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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Name – Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic
Country – United States
Type – Fruit Beer
Appearance – Poured a quite murky copper color with no head at all.  Both bottles I had brought forth no head.
Smell – Very faint cranberry smell.  It isn’t hard to pick up but it is very weak.  Not much else.
Taste – A tart cranberry [...]

Founders Centennial IPA

Name – Founders Centennial IPA
Country – United States
Type – American IPA
Appearance – Poured a clear amber color with a big white head that left lacing on the glass.
Smell – Very subtle hop aroma.  Kind of pine like and earthy.
Taste – The hops on this are really funky.  I can’t quite describe it but the piney [...]

Massive Midget (Home Brew Tasting)

Name – Massive Midget
Country – United States
Type – Stout
Appearance – Poured a dark brown but let some light through with a huge bubbly light brown head.
Smell – Wasn’t picking up a whole lot but did get some coffee like notes.
Taste – Very highly carbonated.  Some coffee and chocolate notes with a slightly boozy backing to [...]

The Kaiser

Name – The Kaiser
Country – United States
Type – Marzen
Appearance – Pours a clear ruby red color with a big white head that was gone pretty quick.
Smell – I have to say I didn’t pick up a whole lot on the nose.  Some subtle malts and a slight pick up of the alcohol.
Taste – This was [...]

Blue Fin Stout

Name – Blue Fin Stout
Country – United States
Type – Irish Dry Stout
Appearance – Poured a deep black color with a big, bubbly light brown head.
Smell – Strange, funky smell that was like soap from it.  Could pick up some roasted malts and chocolate in there but they are overpowered.
Taste – A very similar taste with [...]

Stone Smoked Porter

Name – Stone Smoked Porter
Country – United States
Type – American Porter
Appearance – Poured a black color with some reddish highlights along the glass.  Big tan head but it went down pretty quick.
Smell – Predominant sweet smells.  I was picking up cherry and licorice.  Slight smoked smell in there as well.
Taste – Wow did this throw [...]

Highland Oatmeal Porter

Name – Highland Oatmeal Porter
Country – United States
Type – American Porter
Appearance – Poured a dark brown with some red hues around the edges of the glass.  A nice white head but was gone rather quickly.
Smell – The smell was really hard to pick up.  All the scents were very minimal.  There was a slight milk [...]

Samuel Adams Longshot Traditional Bock

Name – Samuel Adams Longshot Traditional Bock
Country – United States
Type – Bock
Appearance – Pours a semi clear brown to dark red color with a one finger off white head that disappeared quickly.
Smell – Slight caramel and roasted malts are picked up but it is pretty subdued.
Taste – Slight malt taste up front but it is [...]

Full Sail IPA

Name – Full Sail IPA
Country – United States
Type – American IPA
Appearance – Poured a very clear amber color that had a decent sized white head.  It had a decent amount of lacing to it.
Smell – Piney hops dominate the nose with some citrus notes in the back.
Taste – Pine hops are at the forefront of [...]

Samuel Adams Imperial White

Name – Samuel Adams Imperial White
Country – United States
Type – Witbier
Appearance – Poured a hazy amber color with a small white head that disappeared quickly.
Smell – Small malt smells with hints of yeast and banana.
Taste – Very much with an alcohol bite to it. Some yeasty taste to it but can’t get past the [...]

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