Saturday, August 15, 2009

Week 15 Left Hand Smoke Jumper Porter

Poured into a regular 16oz pint, at home from a 22oz bottle.

Appearance was a dark, black color with tan head, about a fingers worth.

Aroma of roasted malt was very heavy and added to the taste of slightly smokey roasted grains and a lot of malt and caramel.

The mouthfeel was silky with a slightly warm feel on the tongue.

This beer is a bit on the heavy side but I could drink it again.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Week 14 Bornem Dubbel Abbey Ale

Brouwerij Van Steenberge

A: dark red silky light tan head
S: soapy?
T: sourness, grain
M: light

Week 13 Bernardus Abt 12

The second to last St Bernardus in the fridge, I may save the last Witte for later in the month.

Poured a dark cloudy brown, a tan head rises out of the bottle when you open and mounds of head gather at the top of the glass as you pour. It smells of wheat grain and alcohol.

The taste is malty sweet, with caramel with an alcohol bite as it glides by the tongue a slight bitter aftertaste at the end.

A lighter mouthfeel but still sweet with the alcohol dryness.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Week 12 Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale

A: amber heavy head
S: slight hop citrus
T: hop orange slight malt
M: high alcohol not really noticable
D: good, high alcohol

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Week 11 JW Lees, Harvest Ale matured in Calvados Casks

A: Dark amber, no head, haze with floaters
S: very sweet and malty
T: Sweet, Malty, molasses maple
M: very thick, flat sweet
D: almost too sweet but very enjoyable

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Week 10 Fort Collins, Barrel Licked Bock

Home 22oz bottle HighGrav
a: dark almost black head tan died quick
s: chocolate, malt
t: oak, chocolate, malt very sweet, whiskey
m: thick

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Week 9 Hurricane Reef Raspberry Wheat

One of the many beers I had from this brewery this week. I also had the Southernmost Wheat and the Pomegraint Porter which by far was the best beer of the week so far.

Went for a trip to the Florida Beer Company in Melbourne, FL They were bottling beer but still was able to serve us a few tastings. Another group, a mom and daughter I believe were there as well. The tasting room was upstairs and had a small view down into some tanks inside.