Western aches ~ Winter Ale

This is a great dark beer, and I love this brewing co. They have been putting out really great brews for quite some time. Details to follow in future posts. You goto give this beer a try, not bitter just as a heads up. 

Shock Top ~ Twisted Pretzel Wheat

The aroma on this brew is strong, and yes the pretzel burn bread hits you. I picked up a bit of the salt sweetness on it. Overall a shock top beer that you either like or not. 

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Till the next pint, happy tasting 

Shock Top - Honey Bourbon Cask Wheat

This is another interesting beer from Shock Top who is based out of St. Louis, MO. They are known for their flavor / fruit style brews as I put it. They all most always have some fruit on the bottle which is in the beer. You either like it or not as I have come to find. 

Style: Bourbon Cask Wheat

Taste: Strong honey notes

Color: Hazy Gold

Aromatics: Strong Honey and Wheat notes

Rating: 6 out of 10 beer glasses

Alcohol Content:   5.5 ABV

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Honey Bourbon Cask Wheat

This is not a beer for everyone because of the heavy honey notes and flavor. I did not pickup the bourbon as strong but its there. I would however put this in the section beer category for those who do end up liking it. Its more of a late summer brew to me. I think it has an ok month feel with a tiny after taste. So until the next pint, happy tasting :)

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Leinenkiugels ~ Orange Shady

This is a nice and light beer. Just the right hint of orange to this brew

Weyerhaeuser ~ Verboten

Holly cr$&, what a nice nose on this brew  hitting with spice. And the taste, well it's great. Just the right beer for this time if year.

Friday night beer tasting

Nice beer with a perfect hint of blue berry

Yuengling ~ Oktoberfest

Yuengling brewery is one of my goto everyday drinkers. Its just a great beer at a great price. They have been around since 1829 and as they put it "Americas Oldest Brewery". The story starts with some guy from Wuerttemberg, Germany, his name.... David G. Yuengling and thank goodness he picked an area near me lol. Now as for this Oktoberfest, I only recall seeing it in 2013, but the time line shows that they introduced it in 2011.

Style: Oktoberfest

Taste: Clean and smooth

Color: Dark Amber

Aromatics: Hints of banana

Rating: 6 out of 10 Beer Glasses

Alcohol Content:   ?? ABV

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This is a nice and clean brew. I really like and enjoyed this beer and if your into the Oktoberfest style I feel this one is a good starting point into it. So until the next pint, Happy Tasting :)

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Dogfish Head ~ Tweason'ale

Dogfish head is a craft beer company out of Delaware and very know in the area for their IPA style brews. They do an amazing job on that style and you must try one if you have the chance.

Style: Ale

Taste: Very Light

Color: Light Golden

Aromatics: Fruit 

Rating: 5 out of 10 Beer Glasses

Alcohol Content:   6% ABV

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Tweason'ale

This is an OK brew. Its crazy light because its gluten-free, now if your looking for a gluten-free beer, you can't go wrong with dogfish head. It's a perfect beer for the summer. It's got lots of noise but for me falls short of the lasting taste side of things. Well, till the next Pint, happy tasting :)

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July mini Tasting ~ July 18th, 2014

All I'm gonna say is these where good beers, I should have posted earlier of course but its been quite the busy summer. Some of it enjoying great beers. Hope you have a chance to try some of these.

 Du Claw

Dogfish Head ~ Aprihoper

Really nice apricot brew, with enough hops for those who enjoy an IPA brew

Samuel Smith ~ Taddy porter

Yards ~ Chocolate Love Stout

Victory ~ Summer Love

IPA and hoppy

Yards ~ Tavern Porter

Yards is a brewer in Philly which I really enjoy. As for this beer, its a great beer for cool evenings but I like it at anytime as it is not very heavy but is a nice dark beer. Enjoyed 8/26/14

Style: Porter

Taste: Smooth and tasty

Color: Dark!!

Aromatics: Coco wonder

Rating: 9 out of 10 beer glasses

Alcohol Content:   7.0% ABV

IBU’s if known: 34

Plato if known: 17

Tavern Porter

All I'm going to say is GET...THIS..BEER..

Happy Tasting :)

Kronenbourg 1664 ~ Blanc

This is a French beer and although we know the French are known for their fine wines, this brew is not to be missed. This brewery was established in 1664....Duh.... in Strasbourg France. One thing I don't write about and will start with this beer is the bottle, which is a dark blue with an appealing yet simple look.
I enjoyed this one on Aug 8, 2014

Style: White Wheat

Taste: Smooth and refreshing

Color: Clear amber

Aromatics: Clean

Rating: 7 out of 10 beer glasses

Alcohol Content:   5.0% ABV

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Blanc

 Great clean beer on a summer hot day. nice simple noise but hints of spice on this beer that come out as you allow it to sit in your month. Bountiful creamy head after the first pour that just grabs you
Nice hazy amber color to this beer at calls you to it on a hot day.....Drink me....and yes I did, gratefully. Till the next pint, happy tasting :)

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Heavy Seas - Yule Tide 2013

I'll make this quick - they are out of Maryland and have a good selection of beer, really worth a go.

Style: Imperial Red Ale

Taste: Sweetness

Color: Reddish 

Aromatics: Sweetness

Rating: 8 out of 10 Beer Glasses

Alcohol Content:   9% ABV

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Yule Tide 2013

I pickup sweetness from the, but could be the ginger that they brewed this beer with. Looks like I have to work a bit on my noise :), but this beer has a really nice taste and sparkling month feel that's long lasting. I also picked up a bit of a toasted taste to this brew as I let it sit in my month. This is a really nice beer for a cool to mild night. There is no bitterness to this beer and I think its more of on the complete side. I picked this up very early in the year Jan- Fed but let it sit. I cooled it this week in the frig and really enjoyed it. I will be looking for 2014's this season and will report back. Well till the next Pint, happy tasting :)