave in category davefest, stout, yummy

(draft) Oh, Bell's Kalamazoo Stout, where have you been all my life? This is as close to the perfect stout as I've ever had. All of the flavor of an imperial, but without the high ABV and without the alcohol burn. My new favorite non-chocolate stout in the entire world. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 543

posted by dave in category porter, smoked, yummy

(draft) Very dark red, with a nice tan head. Smoky and malty aroma. Flavor very malty and smoky. Wow. Quite yummy. World-class, in fact. As good as I've ever had.

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Ounces Consumed: 212

posted by dave in category brown, yummy

(draft) Clear brown. Nice beige head with great lacing. Aroma and flavor of malt and molasses. Really good. Yummy, in fact.

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posted by dave in category porter, yummy

(draft) This beer that I didn't care for a year ago has either been changed or (more likely) my own tastes have changed. I found this to be a very good porter, even with the slight bitterness to the finish.

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Ounces Consumed: 488

posted by dave in category adjuncts, bourbon, yummy

A very dark red. Bourbon aroma is very faint - almost not noticeable. The flavor is that of a very mild stout with only the slightest hint of bourbon showing up in the finish. Not too bad. Quite good actually. Yummy, in fact.

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Ounces Consumed: 596

posted by dave in category brown, yummy

(draft) Malty and a little chocolately. In other words, extremely good. A session beer that can also be used for special ocasions. I recommend this highly.

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Ounces Consumed: 142

posted by dave in category porter, smoked, yummy

(draft) Black with a nice tan head. Light aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavor of roasted malts and a little smoke and a little chocolate. Wow. A yummy beer, though it could use more of everything.

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posted by dave in category adjuncts, bourbon, stout, yummy

(draft) Black. Large brown head with great lacing. A nice chocolately flavor behind the bourbon, which shows up mainly in the lingering finish. Pretty damn yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 192

posted by dave in category belgian, lambic, yummy

(bottle, 2002 vintage) Like a regular, somewhat mild, Belgian strained through dirty sweat socks. This is what I was expecting from a lambic festival! A little sour, a little drying, a lot tasty.

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Ounces Consumed: 20

posted by dave in category brown, yummy

(draft) I've rated this a little higher than most brown ales because there was something special about it. I don't know what, though. There was a slightly spicy aroma and flavor. Whatever it was, it was damn good.

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Ounces Consumed: 24

posted by dave in category belgian, fruit, yummy

(draft) Hazy gold with a decent white head. Mild aroma of apple peels and tropical fruits. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Flavor definitely reminds me of the tropics. A very yummy beer.

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posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(draft) Smelled better than it tasted, but it smelled fantastic. Nice and malty with some spice aroma that I couldn't identify. Taste was very similar to the Great Lakes Christmas Ale - if you like that, you'll like this.

UPDAYE 111805: Not similar at all to the Great Lakes brew. Still delicious though. Sweet and complex, I got a little bit of cola flavor that I hadn't noticed before. Too strong for more than one in a night, and that sucks.

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Ounces Consumed: 126

posted by dave in category chocolate, porter, yummy

(draft) Took a long time to pour, but worth the wait. Very smooth. Nice chocolate aroma and flavor that reminded me of Young's Double Chocolate Stout. This is a very good beer. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 367

posted by dave in category smoked, stout, yummy

I had a little of this. I remember liking it, but quite frankly I was too drunk to remember much else about it. I will provide a real review the next chance I get.

Update 050909: Black, with a small tan head that faded quickly to nothing. Fairly strong aroma and flavor of roasted chocolate and malts. A little too bitter, mostly because of the 8% ABV. Decent is all I can say at this point.

Update 011314: Beyond yummy. All bitterness gone and replaced with maltiness and peaty smokiness. Wow wow wow.

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Ounces Consumed: 289

posted by dave in category adjuncts, experiment, yummy

(mixture) I mixed 1/2 Bells Cherry Ale with 1/2 BBC Dark Star Porter, and ended up with something greater than the sum of its parts. The too bitter porter balanced very nicely with the too sweet/sour Bells, and it was just excellent. I, apparently, am a frickin' genius.

Ounces Consumed: 60

posted by dave in category adjuncts, belgian, experiment, smoked, wheat, yummy

(mixture) I mixed 1/2 NABC Tunnel Vision with 1/2 Rogue Smoke Ale. For whatever reason, I figured that the honey sweetness of the Tunnel Vision and the smoky bitterness of the Rogue Smoke would play off each other quite well. I was right. I would drink the stuff if it was available commercially.

