This is another brown ale that Blair brought from Chi-town for me. This is from Avery which is a brewery in Colorado. Chris reviewed a couple of their brews in the past including a beer celebrating their 13th year. This particular beer poured up darken than what I would call brown. Sure some of the edges of the glass showed a bit of brown, but dark mostly. The head was made up of the smallest of bubbles and let off a decent aroma of malts. This is an easy drinking brown ale. Nothing too strong to make you do little sips. This is one that I would sit down at the bar and just drink and drink. There is just a bit of a bitter at the end, but the main taste is almost nutty and sweet. I would suggest this more than yesterday’s Dogfish Head Brown Ale.

Specs: 12oz bottle
5.5% ABV
IBU: 17

With previous Dogfish brews doing very well between Chris and myself, I had to open this one as soon as I could. Thank you goes out to Blair who drove this one into town for me. The beer poured up very nicely with just a bit of head. The aroma is sweet malts. The taste was a bit surprising. I suspected a coffee bitter taste by the background of the bottle’s label, but I wasn’t ready for the amount. It isn’t a bad thing, it tastes like cold sweetened coffee. The bottle states they use brown sugar, and that explains the sweetness I get. The after taste has a bit of bitter. Blair warned me that these were some good beers.

Specs: 12oz bottle
7.2% ABV
IBU: 50

It still amazes me how many beers I’ve had time and time again, but have never reviewed! Warsteiner Dunkel is one of these very brews. This dunkel [aka dark] beer from Warsteiner. The color is great, with low head but the aroma and flavor are true to this king of brewing. Caramel notes throughout give a uniform taste until a classic Warsteiner finish of hops lightens up on the end. I’ve had this brew at quite a few bars, from a handful of good beer stores, and then a couple times at the German-American Festival. All around this is a good showing for the Germans and a great contribution to dark beers.

Specs: 12oz bottle
Unspecified ABV

I love Rogue’s bottling. This red beast of a bottle packs 750ml of power. There is a flowery aroma to this red beer. The head took a bit of time to settle, and it cascaded a bit during the pour, such a beautiful thing. I was expecting more bitter from something with 60 IBU. I didn’t begin to catch the bitters until the aftertaste hit me. The initial taste confused me, as it was caramel, and as their site describes it: buttery peanut brittle. I need to wrap this up as I need to get back to the remainder of this beer. After trying this, you have to ask yourself if it better to be dead or double dead?

Specs: 26oz red bottle
9% ABV
IBU: 60

I could be wrong, but I don’t think the Monks who brew this have a website. This was sold to me like gum is sold to you at the check out lane of a supermarket. This supermarket is the Beer & Wine Cave. I have to begin by saying, Matt, you were right; this is one tasty beer. The fizzing head settled to reveal the dark brown brew, and bits of products to make the beer settled on top. The aroma was sweet like plum. The taste was very rich and the malts were wonderful and sweet and followed by a bit of bitters. The aftertaste lingered in my mouth for a bit, and it wasn’t bad at all!

Specs: 11.3 oz bottle
9.2% ABV

This is my 5th beer of theirs, and the 4th that has an enormous amount of head on it. The color is nice for a stout. The beer is black, the head is a light brown. The aroma is sweet, but there is something else there like chocolates perhaps. The taste was as sour as one could get then the bitter hit. I don’t think I have had a worse stout. Perhaps this one is bad, that means that store in Indiana where I picked these up had some old bad Mishawaka. Try if you must, but beware. The rest of this went down the drain, sorry brewmasters…

Specs: 12oz bottle

In Ohio it seems unusual to find a bar that is carrying a fresh keg of Boddingtons. Once I saw it on the list, I had to get one. At Easy Street Toledo, I only need one. A member of the Hall of Foam gets me a 32oz mug for the same cost as a pint. I knew the beer was freshly poured when the waitress brought it out and the head was cascading. It turned out this nice amber color you see in the picture. The head built up with the smallest of bubbles. The aroma was nothing special, just a bit sweet. The taste was smooth and had that cream taste to it. This beer goes down smooth, it wasn’t long before it was gone.

Specs: 32oz Hall of Foam mug
4.7% ABV

This a golden brown colored beer that was born 10/2/08 just for me! It did not pour with much head, perhaps because I ignored the preferred glass choice on the back label. The aroma prepared me for hops. The malts are light in comparison. It is sweet, but the hops is what sticks out in this one. It is like a malty APA. I don’t mind that at all. So if you are in the mood for something new and haven’t had one of these, grab one as they already stopped making them. What’s on the shelf is what you get!

Specs: 12oz bottle
5.7% ABV
4.5% ABW
IBU: 33

Don’t ask me how to pronounce it, I have no idea. What I do know how to do it drink it, and drink it I will. This is a very deep red that almost looked brown it was so cloudy. The thick head masked the aroma. Looks and aroma are great things to have, but what this beer has the most of is taste. Caramels and maybe some chocolate malts are deep roasted and give a thick taste to this brew. Maudite does well by itself and I took my time drinking this and it just kept getting better. The finish washes away only the deepest flavors, leaving the taste without all the body. Keep tabs on how much you drink, the ABV is pretty high. Mom, you made another good selection for my review.

Specs: 12oz bottle
8.0% ABV

‘s a German beer with that screams Hefe Weizen. If you don’t know the hefeweizen style and would like a proper introduction, try this beer! The bright yet cloudy color with the prominent wheat aroma is quite classic and the taste doesn’t disappoint. The taste is light and has a consistent wheat throughout which has an almost smoked flavor that builds to the finish. There’s not a significant hop bite, but this leaves the pallet soft and clean.

Specs: 12oz bottle
5.0% ABV?