Ginger Brew

This is a lame post, because I really don't feel like saying too much about this beer.  Meh.  It was tastey, but with a strong essence of ginger, but without the spicy zing that makes ginger so amazing.  It was sticky sweet, heavy, drinkable, but surprisingly, I probably won't get it again.  And I LOVE GINGER> 

Tatonka

 

Bison USDA organic Chocolate Stout. I must have gotten a non-infected batch, because I liked it pretty well, but it got RANK reviews on BeerAdvocate, with comparisons to iron, and watered down blood. Maybe their beer had real Tatonka in it. Eeew, yuck, gross.  It's a nice low 5% ABV, not sure of the IBU, but I am going to guess 20.  It's an opaque black with hints of dark brown in color, a thin tan head, low to moderate carbonation.  It smells sharp, medicinal, woody, strong dark chocolate.  It's creamy, chocolatey, very satisfying, with a hint of bitterness; it's smokey with a rich cocoa flavor.  As it warms, there's a hint of soy sauce to the scent as well as the flavor.  It does taste somewhat thin and watery as it warms.  COR: 50, Diesel 20.  We had this one in North Carolina, hence the beautiful lush background.  This was right around the time Obama was at UNC.  Not Dook, not NC State, UNC.

 

Catamount Maple wheat

Catamount Maple Wheat, a Harpoons 100 Barrel Series. Alcohol by volume 6.8%, IBU 21. The appearance is a reddish coppery amber, the nose is dried apricots, dried peaches, Darrell says it smells like malt.  It tastes almost gamey like slow cooked pork or beef. It's not a very sweet beer, nor is it bitter but it has a peculiar astringency. Mild maple taste at the end. Probably a great summer beer on a hot day. It would go well with fish, or white meat, well maybe not fish, but definitely with white meat barbecue. Maybe turkey burgers. COR 10% (meh), Diesel 10.  Decent, but I wouldn't seek it again.  It's perty though.

Le Grand Cru

The Grand Cru, by the Greatest Brewing Company in all the world (pant pant pant)!!!!  It is a coppery reddish-brown color, pours thin with very little head.  Behold it's beauteousness.  It smells toasted (says D), and like baby food, peas and carrots (says Beer Baby), malty.  It tastes of caramel, honey, malt, raisins; there is very mild carbonation for a thin, but somehow well rounded mouth sweet feel (maybe this is the oils?  comments please?).  There is very little bitterness.  Again, this is a drink in which you can taste the proprietary yeast, but in a good way.  Maybe it's the honey, malty, roast, but I loved this bevvy and would most definitely purchase again.

COR 90% (depending on whether or not it can be found).
Diesel: 90 because it'll kick. your. ass. 
Oh yeah, it'll fuck you up: ABV = 11%!!!
IBU: very few (mostly malty)

SOURCE = WIKIPEDIA: Grand cru (French for great growth) is a regional wine classification that designates a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine. Although often used to describe grapes, wine or cognac, the term is not technically a classification of wine quality per se, but is intended to indicate the potential of the vineyard or terroir.

Allagash Black

Allagash Black: brewed with 2 Row barley, torrified wheat, oats, both roasted and chocolate malt and dark caramelized sugar. The appearance is a dark strong coffee brown, with a thin, tan head.  It has  a strangely sweet aroma, when you breathe in through both your nose and your mouth, it's like cotton candy.  It has moderate carbonation; it's inoffensive, not terribly complex.  You can taste the Allahash proprietary yeast, that is, it tastes like Allagash White, but with coffee, mild chocolate, and malty tones.  There is very little (if any) bitterness.  Although I did enjoy, it wasn't anything terribly special. 

COR: 5-10%
Diesel score: 20
ABV: 7.5%
IBU 30-35

Mayo

Enough said. 

St Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition

St Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition review, by BeerDaddy D Money.  It pours amber blonde with little sediment and a white head that is short lived.  Smells dry, tart/lemony and of funky wood.  The taste is refreshingly yet puckeringly sour but crisp dry, reminscent of green apple,lemon, and grape.  The mouth feel is light to medium, reminds of champange carbonation.  Overall not the most complex gueuze but very refreshingly sour and very good.  I would definitely purchase again.