Ounces Consumed: 20

posted by dave in category smoked, wheat, yummy

(mixture) I mixed Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier and Spezial Rauchbier on a 1:1 ratio. Amazing head, courtesy of the Weihenstephaner. Aroma of bananas and cloves, slightly subdued. Flavor of a German wheat beer. The smoke shows up in the finish. Yummy. I'm a freakin' genius.

Ounces Consumed: 20

posted by dave in category belgian, experiment, wheat, yummy

(mixture) I mixed Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier and Delirium Tremens in the 16.9:11.2 ratio dictated to me by the bottle sizes. Mixing what are perhaps the ultimate representations of German wheat and Belgian strong ales, I'm not quite sure what I was expecting to accomplish. One thing that I definitely wasn't expecting was to create a beer that would make me believe in God. Well, so much for expectations. Way beyond yummy.

Ounces Consumed: 28

posted by dave in category belgian, davefest, yummy

Cloudy yellow with a head that lasted throughout the glass. A great belgian beer. Well carbonated and fairly thick-tasting. This was as close to drinking hard cider as I think I could stand. I liked this beer a lot, but at a whopping 10% alcohol I know that one will always be my limit. One of my all-time favorites.

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Ounces Consumed: 405

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(bottle) Pours very dark brown, with a nice beige head that lingers. Aroma of alcohol and malts. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of alcohol and lightly roasted malts. Tastes like the finish is going to be overwhelming, but then it's silky smooth. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 33

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Very dark, very fruity aroma. Taste reminded me of dark cherry wine. The second half of my glass - once the head had dissipated - was much better than the first half. Not as complex as the Delirium Noel, but yummy in its own way.

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Ounces Consumed: 514

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

Dark brownish red with a very dense head that lasted forever. A very nice completion to the Delirium triad. Not as much spice as I was perhaps expecting, but very drinkable. More similar to Delirium Nocturnum than to Tremens. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 413

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 porter, yummy

(draft) OMG.

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Ounces Consumed: 25

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(bottle) Wow. Black with a long-lasting tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Thick mouthfeel. Flavor most of roasted malts, with a nicely balanced coffee and chocolate counterpoint. Flat-out yummy. I want more.

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Ounces Consumed: 22

posted by dave in category adjuncts, chocolate, stout, weird, yummy

(draft) Hazy very dark brown. Minimal white head. Indescribable aroma. Maybe light chocolate and light malts. Thick mouthfeel. Amazing and indescribable flavor of nuts and chocolate and roasted malts. Very very good.

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Ounces Consumed: 23

posted by dave in category yummy

(draft) A mild aroma and flavor. There was a hint of spice at the finish. Quite interesting. I liked it. A Winter Ale that's almost low enough in alcohol to be a session beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 44

posted by dave in category porter, yummy

(draft) Very dark brown. Nice beige head. Subdued aroma of burnt malts. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of roasted malts, almost acrid, but still fucking yummy. Maybe a touch of chocolate and licorice, too.

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Ounces Consumed: 453

posted by dave in category chocolate, stout, yummy

(bottle) Black with a thin brown head. Nice malty chocolate aroma. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor very malty, with chocolate and a hint of oak. Doesn't taste as strong as it is. Very yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 34

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(bottle) Black with a thin brown head. Fairly strong aroma of roasted malts and alcohol. Creamy mouthfeel. Very nice flavor of roasted malts and a little smoke. Evident alcohol burn at the finish. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 53

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

They may call it an "Abbey Tripel" but to me this is a Belgian Ale, and it had all of the appleness that I've come to expect from Belgians, but this beer had a lot of other characteristics that I cannot even begin to describe. It was one of the most complex beers I've ever had. Yummy.

Update 080605: Yes, I am now aware that an Abbey Tripel is a type of Belgian Ale.

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Ounces Consumed: 70

posted by dave in category adjuncts, yummy

Another winner from this excellent brewery. Very complex but well balanced. Starts out sweet, with a complicated blend of spices that I won't try to describe, followed by a surprising bit of cinnamon heat at the end. Nothing overpowering. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 120

posted by dave in category porter, yummy

(bottle) One of the best porters I can remember having. Understated notes of coffee and chocolate. Roasty and yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 341

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(draft) Black with a good tan head. Roasty and smoky aroma. Wow. Flavor is fantastic. Very roasty and smoky. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 35

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(draft) Not at all what I was expecting. This seems more like a Christmas ale than anythng else. I got a lot of fruit that I'll call raspberry. A yummy beer. The high ABV is very well hidden - a little too well perhaps.

