 Angeloregon (2002), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 1, 2008 On tap a the the brewery in Kingston, WA--Poured a very light brown body with a practically non-existent head. Nose of malty. ruddy, infected nose. This brewer needs to get it together.
bitbucket (1572), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Dec 30, 2006 Bomber. I previously tried the Hood Canal Stout, and it was infected. Looking at the other comments here, it looks like their porter has the same problem. It has been a month since the last rating, and the last report of infection. Maybe I got a newer batch? I pour a tall glass with some trepidation. Is the huge tan head despite the infection? Because of the infection? The first taste? It’s also the last taste - IT"S STILL INFECTED. Can this brewery pull it together and actually bottle a decent beer?
after4ever (1753), Brier, Washington, USA
Nov 24, 2006 Bomber. Pours nearly jet black with a thick, sedimentary tan head of suds and mousse. Really good looking beer. Nose of tart must, funk, foot, and horseblanket. Umm...that can’t be right. Oh, god. Could barely drink a sip. What a catastrophe. Utterly infected. Tastes like sucking on a dirty foot face down in a mud puddle in a game preserve. And I’ve had good beer from these guys on draft before, trying to say something nice here. It, ah, looked tasty. Just confirming the infection issues I guess...kind of been a while since they were last noted, too.
glkaiser (999), Seattle, Washington, USA
Apr 17, 2006 Same problem as DarkElf....also bought recently at Bottleworks. I was looking forward to this too. Tastes kind of like.....chocolate soda from a baby’s diaper. WIll re-rate some other day.
DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
Apr 4, 2006 (22 oz bottle: $3.29 at Bottleworks in Seattle, WA) I’m really getting tired of buying bottles of beer from the Pacific Northwest, only to have so many of them be infected as shit. This is a great area for beer, but half these places have no business bottling beer. This is my third bottle from Hood Canal, and all three have been infected, this one to the point of absolute undrinkability. And you can’t blame Bottleworks, this is on the brewery, plain and simple. Ultimately, of course, I’ll retry this and all the other Hood Canal beers, but until then, let this review serve as a warning to those who don’t feel like taking the risk.
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