Ninkasi - Sleighr Dark Double Alt Ale (7.2% ABV)

Ninkasi - Sleighr Dark Double Alt Ale (7.2% ABV)
- Hardly any aromatics at all when opened or poured
- Dark nearly black color .. light just barely penetrates it
- Medium mouthy feel .. not creamy, rich or velvety
- Mmmm .. this is very nice .. not overly malty alcoholy, nor hoppy bitter, or flat
- I really like this .. I was expecting something rich, smooth, malty alcohol winter ale
- I'd get this again & again .. 8.5/10

American Brewing Co. - Breakaway IPA (7.2% ABV)

American Brewing Co. - Breakaway IPA (7.2% ABV)
- Light flowery hops aromatics
- Golden amber color, slight haze to it, fluffy dense head, almost looks like nitrogen head
- Mmmm, medium almost creamy mouthy feel, starts off lightly bitter-sweet, goes down nice
- Aftertaste has trailing bitter hops that linger on for a while, not face twisting bitter
- Maybe a very slight orange/lemon peel bitterness
- Different IPA .. it's kinda nice .. might buy it again, 6.5/10

MacTarnahan's HumBug'r Ale (5.3% ABV)

MacTarnahan's HumBug'r Ale (5.3% ABV)
- Light roasted malts/grains aromatics
- Medium bodied, clean and smooth mouthy feel
- Clean roasted grains/malts taste .. not too espresso dark or too alcoholy malty taste
- Similar after taste
- Not bad .. decent light-ish Winter ale .. 7/10

MacTarnahan's Amber Ale (5.1% ABV)

MacTarnahan's Amber Ale (5.1% ABV)
- Light fresh/dry hops & amber malts aromatics
- Medium bodied, smooth, well balanced of hops, malts, grains for a EZ to drink amber ale
- Slight trailing of hops at the very end
- I'd drink it again & again .. 7.5/10

Two beers Brewing - Evolutionary IPA (6.2% ABV, 70 IBUs)

Two beers Brewing - Evolutionary IPA (6.2% ABV, 70 IBUs)
- Light pine tree & flowery like hoppy aromatics
- Medium bodied, medium smooth~silky mouthy feel
- Pine~flowery like bitter hops taste, dark caramel like malts .. slight citrus too
- Light bitter hoppy & tangy zest aftertaste .. sticks to the tongue for a bit
- Mmmm .. this is a very good IPA, similar to Stone IPA .. abit more piney~tangy hops & silky mouthy feel
- Highly recommend it if you're a hop head that likes flowery/piney hops .. 8/10

Pyramid - Curve Ball Blonde Ale (5.0% ABV)

Pyramid - Curve Ball Blonde Ale (5.0% ABV)
- Hardly any aromatics
- Light~medium bodied, clean~light mouthy feel
- Light clean malts & hops .. clean aftertaste
- Looking for a nice, clean, light beer for a hot or humid summer day .. get this
- I'd get it again, 7/10

Lagunitas - Lucky 13.alt Ale, Anniversary Release (8.9% ABV)

Lagunitas - Lucky 13.alt Ale, Anniversary Release (8.9% ABV)
- Nice light earthy like fresh hops & grains aromatics
- After the pour, there is a nice citrusy tangy like aromatics
- Medium bodied, smooth & semi-thick mouthy feel
- Nice fresh hops taste & semi-sweet honey malts .. not bitter or flowery hops
- Somewhat orange/citrusy/sweetish flavor .. similar aftertaste, light tangy hops at the every end
- It's not bad .. I'd maybe get it again .. 6.5/10

Elysian - The Mens Room (5.6% ABV)

Elysian - The Mens Room (5.6% ABV)
- Light hop & malt aromatics
- Medium bodied, smooth~velvety mouthy feel
- Smooth but crisp light hoppy bite, mellow smooth malty finish .. bits of the hoppy bite
- Nice all around red ale .. would buy it again, 7/10

Henery Weinhard's - IPA

Henery Weinhard's - IPA
- Clean aromatics .. hardly anything at all
- Light~medium amber color, clean/clear .. similar mouthy feel
- Kinda has that typical Henery grain/malt taste .. but with some light bitter hopyness
- Very clean & crisp tasting .. the hops come in clean and finish clean .. kinda like a IPA light
- If you want a EZ to drink, slightly bitter IPA, for hot summer days .. try this
- I'd get it again .. 7/10

Widmer Brothers - Barrel Aged Brrrbon (9.4% ABV), Limited Release #3 Fall 2010

Widmer Brothers - Barrel Aged Brrrbon (9.4% ABV), Limited Release #3 Fall 2010
- Hardly any aromatics .. very light grains & malts something .. trace of spices
- Medium bodied, smooth slick mouthy feel
- Huh .. light, smooth, almost creamy like malt/grain taste, with a nice touch of bourbon barrel flavor & spices .. hardly any hop bitterness
- It's kinda like a smooth rich malty ale with some bourbon in with it
- I cannot tell that is it 9.4% ABV .. none of the deep malty-alcoholy flavors
- This is very smooth to drink .. hardly any aftertaste, just hints of the bourbon maltyness & spices
- I didn't know what to expect with this one, I am surprised .. 9/10

Elysian - LOSER Pale Ale, Corporate Beer Still Sucks. (7% ABV)

