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    Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

    October 3, 2008
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    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 looking forward to trying it.  But upon the first smell I had a bad feeling about it.  It had this strong pine smell to it and the taste was much the same.  It just didn’t sit well with my taste buds.  The pine taste was just way to strong for me.

    Overall Grade – D

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    Anchor Steam

    October 3, 2008
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    Name – Anchor Steam Beer
    Country – United States
    Type – California Steam Beer

    Appearance – Hazy amber color with a nice sized frothy white head.

    Smell – Sweet malt with a hint of honey.

    Taste – A nice sweet malty taste with a bit of a hoppy presence.

    This is very nice straight forward beer.  Overall a very nice presentation with it’s appearance, smell and taste.  Will definitely have this again in the future.

    Overall Grade – B+

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    Rogue Double Dead Guy

    September 28, 2008
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    Name – Rogue Double Dead Guy
    Country – United States
    Type – Doppelbock

    Appearance – Light brown amber color with a nice sized off white head.  The picture doesn’t show because the battery died right as I was pouring and had to change them.  By the time I changed them the head went down.

    Smell – Sweet smell of caramel and malts.

    Taste – A sweet taste with a presence of caramel.  There is a slight taste of alcohol in the after taste but not enough to make this a bad taste.

    Being a fan of the original Dead Guy Ale I was intrigued by this one.  Also the very cool painted bottle drew me to it as well.  I wasn’t disappointed with this beer at all.  The little bit of alcohol taste is a bit annoying but overall this is still a top beer.

    Overall Grade – A-

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