Beer Review Thread

MrDrew · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:33 am Post subject:

The Reverend

Brewer: Avery Brewing Company (Boulder, CO)
Style Quadrupel

My Review:
Pours a deep copper color, with a finger tall off-white head. Lacing is really nice throughout. Palate was medium to heavy. Scent is dough/bread malt, some fruit (plum/raisin?), and some citrus hops. Taste is a bread malt, some dark fruit, spice, a slight citrus hop, and a very light hint to alcohol.

Nice blend of a lot of flavors. I could taste fruit, but can't put my finger on it. A 10% beer, but didn't really taste like it. The alcohol did have a nice warming effect though. Paired really well with the pork roast I ordered.

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56GiantPens66 · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

Beer is proof that god loves us and he wants us to be happy---Ben Franklin
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twslhs20 · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:17 am Post subject:

Sam Adams Oktoberfest

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Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Pours dark brown, though not opaque, with some mahogany when held up to a light. Two-fingered head, not too much retention.

Dogfish Head describes this as a hybrid between an American Brown Ale, and India Pale Ale, and a Scotch Ale. I would say it leans mostly toward Brown/Scotch. It has the sweetness and caramel flavors of a scotch ale, but has the nose, appearance, and chocolate/coffee notes of a brown.

The mouthfeel is really somewhat thin for how high this beer is in alcohol content (7.2% ABV). It's quite drinkable and you might find yourself in trouble if you don't look on the label to see how high it is in alcohol content, though I should note it will taste almost like a liqueur if you drink it out of the bottle (not that I recommend drinking any beer out of a bottle anyway).

Finish is where the hops come through, and that's about the only time I can compare this to an IPA. It's definitely not as strong in the hops as an IPA usually is, but the kind of floral notes do come through.

This is a really good beer; I'll definitely buy it again. A tad on the expensive side, though ($10.99 for a six-pack).

Overall Grade: 8.5
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RyanFuller003 · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 19902

Anyone had Bud Light Golden Wheat yet? I'm pretty sure it's probably just going to taste virtually identical to Blue Moon, but I'm not about to buy a six-pack of it to find out . . . I may order it at a bar sometime when it just doesn't have anything but Bud/Coors/Miller.

At least Bud is making an attempt to get into the micro market. Miller still has yet to find a response for Bud's American Ale and now Bud is releasing another macro version of a craft beer. Interesting.
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Do you guys ever find that you have too much beer in your fridge? I keep buying more, yet I'm pretty backed up as it is. Right now I have 13 different brews in my fridge. I find every time I go to the store I end up picking up something new. I think I need to have a power night one of these nights to cut down on my stock.
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SLCDallasFan · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject:

Who else loves hefeweizen?
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