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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
176 Ayinger Maibock Germany Bock 4.0

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

pours a burnt glden color with a small white head and left a little fancy lacing. The aroma was a muted caramel apple and sweet cooked brown sugar. The taste was a lovely mix of carmel and munich style malts, slight touch of noble hops and at the end, distinctly pleasant alcohol flavor. This is a classic, complex and rich beer. Mouthfeel is right on balance and is rich, creamy, full bodied. Very very enjoyable beer.

Jun 16, 2012
12:00:00 PM
177 Yuengling Bock Beer United States Bock 4.0

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

pours a pale mahogany with a small off-white head leaving light lace. The aroma is sweet, a little caramel, nice fresh bread. The taste is nicely balanced, nice hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is light, dry. Drinkability is good, tasty bock, full flavor but light and balanced.

Jun 17, 2012
12:00:00 PM
178 Lake Placid High Peaks Hefeweizen United States Hefeweizen 4.0

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

pours darker than some of the european offerings with a cloudy wheat color with lots of active bubbles rising to the surface and forming a nice soapy white head. The aroma is clove for sure, spicy yeast, wheat malt, and maybe a touch of honey. The taste is very well balanced with the yeast complexity being most distinct. There is a touch of fresh vanilla bean right up front, and a lemon sort of finish and is very refreshing, very sessionable. The mouthfeel is nice, more body than a lot of these, which I like, and very spirited carbonation, perfect for a hot summer. I really like this one, which I havent seen before this year. Do yourself a favor and check this one out.

Jul 7, 2012
12:00:00 PM
179 Rockmill Saison United States Saison 4.0

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

Pours with small light tan head that settles slowly to a thin, almost complete cap and leaves behind nice spotty lacing. The beer itself is the color of burnished copper color. The aroma consists of wweet candy malt with hint of alcohol sweetness which blends/fades into mild hop bitterness. The taste is very mildly sweet malt blends seamlessly into mild hop bitterness. It finishes with lingering layers of candy sugar sweetness and more hop bitterness. The mouthfeel has average carbonation with decent body. This is another great hit from Rockmill Brewery.

Jul 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
180 Rockmill Dubbel United States Abbey Dubbel 4.0

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

Pours a nice cola brown color with a thick slightly off white head that leaves good lacing. The aroma is very sweet caramel malt aromas with some spice and lots of dark fruit scents as well along with some belgian yeast and toasted bread. The taste is dark and light fruits which lead the way initially with very strong notes of banana and raisins along with some caramel, figs, tobacco, and some brown sugar round out the flavors. The yeast plays a major role in the flavor here and adds some delicate spices and complexity. Alcohol is very well hidden. The mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with a very nice lingering sweetness and medium bodied.

Jul 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
181 Rockmill Witbier United States Witbier 4.0

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

Pours a hazy straw color with moderate white head on top while the carbonation looks good as the head slowly falls. The aroma has some heavy earthy notes in the nose, citrus, clove, orange peel, wet grass, and banana all come to mind. The taste holds those same earthy notes. This is quite a dry beer, highlighting lemongrass, cedar, crisp apple, and wheat. The yeast gives it that banana clove kick, and the malts here highlight some excellent woody characteristics. The mouthfeel is one of the key components to this beer. Along with the excellent flavor, the mouthfeel is almost champagne like, feeling quite dry and effervescent on the tongue. It is quite refreshing and complex. Overall, another excellent beer from Rockmill Brewery.

Jul 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
182 De Troch Chapeau Framboise Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

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

poured a dark red garnet color but made only a thin white rim for a head, and even that dissipated in less than 5 seconds. There was absolutely zero lacing on the glass. When it comes to the aroma there's no doubt this is a raspberry beer. The label says they use fresh raspberries in here and I believe it. Fresh raspberry taste along with plenty of that Belgian lambic yeast for tartness. Very good. the mouthfeel is light, crisp, and refreshing with a welcoming medium high level of carbonation to help cut through the sweetness. Fruit beers are my favorite style.

