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Steelhead Double India Pale Ale

April 8, 2009

Name – Steelhead Double India Pale Ale
Country – United States
Type – Double IPA

Appearance – Pours a very cloudy copper color. You can see what looks like yeast floating around in it. Very small bubbly head that disappeared quickly and didn’t lace the glass.

Smell – Some sweet caramel like malt smells with a big presence of grass like hops.

Taste – Slight malt taste upfront but then followed with big bittering hops and a bit of an alcohol bite.

The appearance of no real head disappointed me. Even on the second bottle I had there wasn’t really one after thinking I may have done a bad pour the first time around. It is definitely big on hops but not a big hop bomb at all. The alcohol bite to it, especially near the end of the glass, got strong and took away from the rest of the flavors. A slightly above average double IPA.

Overall Grade – C+

Mendocino Special Edition Bock Beer

April 7, 2009

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Name – Mendocino Special Edition Bock Beer
Country – United States
Type – Bock

Appearance – Poured a clear copper copper with a very small bubbly head that disappeared very quickly.

Smell – Smells were malty with hints of caramel and nuts.

Taste – A roasted nut flavor with hints of caramel. Slight alcohol taste at the end.

This one is pretty straight forward with not much complexity to it. Not really a bad thing because they don’t go over board but just seeming isn’t all there.

Overall Grade – C+

Ommegang Witte

April 3, 2009

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Name – Ommegang Witte
Country – United States
Type – Witbier

Appearance – Poured a cloudy straw gold color with a big bubbly white head.

Smell – Pleasant citrus smells, predominantly lemon but some orange notes in there as well. Some mild spice smells in there as well.

Taste – Very nice mixture of the citrus tastes as mentioned before with some spices making it a very flavorful white.

Ommegang are quickly become a favorite of mine as they make solid beers to the style that they are going for. Witte is no different. It has a great smell and taste that fit the mold of what a white beer should be perfectly.

Overall Grade – A