Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Moylans Hopsickle Imperial Ale

Moylans Hopsickle Imperial Ale 22oz:
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If you ARE looking for a hop monster, this is it. This 9.2% behemoth is so loaded with hops that it makes your saliva glands kick into high gear. This gives the beer a weird (but very pleasant) juiciness you don’t usually find in a beer. It pours a deep copper with a large head. Its aroma is piney with a hint of grapefruit. The flavor is of tart fruity hops with the pine backing it up. There is malt in there someplace but for the life of me I can’t really pin it down due to the overwhelming assault from the hops.
Labels: achel, alaskan, ale, amber, Beer, carlsberg beer, chimay, dogfish, guinness, lager, Liquid Solutions, moyland, orval, porter, stone, stout, trappist, westmalle
Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA

Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA 22oz:
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Uuuummmmmm deep hop goodness. This red / copper colored beer pours with plenty of head. The aroma is of big citrus and fruity pineapple hop character. It has a toasty sweet malt to balance the huge spicy floral hop bitterness. At 102 IBUs and 9.72% it is an imperial in every sense of the word. Although Imperial IPAs are all about the hops I would be interested to see what this beer is like in 3 or 4 years. It is excellent now and has some awesome aging potential due to the forthright malt offering.
Labels: achel, alaskan, ale, amber, avery, Beer, carlsberg beer, chimay, dogfish, guinness, lager, Liquid Solutions, orval, porter, stone, stout, trappist, westmalle
Fiddlers Green IPA
Fiddlers Green IPA 12oz:
Deep golden with a flash of orange and a good size head that falls quickly. The aroma is of a citrusy orange character (not grapefruit). The flavor is of light crystal malts then a big orange hop flavor and a more bitter citrus rind finish.
Labels: achel, alaskan, ale, amber, Beer, carlsberg beer, chimay, dogfish, fiddlers green, guinness, lager, Liquid Solutions, orval, porter, stone, stout, trappist, westmalle
North Coast Old Stock Ale 2007
North Coast Old Stock Ale 2007 12oz:
This 11.7% powerhouse is a brew to be reckoned with. It is great now and will be awesome one to three years from now so do not be afraid to put some up (I know I will).
Pours hazy brown with a tint of copper. The aroma is of toasty malt, a whiff of smoke and dark dried fruit. Malty and a touch sweet up front with a fruity mid-pallet and at this point it has a dry hop bitterness at the end which should mellow out nicely with age. This is definitely a grade A beer that should be part of anyone’s beer cellar.
Labels: achel, alaskan, ale, amber, Beer, carlsberg beer, chimay, dogfish, guinness, lager, Liquid Solutions, north coast, orval, porter, stone, stout, trappist, westmalle
Midnight Sun Artic Rhino
Midnight Sun Artic Rhino 22oz:
This dark brown coffee porter pours with a nice tan head. The aromas are of roasted barley, chocolate and a ton of coffee. The malt aromas carry over into the flavor along with light hop bitterness and once again a ton of coffee. For those of you who love coffee or just want to have a beer with breakfast, this is the one.
Labels: achel, alaskan, ale, amber, Beer, carlsberg beer, chimay, dogfish, guinness, lager, Liquid Solutions, midnight sun, orval, porter, stone, stout, trappist, westmalle
Unibroue 16
Unibroue 16 750ml:
This Belgian style Canadian brew pours orange/amber in color with a big fluffy head. The aroma is big and estery, yeasty bread, bananas and spice. The flavor is caramel and cake, figs, and currents with some peppery spice and a sweet creamy finish.
Labels: achel, alaskan, ale, amber, Beer, carlsberg beer, chimay, dogfish, guinness, lager, Liquid Solutions, orval, porter, stone, stout, trappist, unibroue, westmalle