Mike Loves Beer

Name - Sea Dog IPA
Country - United States
Type - India Pale Ale
Appearance - A medium to dark amber coloring. When poured into a chilled glass, produces an emmense amount of a thick white head.
Smell - A very favorable sweet aroma, not overwhelming but very pleasant.
Taste - The taste is amazing, one of the best IPA’s [...]

Posted on December 23rd, 2008 under IPA. Tags: india pale ale, IPA, sea dog. Comments: None

Name - Avery India Pale Ale (IPA)
Country - United States
Type - American IPA
Appearance - A golden yellow pour that was pretty hazy with a nice white head.
Smell - Citrusy notes on top of a nice hoppy smell.
Taste - A sweet taste with tastes of citrus, lemon and grapefruit predominantly, and bread.  Not overly hoppy like [...]

Posted on December 4th, 2008 under IPA. Tags: avery brewing, avery ipa, india pale ale, IPA. Comments: None

Name - Great Divide Hercules Double IPA
Country - United States
Type - American Double IPA
Appearance - Cloudy reddish color with a nice sized foamy white head that stuck around for quite a while.
Smell - Hoppy of course with a slight scent of citrus notes.
Taste - Very hoppy at first but finished with a crisp, sweet flavor [...]

Posted on December 2nd, 2008 under Double IPA, IPA. Tags: great divide brewing company, hercules double ipa, IPA. Comments: None

Name - Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA
Country - United States
Type - American IPA
Appearance - A clear amber color but the head was very minimal on both bottles that I poured.
Smell - Mildly hoppy smell.
Taste - It has a floral hoppyness to it with some slightly sweet malts.  I would say caramel tasting with them.
I love [...]

Posted on November 24th, 2008 under IPA. Tags: flying dog brewery, IPA, snake dog ipa. Comments: None

Name - Sierra Nevada 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale
Country - United States
Type - American IPA
Appearance - Nice amber color with white foamy head that stuck around for almost the entire drink.  Left nice lacing down the glass the entire way.
Smell - Hoppy but with some sweet malt and citrus notes to it.
Taste - A [...]

Posted on November 16th, 2008 under IPA. Tags: IPA, sierra nevada, sierra nevada harvest, wet hop ale. Comments: 2

You hear about people going to food and wine pairings all the time. Even down here in Florida we have the annual Food and Wine Festival at Disney’s Epcot. Sometimes people forget that food and beer can go well together. Certain foods bring out the flavors in the beer more and visa [...]

Posted on November 11th, 2008 under Event Review. Tags: avery brewing, beer and food pairing, bx beer depot, dogfish head, IPA, left hand brewing company, stone brewing, stoudts. Comments: 2

Name - Heavy Seas - Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale
Country - United States
Type - American IPA
Appearance - Orangish, gold color with really no haziness.  Not much in terms of head really.  Starts off a nice white head but disappears very quickly.
Smell - Hoppy with hints of pine, spices and slight citrus.
Taste - A typical hoppy taste [...]

Posted on October 21st, 2008 under IPA. Tags: clipper city brewery, heavy seas loose cannon, hop3, IPA. Comments: None

Name - Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale (2008)
Country - United States
Type - IPA
Appearance - A clear amber color with a small white head.
Smell - Hoppy smell with pine.
Taste - Very hoppy but over powering with a taste of pine.
I did not know this was an IPA when I purchased it and when I found out was [...]

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 under IPA. Tags: anniversary ale, IPA, sierra nevada. 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