Weyerbacher Slam Dunkel double dunkelweizen

I had this at the American beer fest this past June and I remember enjoying it a lot, so after last weekend trying the weyerbacher double IPA, I decided to find their double dunkelweisse and give it a shot

first impressions: dark and opaque, strong smell which I cant quite place other then to say its dark.

taste: bit of a bite at first but that turns into something else, dark and licorice flavored, but mostly just "dark" and kinda skunky late - aftertaste.

overall: poor the dark nasty taste kinda kills it for me, its just not good. This is a very interesting beer I think I the bottle I got might have gone bad, as I distinctly remember this being better.

Weihenstephaner Vitus weizenbock

first impressions: nice orangy color, smells like a standard German hefeweizen

taste: smooth, strong hefe-weisse flavor. little bit of spice flavor, but sweet.. not much hops, clean finish

overall: Great this is an amazing beer, definitely my favorite weizenbock. Its strong and tastes like it, but its also incredibly smooth

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

So this beer came from my brother's place down in Maryland. Hes not a beer drinker, but he brought this back to jersey with him after it was left at his place by a friend.

First Impressions: Amber colored, small head, smell of spices sorta like a punpkin pie.

Taste: slight bite at start then turns malty with some spice, and then finishes slightly bitter.

overall: good. I havent been a fan of spiced beer before but I think my tastes have changed after this and the harpoon winter warmer which I liked. This overall was decent, and the bitter finish was nicely paired with the spice.

Dales Pale Ale

My brother and his friend zach picked up this beer a few days ago

first impressions: hoppy smell

taste: strong hoppy start and slight bitter aftertaste

overall: good. This is a decent pale ale. especially outa a can. Its not quite as good as sierra nevada pale ale, but its decent.

Weyerbacher Quad

another Thanksgiving beer. This was picked out my brother's friend Zach who is here for the weekend since his family lives in washington state

first impressions: nice dark amber colored, a distinctive nose of banana

ABV: 11.8%

taste: sweet but complex. slightly oppy start but then then turns malty and sweet with a hint of spice

overall: good. Im not a big fan of strong belgian beers or Id probably call this great. Its definitly a good representation of the style.

yeungling prenium lager

My grandfather brought this over for thanksgiving.

first impressions: light colored, slight beery smell

taste: smooth and crisp start has a bite near the middle, and ends well, no bad aftertaste.

overall: good. Im pleasantly surprised. Regular yeungling lager I find is fairly bland and uninteresting. This is better though, its crisp in the style of a Bavarian helles lager

Steel Head Extra Pale Ale

This is the beer that my brother greg picked out over thanksgiving weekend

first impressions: smells a bit hoppy

taste: hoppy bite at first but mellows out and ends clean

overall: good This is a good standard pale Ale, Id rate this similar to sierra nevada.