Sunday, February 24, 2008

Extreme Beer Fest (Feb 16, 2008): Report

Here's my impressions of various beers at the festival.

In order by brewery:

Allagash Brewing Co. (ME)
*Black - ??

Berkshire Brewing Co. (MA)
*Imperial Steel Rail - good flavors, but slightly strong

Brewery Ommegang (NY)
*Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout - eh...??

Cambridge Brewing Co. (MA)
*Chilly Willi (+Bloody Mary Mix) - pretty tasty for a bloody marry, spicy!

Flying Dog Brewery (CO)
*Collaborator Dopplebock - sweet & pleasantly malty

Harpoon Brewery (MA)
*#3 Table Beer - bleh, water

Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. (MI)
*Frambois - wow! *star* like eating a berry
*Raspberry Eisbock 2007 - tastes like candy
*Tenacious Cassis 2007 - great smell, a bit strong tasting

Lagunitas Brewing Co. (CA)
*Lumpy Gravy - slightly strong for a brow but good

Magic Hat Brewing Co. (VT)
*Braggot - No... though I taste the honey up front, it's too 'Sprite'y
*Kerouac (Beet Beer) - light soda
*Matty O's - ew, like a sour stout

Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery (CO)
*Gordon - sweet IPA, good aroma but a bit hoppy
*Ten FIDY - solid, but on the better side

Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey (CA)
*Old Viscosity - thick black....
*Red Poppy Ale - pretty sour but drinkable

Rogue Ales (OR)
*Brew 10K - bland, mildly ...

Short's Brewing Co. (MI)
*Abnormal Genius - a bit alcoholy, but def tasty
*Bloody Beer - alright for something this weird
*The Woodmaster Imperial Brown Ale - sweet, light mapely
*Uber Goober Oatmeal Stout - smooth & drinkable

Smuttynose Brewing Co. / Portsmouth Brewery (NH)
*G-bock Experimental Lager - sweet & delicious

Southern Tier Brewing Co. (NY)
*Choklat Imperial Stout (+Cherry Beer) - sweet, decadent tasting
*Jah-va - a bit one dimensional, meh

Surly Brewing Co. (MN)
*Darkness - good, smooth, great, ew
*Coffee Bender - like a tasty cup of coffee
*Two - bleh, sour

Three Floyds Brewing Co. (IN)
*Dark Lord - very malty, very sweet
*Dreadnaught IPA - if I liked IPA, this would be great... but I don't

Weyerbacher Brewing Co. (PA)
*Quad (Feb '07 Vintage) - strong, sweet, one dimensional