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Ounces Consumed: 422

posted by dave in category stout, wheat, yummy

(bottle) Black with ridiculous head. Aroma of dark-roasted malts and chocolate. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is much like the aroma. There's a gentle touch of liqorice at the finish that almost, but not quite, masks the alcohol burn. Quite yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 17

posted by dave in category smoked, yummy

(bottle) Fizzy brown with a huge tan head. Complex aroma with wheat and smoked malts and floral hops. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Very nice flavor that starts smoky and finishes clean, with a bit of an alcohol bite. Very yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 68

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 belgian, yummy

(draft) Looks like a lager, so scary. Smells like unpeeled apples. OMG tastes fantastic! I may just cream. Fucking yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 26

posted by dave in category porter, smoked, yummy

(bottle) Almost completely black. Huge heaping head. Heavenly smoked malt aroma. From under the massive layer of foam, some chocolate notes rose and made themselves known. The mouthfeel is a lot thinner than I was expecting. Flavor is intensely sweet. Some smoke in the finish. After the first few sips, I became numb to the sweetness, and the overall balance of the beer became evident. Quite yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 660

posted by dave in category adjuncts, weird, yummy

(draft) Clear dark copper in color. Good head and lacing. Strong spice and malt aroma and flavor. Mouthfeel seemed a little watery at first, but it seemed to thicken as the glass emptied. Flavor is nutmeg and cinnamon and a touch of citrus. A lingering slightly hoppy finish. A yummy beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 132

posted by dave in category brown, yummy

(draft) This beer is quite simply excellent. Brewed and sold only in the Northwest, it's exemplifying a level of quality and taste that all microbreweries should strive to meet instead of just churning out random recipies with unusual labels. Hoppy, but with a smooth underlying finsh that never quite goes away - it just fades.

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Ounces Consumed: 2555

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Hazy gold with lots of fizz. Good-sized head. Aroma fairly standard for Belgian ales. Flavor quite yummy. The usual for this style, but with some tiny hints of spices and maybe even some caramel in there. One of the best.

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Ounces Consumed: 197

posted by dave in category adjuncts, yummy

(bottle) Black with bubbly tan head. Malty aroma with licorice. Flavor much like the aroma. More malty and spicy than licoricey. Good.

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Ounces Consumed: 29

posted by dave in category porter, yummy

(draft) Pours black with a nice brown head. Very enticing aroma of roasted malts and chocolate and coffee. Medium mouthfeel. Very good flavor of roasted malts. Quite roasty, and quite yummy. A world-class porter.

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Ounces Consumed: 33

posted by dave in category brown, weird, yummy

Clear dark orange. Kind of a weird color. No head to speak of. An aroma of malts and hops that was pretty enticing. Medium mouthfeel. The flavor was extremely good. The hops seemed to be a mixture of the piney kind (which I hate) and the flowery kind (which I love) and there was also a strong malty component to the flavor, and a tiny hint of smoke. Definitely very interesting and drinkable. I'd love to try this on tap someday. Yummy.

Update 110208: I've had it on tap, and it's still yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 1291

posted by dave in category chocolate, stout, yummy

Fucking yummy and chocolately and yummy. Whoever says that there's no good beer at Laclede's Landing is an idiot. This beer was worth the trip all by itself.

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Ounces Consumed: 32

posted by dave in category adjuncts, bourbon, stout, yummy

Despite the name, this is an oatmeal stout aged in used Jack Daniel's barrels. The bartender says that every beer in the place is "lager-style" which to me means yeast. Whatever they call it, this beer is yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 36

posted by dave in category adjuncts, bourbon, chocolate, fruit, stout, yummy

(bottle) The color of very dark cola, with a medium tan head. Aroma of everything. Roasted malts and coffee and and bourbon and wine and dark fruits and even chocolate. Smooth mouthfeel. Very busy flavor with a lot of different flavors all fighting for supremacy. A touch of alcohol burn from the sip through the finish. A very yummy beer. Also, this is my 800th rating!

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Ounces Consumed: 40

posted by dave in category adjuncts, brown, weird, yummy

(draft) Clear brown. Zero fizz. Smells like a pine tree - must be the mugwort. The flavor is very weird, and very good. I like this a lot. Tastes like it should have more alcohol than it does.

