Longtrail Double IPA

Im a big fan of LongTrail... I haven't had any of their Brewmaster series though...

First Impressions: opaque orange colored... looks a bit like a weisse, smells of orange

Taste: extremely hoppy but not bitter start. Middle is more malty... with some alcoholic tastes... ends a bit bitter.

Overall: good reminds me a lot of dogfish head 90 minute ipa... decent beer, but not great.

Smithwicks Irish Ale

First Impressions: Big head. amber colored.

Taste: Decently hoppy start and balanced well with malt in the middle. not much in the way of aftertaste

Overall: good I'm Impressed, I thought this being a mass produced beer wouldnt be that great. But its impressively well balanced. It doesn't have a ton of different flavors, but what it does... it does well

Troegs Dream weaver Wheat

Troegs makes some good stuff, and I love hefeweissens so I decided to give it a try. First time having it was after a hike... should be a nice refreshing beer.

First Impressions: Nice orange color, smells nicely like a wheat beer.

Taste: slightly sour for a wheat beer, still a bit bready but has a bitter end.

overall: ok/good This is good for an American wheat beer, but its definitely not a German Hefeweisse.

Anchor Small Beer

Ive tried most of the other Anchor beers while at a brewery tour and liked most of them, so I was excited when I came across a bottle of their Small Beer.

First Impressions: lighter then I had expected, nice light amber colored, smells faintly sweet

Taste: hoppy yet lighter ... not in a normal way, almost like a light ipa if something were to exist. has a bit of anchor steam flavor at first, but none of the malt sweetness in balance. ends with a bitter aftertaste.

Overall: ok/good Its not amazing, but looking at the bottle now it says its from the leftover mash from their oldfoghorn barleywine. That explains why it tastes so light, Its still interesting if not the most tasty of brews

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Ive never been a big fan of the standard Weihenstephaner weisse, which is their flagship beer... but I enjoyed all the other beer's Ive had from them, so I figured Id give their dunkel weisse a try

First Impressions: dark and cloudy, nice beige head, smells like a regular weisse

Taste: very carbonated start, but smooth and bready. darker near the end, but no real aftertaste

Overall: good/great I like this a lot better then the regular Weihenstephaner weisse, which I find too sweet. Its not as dark as I would expect a dunkelweisse though. It is definitely a well balance beer

Sam Adams Imperial White

I tried this at the Extreme Beer Fest back in February and remember enjoying it


First Impressions: A lot darker then most white ales. Smells great a little orange, a little spice

Taste: Strong and boozy, a bit sweet syrapy flavor at at first then, carbonation followed by more sweet syrapy flavor. Im not tasting anything but that.


overall: poor/ok I remember this being a lot better. As it is the alcohol flavor total overwhelms the rest of the beer, its a shame. It has characteristics similar to a quad(in its sweet boozy flavor), but no where near as much depth

Brooklyn Pennant Ale

Another beer from the Brooklyn mix pack

First Impressions: Light amber colored, small head, not much smell

Taste: Hoppier then expected at first. The middle is balanced with some malt flavor coming through... end if anything is clean, though one could even call it a bit watery.

Overall: ok/good Its good, has strong flavors at first, though the watery end is a bit of a disappointment. I'd rate it similar to a Sam Adams lager