Flying Dog - Raging Bitch

This is probably my favorite beer that I've had in the past year. I've bought numerous six packs and had it on draft. Buy a six pack if you see it. Fantastic stuff. Such a glowing recommendation really means something if you know my typical reviews of anything and everything ("eh, its okay; its alright; not too bad; etc.).

A Belgian IPA. Basically, think of an standard IPA with some of the bubble-gum smells/taste of a Belgian pale ale.

Dogfish Head Burton Baton

Hmph.

A blend of oaked ipa and non-oaked ipa. I was hoping for more of the oaked taste. Just not there.

I suppose its a nice enough, well balanced IPA on its own, but not worth whatever I paid for the bottle. Or maybe it was, if it was under $3.

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

wow. strong bourbon smell. really dense chocolate malts, with a bourbon/vanilla finish. i can't imagine finishing a bomber of this myself. its really great though, just in small doses.

Victory Yakima Twilight

Lots of roasted caramel taste with a lot of carbonation. Hops provide a nice balance in this. Its not too sweet which I like. Solid brew.

Founders Double Trouble Ale

This beer is awesome. Nice bright taste, lots of citrus with bitter finish. No sign of a malty taste. Great stuff and dangerously drinkable.

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Rogue Brutal Bitter (Now "Brutal IPA")

Hmm. This is pretty drinkable. Not sure its a favorite or really wows me though. I probably wouldn't buy a six pack of this, but I'd get it on draft again.

weyerbacher hops infusion ipa
oooh. this is interesting. it has a slight sweet/honey taste. a pretty good ipa.

Shipyard Pumpkinhead

The highpoint of this pumpkin ale is the dude with a pumpkin-head riding a horse on the bottle.

Its pretty thin and doesn't taste a lot like pumpkin, it tastes more of cinnamon than anything else really.

Its not terrible because its not overly sweet, but I'm not sure I'd get it again.

Clipper City - Heavy Seas - The Big DIPA
The bottle states that it is a double IPA. It has a pretty high ABV (10.5%), but you can't taste it too much. Fairly sweet without a lot of hop taste though. For a double IPA, I'd like some bitterness to it. Eh, its alright. I'm not sure I'd get it again.

Apparently this is the first of some small batches that Clipper City is putting out. Hopefully the others will be a little better

lagunitas - wilco tango foxtrot

This is Lagunitas' Wilco beer. It doesn't really taste like Wilco. Or maybe it does. Inoffensive, middle of the road, etc. It has a nice piney/hoppy bite to start and is pretty malty. Not sure I'd buy another bottle, but I'd certainly drink it again if put in front of me.

Great Divide - Hercules Double IPA

I ate some spicy pepperoni with this so that may have affected my sense of taste a little.

Pretty tasty. Not sure I'd get another bottle, but I'd certainly order it on draft if I ever saw it. Slight caramel taste to go along with a piney bite. Its pretty balanced for such a big beer, it certainly doesn't taste like a 10% abv brew.

Great Divide Hoss

The bottle said "rye lager" but its actually a marzen. Is rye lager a marzen? Is marzen a rye lager? No clue. Either way, this doesn't really have any rye taste to it.

Its comparable to Brooklyn's Summer Ale. Its a pretty decent beer. Good enough session beer.

Victory Baltic Thunder

I'd say this was pretty middle of the road. Pretty strong malt/toffee taste to it. Not really "complex".

I don't think I'd buy another.

Brew Dog Chaos Theory

My first beer from Brew Dog (from Scotland).

Not too bad. Mostly caramel taste with a fairly bitter aftertaste.