Jul 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
183 Bass Ale United Kingdom English Pale Ale 3.9

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

This beer is even better when purchased fresh in a UK pub. Beer has a great pale brown color, with a great aroma. this beer is really smooth and easy to drink. Also this beer works well to make black and tans with. Hightly recommend this one!

Apr 15, 2012
12:00:00 PM
184 Wooden Shoe Dumkopf United States Belgian Strong Ale 3.9

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

Murky gold color with a thin foamy white head. Sweet nose with some orange and some spice. Sweet beer with honey and candi sugar. Bitter orange peel, something floral and some spice that finished with a white sugar sweetness. The claimed 7% is well hidden so don't let the high Al content scare you off.

Apr 16, 2012
12:00:00 PM
185 Charles Wells Banana Bread Beer United Kingdom Fruit Beer 3.9

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

This stuff tastes and smells like your grandmothers banana bread, nutty, buttery and smooth pours standard golden and smells of delicious banana bread. Great beer but can't drink more then 1 or 2 in a night.

Apr 16, 2012
12:00:00 PM
186 Great Lakes Grand Cru United States Belgian Ale 3.9

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

This beer only available at the actual brewery which is 2 bad as this is a good beer. has a cloundy orangish pour with a big white head. It has a wonderful aroma of fresh baked bread. There is a nice spicey orange taste. Beer has a clean finish, very drinkable. GLB really should look at selling this beer to wider audiance then just the brew pub.

Apr 26, 2012
12:00:00 PM
187 Weyerbacher Insanity United States English Barleywine 3.9

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

Pours a somewhat hazy amber, mahogany color with a thin head that leaves a ring for a good while before fading. The aroma is very rich with caramel, and dark fruit, mainly fig. Oak and vanilla are present as well. Overall it has a very sweet aroma. The taste is a overpowered by dark fruit and malt, and is very sweet. The alcohol is almost masked by the richness of the malt but the beer is full bodied with a creamy carbonation.

May 10, 2012
12:00:00 PM
188 Penn Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.9

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

pours a nice dark gold in the pint glass with a decent head that sticks around for a while. It's dark for a pilsner, with a sweet and bright aroma. Hoppy zings amidst a lightly toasted malt. Mild hop bitterness blends into the brew with a floral quality and a little spicy. It has a medium body with medium-high carbonation that blanches the tongue.

May 11, 2012
12:00:00 PM
189 Penn Gold Lager United States Helles / Dortmunder 3.9

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

This beer pours a golden color with a white head the fades leaving a lacy ring around the glass. The beer is very lightly hazy. The beer has a very faint malty sweet smell with a very faint herbal/spicy hop aroma. Initially, you can taste the sweetness of the malt but this is then balanced by the low to moderate hop bitterness with a moderate carbonation. It's lighter body and good balance of flavor makes is a very good beer. This was also part of a sampler pack.

May 11, 2012
12:00:00 PM
190 Hofbrauhaus Newport Munich Weizen United States Hefeweizen 3.9

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

the beer was a nice hazy golden color with a decent head that hung around for a while and laced the mug nicely. The aroma was great with spices and a hint of fruit. It has a nice light body so it mixes well with food and allows you to drink more then 1. I really enjoy this style of beer and these folks do this beer style justice.

May 12, 2012
12:00:00 PM
191 Hofbrauhaus Newport Premium Lager United States Helles / Dortmunder 3.9

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

pour a beautiful golden color with a nice large white head, that hangs around for a while. The aroma is mildly malty, as is the taste. The hops are not very pronounced even in the finish and aftertaste. The texture is rather thin, which combined with its refreshingly well-structured carbonation makes it a nicely drinkable summer brew

May 12, 2012
12:00:00 PM
192 Yuengling Traditional Lager United States Vienna / Amber Lager 3.9

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

It pours a reddish copper with a nice white head that quickly fades and leaves a wispy lace. The aroma is of grains and malt aroma, but not overpowering on the aroma. The taste has the grains and malts. It is not too sweet, but very enjoyable. There isn't much in the way of the hops, but even without this is a tasty larger brew. The mouthfeel has a medium body and has medium carbonation to it. Yuengling in general is a great company with what I've had by them over the years. This traditional lager is a great beer.

