Beer 365 #108 The Beer Summit

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Beer 365- #108 The Beer Summit
I wasn't invited so I didn't try any of these.

Beer 365 #107 Magic Hat #9

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Beer 365- #107 Magic Hat #9
Pours dark orange in color with a quick to form tan head. Apricot is on the forefront of the nose, sweet malt, buttered corn? Light and crisp in the mouth. Loads of fruit (apricot), some buttery notes, very artificial. (4.6% ABV)

Beer 365 #106 Lagunitas Imperial Red

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Beer 365- #106 Lagunitas Imperial Red
Pours a dark brown with light tan head (where's the red?). A subtle version of the traditional Lagunitas nose. Muted sticky, piny hops, some citrus, some sweet malt, some pineapple. The mouth is medium bodied with tame carbonation. Rich flavors that take you on a journey. Starts with sweet malts, caramel, cocoa, this flows into citrus and pine, finish is dry and hoppy with a lingering malt aftertaste. (7.2% ABV)

Beer 365 #105 Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale

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Beer 365 #105 Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale
Pours a golden orange color with nice white head. Signature Lagunitas nose, dense, sappy piny hops with hints of citrus. Medium bodied feel with lively effervescence. Very complex hoppy flavors, piny, citrusy. Nice malt sweetness sneaks in near the dry hop finish. Very, very drinkable! (6.4% ABV)

Beer 365 #104 Unibroue Blanche De Chambly

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Beer 365 #104 Unibroue Blanche De Chambly
Back in the saddle with something light. Pours a very hazy straw yellow with minor white head. Intricate nose of, banana, citrus, spice (especially clove). Loads of active carbonation in the mouth. User freindly flavors of yeast, malt, citrus, spice and hops. All in proper proportion, none overwhelming. Not my favorite wit but very drinkable.(5% ABV)

Beer 365 #103 aka DJ And Asprin

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Beer 365- #103
I got into a fight with a bottle of Tequila last night and the bottle won. No beer for me today.

Beer 365 #102

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Beer 365- #102 Steen Brugge Tripel
Pours a nice hazy golden yellow with thick off-white head. Nice nose that includes lemon zest, spice and yeast. Lively mouth feel with a certain amount of creaminess. Somewhat sweet flavors up front, with subtle hints of spice and fruit. (8.7% ABV)

Beer 365 #101 Dogfish Head Midas Touch

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Beer 365 #101 Dogfish Head Midas Touch
Pours a deep golden/red with thin white head. Very intense nose of honey, grape juice, citrus and a bit of alcohol. Dense mouth, very rich and creamy. Nice honey sweetness that is not over the top. The honey is balaced nicely by the muscat grape flavors. This drinks like a wonderful desert wine. AWESOME! (9% ABV)

Beer 365 #100 Southern Tier Imperial Mokah Stout

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Beer 365 #100 Southern Tier Imperial Mokah Stout
Pours a dark syrupy brown with thin tan head. (looks a little like Jagermeister) The powerful nose is what you would expect, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, black coffee, and hints of cherry. The mouth is thick and dense, the beer clings to the side of the glass. Very intricate flavors of dark chocolate, cherry, black coffee weave in out out. Alluring bitter dark chocolate finish makes you want to take another sip. There is a little warmth from this beer that reminds you that it is 11% ABV!!

Beer 365 #99 Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

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Beer 365 #99 Unibroue La Fin Du Monde
Pours a hazy light yellow with a "quick to leave" white head. Nose of fresh corn. Dense creamy mouth feel that is not as zippy as I thought it would be. Somewhat bland flavors of wheat and not much else. (9% ABV)

Beer 365 #98 River Horse Tripel Horse

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Beer 365 #98 River Horse Tripel Horse
Pours a very hazy dark golden color with thick off white head. Vanilla bean, citrus and coriander on the interesting nose. Extremely reactive beer in the glass and the mouth. Muted flavors of malt, cream and bitter hops that comes across slightly medicinal in the finish.(10% ABV)

Beer 365 #97 Grimbergen Blonde Ale

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Beer 365 #97 Grimbergen Blonde Ale
Pours a light golden/yellow color with receding white head. Mild nose of honey, clove and citrus zest. Active crisp mouth feel, medium bodied. Mild flavors that match the nose, slightly metallic bitter finish. (6.7% ABV)

