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03-09-2011, 11:17 AM
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AW's Beer Reviews
Since we know that beer goes good with so many types of foods (and by itself too!!!), I thought I'd start up a thread containing reviews of the beers that I've been sampling.
Also, rather than having a separate thread for each review, I'll just keep them all culminated here in one spot.
Enjoy! And chime in with your opinions/reviews and recommendations!!!
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03-09-2011, 11:17 AM
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Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Dark
Brew: Weisse Dark
Brewed by: Hacker-Pschoor Bräu; Munchen, Germany
Style: Weizenbock
Glassware: Best served in weizen glass or mug.
Personal Notes: These German brews are steadily growing on me! This brew sports a body that is a dark amber, slightly cloudy (maybe a bit murky?) but, moreover, like dark honey that has crystallized somewhat. Topped off with a thick, frothy, bubbly white head that stays with the bear all the way through! Warm scents of apple (like a warm apple pie), sweet malt, clovers and bananas tease the nose as you bring it close. This brew is soooooo smooth, thick (but not chewy!!) and creamy. Slightly fruity (apple? banana? but only so slight)... and malty (like a good malt from a fountain shop). There's a slight hint of bitter hops but it is so well blended in with the rest of the delicious flavors of this brew that it doesn't stand out. What a very wonderful dark wheat German beer!!
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03-11-2011, 08:02 AM
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Brew: Spaten Optimator
Brewed by: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu, Germany
Style: Dopplebock
Glassware: Best served in a pilsner glass or beer mug. Although I don't mind mine in a goblet from time to time!!
Personal Notes:
What an awesome German dopplebock!! Once poured I knew I was in for a treat when I gazed upon that deep, DEEP dark brown/near black delicious body! Taste and smell are dazzled by a grand balance between malt and hops; not too bitter and not too sweet. The body is good and thick; I like to tease folks by saying it's "thick but not too chewy!" I think it's time to go back and enjoy a few more!
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03-11-2011, 01:09 PM
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Brew: Rahr & Sons Buffalo Butt
Brewed by: Rahr & Sons Brewing Company; Ft. Worth, Texas, USA
Style: American Amber Lager / American Red Ale
Glassware: Best served in a pint or mug.
Personal Notes: A lovely dark maroon brew that sports a fairly hearty head, which dissipates a bit too quickly for my preference. Lively scents and flavors of caramel, malt, toast, and toffee; and a slight reminiscent hint of warm flaky biscuits (yeah... Hungry Jack style). Not too hoppy ... not too sweet. Good carbonation makes for a light, refreshing mouth-feel.
It's an "ok" beer (not bad but not overly exciting) but it could be amped up some to represent Texas much better!! (How? I'm not sure.... will have to put more thought into that one!) Most interesting about this beer, for me, was not in the taste but rather in the labeling! It has an interesting 'story' which can be read on the label or on their website ( click here for that 'story').
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03-11-2011, 02:45 PM
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Brew: Xingu Black Beer
Brewed by: Cervejaria Sul Brasileira; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Style: schwarzbier
Glassware: Best served in a pilsner glass or a heavy mug (which is what I prefer!!)
Personal Notes: Black gold.... that was my first thought when I poured this brew. Pleasant scents filled with sweet molasses, dark chocolate and slow-roasted malts. A hearty, foamy head stayed well for quite a while. But the taste... ooooh how smooth it was... so smooth I had to keep telling myself that this was beer! The taste was just a tad sweet but there was no detection of any bitterness at all! The flavors of sweet molasses, chocolate and malts come through so teasingly well in this black beer. One reviewer somewhere even said it "smells like cocoa krispies, tastes like heaven" ... yeah I can see where they would say that!! This is definitely one full bodied, easy to drink black beer that you don't want to pass up when you can get it!!
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03-17-2011, 08:36 AM
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Brew: Abbey Belgian Style Ale
Brewed by: New Belgium Brewing Company; Fort Collins, Colorado USA
Style: Dubbel
Glassware: Best served in a goblet. (yeah I know the glass in the pic is a weizen glass! but that's how I was rolling that day!)
Personal Notes: It is hard to tell what I like most about this beer. Is it the sweet aroma? Is it the smooth full-bodied taste? Whatever the case may be, this is one to have stocked up in your cellar!! When poured, the beer boasts a sultry, dark mahogony brown and sports a thick frothy head that stays with the beer for quite a while. The flavor is a meld of chocolate, smoky hops, hints of banana and possibly cinnamon. Definitely one to be enjoyed all throughout the year!
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03-17-2011, 05:27 PM
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Brew: Mardi Gras Bock
Brewed by: Abita Brewing Co.; Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
Style: Maibock / Helles Bock
Glassware: Best served in pilsner glass or beer mug.
Personal Notes: A good beer with a rich amber color and a somewhat nice thin foamy head. Not too heavy so it's a good beer to be enjoyed readily throughout the day. Scents and tastes of caramel and malt are noted but neither of which are too heavy or overbearing of the other; but there's a nice little bite of hops at the end that makes this a right-tasty beer!
