Review: Youngs St. George English Ale

Very smooth and light, not an in your face kind of flavor. Just a tasty, sweet beer.
Overall good Ale, above average for an English ale. Goes down very easy, no overwhelming flavors to comment on. Not the best and not the cheapest offering in this category.

Review: BBC Nut Brown Ale

Ties for a distant 3rd for my favorite Brown Ale. Didn't like is as much the 2nd time around.

Review: Rock Bottom Brewery Hoosier Ma ( Who's your Ma) Stout

Very, Very, Sweet Stout! Good, nice and strong but diabetics should watch out.

Review: Anderson Valley Brewing Co Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

Great flavor, sweet and smooth.

Review: Upstream Brewing Co. Blackstone Stout

Nice stout, teeters on the edge of an oatmeal stout or possibly a mocha stout.

Review: Bergoff Honey Wheat

Nice flavor more wheat than honey but that's not a bad thing. A bit more body than a Dundee's Honey Brown.

Review: Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale

The mild Maple taste added a sweetness that made this an exceptionally smooth Nut Brown. Yum!!!

Review: Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale

If you prefer the lighter beers and want to avoid beers brewed in batches so large they could fill a swimming pool then this is a good beer for you. In 1998 this won the silver in the American Kolsch category at the Great American Beer Festival.

Review; New Holland Brewing Full Circle Single Malt Ale

Very full malt flavor. Not too malty with a smooth full taste.

Review: New Holland Brewing Mad Hatter I.P.A.

This is a multiple award winner that is somewhat heavy on the Hops, but with a balance that pulls the whole thing together.

Review: New Holland Brewing Sundog Amber Ale

Nice tasting amber ale with a great tasting sweet malt finish.

Review: Crooked River ESB

Full, fairly hoppy English Ale. Good with a meal, it won't overpower the flavor of the food or fill you up.

Review: Barrelhouse Microbrewery Festival 2001

Barrelhouse Microbrewery Festival 2001

So this year we attended the Microbrew festival with new staff reviewer Beth. We tasted a combined total of 28 beers. You will notice her reviews are probably more in depth due to her background in wine tasting. She also favors lighter (not light) beers than I, so there is a better variety of beers than last year.

Main Street Brewing Pale Ale - This was so incredibly hoppy it almost seemed like we had a bad batch.

Sam Adams Oktoberfest - Strong solid flavor, malty but not overbearingly so

Great Lakes Moondog Ale - Somewhat bitter tasting but still smooth

Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout - Pretty standard oatmeal stout, good but not outstanding

Breckenridge Christmas Ale - Good Smooth Ale

Breckenridge Avalanche - Crisp Not too strong clean taste

Paulaner Oktoberfest - Not Bad !! Good balance.

Weihenstephauer Hefeweiss- A Fruity, possibly Banana taste, if that kind of thing works for you

Paulaner Hefeweisen - Good Wheat Beer

Spaten Dopplebock - Sweeter than I expected, outstanding flavor

Spaten Wheat - Less pronounced wheat taste, kind of a lemon/citrus taste

Abita Turbodog - Great brown Ale, one of my favorites

Bluegrass Brewing Nut Brown Ale - One of the better tasting nut brown ales

Bluegrass Brewing Darkstar Porter - Very Dry tasting like a red wine, kind of a tanniny taste

Pyramid IPA - Good, maybe a little on the hoppy side even for an IPA

Pyramid Apricot Ale - Very sweet and fruity

Pyramid Hefewisen - Not as wheaty as others

Allagash Brewing Double Ale - "Belgian Style Ale" Really good stuff

Stoney Creek Original Vanilla Porter - OK so this is a repeat. This is the one my sister got me started on and we both love the stuff.

Brooklyn Brewing Brooklyner Weiss - Distinct wheaty / fruity flavor

Left Hand Brewing Black Jack Porter - It's really good with surprisingly little aftertaste

Stone Brewing Co. IPA - Nice smooth not overly hoppy IPA

Stone Brewing Co. Smoked Porter - A really good Coffee / chocolate tasting porter

Dinkel Acker Pilsner - Too Hoppy for my taste

Weihenstephauer Original - very tart

Flying Dog Ale Doggie Style Classic Porter - has a nice Hoppy / caramel balance

Barrelhouse Brewing Powderhorn Porter - seemed too watery or my taste buds were numb by this point. ***Upon further research, I found this to be really tasty, full flavored (and very heavy).***

Barrelhouse Brewing Hocking Hills Hefeweisen - Has the cloudy look of a good Hefeweisen with all sorts of fruity tastes going on in there.

