Beer #1 - St. Archer White Ale
5% ABV
Melinda - Tastes like champagne, smells like Miller High Life.
Jake - Yeah, it has a champagne feeling on the tongue - fizzy.
Kurt - It tastes and feels very "lagger-ish" for an ale.
Christina - Smells a little grassy.
Jake - It's a burp-a-lot kind of beer.
[Large burp blasted by Melinda]
Melinda - A UTI beer and it's real hoppy if it sits in your mouth.
Christina - But otherwise, not so much.
Kurt - I'm disappointed in my choice.
Beer #2 - Coronado Brewing Co. Orange Avenue Wit
5.2% ABV
Whit beer brewed with honey & spices.
Melinda - Hoppy, at least more-so than Blue Moon.
Christina - Yeah, weird for a wheat beer, though. Doesn't taste like a wheat.
Jake - Looks like Blue Moon, but I think tastes like Shock Top.
Kurt - It's scent is the absence of scent.
Christina - I think it smells the same as the first beer, but tastes better.
Jake - Very fizzy when it's first poured, then lost it's fiz and got foggy. You can see particles of something floating around. Probably orange peal? The end of your glass tastes really good - smooth.
Beer #3 - Ska Brewing Company True Blond Dubbel Belgian Ale
8% ABV
Wax sealed bottle. Neat!
Christina - Soapy looking.
Jake - Very strong when drinking it but no aftertaste.
Kurt - Smooth.
Christina - Like buttah.
Jake - Flavor is almost like a cream.
Kurt - Or like butter or olive oil - something thick and slimy.
Melinda - Meh, tastes flat.
Kurt - The clarity of this one is the opposite of the last one - starts cloudy in your glass, then clears up (stuff must settle).
Jake - It's not the type of beer you'd want to leave in your mouth. It gets real bitter.
Melinda - It does go down smooth even with a bitter taste. The first sip made me think of Blue Moon, again. It's smooth, kind of light, but you let it sit in your mouth, it gets bitter.
Kurt - This one has more of a head to it.
Jake - Not an overwhelming amount, though.
Christina - It has enough flavor without being overwhelming.
Jake - I'd have it again.
Christina - The burp tastes good, too!
#4 - Hitachino Nest Beer White Ale
5.5% ABV
Jake bought this one for the owl on the label
Christina - Lots of head on this one.
Jake - Def an Asian beer
Christina - Cute label!
Kurt - Super cloudy.
Jake - Very fizzy.
Kurt - I don't think it's too fizzy, but it lacks taste.
Christina - It tastes like nothing.
Melinda - It has a distinct smell, though. Cinnaminnany as Ruben would say. Bitter taste.
Jake - I think it's a sour aftertaste. Made my jaw tingly from the sourness. Feels like it got nastier the longer it sat, but maybe that's because the glass has been in my hand so long.
#5 - Avery Brewing Co. The Reverend
10% ABV
The Holy Trinity of Ales. Belgium style quadruple ale
Christina - The description seems like something you'd read on a wine bottle.
Jake - Cool label, it's reflective.
Melinda - The logo on the bottle reminds me of the Angel's logo. This one's a darky.
Jake - Sure smells like a red ale, like Newcastle.
Kurt - Newcastle's a brown ale.
Jake - You sure?
Kurt - No.
Google says Newcastle is a brown ale.
Melinda - [first sip] Ewwwwwww . . . though maybe that M&M I just ate threw off the taste.
Christina - Tastes flat but sweet.
Jake - Carmel coloring.
Kurt - Carmel smell for sure.
[Tangent -
Kurt - Mel, did you know until just recently that your sister thought sword was pronounced swa-ord?
Melinda - . . . .
Christina - She thinks its pronounced that way, too!
Jake - Its sword, mom. The W is silent.
Melinda - I'm looking this up!
End Tangent]
Jake - I think this is pretty good.
Kurt - Yeah, I taste the carmel.
Christina - I like darker beers, but not sweet, so I don't think I could drink a whole glass.
Jake - Hell no.
Kurt - Yeah, it's pretty heavy.
Melinda - This one's a tough one for me. And it's supposed to be hoppy? [looking at bottle]
Christina - I don't taste any hops. Just sugar.
#6 - Smog City Coffee Porter
6% ABV
Christina - Cool label artwork.
Melinda - Looked like it came from a coffee shop.
Christina - "Smog City" makes me think it's gonna be nasty.
Melinda - [first sip] Mmmm, rum!
Christina - I bet it's gonna be super flat.
Kurt - Totally smells like a dark roast coffee.
Jake - Foam looks like coffee foam.
Melinda - So if I put ice on this and take it to work . . .
Jake - But it tastes nothing like coffee at first.
Kurt - Strong coffee aftertaste and smell, but tastes rather watery.
Melinda - I could put cream in this and drink it like a coffee . . . at work. Or with dessert.
Jake - I wonder if you spilled it on your shirt if it would stain? [Receives weird look from Kurt]
Melinda - Totally doesn't taste like a beer. No beer flavors.
Kurt - Yeah, tastes like an iced black coffee.
Melinda - Lemony aftertaste if you wait a while.
Jake - If you're gonna drink & drive, this would be a good one to have 'cause you might have coffee breath.
Kurt - That's not how those work, at all . . .
Melinda - [giant burp] OMG, it tastes and smells like coffee!
In conclusion: White Ales suck.
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