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03-17-2011, 06:21 PM
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I would like a peek in your refrigerator!
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03-18-2011, 09:14 AM
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heheheheeeeee... it ain't as full as one would think!
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03-18-2011, 09:15 AM
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Brew: Hobgoblin
Brewed by: Wychwood Brewery Company, Oxsfordshire, United Kingdom ... check out their wicked website!!!
Style: English Brown Ale
Glassware: Best served in pint glass (becker or tumbler) or a good ol' mug.
Personal Notes: The appearance is a dark amber / dark ruby red sporting a nice frothy head that lasts for the entire beer; with nice lacing throughout. Scent and flavor reminiscent of toffee with just enough hops to finish it off nice and smooth. Definitely one of those all-day beers... one that you can enjoy all day! Oddly though... I found myself enjoy the beer after it warmed up just a tad!
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03-18-2011, 02:57 PM
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Brew: Moose Drool Brown Ale
Brewed by: Big Sky Brewing Company; Missoula, Montana USA
Style: American brown ale
Glassware: Best served in a pint glass or mug.
Personal Notes: This one’s fast becoming one of my favorite go-to brown ales!! Sporting a thin creamy head (1 to 1.5 finger in thickness) and a deep brown mahogany color body. Hints of coffee and chocolate scented with notes of honey and warm butter! This is one fine smooth drinking beer. It’s fine by itself but a fine steak or fall-off-the-bone rack of ribs really compliments this brew very well!
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03-18-2011, 04:38 PM
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Brew: Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale
Brewed by: Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; St. Louis, Missouri USA
Style: pumpkin ale
Glassware: Best served in a pint glass (or I like it in a goblet)
Personal Notes:
For something coming from Anheuser-Busch, this is not that bad of a beer. When poured, there’s a slight foamy head atop a copper-colored body … here’s where I was hoping for a more hearty head of foam on this pumpkin ale. The beer is full of spice and nutmeg with just a tad hint of pumpkin; and adorned with hints of aroma like pumpkin bread (or is some cases like a warm pumpkin pie right out of the oven). It’s a very easy beer to drink and one to be enjoyed during the Fall.
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03-18-2011, 07:38 PM
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Brew: New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale
Brewed by: New Belgium Brewing; Fort Collins, Colorado USA
Style: Belgian dark ale
Glassware: Best served in a snifter, tulip or over-sized wine glass.
Personal Notes:
Ok… I’m a believer now! I’ve been trying several “black ales” and just haven’t found one that truly tempted my taste buds. That was until I enjoyed this 1554 Enlightened Black Ale by New Belgium brewing company in Fort Collins, Colorado. The beer is a lovely dark chocolaty brown with the scent of chocolate and dark roasted coffee and topped off with creamy tan-colored head that is not too thick nor is it too thin. Upon my first taste my taste buds went into total shock. Did I really taste what I thought I tasted or was I just dreaming? But the second taste confirmed it! Flavors of strong coffee (much like espresso), chocolate and subtle hints of bitter malt. One taste led to another and then there were none!
This is definitely one going into my Beer Hall of Fame!!
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03-19-2011, 05:25 PM
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Brew: Session Premium Black Lager
Brewed by: Full Sail Brewing Co.; Hood River, Oregon, USA
Style: schwarzbier
Glassware: Best served in a pilsner glass (and I don’t mind it in a goblet cause that’s how I roll!)
Personal Notes: Well the black lager kick continues on!! This Session black lager is such a delight! It’s dark, but not black like a Guinness (which I still haven’t acquired the taste for…). Forms a small mocha-colored head when poured; which tapers off a bit too soon for my likes. The aroma of coffee and cooking chocolates fill the nose; neither of which are too heavy as one is drinking the beer. This is a very mellow beer with just the right amount of ‘heaviness’ and can be enjoyed easily throughout the day. Not too sweet and not too ‘hoppy’… just the way I prefer a good black lager. Definitely one being added to my black lager preferential list!!
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03-21-2011, 08:21 AM
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Brew: Shiner Bohemian Black Ale
Brewed by: Spoetzl Brewery; Shiner, Texas USA
Style: schwarzbier
Glassware: Best served in a pilsner glass (or a goblet cause that’s how I like to roll!)
Personal Notes:
What an awesome black lager! The more I try of this style, the more I’m starting to really love a hearty black lager. When poured, it looks like “Texas Tea” with an incredible foamy head that lingers for the entire serving leaving pleasing lace rings on the glass. What captured my senses was its deep, dark malt smell. It has an enjoyable flavor; having a nice crisp ‘hoppy’ bite but none of that bitterness normally associated with the black malt. Don’t expect a porter or stout when having this beer! Otherwise you’d think it was thinned out a tad. But this is definitely one black lager to have on-hand and enjoy!
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