Tasting Notes

This is where my tasting notes will now live.  They reflect what my impressions were of the beers on the day I evaluated them.  As my methods and palate have evolved since that first review I may even revisit some of them to get my own second opinion.

The beers I have evaluated were just those that appealed 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 beers here that I enjoyed quite a lot and some not much at all.

At the beginning I had to find a way to organize my tasting notes other than by the date I did the review.  After all, I still needed the ability to find what I was looking for after the count got into the hundreds!

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 be a subject for another day.  The system has worked for me to this point and since I started with it, I will keep on that path.

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 with each beer, but I know that I have fun with each evaluation.

• Abbaye de Leffe S.A. – Leffe Blond

• Amstel Brouwerij B.V. – Amstel Light

• Blue Moon Brewing Company – Blue Moon

• Boston Beer Company – Black Lager

• Boston Beer Company – Blackberry Witbier

• Brewery Ommegang – Chocolate Indulgence

• Brewery Ommegang – Hennepin

• Brewery Ommegang – Rare Vos

• Brewery Ommegang – Three Philosophers

• 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

• 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

• Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. – 1888 Bock

• Kerkom Brewery – Bink Bloesem

• Kona Brewing Company – Pipeline Porter

• Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. – Labatt Blue

• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Cappuccino Stout

• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – The Hairy Eyeball Ale

• Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Sirius

• Lion Brewery Ceylon Ltd. – Lion Lager

• Lost Coast Brewery – Downtown Brown

• North Coast Brewing Co. – Red Seal Ale

• Orkney Brewery – Skull Splitter

• Oskar Blues Brewery – Old Chub

• Redhook Ale Brewery – ESB

• Rogue Brewery – Brutal Bitter

• Shipyard Brewing Co. – Chamberlain Pale Ale

• Shipyard Brewing Co. – Smashed Pumpkin Ale

• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Freaktoberfest

• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Human Blockhead Lager

• Shmaltz Brewing Co. – Rejewvenator (Year of the Date)

• Smuttynose Brewing Co. – Pumpkin Ale

• St. James’s Gate Brewery – Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout

• Stone Brewing Co. – Arrogant Bastard Ale

• Stoudt’s Brewing Co. – Fat Dog (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)

• Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. – Banana Bread Beer

• Weyerbacher Brewing Co. – Imperial Pumpkin Ale

• Williams Bros. Brewing Co. – Fraoch Heather Ale