Mike Loves Beer

Name - Lagunitas Censored (The Kronic)
Country - United States
Type - American Red Ale

Appearance - Poured a clear red color with a decent sized white head.

Smell - A sweet smell of hops and citrus to it.

Taste - Great mix of hops and malts here.  The hops come in a little up front but are finished of with a slightly sweet malt taste.  A little like caramel.

I have been having a knack for picking beers with a good mixture of malts and hops lately.  This one is probably the best out of those.  Very good mixture with a clean finish.  Great beer here.

Overall Grade – A-

Name - Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale
Country - United States
Type - American Red Ale

Appearance - A nice clear amber color with a slightly off white head.

Smell - Not very extreme with the smells but a slight malty smell with a hint of the hops.

Taste - Very nice mix of malts and hops.  Not over powering with either and had a very clean and crisp finish.

My experiences with brews from North Coast Brewery have been extremes.  They either have a big burst of flavor that is a little too much for me or not a whole lot.  I must say that this one was different.  While it didn’t burst with flavor it didn’t lack any either.  It was just right.  It’s not very hoppy at all so if hops isn’t your thing you may enjoy this one as it mixes them in well with malts.

Overall Grade – B

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 was recommended on this by the owner of PP Cobb while we were at the Treasure Coast Beer Festival so I decided to take a stab at it.  The appearance and smell were really nice but when it came to taste it was seriously laking.  Even with two bottles I was just wondering why the taste was so minimal.  I was a little disappointed but may want to try it again sometime down the road.

Overall Grade – C