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    Old Scratch Amber Lager

    February 10, 2009
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    Name – Flying Dog’s Old Scratch Amber Lager
    Country – United States
    Type – American Amber Lager

    Appearance – Pours an amber to copperish color with a very minimal head that went away quickly.

    Smell – Sweet smells of caramel and apple.

    Taste – Taste had an ever so slight roasted flavor to it with hints of apple as well.  Nice hoppy background to it.  Different taste for a lager but in a good way.

    I haven’t reviewed a lager in some time so I felt it was needed and thought that Flying Dog was a well respected brewery that I should give their lager a try.  This isn’t your typical lager but Flying Dog seems to pride themselves on not being your typical brewery.  It has a nice sweet taste to it at first with a hoppyness right there from the middle to end.  You aren’t going to get this type of flavor in most lagers.  A good brew overall.

    Overall Grade – B+

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    Rogue Chipotle Ale

    February 10, 2009
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    Name – Rogue Chipotle Ale
    Country – United States
    Type – Chili Beer

    Appearance – Poured slightly murky copper color with a frothy white head.

    Smell – Overwhelming smell of peppers.  Couldn’t really pick anything else up.

    Taste – Peppers, peppers and more peppers.  I really didn’t pick up anything malts or hops in the taste and it also tasted a bit rubbery.

    This was my first chili beer and may very well be my last.  I figured I would give it a whirl but was just met with something I just didn’t like.  When I had a glass with our taco dinner it was bearable but trying to drink it alone was a challenge.  I like spicy foods but I don’t want to taste peppers in my beer.  Now I know better.

    Overall Grade – D-

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    Stoudts Double IPA

    February 8, 2009
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    Name – Stoudts Double IPA
    Country – United States
    Type – Double IPA

    Appearance – Poured a clear copper color with a nice sized white head.

    Smell – Piney with some citrus notes in the background.

    Taste – Slightly malty with a hoppy finish.  Slight notice of the alcohol in the taste.

    This one could sneak up on you.  It is not as big of a hoppy beer as you would think for a double IPA but it is 10% ABV so if you aren’t careful this will do some damage to you.  I enjoyed it overall and thought it was a good brew in comparison with other double IPAs I have had previously

    Overall Grade – B-

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