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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
2451 Boulevard Dry Stout United States Dry Stout 3.7

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

Black appearance with a moderate head and good lacing. Chocolate and coffee flavor with a hint of smoke. Medium bodied with a bitter finish. A good dry stout

Mar 1, 2004
01:52:01 AM
2452 Boulevard Irish Ale United States Irish Ale 3.4

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

Aroma is malty and nutty. Appearance is a reddish brown with a minimal head. Flavor is malty and sour with some grapes, oak, and cherries in the flavor. Somewhat light bodied with a smooth creamy taste. Not a bad Irish

Mar 1, 2004
01:50:01 AM
2453 Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru Belgium Unblended Lambic 4.1

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

Yellow appearance with a no head. Aroma is sharp citrus and musk. Flavor was a blend of lemons, oranges, and apricot. The finish was nice with a tart tinge on the tounge. Yet another great lambic from Cantillon.

Mar 1, 2004
01:48:01 AM
2454 Buckhead Panther Pale Ale United States American Pale Ale 3.9

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

A very hoppy APA. Copper color with a decent head. Orange and grapefruit citrus flavor. A bitter and refreshing aftertaste. A west coast style hopfest and an excellent beer all around.

Mar 1, 2004
01:42:01 AM
2455 Buckhead Kringle Dilemma United States Dunkel / Dark Lager 3.4

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

A dark brown appearance with a good head. Flavor was very malty with some chocolate, raisins, and other dark fruit present in the flavor. A medium body and a sweet aftertaste. A pretty good example of the style.

Mar 1, 2004
01:38:01 AM
2456 Rogue Morimoto Imperial Pilsner United States Imperial Pilsener 4.0

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

Golden color with a moderate head. Flavor was hoppy for the style with a nice malt profile. Suprisingly it had some citrus and caramel present in the flavor. Probably the most complex pilsner I've ever had. A very well balanced beer.

Mar 1, 2004
01:33:01 AM
2457 Avery Hog Heaven United States American Barleywine 4.3

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

The aroma is very very nice. Some oak, citrus, cherries, grapes, vanilla. The appearance is a reddish brown with almost no head. Now to the flavor. A mix of bitter, sour, and sweet all perfectly blended together. Some caramel, raspberries, citrus fruit are primarly what I am tasting. The finish is hoppy with a taste of alcohol. This one is not as sweet and cloying as other barleywines Ive tasted. This biased may come from my hophead nature of course. But overall I must say I really enjoyed this one.

Mar 1, 2004
01:30:01 AM
2458 Boon Faro Pertotale Belgium Faro 3.3

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Dark orange/brown color with a sticky sweet sour apple and candy flavor. After about 6 different samples of Cantillons earlier that evening this one didn't stand a chance. Its a lambic with a sweet tooth basically.

Mar 1, 2004
01:23:01 AM
2459 Rock Bottom Brown Bear Brown United States Brown Ale 3.3

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

Dark brown appearance with a moderate white head. Flavor is nutty with some roasted malts. There are some mild chocolate flavors peaking through. This is right on par with all the generic brown ales in the world. I will say that I do enjoy this style so I was not disappointed. It's a good session brown ale but it's nothing you could impress anyone with.

Mar 1, 2004
01:19:01 AM
2460 Victory Moonglow United States Weizenbock 3.9

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

Aroma is wheat, grapes, lemons, bananas and caramel. Apperance is a murky brown with a moderate off white head and fair lacing. Flavor is syrupy with a very strong grape presence. A good kick of sour fruit, banana, wheat, and tart apples. The finish is thick on the tounge with a moderate alcohol burn. A nice beer and something to be sipped on slowly. I've heard of an infection problem on the best by 8/20/04 bottles but my bottle seems fine. And if its a bacteria causing the pleasent sourness, then rock on bottle infection!

Mar 1, 2004
01:16:01 AM
2461 Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale United States American Barleywine 4.2

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

A reddish orange apperance with a nice head. Like the Avery Hog Heaven, this is a hoppy take on the style. Flavor is grapefruit, oranges, dark malts, and alcohol. A very "Sierra" taste which is not a bad thing. I had the '04 version and Im sure this gets better with age. But its awesome right off the bat!

Feb 29, 2004
11:51:29 PM
2462 AleSmith Speedway Stout United States Imperial Stout 4.6

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

An amazing stout. Hides the alcohol extremely well. Dark black appearance with a tan head. Chocolate, coffee, licorice, and dark fruit flavor. Full bodied and easy to drink for such a high ABV beer.

Feb 23, 2004
07:21:23 PM
2463 Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen Germany Rauchbier 3.9

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

If you've never had a smoked beer it's quite an interesting experience. Aroma is of bacon and ham. Flavor is smoked meat. Appearance is pitch black. This is a meat lover's pizza in a bottle. Some will find this beer to be strange, but for me it was quite interesting.

