99 Bottles

Early in 2010 the people at the Celebration Town Tavern approached me with an interesting opportunity to participate in their Beer Club.  Many people have already completed the task of working their way through all 99 different bottles on the list, some are working on it currently, and numerous more will try it in the future. 

Though in our arrangement I will not have to pay for the beers along the way, I will approach it the same as anyone else.  My first visit to the Celebration Town Tavern was just in January 2010 and with that I will bring no previous opinions of the place or the people that work and visit there as I move forward in this venture. 

A few times each week I will make entries on this site that will describe not only my honest opinions of the beers that I crossed of the list for that week, but also recapping my time at there along the way.  I will be meeting many people who work there, those who are visiting for the food, and many who are crossing numbers off the beer list just like me.  Not to mention enjoying the special events held there throughout the year. 

Though the entries will appear on the front page of this site on the day that they are posted, this page will be where the collection of posts will ultimately live. 

Let the journey begin . . . 

Experience: 

• The Kickoff
• Friday Happy Hour (2/12/10)
• Announcing the first Tweetup
• First Tweetup (2/25/10) – Part 1
• First Tweetup (2/25/10) – Part 2
• Midweek Lunch Hour (3/3/10)
• March Tweetup Announcement
• My March Tweetup Beer Vote
• Announcing the May Tweetup
• The June Tweetup Announcement
• Summer Seasonal Battle Results

Thoughts on the Beer 

• Abita Purple Haze and Abita Amber
• Skullsplitter, Great White, and Mickey’s
• Iron City, Orange Blossom, and Leinenkugel Honey Weiss
• Boston Lager, Lobster Ale, and Honey Raspberry Ale
• Warsteiner, Red Stripe, and Brooklyn Lager
• Heineken Light, White Rascal, and Rocky Mountain IPA
• Pacifico, Longboard Lager, and Lagunitas IPA
• Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Dead Guy Ale, and Railbender Ale
• Heineken, Dos Equis, Old Speckled Hen, and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
• Summer Solstice, SA Imperial Double Bock, SA Black Lager, and Full Sail IPA
• Schaefer, SA Pale Ale, Lagunitas Pale Ale, and Great Divide Hercules Double IPA
• SA Coastal Wheat, SA Cherry Wheat, Smuttynose Robust Porter, and 400 Pound Monkey
  

The Rundown:

Fives: 

Fours: 

• Boston Lager (4)
• GD Hercules Double IPA (4.5)
• Lagunitas IPA (4.5)
• Orkney Skullsplitter (4.5)
• SA Black Lager (4)
• SA Imperial Double Bock (4)
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (4)
• Smuttynose Robust Porter (4)

Threes: 

• 400 Pound Monkey (3)
• Abita Amber (3)
• Brooklyn Lager (3.5)
• Dead Guy Ale (3)
• Full Sail IPA (3)
• Iron City Beer (3.5)
• Lagunitas Pale Ale (3)
• Lobster Ale (3)
• Longboard Lager (3)
• Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor (3)
• Orange Blossom Pilsner (3)
• Railbender Ale (3.5)
• Rocky Mountain IPA (3.5)
• SA Pale Ale (3)
• Summer Solstice (3)
• Warsteiner Premium Verum (3.5)
  

Twos: 

• Abita Purple Haze (2.5)
• Dos Equis (2)
• Heineken (2)
• Heineken Light (2)
• Honey Raspberry Ale (2)
• Leinenkugel Honey Weiss (2.5)
• Lost Coast Great White (2)
• Miller Lite (2)
• Pacifico (2.5)
• Red Stripe (2.5)
• SA Cherry Wheat (2.5)
• SA Coastal Wheat (2.5)
• Schaefer (2.5)
• White Rascal (2.5)
  

Ones: 

• Bud Light (1.5)
• Coors Light (1)
• Old Speckled Hen (1.5)