Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Swing...and a miss. Lightly Belgian-esque aroma, some odd spicing/herbage. Pours relatively clear and light gold, tiny foam. Thin and watery mouthfeel. Medicinal herbs and phenolics. Uninspiring and not well integrated. Can we have Biere de Mars back, please?

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Its a good American Wheat, but, I'm spoiled. With O'Fallon and Boulevard so close and Schlafly (!??) plus all the great HB'd American Wheats this is just so below par around here. Too light mouthfeel, no distinct hop or malt character, although no really apparent flaws despite the lack of character.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

More of an APA than an AIPA, but a nice American Ale, nonetheless. Nice floral and citrusy hoppiness, mildly caramel malt to back, but an extremely simple AIPA that does not make up in subtlety what it expresses in intent. Its no O'Fallon 5 Day IPA in that respect, and it doesn't have the fruitiness to compete with other standouts in the category.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

A slightly caramelly and citrusy Amber Ale, but pretty low. Watery mouthfeel and flavor, yet the elements are there. A longer boil or higher mash in addition to the somewhat appropriate mash with a bit more attention to detail could make a very nice ABA, yet as it stands, this does not stand out.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

I had this on tour at the brewery during the big St. Louis Power outage 'round Thanksgiving. Far better than Bud, but I must admit, Willamette is very strange choice for an American Lager, why not go with Sterling or Liberty or even anything else! Oddly, it kinda works, its earthy and hoppy, yet clean and crisp, but I've had so many better CAPs in my day.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

A purposeful offering from Schlafly. Few FESs I've had have real purpose. Simply being a larger stout, while this one comes across as distincly Irish, it holds the dry, minerally character of an Irish Stout, even as it encroaches on RIS territory. Roasty, mild coffee and cocoa flavors, more molasses than caramel/toffee like in an RIS. Malty and big, but still dry, not hot with alchol, well conditioned. I've got a few of these tucked away in my cellar and a few more stashed for Noogfest. Another nice brew from the brewery down the road.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

English hoppy aroma, some caramelly malt. Amber colored, small stand of foam and adequate lacing. Bitter and hoppy, yet smooth and balanced. A nice rendition of a classic IPA.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

I'll preface this by noting that this is not a bad beer, just not up the standard for Doppelbocks/Eisbocks. The malt flavor and aroma was flat and one dimensional. Not as rich and full as many others, the alcohol is far too hot compared to how mellow many are, along with this the mouthfeel isn't as full and chewy as it could be, however, its still a fun ride.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 7

Another great Baltic/Carnegie Porter here. All the way from Russia, shared by friends at a homebrewers chili cookoff. Heavy on the sherry notes, subdued chocolate, very smooth, nice oxidation. The sample was obviously quite old, but has transformed into something memorable. Quite nice.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Better than the bland 2005 version, however a blend between the two would likely be better than either. Kinda harsh on the spicy phenolics, and with higher carbonation. Brown and bubbly, clear-ish, just a bit of haze. Not bad, but I have such high expectation from Unibroue...