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Highland Oatmeal Porter

July 3, 2009

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 chocolate smell with some roasted notes but again they were really hard to get. Some might find other smells in there. I didn’t

Taste – Very light on the body and little sweet chocolate taste and a small roasted background to it. Nothing intense but also not that stood out.

I had Highland’s Gaelic Ale at a pub beer and wasn’t impressed at all with it. But I spotted this one on the shelf and thought I’d give it a try. I was quite a deal disappointed. I didn’t get much in the way of smell or flavor with it. After trying it I read some reviews on how some people loved it and it has a nice bold taste. I just didn’t get that in either bottle I had. Unless the whole batch was bad I just can’t see it.

Overall Grade – D

Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen

July 2, 2009

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Name – Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen
Country – United States
Type – Hefeweizen

Appearance – Pours a very murky straw gold color with a small white head that disappeared but not all that quickly.

Smell – Very distinguishable smells of banana, cloves, spices and some citrus notes.

Taste – The taste is pretty spot on to the smell with the banana and cloves being the dominant taste. Some spices are tasted at the end.

This is the newest addition to the Sierra Nevada year round brews and I think it is a good one. I think it contains all the proper elements of a good American version Hefeweizen. Very flavorful throughout and quite refreshing.

Overall Grade – A-

Pilsner Urquell

July 1, 2009

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Name – Pilsner Urquell
Country – Czech Republic
Type – Czech Pilsner

Appearance – Poured a very clear golden color with a small white head that was gone very quickly.

Smell – Smells were primarily grainy with some hop and grass type notes to it.

Taste – Crisp, dry hop taste up front followed by a bitter, grainy taste that sort of lingers in your mouth afterward.

I have seen this one time and time again and just never took the time to give it a try. I was caught a little off guard with how strong a taste it had for a pilsner. Very grainy in my opinion but quite refreshing.

Overall Grade – B-