This tasting consists of a random medley of beers. No rhyme or reason was given for which beers were chosen or what order they were drank in.
Beer #1 - Ass Kisser Smoked Porter
8% ABV
Smokey with a chocolatey aftertaste. Not too dark.
Beer #2 - Abita Amber
4.5% ABV
Smooth with an initial caramel flavor. Smells like a common light beer.
Beer #3 - Moose Drool Brown Ale
5.1% ABV
Smooth. Not too dark. Slightly malty. A crowd pleaser.
Beer #4 - Alley Cat Amber Ale
5.5% ABV
Bitter and hoppy
Beer #5 - Sierra Nevada Hoptimum IPA
10.4% ABV
Very strong aftertaste.
Ruben - "Very piney, sweet to bitter taste."
Melinda - "Taste like you accidently sprayed perfume in your mouth."
Christina - "Tastes like armpit."
Beer #6 - Underworld Brewing American IPA
6% ABV
Not as piney as Hoptimum. Leaves mouth dry. It's like an angry chihuahua.
Beer #7 - Bootlegger's Brewery Old World Hefeweizen
5% ABV
German style unfiltered wheat beer. Cinnamon and citrus tastes.
Beer #8 - Hanger 24 Orange Wheat
4.6% ABV
Very light bodied. Fruity compared to other wheats. Like beer mixed with pulpy orange juice. Your burps have a hint of lemon.
Beer #9 - Buffalo Bill's Brewery Strawberry Blonde Ale
5.2% ABV
Polarizing taste. Some thought it was great with a unique, slight ginger taste. Others thought it was too sweet or tasted like grass.
Beer #10 - Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter
6% ABV
Smooth, slightly smokey coffee flavored porter with a hopie aftertaste.
Beer #11 - Ballast Point Indra Kunindra Stout
7% ABV
Very peppery, spicy taste, like Cheyenne.Slight vanilla taste. Smells like coconut curry. Might make a good marinade.
Beer #12 - Alaskan White Wheat Ale
5.3 ABV
Brewed with spices. Refreshing.
Beer #13 - Firestone Solace Wheat
4.8% ABV
Seasonal, summer beer. A very light wheat beer with the taste of citrus and cloves. An "everyday" drinking beer. Tastes like a fruity lager.
Beer #14 - Traquair House Ale
7.2% ABV
Scottish brown ale brewed in the oldest inhabited house in Scotland. Flavor of a dark brown ale, but very smooth. Has a mysterious taste to it. A favorite by several in the group.
Group Polling
If you were going to a party and wanted to take a good drinking beer with you, which one of these would you take?
Ruben, Melinda and Kurt - Alaskan White (anybody would like eat)
Christina - Moose Drool
Lynn -Buffalo Bill's Strawberry Blonde
Which was the most interesting beer you tasted tonight?
Ruben, Melinda, Christina & Kurt - Ballast Pointe Indra Kunindra
Lynn - Buffalo Bill's Strawberry Blonde
