Brews 4-9

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale
We were pleasantly surprised by this brew. We are two people who don't prefer drinking pale ales but will enjoy one from time to time. I think that this is perhaps my most favorite pale ale. The hoppy overtones compliment the various flavors enclosed. As for pale ales, we highly suggest this one. 3 out of 5 steins.

Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter
For the 5th of our brews we tried Smith's Pale Ale, which I found very good. The ale had a sweet smell with a hint of coffee-ish. As for the taste it was enjoyable. Being the type of person that does not enjoy pale ales I find this beer surprisingly tasty. Sadly the aftertaste ruined the beer for me. It left me with the taste of old coffee in my mouth and that is not cool with me.
I give this beer 3 out of 5 steins.

Christoffel Blond
Number 6 is a very interesting Dutch lager. My number one suggestion is to open away from the face. I had never experienced a bottle such as this, so when I opened it the carbonation exploded into my face. We had a good laugh about it as we poured the beer. From that, the first sip was terrible. The second just as bad. In theory this would be a very delicious brew. However, the hops are far too large of an ingredient. If the brew master took the hops down a little this brew would be amazing. The hops just over power all of the other undertones. Because of this hop domination, I have to score it a 1 stein out of 5.

Anchor Brewing Co. Liberty Ale
The 7th brew truly let us down. We expected so much more from something characterized as an "American ale." By this point we were truly feeling our beer; and this poor taste still cut through. This beer has a very bitter yet tangy taste. Much like the previous, I wouldn't suggest this to anyone unless they really loved their pale ales. It wasn't bad but it certainly is not my beer of choice. However, it did have more of a taste to it than the Christoffel Blond; so I'll have to give it 2 steins out of 5.

Spaten Oktoberfest
Number 8. This beer definitely grew on me as I drank it. The first few tastes were alright. I've definitely had worse, but also had a lot better. I find this to be somewhat bad qualities in a beer. I want to like it from sip one to gulp done. I would categorize this brew as either dark or red (more on the darker side of red). A little pale, yet intriguing taste. I give this a 2.5 steins out of 5 (simply because I didn't like it at the start).

Westmalle Dubbel
Wow. 6 imported beers in a night. Number 9 (said to be the best by the gentle men at the liquor store) was... alright. A strong coffee taste to start with strangely no after taste at all. a very sweet aroma with an interesting like tangy taste (to compliment the coffee). I would have to agree with the men at the store. This is a fine beverage and I am glad to have ended the night with it. I don't know if it's the best we've had tonight, but it is damn good and I would suggest it to any friend who has the money for it. 3.5 steins out for 5