Beer Ratings: Favorites

Dutchess Ales Wassaic, New York

Appearance: Gold-toned body, very light haziness. Slim, near white head. Smell: A lightly bready, lightly grainy scent with a faint note of citrus and light floral, herbal flourishes. Taste: Golden barley glazed with a slick honeyed cereal sweetness. Slightly bready quality. Subtle citrusy lemon hint. A slight, curious herbal hint akin to a touch of gentian. Lightly bitter. Finishes semi-dry. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Hint of slight creaminess to the overall mouthfeel. Overall: Not bad.

August Schell Brewing Company New Ulm, Minnesota

Can/Fest. A- Sangria, fruity. A- Red color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Red grapes, plum, sangria, slightly sweet. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, refreshing finish. O- Honestly really nice. A strong sangria flavor that's balanced.

Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle Malle, Antwerp

Bottle/Fest. A- Wheat, yeast, mild banana. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Gum, banana candy, yeasty, straw, faint spice. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- One of those classics that somehow I kept missing and finally realized after 10+ years.

Lupulin Brewing Big Lake, Minnesota

Can/Fest. A- Tropical fruits, rubber. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Tropical fruit, passion fruit, plastic. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, rubbery finish. O- Not great. A strong rubber and plastic aroma and flavor to it.

Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington

Tap @MBCC 2024, Yellow Session. Black, small beige head. Rich malty bourbon aroma, coffee and choc. Sweet flavour, bourbon sweetness, some coffe and chocolate.

Samuel Smith Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Bottle at Cittie of York, Holborn 01.6.24 Appearance is dark mahogany, near black with a tan head. Mouthfeel is smooth and full. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate. Taste dark malts, chocolate, slightly sweet. Enjoyed.

Dogfish Head Brewery (Boston Beer Co.) Milton, Delaware

Yes, yeah believe it or not or Caicos in San Diego mini mars 369 a can 19.2 cube Batman the greatest it’s coming up so high on the charts.

Short's Brewing Company Bellaire, Michigan

12 oz can. Smells of grapefruit pith and pine resin. Dark orange with a touch of haze. Tastes of grapefruit with a hint of orange and pine hints of malts come through that are quickly overcome by the hops. Finish is bitter. Good bitter IPA.

Microbrasserie Le Naufrageur Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec

Can. Dark pour with cherry highlights. Frothy head. Aroma of dark cocoa. Dark, chalky chocolate, some caramel raisin sweetness. Nutty. Maybe a little too sweet. Decent.

Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven - La Trappe Trappist Berkel-Enschot, North Brabant

June 2024. 330ml dark bottle, unfiltered, from LCB. Big surge from the bottle - got it into the glass just in time. Head quickly settles into a faint semi-circle rim at the edge of the glass. Looks nice in the La Trappe glass. Sweet, malty, rich. Nice. My sort of beer. Gentle woody notes balance the sweet toffee. Good one. [3.8] Dec 2020. Small dark bottle, unfiltered, from the Beer52 advent calendar. I like this. I like this rather more than I did last time. This is sweet. Candy sweet. Yummy. Great mouthful of barley malt sweetness playing with the live yeast. This is beer. And it's damn gorgeous. [3.9] Sept 2018. 330ml dark bottle, unfiltered, from BeerWulf. This is a pleasant straightforward Belgian amber ale. Sweet, but not too sweet. Spicy from the hot fermentation and active yeast, but not too spicy. Yeasty, but not too yeasty. A little hoppier than average. Perhaps a little more sombre than others, but that marks it out as a little bit different. I kind of like my Belgians to be sweeter and more fun, but I'm quite enjoying this. It has a subtle presence, with an interesting range of flavours. It's not one that's going to get big scores from me, but I am reasonably impressed and pleased with the experience. [3.2]

Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut

330ml bottle. Pours deep amber brown with a beige head. Aroma of malt and Belgian yeast. Taste of dried fruit. Sweetish finish.

Tired Hands Brewing Company Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Large white head, maintains a bit. Nice lace. Hazy blond appearance with a slight green tint, wonder why? Nose is grapefruit, sweet citrus, danky dank. Fairly full on the pallet, hint creamy, excellent carbo level. Just a whole lotta balanced hop flavor, faint pale malts with a bunch of green hop flavor, some dank, some citrus, some green green, some juicy fruit, just very flavorful and enjoyable, pretty massive APA actually and at only 5.2 you can crush a few and yer tastebuds will love you for it. Solid, clean finish, grassy and danky, very tasty and then to top it off,,, a solid bitterness is gifted to you in the end! A well brewed beer for hop heads. 16oz cans from statelineliquors. Very nice, indeed.

Cascade Brewing Portland, Oregon

2014 bottle. Pours blush into a tulip. Head quickly recedes to nothing. Apricot and plum aromas. Thick with tart apricot and plum front to back and into the dry, lactic berry finish. Pretty good for 10 years old...

Tucher Bräu (Radeberger Group) Fürth, Bavaria

1 pint .9 oz can served in a tumbler, from the fabulous 620 HEB collection- poured a brown with heavy dark maroon shading when held to a light source, tan head 3mm at start became wisps after a few minutes, aroma of biscuits and caramel. Hits the mouth with a medium body, malt is refined by the feel and is awesome, middle holds up well, finish is sweet , pretty good!

Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana

12 ounce bottle at The Winking Lizard in Copley, Ohio. Little bit of hop aroma. Deep yellow in color with nice white head. Taste little malt and little hops. Smooth, balanced, and tasty. Medium bodied. Malt and hop aftertaste. Really nice beer. Cheers!