Tasting Notes

This is where my tasting notes will now live.  They reflect what my impressions were of the beers on the day that I evaluated them.  As my palate continuously evolves from what it was for that first review I may even revisit some of them to get my own second opinion.

The beers I bring into the house are just those that appeal to me at the time of purchase.  Sometimes I am in the mood for a specific style, sometimes a specific brewery, and sometimes something I have never seen or heard of before.  There are many beers here that I enjoyed quite a lot and some not much at all.

Once making the decision to write down everything I had to find a way to organize my tasting notes other than by the date of the review.  After all, I still needed the ability to find what I was looking for after the count gets into the hundreds (which it now has)!

With some research I settled on using the Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines as a reference for categorizing my personal reviews.  The BJCP is a fascinating topic by itself, but that will likely be a subject for many other days.  That system of organization has worked for me to this point and since I started with it, I will keep on that path.  The exactness and scoring methods of my reviews, however, will surely evolve over time as  I become more confident in my abilities.

My tasting notes are only my opinions.  It seems that I am constantly searching for the correct words to pinpoint an aroma, or identify a color, or to describe a flavor.  I think that I get better and more knowledgeable with each beer, but I am sure that I have fun with each evaluation.

Cheers!

• Abbaye de Leffe S.A. – Leffe Blond
• Abita Brewing Company – Turbodog
  
• Amstel Brouwerij B.V. – Amstel Light
• Anchor Brewing Co. – Liberty Ale
  
• Anderson Valley Brewing Co. – Hop Ottin’ IPA
• Avery Brewing Co. – The Maharaja
• Bell’s Brewery, Inc. – Consecrator
  
• Bison Brewing Company – Pumpkin Ale
• Blue Dawg Brewing – Wild Blue
  
• Blue Moon Brewing Company – Blue Moon
• Boston Beer Company – Black Lager
• Boston Beer Company – Blackberry Witbier
• Boston Beer Company – Double Bock
  
• Brewery Ommegang – Chocolate Indulgence
• Brewery Ommegang – Hennepin
• Brewery Ommegang – Rare Vos
• Brewery Ommegang – Three Philosophers
• Brooklyn Brewery – Monster Ale (2009)
• Brooklyn Brewery – Pennant Ale ’55
  
• Brooklyn Brewery – Summer Ale
  
• Cervejaria Sul Brasileria – Xingu
• D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. – Traditional Lager
• Dogfish Head – Black & Blue
• Dogfish Head – Chicory Stout
• Dogfish Head – Festina Peche
• Dogfish Head – Immort Ale
• Dogfish Head – Indian Brown Ale
• Dogfish Head – Midas Touch
• Dogfish Head – Palo Santo Marron
• Dogfish Head – Punkin Ale
• Dogfish Head – Raison D’Etre
• Dogfish Head – World Wide Stout
• Dunedin Brewery – Red Head Red Ale
• Flying Dog Brewery – Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale
• Flying Dog Brewery – In-Heat Wheat
• Flying Dog Brewery – Old Scratch
• Flying Dog Brewery – Road Dog Porter
• Flying Dog Brewery – Snake Dog IPA
• Flying Dog Brewery – Tire Bite Golden Ale
• Fort Collins Brewery – Maibock
• Fort Collins Brewery – Wheat Wine Ale
  
• Full Sail Brewing – Amber
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Denver Pale Ale
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Double Wit
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Fresh Hop
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Hercules Double IPA
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Oak Aged Yeti
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Old Ruffian
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Saint Bridget’s Porter
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Wild Raspberry Ale
• Great Divide Brewing Co. – Yeti
• Harvey & Son Ltd. – Elizabethan Ale
• Heineken Nederland B.V. – Heineken
• Ithaca Beer Co. – Brute
• Ithaca Beer Co. – Eleven
  
• Ithaca Beer Co. – Old Habit
• Ithaca Beer Co. – White Gold
  
• Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. – 1888 Bock
• Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. – Classic Amber
• Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – La Roja
  
• Kerkom Brewery – Bink Bloesem
• Kona Brewing Company – Fire Rock Pale Ale
• Kona Brewing Company – Pipeline Porter
• Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. – Labatt Blue
• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – 2009 Correction Ale
• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Cappuccino Stout
• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Hop Stoopid Ale
• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – The Hairy Eyeball Ale
• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Sirius
• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Wilco Tango Foxtrot
  
• Lion Brewery Ceylon Ltd. – Lion Lager
• Lost Coast Brewery – Downtown Brown
• North Coast Brewing Co. – Red Seal Ale
• Orkney Brewery – Skull Splitter
• Orlando Brewing Partners – Blonde Ale
  
• Oskar Blues Brewery – Dale’s Pale Ale
• Oskar Blues Brewery – Gordon Beer
• Oskar Blues Brewery – Old Chub
• Redhook Ale Brewery – Copperhook
• Redhook Ale Brewery – Double Black
  
• Redhook Ale Brewery – ESB
• Rogue Brewery – Brutal Bitter
• Shipyard Brewing Co. – Chamberlain Pale Ale
• Shipyard Brewing Co. – Smashed Pumpkin Ale
• Shipyard Brewing Co. – Summer Ale
• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.
• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Freaktoberfest
• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Human Blockhead Lager
• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Jewbelation Twelve
• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Rejewvenator (Year of the Date)
• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Rejewvenator (Year of the Fig)
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – 2009 Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop Ale
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Summerfest Lager
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Torpedo Extra IPA
  
• Smuttynose Brewing Co. – Maibock
  
• Smuttynose Brewing Co. – Pumpkin Ale
• Southern Tier Brewing Co. – Iniquity
• Southern Tier Brewing Co. – Unearthly
  
• St. James’s Gate Brewery – Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout
• Stone Brewing Co. – Arrogant Bastard Ale
• Stone Brewing Co. – Thirteenth Anniversary Ale
• Stoudt’s Brewing Co. – Fat Dog (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)
• Terrapin Beer Co. – Capt’n Krunkles
• The Bruery – Rugbrød
• Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei – Uerige Sticke
• Unibroue – La Fin Du Monde
• Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. – Banana Bread Beer
• Weyerbacher Brewing Co. – Imperial Pumpkin Ale
• Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. – Drop Top Amber Ale
  
• Williams Bros. Brewing Co. – Fraoch Heather Ale