I haven't post in here for a while....there were a few more beers I had to show but I think we returned the cans/bottles already. We also filled up our two growlers a few weeks ago. I say "we" because my wife actually picked out a beer to have. She even drank most of the growler which almost doubles the total amount of beer she's drank since I've known her.
[img width=700 height=525]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/12177188546_cbf0454ee5_o.jpg[/img]From left to right:
Magic Hat Pale ale. For a long time I stayed away from pale ale's as the mega breweries give them a bad rep. If you get one from a true craft brewery they can be pretty good. This one was okay, had a little bit of a different note to it that kept it interesting. I wouldn't seek it out necessarily but certainly wouldn't avoid it either.
Pelican's Scottish Ale. This brewery is on the Oregon coast and is one of my favorites. They make great stuff. Their brewpub location is just awesome. Right on the sand, near big dunes, cragely coastal rocks, sunsets on the ocean. This scottish ale is good, I get it from time to time. I like their MacPelican's Wee Heavy Ale (another scottish style) better but that is harder to get. I live maybe an hour and a half from the brewery, so it's not like I can just swing in
http://www.yourlittlebeachtown.com/pelicanPelican's Grand Cru 2012. Another Pelican beer. It's an aged Grand Cru, what more do I need to say?
nupoile's homebrew batch #6 (I think). I made this a couple years ago. A wheat beer of sorts. Interesting, not bad. I carbonated it in the bottle and at least got that part absolutely perfect.
10 Barrel's Pray For Snow. I normally don't get to excited for this brewery but a co-worker suggested I try this years winter ale. It's not too bad, a solid winter beer. Not fancy or anything but alright.
Stone's Vertical Epic 11. Oh man, this was so good. It came out on 11-11-11 so there is no more, but this was one of the best beers I've had in a long time. I split it with a friend so it was so much the better.
Bridgeport's Old Knucklehead 14. Barley wines are one of my favorite styles of beer. They are usually seasonal and always intense. I've never had a barley wine I didn't like. They're all good. This was middle of the pack on the Barley Wine scale.
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