My friend Stu returned from California with a nice haul of “West Coast” beers not available in S. Florida. His philosophy is that good beer is meant to be shared, so he invited a small handful of friends to his backyard for a great beer tasting on Saturday.
Above is what I called the Beer “Waiting Room”. This is a photo before more beer was added as guests arrived.
I have listed the beers in the Order we drank them. Our method of picking our next beer was very random. We would just go to the beer “Waiting Room” stick in our hand and pull out a beer, most of the time not knowing what we were going to pull out. It actually worked out quite well this way, as you will see the styles did vary and kept palate fatigue at bay. We were able to taste 21 different beers style from the 26 beers we had.
- Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale
Beer #1: Maduro Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale
Brewery: Cigar City Brewing. Tampa, Florida
Style: Brown Ale
ABV: 5.5%
Beer #2: Breckenridge IPA Small Batch 471
Brewery: Breckenridge Brewery & Pub. Breckenridge, Colorado
Style: Imperial IPA
ABV: 9.2%
Beer #3: Maibock Zum Leben!
Brewery: Fort Collins Brewery. Fort Collins, Colorado
Style: Maibock
ABV: 6.3%
Beer #4: Exit 16 Wild Rice Double IPA
Brewery: Flying Fish Brewing Company. Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Style: Imperial IPA
ABV: 8.2%
Beer #5: Cascade Apricot Ale (2009)
Brewery: Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge and Brewpub. Portland, Oregon
Style: Lambic
ABV: 9.0%
Beer #6: Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock
Brewery: Dark Horse Brewing Company. Marshall, Michigan
Style: Doppelbock
ABV: 7.5%
Beer #7: D.O.R.I.S. the Destroyer Double Imperial Stout
Brewery: Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Akron, Ohio
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
ABV: 10.5%
Beer #8: Point Reyes Porter
Brewery: Marin Brewing Company. Larkspur, California
Style: American Porter
ABV: 6.0%
Beer #9: Hop Henge Experimental IPA
Brewery: Deschutes Brewery. Bend, Oregon
Style: Imperial IPA
ABV: 8.75%
Beer #10: Robert the Bruce
Brewery: Three Floyds Brewing Co. Munster, Indiana
Style: Scottish Ale
ABV: 6.5 %
Beer #11: Dark Truth Stout (Smokestack Series)
Brewery: Boulevard Brewing Company. Kansas City, Missouri
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 9.7%
Beer #12: Sawyer’s Triple
Brewery: Stone Brewing Co. Escondido, California
Style: Tripel
ABV: 7.6%
Beer #13: Scires
Brewery: Birrificio Italiano. Lurago Marinone, Italy
Style: Fruit (Cherries)
ABV: 7.5%
Beer #14: Wipeout IPA
Brewery: Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port. San Marcos, California
Style: I.P.A.
ABV: 7.0%
Beer #15: Dark Knight Porter
Brewery: Old World Brewery Inc. Phoenix, Arizona
Style: English Porter
ABV: 6.5%
Beer #16: Black Lightning Porter
Brewery: Lightning Brewery. Poway, California
Style: Baltic Porter
ABV: 8.5%
After 16 beers it looks like we have more beer waiting than when we started!!!!
Looks like Stu is enjoying the tasting so far.
Beer #17: Big Eye IPA
Brewery: Ballast Point Brewing Company. San Diego, California
Style: I.P.A.
ABV: 7.0 %
Beer #18: Homebrew (Habanero pepper something or another)
Brewery: Jason’s
Style: Hot pepper
ABV: ??%
Beer #19: Saison Deluxe
Brewery: Southampton Publick House. Southampton, New York
Style: Saison / Farmhouse Ale
ABV: 7.4%
Beer #20: Collaboration No. 1 Imperial Pilsner (Smokestack Series)
Brewery: Boulevard Brewing Company. Kansas City, Missouri
Style: Imperial Pilsner
ABV: 8.0%
Beer #21: John John Ale (Dead Guy Ale Aged in Dead Guy Whiskey Barrels)
Brewery: Rogue Brewery / Brewer’s on the Bay. Newport, Oregon
Style: Mailbock
ABV: 6.4%
Beer #22: John John Ale (Pale Ale Brewed with Juniper Berries and aged in Spruce Gin Barrels)
Brewery: Rogue Brewery / Brewer’s on the Bay. Newport, Oregon
Style: Pale Ale
ABV: 5.2%
Beer #23: Judgment Day
Brewery: The Lost Abbey. San Marcos, California
Style: Quadrupel
ABV: 10.5%
Beer #24: Gruit 2010 Humidor Series batch 02
Brewery: Cigar City Brewing. Tampa, Florida
Style: Gruit
ABV: 5.5%
Beer #25: Crème Brûleé Stout
Brewery: Southern Tier Brewing Company. Lakewood, New York
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 9.2%
Beer #26: ÜberFest Pilsner
Brewery: Rogue Brewery / Brewer’s on the Bay. Newport, Oregon
Style: German Pilsner
ABV: 5.2%Hope you enjoyed these great tasting pics
My favorite brews of the day (in no particular order):
Exit 16 Wild Rice Double IPA
Cascade Apricot Ale (2009)
Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock
Hop Henge Experimental IPA
Dark Truth Stout (Smokestack Series)
Point Reyes Porter
My least favorite brews of the day (in no particular order):
Crème Brûleé Stout (Only because I do not like butterscotch) Everyone else loved it.
Gruit 2010 Humidor Series batch 02
Sawyer’s Triple
Here are some of the beers we did not get around to tasting: Which is good news as Stu says he will have another BIG tasting soon to finish these and many more!!!!!!!!!
Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary, Imperial Helles Bock
SKA Brewing Modus Hoperandi IPA
Cascade The Vine, Northwest Style Sour Ale
Allagash Musette
Terrapin Side Project Volume 11 Boom ShakaLager
AleSmith X
AleSmith Anvil
Lagunitas Lucky 13
Cigar City 110K + OT Batch #3 (The Other West Coast IPA)
Cigar City Hunahpu’s
Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager
Thirez EXTRA Farmhouse Ale
Hebrew R.I.P.A on RYE
Schlafly Reserve Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout 2008
Plus many others, including some home brews (see below for pictures of the beer which missed the cut)
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