Barrelhouse Brewing Oktoberfest - Good lager with a nice hoppy flavor and a nice finish.

Review: Samuel Smith's "the Celebrated" Oatmeal Stout

I have been hit or miss with the Oatmeal stouts. This was OK I guess, I didn't find much to "celebrate" about. I will try another bottle. I suspect I might have gotten a bad one.

Review: Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout

Hearty Stout with a different type of taste. Not as heavy as a typical stout. It is a different type of taste for a stout. "Contractors to Her Majesty's Forces." Gold and Silver Medal winner from the International Brewers Exhibition.

Review: Arrogant Bastard Ale

This is a good hopped-up ale. Personally I think it is over hyped, not the do-all end-all ale, just an aggressively hoppy ale. I must be a real bastard for not liking this more.

Review: Arcadia Scotch Ale

"If it's not Scottish it's CRAP"
This is a really outstanding Ale. Great malt taste with molasses and chocolate hints and very thick and heavy like a motor oil, but much better tasting!!!!!

Review: Leinenkugel's Big Butt Doppelbock

This was a bit of a surprise. I wasn't aware it even existed. Nice full taste, love the rich malt flavor and clean finish. Not too filling, you could drink a few of these without a problem. I do have to say that while it is a good beer, it is not really a bock beer. I seems to lack the body of a true Bock beer.

Review: Samuel Adams Imperial Series Double Bock

Another surprise found as a single bottle and really liked it, good flavor, great roasted malt flavor.

Review; Larossa Birra Moretti

Very full, rich dark beer. It is great companion with a big plate of pasta but only have one. More than that and you won't have space for dessert.

Review: North Coast Brewing Scrimshaw Pilsner

Not a big fan of pilsners and this one did not do anything special for me. Very mild taste with not much in the way of flavor.

Review: Nut Brown Ale by Samuel Smith

I recently have had a chance to try this again and found it to be a great Nut Brown !!! Wonderful taste, not too sweet, very nice finish. I would have to say this moves up the list if not to the top of the list of the Brown Ales. My first experience with this beer was not that great, I was surprised to find it a bitter tasting beer with a nasty after taste. I truly believe I got a bad bottle the first time.
Easily my favorite Brown ale, possibly my favorite beer ever. Amazing flavor, sweet full finish.

Review: Samuel Adams Boston Lager

This is the flagship of the Sam Adams lineup. Not always my personal first choice, but a great beer and glad that Samuel Adams has persevered against the big brewing corporations. One the best example of American craft brews. I don't think I can add to all the awards and reviews out there other than to agree. I was amazed to find out that this was the first American Beer to pass the Reinheisgebot German Purity Law of 1516.

Review: Michelob Hefe Weizen, Honey Lager, Pale Ale, Black & Tan and Amber Bock.

My mother always said if you can't say anything good don't say anything at all, BUT.... Michelob decided to jump on the Microbrew bandwagon with a number of beers. They are but pale ( pardon the beer pun) comparisons to the beers they are emulating. Let me list just a few of the problems I have. Black & Tan ( in a bottle?? ). The Honey Lager has none of the sweet finish of a Honey brew. A Pale Ale that is a weak, watery mess. I am appalled at the number of restaurants and bars that have Amber Bock on tap as their token "specialty brew".
For the record I think the standard Michelob Premium beer is fine.

Review: Jefferson Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

Great Bourbon flavor with hints of chocolate and coffee. Smooth taste, flavor is rich and stays consistent from start to finish.

Review: Crooked River Select Lager

Formerly known as Black Forest Lager. Smooth Golden Lager.

Review: St. Peters English Ale

Fabulous English Ale. Great flavor, smooth finish. Also comes in a great looking bottle.

Review: Rogue Honey Cream Ale

I expected a smoother taste. I am not really a fan of cream ales anyway. Usually a big fan of the Rogue beers. This one was just not doing it for me.