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Ounces Consumed: 340

posted by dave in category adjuncts, bourbon, porter, yummy

(draft) Wow! The regular Bob's 15B is decent, if a tad bland. The aging has transformed this into a fantastic beer. A dark brownish-red hue, very little head, some lacing. Very strong bourbon aroma at first that subsides about halfway though the glass. The thing I like most about this beer, aside from the wonderful aroma, is the nearly instantaneous finish. There is no aftertaste to taint the next sip.

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Ounces Consumed: 140

posted by dave in category smoked, yummy

(draft) This beer has gone through a few different incarnations, all leading up to this, what may be the ultimate smoked ale. Dark brown, minimal head. Malty aroma with a teasing hint of smoke. The first couple of sips are sometimes bitter, but that usually fades quickly and all that's left is yumminess. I really wish that this were available more often.

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Ounces Consumed: 6871

posted by dave in category chocolate, smoked, yummy

(draft) Black with a thin brown head. Enticing chocolatey grapey smoky aroma. Thinnish mouthfeel. Wow. Roasty and creamy and smoky. Quite yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 211

posted by dave in category chocolate, stout, yummy

(draft) Black with a decent tan head which completely disappeared within one minute.. Strong aroma of roasted malt and a touch of chocoloate. Flavor is like the aroma. Mostly roasted malt with a touch of chocolate. And no hop bitterness! Yay! I really like this beer, so I'l probably never see it again once this batch is gone. I'd better drink up while I can.

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Ounces Consumed: 120

posted by dave in category smoked, yummy

I'm Combining my descriptions here. See the entry for Cone Smoker.

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Ounces Consumed: 840

posted by dave in category yummy

(draft) Dark and sweet. There was a slight bitterness to the finish that made me want to take another sip right away. The description says molasses, but I didn't get any of that. I got more of a fruity flavor that might have been plums or cherries. A very pleasant surprise was that it's not that strong (7% ABV). A very good beer that I will probably drink until it's gone.

UPDATE 011408: This year's version seems a bit more malty than that of previous years. Also, I finally detected some of the molasses that's always been advertised. I can't say that this year's version is better than before, but I also can't say that it's any worse.

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Ounces Consumed: 1006

posted by dave in category smoked, wheat, yummy

Black with a nice tan head that lasts forever. Mild smoky aroma. Thickish mouthfeel. Flavor of a nice smoked beer, a tad bitter which is good. Overall a yummy beer that I never heard of before.

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Ounces Consumed: 110

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(draft) More than black, this beer absorbed all light from within a radius of several feet. The tan head was fairly impressive as it lasted until the glass was empty. A light aroma of roasted malts, with a touch of coffee and chocolate in there as well. Flavor was almost all roasted malts, though the beer somehow managed to stay very well-balanced. Extrremely yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 501

posted by dave in category brown, davefest, yummy

Newcastle is one of those beers that tastes good from the first sip of the first glass to the last drop of the third glass. It's as steady as a rock. Not as flavorful as some of the beers I've been drinking recently, but it's extremely well-balanced, and with only 5% or so ABV, it makes a very good session beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 28245

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Hazy dark brown. Minimal head. fantastic aroma of malt and raisins. Fairly intense malt flavor. Apples and raisins predominate. Fucking yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 120

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(draft) A wonderful beer. Intensity everywhere from the aroma to
the flavor to the finish. Dark chocolate and quite a lot of roasted malt. A sweet burning finsh that made me want another sip right away.

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Ounces Consumed: 149

posted by dave in category porter, smoked, yummy

(bottle) Almost black with a decent tan head that faded quickly. Aroma is mild smoke and chocolate. Flavor is mostly mild smoke flavor. I really like this because there's nothing competing with the smoke. Pretty damn good. My second-favorite smoked porter.

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Ounces Consumed: 897

posted by dave in category belgian, wheat, yummy

(draft) Hazy gold. Nice whitish head. Aroma of bananas and spices. Kinda smells like a German wheat, but stronger. Fullish mouthfeel. Flavor a nice cross between a good German wheat and a good Belgian triple. Damn this place makes yummy beers.

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Ounces Consumed: 12

posted by dave in category yummy

(draft) Black with a small brown head. Malty aroma. Chewy mouthfeel. Flavor of roasted malts and alcohol. Nice smooth finish. Definitely an imperial stout, but without the alcohol burn of most. A yummy beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 22

posted by dave in category wheat, yummy

(draft) Pretty standard German hefeweizen in appearance and aroma and flavor. Just a touch of sourness at the finish that wasn't too bad. I liked this much more than I expected to. A lot more.

