Mike Loves Beer

Name - Rogue Double Dead Guy
Country - United States
Type - Doppelbock
Appearance - Light brown amber color with a nice sized off white head.  The picture doesn’t show because the battery died right as I was pouring and had to change them.  By the time I changed them the head went down.
Smell - Sweet smell of [...]

Posted on September 28th, 2008 under Doppelbock. Tags: Doppelbock, double dead guy, rogue. Comments: None

Name - North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
Country - United States
Type - German Pilsner
Appearance - Light straw color with little to no head.
Smell - I struggled with any type of smell at all.  There was a faint smell of malt and fruit.
Taste - Simple and to the point.  A crisp, malty taste with a hint of hops.
The [...]

Posted on September 26th, 2008 under Pilsner. Tags: north coast brewing, Pilsner, scrimshaw. Comments: None

Name - Warsteiner Oktoberfest
Country - Germany
Type - Marzen
Appearance - Light orange/gold color with a nice sized white head.
Smell - The aroma is malty and slightly grainy.
Taste - The taste was very light of malts and bread.
With my recent Marzen kick in getting prepared for Oktoberfest I have to say that this one was a dissapointment.  [...]

Posted on September 26th, 2008 under Marzen. Tags: german beer, Marzen, oktoberfest, warsteiner. Comments: None

Name - Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat
Country - United States
Type - Wheat
Appearance - Light/Mid golden color, comparable to apple juice. No head, even when poured improperly from a bottle.
Smell - An overwhelming smell of cherries. Very aromoatic, similar to liquored cherries. Very appealing, but deceving.
Taste - Great taste, but different from the first time I sampled [...]

Posted on September 26th, 2008 under Wheat. Tags: cherry wheat, samuel adams, wheat beer. Comments: None

That’s right we are finally following the trend of all the cool people. You can add us as your friend on MySpace by going to www.myspace.com/mikelovesbeer_com.
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 under Announcement. Tags: myspace. Comments: None

So with Oktoberfest upon us you have noticed I have been doing a good deal of reviews on Oktoberfest styled beers.  I recently found this article on the big six of Oktoberfest.  I found that I have only had one of the six and as I recently reviewed it is my favorite Marzen out there, [...]

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 under Beer News. Tags: lantana oktoberfest, Löwenbräu, oktoberfest, spaten. Comments: None

Name - Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale
Country - United States
Type - American Brown Ale
Appearance - Light brown color with little to no head.
Smell - Very sweet and pleasant smell of maple syrup and brown sugar.
Taste - A slight taste of maple syrup but over all and kind of empty taste that leaves you wanting more.
I [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2008 under American Brown Ale. Tags: american ale, maple nut brown ale, tommyknocker. Comments: None

Name - Lagunitas IPA
Country - United States
Type - IPA
Appearance - A rich gold to slightly amber color with a nice white head that stuck around a good amount.
Smell - A faint hoppy smell with a hint of pine.
Taste - I have to say that between the two bottles I had of it there were completely [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2008 under IPA. Tags: india pale ale, IPA, lagunitas. Comments: None

Name - Spaten Oktoberfest
Country - Germany
Type - Marzen
Appearance - A deep amber color with a small white head that disappeared quickly.
Smell - A sweet malty smell that is very pleasant.
Taste - A nice blend of sweet malts.  Minimal hops.  Smooth aftertaste.
This was the first Spaten I ever had a few years ago but couldn’t remember [...]

Posted on September 17th, 2008 under Marzen. Tags: german beer, oktoberfest, spaten. Comments: 2