Brewski 392-400

You read the title right! I am back from dinner and I have an important beer (#400) to bring to you!

Ithaca Double IPA
Personally, when I read double IPA, I think the beer should have all the qualities of an IPA 2x. This I wouldn't say fits the bill. It's sweet, but not hoppy enough. A rather cloudy beer which gains itself a 3 out of 5 steins.

Samuel Adams Long Shit Grape Pale Ale
Now, if you aren't very familiar with Sam Adams, they hold a competition each year for people to homebrew beer. The person who brews the best gets it distributed. There are 2 winners (1 employee and 1 consumer). Now onto the beer. This beer really lives up to its name. It has a feaux grape smell. "Like you had a glass of white wine and a glass of beer, then burped" comments Wes. All in all a less than delicious beer, 2.75 out of 5 steins.

Samuel Adams Long Shot Weizenbock
This beer is wheaty-bocky, what I would say as true to its style. However, the smell isn't very appetizing. Wes wanted me to add that he doesn't particularly like the style. 2.5 out of 5 steins.

Samichlaus (from the Castle Brewery)
"I almost just puked; that was nasty" was the first thing out of Retha's mouth. I cleverly added, "Nips the nose and bites everything" 2.75 steins out of 5.

Stone Coast Brewing Co. Knuckle Ball Bock
Yet another name that is far too long. This beer certainly has a bock color. But I thought it tasted like seltzer water. Wes couldn't really taste the bock. So in essence this beer looked like a bock, but brought no other bock qualities. 2 steins out of 5.

Sunday River Black Bear Porter
Smells like a Pale Ale. Kind of thin for a Porter. Which lead me to think that it was like a pale porter. The porter qualities really come out in the after taste. We gave this alcoholic beverage a 2.5 out of 5 steins.

Wolaver's India Pale Ale
This was a pretty good IPA; but it just doesn't have enough bite. This beer was bold but not nasty. Retha added, "This is very good" which you know is big because she hates IPAs. 4 out of 5 steins.

Wolaver's Oatmeal Stout
"Ooo That's really good, I like that a lot!" I opened with Wes' praises because I think that in a nutshell describes how we felt about this beer. A strong coffee smell fills the nostrils. A wow all around. 4.75 out of 5 steins.

Fuller's London Porter (beer 400)
Good. "I like it a lot, this is what a Porter is to me" - Wes 4.5 out of 5steins.