Beer 365 #96 Otter Creek Copper Ale

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Beer 365 #96 Otter Creek Copper Ale
Pours a dark copper color with tan head that fads quickly. Strong nose that is bready, nutty, slightly sweet, a little funk. Medium bodied. Interesting melding of malt and hop. A little disjointed. The malt is sweet but never cloying, the hops pokes in and out, then comes on strong in the finish. (5.4% ABV)

Beer 365 #95 Erdinger Hefe-Weizen

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Beer 365 #95 Erdinger Hefe-Weizen
Pours a bright hazy yellow with thick white head. Mild clean nose of wheat and not much else. Zippy mouth feel. Very subtle flavors, not much signature banana or clove, very clean and refreshing. Nice but it could use more flavor. (5.3% ABV)

Beer 365 #94 Steen Brugge Dubbel Bruin Ale

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Beer 365 # 94 Steen Brugge Dubbel Bruin Ale
Pours a dark brown with thick tan head. Nice aroma of malt, classic Belgian nose. Rich mouth feel with crisp effervescence. Great roasted malt flavors with hints of brown sugar, raisin...slightly sour? All in all a nice beer! (6.5% ABV)

Beer 365 #93 Negra Modelo

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Beer 365- #93 Negra Modelo
Tonight was more about the burrito than the beer. I find myself addicted to burritos from "The Burrito Shack", a local eatery specializing in the fine art of rolling the perfect burrito. The hotter the salsa the better for me, hence the red fiery background.
The beer is dark brown, has nice malty flavors and a light feel that is easy to drink. (5.4% ABV)

Beer 365 #92 Steen Brugge Blond Ale

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Beer 365- #92 Steen Brugge Blond Ale
Pours a bright golden yellow with bright white head. Notes of honey, floral hops and a little alcohol on the nose. Pretty dry flavor wise considering the nose. A spicy yeastiness comes through with hints of clove and biscuits. Nice finish with lingering spicy after taste. (6.5% ABV)

Beer 365 #91 Jenlain Blonde

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Beer 365- #91 Jenlain Blonde
Poured a cloudy rusty orange color with a slight white head. Very faint nose of bready malt with a slight dose of funk. Sweet malt is dominant with disjointed fruit notes, finish is bitter slightly medicinal. Perhaps this is someone's favorite beer, that someone just isn't me. (7.5% ABV)

Beer 365 #90 Steen Brugge Wit

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Beer 365- #90 Steen Brugge Wit
Pours a traditional hazy/cloudy pale yellow with thin white head. Nice nose of lemon, wheat, banana and very subtle clove. Soft mouthfeel. Very drinkable, crowd pleasing wit, but not as complex as I would like. Nice light citrus flavors with very mild spice notes poking through. Clean finish. (5% ABV)

Beer 365 #89 Gritty's Best Brown Ale

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Beer 365- #89 Gritty's Best Brown Ale
Pours a redish-brown with thick (but quickly disappearing) head. Toasty malt nose with hints of brown sugar, sour dough bread? Light bodied with lacking effervescence. The flavors match the nose, slight sweet malt, a tart sourness that hits the back of our tongue. Not my favorite brown. (4.1% ABV)

Beer 365 #88 Westmalle Trappist Tripel

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Beer 365- #88 Westmalle Trappist Tripel
Pours a hazy dark gold with surprisingly thin head. Not an overly aggressive nose of yeast, lemon, white pepper?. Light in the mouth with a nice crispness. Complex flavors including, but not limited to: lemon, apricot, spice, vanilla, honey. Slightly medicinal dry finish. (9.5% ABV)

Beer 365 #87 Leffe Blonde

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Beer 365- #87 Leffe Blonde
Pours a bright clear golden with a thick but quickly dissipating white head. Rich warming nose of vanilla, bubble gum, clove. The mouth is somewhat thick and creamy, somewhat crisp. Flavors of vanilla, cream, some clove, a little banana. Warming rich finish. (6.6% ABV)

Beer 365 #86 Newcastle Brown Ale

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Beer 365- #86 Newcastle Brown Ale
Pours a light clear brown with a slight redish hue, thin quickly fading tan head. Malty, a little bread like, nutty nose. Very light and somewhat still in the mouth. Sweet malty flavors, a touch of sourness? nutty notes. Nice lingering finish. Not great but it is the "one and Only" (4.7% ABV)

