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Mischief

Name – Mischief Country – United States Type – Belgian Strong Pale Ale Appearance – Poured a cloudy orangish color with a big fluffy white head.  It leaves a decent amount of lacing on the glass. Smell – The Belgian yeast stands out to me along with citrus and fruity hops.  Some pineapple I get [...]

Rogue Double Chocolate Stout

Name – Rogue Double Chocolate Stout Country – United States Type – American Imperial Stout Appearance – Poured pitch black in color with a nice sized brown head. Smell – Straight up smells like powdered chocolate that you would use for chocolate milk as a kid. Taste – Obviously there is more chocolate here and [...]

Modus Hoperandi

Name – Modus Hoperandi Country – United States Type – American IPA Appearance – Pours a very clear amber color with a nice sized white head.  There is plenty of lacing on the glass throughout. Smell – Holy hop head Batman, this thing smells uber fresh.  The hop characters are piney, citrusy and a bit [...]

Guava Grove

Name – Guava Grove Country – United States Type – Saison Appearance – Poured a pretty cloudy copper color.  There was a very thin white head that was gone very quickly no matter how vigorous I poured it. Smell – You get tropical like fruit.  I’ve never eaten guava before so I’m not sure if [...]

Yuengling Porter

Name – Yuengling Porter Country – United States Type – American Porter Appearance – Pours a very dark brown color with a nice sized light brown head that does stick around a bit a leave some lacing on the glass. Smell – Roasted and chocolate malts up front.  There is a slight bit of coffee [...]

Insanity

Name – Insanity Country – United States Type – English Barleywine Appearance – Poured a reddish brown color with a nice sized white head that did leave some good lacing. Smell – Quite malty with hints of caramel and dark fruit.  You get a bit of oak and a slight alcohol burn in the nose [...]

Oro De Calabaza

Name – Oro De Calabaza Country – United States Type – Bière de Garde Appearance – Poured a very cloudy orange color with a big fluffy white head. Smell – Acidic sour apple, yeasty and a slight bit of vinegar. Taste – Very crisp lemony and sour apple tartness to it.  There is a small [...]

Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA

Name – Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA Country – United States Type – English IPA Appearance – Poured a mostly clear golden orange color but there was some haze to it.  Big fluffy white head that leaves some lacing on the glass. Smell – As with almost all Stone brews, here come the hops!  Big [...]

Hoppin Frog Outta Kilter

Name – Hoppin Frog Outta Kilter Country – United States Type – Scotch Ale Appearance – Pours a clear amber/red color with a big bubbly off white head. Smell – Awesome nose here.  Lots of malts and caramel with some nutty and bready notes as well. Taste – Very sweet and caramel like malts here [...]

1554 Enlightened Black Ale

Name – 1554 Enlightened Black Ale Country – United States Type – Belgian Dark Ale Appearance – Pours a very dark brown to black color but there is some ruby red highlights along the edge of the glass.  There is a good sized tan head that leaves a bit of lacing on the glass. Smell [...]

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