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Ounces Consumed: 698

posted by dave in category belgian, davefest, yummy

(draft) Nice and thick with very good lacing. A slightly different apple taste than I've had with other Belgians - maybe some caramel in there too? A very good beer that would probably kill me if I had more than two.

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Ounces Consumed: 275

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(draft) Fizzy black with a minimal but lasting brown head. Strong aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Intriguing. Wow. Creamy mouthfeel. Fairly strong flavor of dark chocolate with enough roasted malts to hide the alcohol very well. Incredibly yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 13

posted by dave in category adjuncts, stout, yummy

(draft) Black with no detectable head. Enticing aroma of dark roasted malts and spices. Medium mouthfeel. Yummy flavor of roasted malts and smoke and spices. Flat-out yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 12

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 belgian, brown, yummy

(draft) Very good. Cloudy brown color, little head to speak of. Taste of apples that have almost gone sour. There were a couple of other, more subtle flavors. Maybe raisins and honey. I wanted more right away.

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Ounces Consumed: 54

posted by dave in category rye, smoked, yummy

(draft) Hazy brown. Ridiculously huge head. Nice campfire aroma. Flavor very smoky and malty with a nice touch of rye as well. Very yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 55

posted by dave in category saison, yummy

(draft) Clear gold in color. Looks like a lager, so scary. The flavor is awesome. There are the typical apple undertones, but this is a lot thicker-tasting than most saisons I've had. Damn good. Yummy actually.

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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 chocolate, stout, yummy

(bottle) Pours black and syrupy. Minimal brown head. Enticing chocolate aroma. Flavor of chocolate and roasted malts. Very malty. Incredibly yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 140

posted by dave in category chocolate, stout, yummy

(bottle) Hard to find anything wrong with this beer. If I had to pick something it would be the high ABV which limits the amount that can be consumed. A yummy chocolately flavor with a fairly intense alcohol burn. Quite good, and I will be buying more bottles which I will try to let age.

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Ounces Consumed: 82

posted by dave in category davefest, smoked, yummy

(draft) It was a good beer, not nearly as smoky as I'd been hoping, but the smoke flavor and aroma was still pretty apparent. It had a less wide-ranging and complex flavor than the Cone Smoker I get when I'm back home, but sometimes simpler is better. A little subdued. Quite yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 968

posted by dave in category adjuncts, yummy

(draft) A very nice surprise. Dark clear amber. Minimal head. No detectable aroma. The yummy malty and fruity flavor came out of nowhere. There are supposed to be citrus adjuncts but I couldn't detect them at all.

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Ounces Consumed: 10

posted by dave in category saison, wheat, yummy

(bottle) Hazy dark yellow, with a whitish head that faded quickly. Aroma of wheat and must and apple peels. Flavor smooth and balanced, with just a touch of tanginess. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 23

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(bottle) Black with a nice beige head. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate and licorice. Thick mouthfeel. Flavor seemed milder than I was expecting because it was so well-balanced. Quite yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 26

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

Black with a nice tan head. Fairly strong aroma of roasted malts and dark chocolate. Very intriguing. Creamy mouthfeel and flavor. Quite roasty and smooth. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 12

posted by dave in category adjuncts, belgian, yummy

(draft) A very nice beer, with a good blend of various unidentifiable spices. I got no citrus at all, and I'm glad for that. Quite yummy actually.

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Ounces Consumed: 20

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

(draft) Cloudy yellow/orange. A nice head that faded quickly. This is a very citrusy Belgian when it first enters the mouth, but then the pumpkin takes over and coats the mouth with sweetness, then there were some nice spices in the finish. Just yummy. It seemed like it had a high ABV, but its 10.5% still surprised me.

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Ounces Consumed: 30

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

(draft) Kind of funky aroma, which was to be expected I suppose. A mild mustardy flavor, just a slight spiciness. Much much better than I'd expected. I will have more of this, definitely.

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Ounces Consumed: 348

posted by dave in category brown, yummy

(draft) Almost black, with a nice tan head that faded quickly. Aroma of malts and hops and coffee. Flavor more of the same. Too much coffee flavor to really appeal to me. decent though.

UPDATE: After about half the glass was gone, I got used to the coffee taste, and the sheer yumminess of this beer shone through.

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Ounces Consumed: 16

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

Black, with a thin brown head. Aroma was surprising - it smelled like tires. Medium sticky mouthfeel. Flavor of bitter chocolate, roasted malts, and licorice. The finish was extremely well balanced - it just slid down my throat. Pretty damn good.

