Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Cigar City 110K plus OT

Mt. Rainier Hops!

Westvleteran 8

Only available at the brewery in Belgium. Best double i ever had.

Southhampton Cuvee des Fleurs

Good brew if you like the taste of flowers. I don't

Cantillon Classic Gueuze

Alot like the Lindemans Cuvee Renee. Drink that and save five bucks.

Exit 11

The second release in flying fish's limited release. A hoppy wheat. Thumbs up on this refreshing brew.

Sweet Water IPA

A little malty, put all together a decent ipa.

Wassail

A winter ale out of New Hampshire. Very drinkable.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Fw: High Falls Brewing - Rochester, NY



--- On Sun, 12/27/09, Tyler Van Berkom <vanbee@comcast.net> wrote:

From: Tyler Van Berkom <vanbee@comcast.net>
Subject: High Falls Brewing - Rochester, NY
To: "Tim Mason" <seattlehbmason@yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 8:44 PM

Found this in my parents' fridge buried behind the Michelob Ultra and Bud Light.

High Falls Brewing JW Dundee's Original Honey Brown.




Sunday, December 27, 2009

Squall IPA

Dogfish Head Squall IPA

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co.

Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company - Kilm, Ms **Home of Brett Favre**

Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale is the first beer in the world to our knowledge made with whole roasted pecans. Bronze Medal winner in the 2006 World Ber Cup in the speciality beer category!


Lefthand Brewing

Jill is enjoying a Left Hand Brewing Milk Stout at the Ice House in beautiful downtown Punta Gorda, Florida. Left Hand Brewing is out of Longmont, Colorado. Cheers...

Woodstock Inn's Pig Ear Brown

A decent brown out of New Hampshire.

A great collaboration...

A great collaboration between Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head. A great American Strong Ale.

Southport Brewing Company

I found this Connecticut Brewery while on a beer run in the New Haven area. It should be called Shithole Brewing Company....

Just in from Florida.....



Rogue XS Imperial IPA. A little taste of the PNW here in the Dirty South.
Thanks Tyler....

Hoppin' Frog



It's against my better judgement to post a picture of a frog,, but my buddy Tyler sent in a picture of the great ipa he is enjoying.

Hoppin' Frog Mean Malashi Double IPA -- Akron, OH

Enjoy the frog picture!!!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Rugbrod from the Bruery

A 8% Rye Ale...I give it a strong B, tastes a lot like a dubbel.

My Twelth Beer of Christmas......

Monk's Flemish Sour Ale, brewed by the Belgians for my bar in Philly.

My Eleventh Beer of Christmas....

A great imperial stout from New England Brewing in Connecticut.

My Tenth Beer Of Christmas...

A 2007 Goose Island Matilda, Great Belgian ale aged 2 years ouf Chicago, Il.

Friday, December 25, 2009

My Ninth Beer of Christmas....

Yulesmith from Alesmith out of California...A good double from a great brewery!

My Eigth Beer of Christmas.....

A Russian River Temptation! A fabulous sour!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Terrapin


VanBe writes in that he is enjoying a: Rye Pale Ale from Terrapin Beer Co. in Athens, GA -- Home of Widespread Panic.

Cheers

Cigar City Brewing - Tampa, FL


This just in from Fla.:
Humidor Series Ale
"Drinking this Humidor Series Ale, It tastes like a cigar. It's a challenging beer; not for everyone" Tyler VanBerkom
Let us know how you feel in the morning Tyler!!

Pugsley's


This just in from Fla.

My first XXXX IPA; 9.25%ABV Portland, ME

I sure won't be awake when Santa comes tonight.

Cheers VanBe

My Seventh Beer Of Christmas....

Went to the tap for number 7. A Lost Abbey 2009 Angel Share. Fabulous 12% strong ale , although some consider this a barley wine.

My Sixth Beer Of Christmas......

After a few stouts and dark ales i am ready for a sour kriek. 3 Brouwerij Fonteiner Oude Kriek was just what the doctor ordered.

My Fifth Beer Of Christmas....

No this is not a root beer float. This is third in a series of collarabative brews made by Deproef and an American brewers. This one is brewed with Bells brewer John Mallet. A very good Belgian Dark Ale. 7.5%

My Fourth Beer Of Christmas......

For my fourth brew of Christmas I went back to stouts. This one is an imperial stout from Port Brewing out of California. It is called Santa's Little Helper. This one has been ageing since 2008. Very smooth!

My Third Beer Of Christmas...

For my third beer of Christmas I chose Dogfish Head Black and Blue. I havn't had this Delaware native brew in a while. It is great ice cold! It is brewed with blackberry and rasberry puree! Fantastic!

My Second Beer Of Christmas....

In Honor Of Tyler and Jill I chose a Cigar City Warmer Winter, Winter Warmer. Cigar City is out of Tampa, Fl. A great 10% winter brew.

My First Beer Of Christmas.....

...A Flying Fish Exit 1 Bayshore Oyster Stout! Brewed in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Looking for last minute gift ideas for the woman in your life?

http://www.king5.com/news/consumer/A-beer-powered-perfume-Hoppy-Holidays-79691272.html

The holy grail of Seattle!!

This beer is brewed by Russian River in California for Bottleworks 9th anniversary. In my opinion it is fantastic. I had this at Browers many moons ago, I am trying to get a bottle at this very moment, wish me luck......cheers

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/863/41928

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Jill Must Be Spending Time With The Inlaws!

Jill's enjoying a classic irish stout, nothing but a Guiness!


Tyler beer blogging from Florida


Bell's two hearted ale! Cheers!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Check it Out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S2VUCdbhg0&NR=1

A great beer commercial, my good friend Scott brought to my attention. Enjoy!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Stout tasting

Some great stouts...Unfortynately the two that were imported won..

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Gave a guy a ride home, and i got to taste some brews...I'm a bug fan of the Surly Coffee Bender

Monday, December 7, 2009

Drinking a New Glarus Cran-bic from the New Glarus Unplugged Series. A solid A for this beer.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

A Rutgers/West Virginia tailgate. Lost Abbey Cable Car 2009, Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze, Allagash Vagabond, and a Bullfrog Liquid Sunshine to name a few. What a tasting!