May 13, 2012
12:00:00 PM
193 Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA United States IPA 3.9

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

Pours a orangish gold color and a pleasant dirty white head that gradually fades to a thin ring around the glass. The aroma is of peach, pine resin, grapefruit rind, and balanced by light, sweet malts. The taste of the beer is similar to the aroma which is grapefruit mingles with pine resin and plenty of bitterness, with mild, cracker-like malt flavors arising as this washes across the back of the palate. The beer is medium-bodied with fairly minimal carbonation, which finishes quite dry due to numerous hops and residual sugars.

May 15, 2012
12:00:00 PM
194 Yuengling Light Lager United States Light / Lite Lager 3.9

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

Pours a light golden amber color with a thick white foam head that doesn't stick around for very long but does leave a few rings of lace. The aroma is a faint caramel malt and grain scents. The taste is a nice light sweetness initially with a touch of grassy hops and grain in the finish. Toasted bread and caramel malt round out the flavor. Very nice flavor considering the style. Overall a very drinkable and easily one of the best that I have had thus far.

May 19, 2012
12:00:00 PM
195 Rivertown Brewing Blueberry Lager United States Fruit Beer 3.9

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

poured a haxy yellow and had a nice head but did not lace. The scent and taste were definitely dominated by BlueBerrys. However, the BlueBerry taste as not overpowering. The mouthfeel was light in body and had good carbonation. Overall it was a tasty beer and probably best served in the summer time. You don't have to be a fruit beer lover to enjoy this beer, but it helps.

May 20, 2012
12:00:00 PM
196 Hofbrau Munchen Kindl Weissbier (Hefe Weizen) / Hofbräu Munchen Kindl Weissbier (Hefe Weizen) Germany Hefeweizen 3.9

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

pours an excellent cloudy yellow/amber color with minimal head, which dissipates quickly and leaves no lacing. The aroma is very aromatic with grassy/grainy with alot of citrus and yeast and banana esthers. The taste is mild flavor of wheats and malts at first with the hints of citrus rind. Getting some yeasty flavor but its not overpowering the wheat and grain tones. Spice is there but just, its very mild. Very well balanced all around. The mouthfeel is light carbonation, with a crisp and clean taste. A very nice drinkable beer.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
197 Timmermans Framboise Lambic Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.9

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

pours a bright, deep red, it has a medium-small pink head steadily shrinking to a foamy ring and wisps. The aroma is nice raspberry (and berry in general), dark bread, light yeasty funkiness. The taste is lightly sweet-tart raspberry, hints of underlying lambic yeasty character. It's great and enjoyable with just enough of a hint of complexity and lambic rusticness under the fruit. Another excellent example of this style.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
198 Leinenkugel Berry Weiss United States Fruit Beer 3.9

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

Pours a pink tinted hue with a pinkish colored head (sort of light cotton pink candy). The aroma has tart vinous berries, with an upfront acidic quality with raspberry/strawberry juice notes. The taste is a mix of juicy fruit, tart berries, earthy citrus flavor.avorwise. The mouthfeel effervescent carbonation with flavor and berry notes.

May 26, 2012
12:00:00 PM
199 Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat United States Fruit Beer 3.9

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

Pours a lightly hazy dark golden yellow to orange in color. The beer has a small light beige head that quickly reduces to a patch of thin film and a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass leaving minimal lacing. The aroma is cherry with some light underlying hints of wheat. The taste is a lot like the aroma with the cherry flavor dominating. There is a very light hint of wheat in the beer. The mouthfeel is light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. This is one of my favorite Sam Adams beers.

Jun 1, 2012
12:00:00 PM
200 Great Lakes Wits End United States Witbier 3.9

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

One of their pub-exclusives, and I got lucky to stumble into it. pours just like a Witbier should which is light yellow and slightly turbid. Average head for the style and taste is above average. The one thing that really standsout is the addition of ginger which is faint and adds a different character to the beer. This was an excellent beer highly recommend trying if you make to the pub.

Jun 6, 2012
12:00:00 PM