Beer 365 # 85 Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale

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Beer 365- #85 Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale
Pours a copper color with white head. Nose of fruity hops, it actually smelled like really cheap OJ that come in those little cans. Weight is medium with a crisp feel. Taste is very enjoyable, at first. Nice clean fruit with a wonderful hoppy backbone, finish a little funky. Half way through my second I came to conclusion that I didn't want a third. The flavors built on themselves to eventually become less than enjoyable. (7.3% ABV)

Beer 365 #84 Berkshire Brewing Traditional Ale

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Beer 365- #84 Berkshire Brewing Traditional Ale
Pours surprisingly dark brown (darker than any pale ale I've ever seen) with thick tan head. Malty nose, more malt than I would expect from a pale ale. This is not your common pale ale. Rich creamy soft mouth that is very still. Slightly sweet malt flavor with hints of nice mild hops. Very drinkable. (6.3% ABV)

Beer 365 #83 Hoegaarden Witbier

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Beer 365- #83 Hoegaarden Witbier
Pour a very hazy pale yellow with thin white head. Nice spicy nose with hint of orange and lemon peel. Light and crisp in the mouth. Very refreshing flavors of citrus and spice. Very mild but extremely complex. Wonderful, what all whites are measured against. (4.9% ABV)

Beer 365 #82 Lagunitas Lumpy Gravy

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Beer 365- #82 Lagunitas Lumpy Gravy
Pours a coco brown with hints of auburn, thin tan head that disappears quickly. Very rich, decadent, warming nose with hints of candied fruit. Pretty dense mouth, very rich. Very sweet and sticky with loads of caramel, brown sugar and spice flavors, bits of hops poke through in the finish. Not hot, but you sense the alcohol is there. (7.2% ABV)

Beer 365 #81 Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA

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Beer 365- #81 Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA
Pours a dark golden color with light tan head. Nice, attractive nose of citrus and pine. Medium bodied, with a crisp but creamy mouth. Perfectly balanced, citrus fruit vs. piney hops. Splendid! (7.2% ABV)

Beer 365 #80 Affligem Blond

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Beer 365- #80 Affligem Blond
Pours a light golden color with thick white head. Light bready nose with hints of lemon, earth, spice. Very crisp mouth feel, very reactive. Very crisp flavors of lemon zest, a little yeast, slight hop bitterness. Nice and refreshing. (7% ABV)

Beer 365 #79 aka dinner

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Beer 365- #79 Corona Extra
I'm not going to write anything about Corona. If you don't know what Corona tastes like (or doesn't taste like) go buy some to figure it out yourself. I just needed a cold beer (or two) to help wash down my "inferno" burrito and Twinkie.

2007 Travis Chardonnay Unoaked & Unfiltered

2007 Travis Chardonnay Unoaked & Unfiltered

"The nose carries notes of ripe pineapple and light citrus. The color is gentle golden yellow. On the palate the wine is fresh and lively. This un-oaked medium/full bodied chardonnay showcases loads of tropical fruit flavor on the mid-palate finishing with a great hint of citrus and lovely natural acidity."

"This is a great alternative to your average over-oaked California chardonnay. I really enjoyed this lively, crisp white. It went wonderfully with Teriyaki lemon marinated grilled chicken and a baked potato."~Dan

Beer 365 #78 Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

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Beer 365- Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
Pours a hazy light straw color with airy white head. Nice nose of citrus, wheat, banana and hint of mild spice. Light to medium bodied, nice creamy mouth. Intricate flavors of banana, clove, bread and citrus. No one flavor over powers another. Real nice balance. Crisp dry finish that make you want to take another sip, or two. (5.4% ABV)

Beer 365 #77 Mc Chouffe Brown Ale

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Beer 365- Mc Chouffe Brown Ale
Pours a rusty cloudy brown with lacking head. Slightly sour nose of malt and alcohol. Medium bodied with nice carbonation. Some what disjointed flavor wise. Sweet malt, dry bitterness, not really working together. Slight heat in the finish. I wish I liked this more. (8% ABV)

Beer 365 #76 Avery Ellie's Brown Ale

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Beer 365- #76 Avery Ellie's Brown Ale
Pours a clear dark brown with a tan creamy head. Nice sweet malt nose. Creamy rich mouthfeel. Nice malty flavors with hints of coco, coffee, and roasted malt. Nice finish with a chocolate aftertaste. (5.8% ABV)