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Ounces Consumed: 49

posted by dave in category apa, weird, wheat, yummy

Had a sample, and was intrigued enough to have a half-pint next. Hazy yellow in color. Good head and great lacing. Aroma was mostly floral, with a touch of the bubble gum scent that was expected because of the beer's name. Flavor was pretty damn good. Intense, but it never quite got to the point where it was overpowering. A little citrusy, not bitter at all. A little weird. I liked it a lot.

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Ounces Consumed: 7539

posted by dave in category yummy

(bottle) Dark reddish brown with a complicated aroma that seemed to include cola. Started out bitter but finished very sweet. A very thick mouthfeel and a very nice flavor that made me drink very quickly. Quite yummy, but perhaps not as yummy as the $15 I paid for it would indicate.

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Ounces Consumed: 12

posted by dave in category chocolate, porter, yummy

(draft) That first taste nearly overpowered me. I still can't believe that this beer comes from a brewpub catering to the flavor-impaired masses. Very chocolately, very roasty, very delicious. One of the best porters I've ever had.

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Ounces Consumed: 153

posted by dave in category brown, davefest, yummy

I have to say that despite the long-winded name this is one of the best beers I've had in a long time. Smooth, not too strong, not too weak. What an excellent session beer! I wish I could describe it more clearly. "Drinkable" is the word that comes to mind most often. Malty and complex. Neither too sweet nor too bitter. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 2084

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Hazy orange. Pretty good head that faded quickly. Aroma was "tangy" if that makes any sense. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of balanced citrus and Belgian hops. Reminded me of a saison, but with much more flavor. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 25

posted by dave in category belgian, wheat, yummy

(bottle) Hazy light amber in color. Huge head. Fantastic aroma of apple peels and bananas and cherries. A strong Belgian wheat flavor. More sharp and tangy than most. Think Blue Moon on steroids. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 61

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Cloudy yellow, with a decent amount of foam. Aroma of wheat and malt and a touch of oak. Flavor quite similar to Belgian wheat ales. Goes down very easily, the alcohol is very well hidden. Yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 224

posted by dave in category belgian, brown, yummy

(draft) Quite yummy actually. This surprised me until I remember that the same brewer makes La Fin Du Monde. If I had to describe this, and I guess I do, I'd call it Newcastle on steroids.Dark amber. Nice head. Sweet and malty aroma and flavor. I want more right now please.

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Ounces Consumed: 145

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

(bottle) Hazy brown with a good-sized head. Faint aroma typical of Belgians of this style. Flavor fruity and malty, light but extremely well-balanced. Yummy. Also, I hope nobody ever points a gun at my head and tries to make me pronounce this thing, because, if so, then I'm dead.

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Ounces Consumed: 25

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

Black, revealing amber only when strongly backlit. Huge creamy head. Aroma of oak and malty apples and cherries. Flavor is like the aroma, only better. There's something else there, maybe grapes of all things. Pretty damn yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 197

posted by dave in category chocolate, stout, yummy

(draft) Incredible head and lacing. Had a strong coffee aroma but the flavor was an incredible blend of both coffee and chocolate. Very creamy and very yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 406

posted by dave in category stout, yummy

(draft) Stupid name for a beer, but for a band it might be cool. Black with a nice brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and oak. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of roasted malts and chocolate and something indescribable, but yummy. One of the best new beers I've had in a very long time.

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Ounces Consumed: 128

posted by dave in category adjuncts, yummy

(draft) It reminds me of the Great Lakes Christmas Ale that I enjoyed so much a few months ago. There was some fruitiness that I will call raspberry and some nutmeg as well. My only real problem with this beer is that it's rather strong and I cannot safely have more than one.

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Ounces Consumed: 280

posted by dave in category belgian, yummy

This beer is evil. Pure evil. To taste the way it does, which is actually fairly mild, but to pack that much alcohol - well like I said it's evil. As I said, a fairly mild (and fairly standard) Belgian taste. A slight alcohol finish is the only thing that hints at the wolf underneath this sheep's clothing.

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Ounces Consumed: 238

posted by dave in category davefest, wheat, yummy

Fantastic aroma and flavor, typical for this style. Low enough ABV to drink several of them in one sitting, and that's another thing I take advantage of. Incredibly yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 4131

posted by dave in category wheat, yummy

(draft) Hazy greenish-yellow, with a minimal white head. Aroma of bananas and wheat, typical for the style. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor typical for a German Wheat, but with more of everything. Fucking yummy.

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Ounces Consumed: 281

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