Oct 16, 2003
01:33:16 AM
2464 Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat United States Fruit Beer 3.2

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A decent fruit beer. Flavor is slight wheat but overwhelmingly cherries. Tastes like some sort of cherry candy. A nice sipping fruit beer but a little too syrupy. I simply dare you to get drunk on this stuff! :)

Oct 16, 2003
01:27:16 AM
2465 Abita Amber Lager United States Vienna / Amber Lager 3.0

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

A decent beer but nothing that amazing. Amber color with little head. Flavor is quite watery with some malt present and a slightly sour aftertaste. Its just one of those so-so beers that's so easy to forget.

Oct 16, 2003
01:24:16 AM
2466 Dogwood Octoberfest United States Marzen / Oktoberfest 2.5

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

A strange take on the oktoberfest style. Slightly hoppy with a citrus flavor. It tastes like a weak APA. This style is suppose to be malty. This is not a good idea here really.

Oct 16, 2003
01:20:16 AM
2467 Rolling Rock Green Light United States Light / Lite Lager 1.4

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

This low carb nonsense needs to stop. Better than Michelob Ultra I guess but what does that say?

Oct 16, 2003
01:16:16 AM
2468 La Chouffe Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 4.5

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

This is my favorite Belgian blonde ale to date. A nice citrusy aroma and a smooth creamy citrus flavor of pears, peaches, and oranges. Hides the alcohol very well. An excellent beer. Rerate - This is even better than I previously thought, a hidden gem, I dont usually like belgian stong ales of the blonde variety but this is amazing. I want to try this with a rich chocolate dessert. WOW!

Oct 6, 2003
01:32:06 AM
2469 Big River House Brand IPA United States IPA 3.7

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

A good local microbrew ale. Appearance is a dark orange with a good lacing effect. Flavor is bitter with some malt present. Mostly one dimensional with the hops and bitterness overtaking the malt. Faint citrus aroma. A good brew but a little unbalanced for an IPA. Still one I will return to again.

Sep 13, 2003
10:42:13 PM
2470 Stone Imperial Russian Stout United States Imperial Stout 4.4

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

2002 edition :This is one big beer. The only Imperial Stout I’ve had but this is amazing. Pours like motor oil and it has a good warming feeling to it. Despite the 10% ABV it doesnt dominate. If you like stouts dont pass this one up. It has no flaws!........2003 edition : Didn’t get it due to our bitch ass distributor!.......2004 edition : This just came in to town today. When I had the previous ’02 version this beer came as quite a shock, I had never tried an Imperial Stout before. But now I’m ready. So here it goes. Pitch black with a suprisingly small head. Flavor is quite sweet with some licorice, loads of coffee beans, some dark chocolate, smoke and tobacco. The alcohol lets you know its hanging around. Like "Hi, this beer is 10.8% and dont you freaking forget it!" There’s not a load of hops in this beer, which one may expect from Stone. If this were just a tad less sweet it would probably be perfect. 2004 edition a year later : My how this beer has changed. The rough around the edges alcohol burn of a new bottle is now gone. The sweetness and syrupy feel is toned down. The balance is great on this one after a year of aging! Try one Komrad, as the bottle states.

Sep 13, 2003
10:33:13 PM
2471 Fosters Lager Australia Pale Lager 2.4

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Hyped up as import beer from Aussie. Well here in the US its an "import" from Canada. Slightly better than the mega macro lager but not by much. Typical lager with a slight malt profile and hint of bitterness. Otherwise just a basic lager at an inflated price. The oil cans are a decent deal but around here for $8 a six pack I can do MUCH better. Decent lager overall.

Sep 13, 2003
10:20:13 PM
2472 Dogwood Bock United States Bock 2.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Reddish color with little head. Flavor was malty similar to blueberries. Fairly thin palate. Nothing impressive but nothing bad either. This brewery does better than this.

Sep 13, 2003
10:15:13 PM
2473 Molson Ice Canada Pale Lager 2.2

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

Gave this a go again for the heck of it. And old favorite, but that say nothing as my favorite used to be Miller! Faint aroma, flavor is typical of a macro beer with a hint of bitterness and some skunky stuff. This is probably a bad six pack. A decent ice beer when its not skunked. It will do.

Sep 13, 2003
10:03:13 PM
2474 Stone Ruination IPA United States Imperial IPA 5.0

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Wow I have become a total hophead. Stone IPA used to be my favorite but now I think this one is the winner. Bitter is an understatement with this gem. A big ol freaking pine, orange, perfume, grapefruit aroma. Dear lord this and regular IPA are perfect in the aroma dept. It pours a deep orange color with a moderate head. The flavor is orange peels, a bottle of pine perfume, lemons, and some bitter ass hops. I could live off this stuff. The aftertaste is somewhat creamy and sweet but BITTER as well. I am worthy of the 100 IBUs beoch. Perfect on ya!

Sep 10, 2003
03:52:10 AM
2475 Foothills Brewing Cottonwood Endo India Pale Ale United States IPA 3.8

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

A good IPA. Reddish orange color. Nice balance of malt and hops. Good hop flavor followed up with citrus and raspberry flavors. A good mouthfeel and a bitter aftertaste. An excellent craft IPA. True to the west coast hoppy style.

Sep 10, 2003
03:49:10 AM