Elysian - LOSER pale ale, Corporate Beer Still Sucks. (7% ABV)
- Mmmmmm...nice flowery smell of Crystal hops, hints of mango too
- Light~medium bodied, smooth mouthy feel
- Clean and smooth balance of light hops bitterness, sweet flowery hops, light sweet malts
- Very easy to drink, I'd recommend this to a "NASCAR" beer drinker (Coors, Bud, Miller..etc) to try a more flavorful beer
- Highly recommended 8/10

Alaskan - Imperial IPA (8.5% ABV, IBU 60)

Alaskan - Imperial IPA (8.5% ABV, IBU 60), Pilot Series Limited Edition Specialty Beers
- Caramel like malty & flowery hops aromatics
- Smooth, silky, medium mouthy feel
- Semi sweet malty, light bitter & flowery hops taste
- Slight bits of citrus peel type bitter-sweet
- Very similar after taste .. a bit more trails of the hoppy & citrus bitterness
- This is a smooth and EZ to drink beer .. I cannot really tell it is 8.5% ABV
- Nothing like what I was expecting from having other Imperial IPAs .. 7/10

Lagunitas - Wilco Tango Foxtrot (WTF) Ale (7.8% ABV, OG 1.072, IBU 64.20)

Lagunitas - Wilco Tango Foxtrot (WTF) Ale (7.8% ABV, OG 1.072, IBU 64.20)
- Flowery Fresh Hops & Rich Malty aromatics
- Light bodied mouthy feel, dark malty color, fairly light CO2 feel
- Mmmm .. Oooh .. Wow! Clean crisp hop bitterness (not face twist bitter), nice rich/robust malty taste
- Slight hop finish with the malts too
- OMG, wow, this is a great ale! 9/10

Ninkasi - Believer Double Red Ale (6.9% ABV)

Ninkasi - Believer Double Red Ale (6.9% ABV)
- Nice malty, sweet like aromatics
- Mmmmm .. yummy malty sweetish taste .. hint of hops
- Medium-smooth mouthy feel
- Similar aftertaste as initial
- I like this! Highly recommend 8/10

Ninkasi - Spring Reign Ale (6% ABV, IBUs 38)

Ninkasi - Spring Reign Ale (6% ABV, IBUs 38)
- Nice light, fresh/dry hoppy aromatics & grains/malts
- Medium, slightly creamy mouthy feel
- Nice light crisp hops bitterness, light rich malts/grains .. kinda like Boston Lager IPA
- Slight bitter aftertaste .. not face twisting .. but a clean bitter aftertaste
- Recommend it for a slightly different hoppy IPA type.

Stone - Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine Style Ale (12% ABV)

Stone - Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine Style Ale (12% ABV)
- Opened the bottle, smells lightly of sweetish hops & malts
- Semi sweet malt & crisp bitter hop flavors, medium-creamy mouthy feel
- Way different aftertaste .. kinda hard to describe, other than barley wine if you know what I mean
- Bottle said to age at cellar temp 55ºf or below .. maybe I should have kept it for years before I tried it
- Man the 12% ABV kicks in fast ..

Crispin - Natural Hard Apple Cider (6.5% ABV)

Crispin - Natural Hard Apple Cider (6.5% ABV)
- Fairly sweet apple & light honey aromatics
- MMMMMmmmmmmmmm, damn this is good, semi-dry, semi-sweet hard cider
- Very EZ to drink, I could see myself getting carried away drinking this in big gulps
- Highly recommend, 8/10

Full Sail - Bump in the Night, Cascadian Dark Ale (6.5 % ABV)

Full Sail - Bump in the Night, Cascadian Dark Ale (6.5 % ABV)
- Very light burnt/smokey aromatics
- Complex, smokey, semi-burnt, grains, malts, slight bitter hops flavor
- A bit of an odd, almost soapy like aftertaste .. and then trails to a smokey bitterness
- Medium, smooth creamyish mouthy feeling
- Definitely complex & different .. I kinda like it .. will try it again .. 7/10

Flyers - Afterburner IPA (6.5% ABV)

Flyers - Afterburner IPA (6.5% ABV)
- Light dry hop aromatics
- Lots of thick CO2 if poured wrong (I did that to get more aromatics going)
- Nice bitter IPA taste .. not flowery .. just bitter, medium-thick mouthy feel
- Whoa, strong bitter trailing aftertaste .. kinda metallicly too .. not steel, not iron .. maybe copper
- Dang, this is straight up bitter IPA, gives Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA a run for its bitterness
- Not sure if I'd get it again .. I like more of a fresh/flowery bitter IPA .. 6.5/10

Elysian - Bete Blanche Tripel, Spring Seasonal (7.5% ABV)

Elysian - Bete Blanche Tripel, Spring Seasonal (7.5% ABV)
- Nice a-typical Tripel aroma, semi-sweet, banana-ish, maybe apple
- Light in color & body, very nice CO2 feeling
- Mmmm, nice and smooth, light tripel tastes
- Abit of apple/cider, pear, banana, light Begian hops bitter
- Aftertaste is similar, abit more citrusy, and coriander
- Very very easy to drink, I could gulp it down if I wanted too
- I really like this Tripel, highly recommend it
- I will buy again, 8/10

Elysian - Dragons Tooth Stout (7.5% ABV)

Elysian - Dragons Tooth Stout (7.5% ABV)
- Nice thick, creamy, almost syrup like pouring action
- Light fresh/flowery Hops & kinda nutty aromatics
- Heavy, thick, creamy mouthy feel
- Semi-sharpish, malty alcohol, and abit of bitter hops
- Lots of dark, complex, roasted malty flavors, with a light hoppy bitter back
- I really like this .. very good hearty, malty, alcoholy & light bitter hoppy beer
- 8/10