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Somewhere along the way Jen started calling me a beer snob.  Two things lead to this distinction. My
Wednesday night ride ending at Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, PA and Jen joining a beer
club at her work. The first is the most influential for me. Simply put I love Victory's beers. The second
gives me a space to exercise my opionions and comparison's to Victory.

I'm no expert at this. I simply drink and have opinions. Because we have access (via the club) to drink
so many different kinds, we thought it would be good to put together this little page to keep track of things
(such as opinions and what we've actually tried).

For real opionions and analysis of beers I would recommend Beer Advocate.com. It's an excellent source for
learning about beers.

My analysis is pretty simple and straight foward. I have a scale of 0 - 3. If I'm willing to buy a case, the beer gets 3
bottles. If I'm willing to buy a six pack of it, the beer gets 2 bottles. If I don't care for it but would drink one, the beer
gets 1 bottle. If I'd rather drink muddy water, the beer gets no bottles.

 

Name Brewery Location Style % Alcohol Comments Rating
Leffe Blonde Abbaye de Leffe S.A. Dinant, Belgium Belgian Pale Ale 6.6% ABV It's a belgian.
Allagash White Allagash Brewing Company Portland, Maine Witbier 5.5% ABV A very delicious witbier.  
Liberty Ale Anchor Brewing San Francisco, Ca American IPA 5.9% ABV Quoted from the website "is brewed strictly according to traditional brewing methods...", which is probably why it doesn't taste like an IPA to me and why I didn't like it.
Boont ESB Anderson Valley Brewing Company Boonville, CA Extra Special/Strong Bitter 6.8% ABV Not bad. It's bitter, so of course I'm going to like it.  
Broad Street Barley Wine Appalachian Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA American Barley Wine 8.7% ABV Very Tastey barley wine and not too strong.
Purist Pale Ale Appalachian Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA American Pale Ale (APA) 4.8% ABV Good throwback beer for the summer with some taste
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale Atlantic Brewing Company Bar Harbor, Maine Fruit/Vegetable Beer 5.2% ABV Had a few sips so far. Need to have more for a better review.  
The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale Avery Brewing Co. Boulder, CO American Double IPA 9.7% ABV Very rich flavor, though not one I'm completely fond of. I want to say it's too malty for me, but not sure that's correct. Mine was bottled in 2005. Being it's now 2008, it had some age.
Joe's Premium American Pilsner Avery Brewing Co. Boulder, CO Premium American Pilsner 4.7% ABV Very tasty pilsner. Clean and fresh with no after-taste like a PBR or High Life
White Rascal Avery Brewing Co. Boulder, CO Belgian Wheat 5.6% ABV I had forgotten how much I like a good wheat beer. This one is really tasty. Clean and crisp.
Big Eye Ballast Point Brewing Company San Diego, CA American IPA 7.0% ABV Mmmmm. So good. In a can no less.
Beamish Irish Stout Beamish and Crawford PLC Cork, Ireland Irish Dry Stout 4.1% ABV About the same as a Guinnes.
Oberon Bell's Brewery Inc. Comstock, MI American Pale Wheat Ale 5.8% ABV Nothing special for my taste..  
Belhaven Scottish Ale Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd. United Kingdom (Scotland) Scottish Ale 5.2% ABV Nothing special for my taste. More flavor than a Miller High Life, but not enough to woo me.  
Birra Moretti Birra Moretti Udine, Italy Euro Pale Lager 4.6% ABV Another Italian. Decent throw back beer I guess.  
Peroni Nastro Azzurro Birra Peroni Industriale S.p.A. Italy American Macro Lager   Not all that good. It wouldn't even qualify as a throw back beer.  
Hoptical Illusion Blue Point Brewing Company Patchogue, NY American IPA 6.2% ABV It's hoppy, but I'd probably prefer a Sierra Nevada
Boddingtons Pub Ale Boddingtons United Kingdom (England) English Pale Ale 4.7% ABV Nothing special
Summer Ale Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) Boston, MA American Pale Wheat Ale 5.2% ABV Not bad. A good easy drinking summer beer. I was surprised to see it was a wheat beer. Certainly didn't taste like it.
Boston Lager Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) Boston, MA Vienna Lager 4.75% ABV I must be getting soft. I'd actually drink more of this as a throwback beer. Found myself in a beerless situation and split a case of this with someone. At first I hated it, but later realized I could drink it like water and not hate it. Not a whole lot of taste, but doesn't taste like nothing.
Cold Hop British-Style Ale Boulder Beer Boulder, CO English India Pale Ale (IPA) 6.5% ABV Less flavor then the Mojo. More a quick drinking IPA
Mojo IPA Boulder Beer Boulder, CO American IPA 7.0% ABV It's an IPA, but just didn't have enough flavor for me. Maybe a fresher batch would have been better?
Hazed & Infused Boulder Beer Boulder, CO American Pale Ale (APA) 4.85% ABV It's a pale ale, so yeah I like it.
Fischer Tradition Amber Brasserie Fischer/Fischer Biere d' Alsace Schiltigheim, FR Euro Dark Lager 6.0% ABV Interesting taste. Almost like a cider but not sweet.
Ommegang Abbey Ale Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY Belgian Strong Dark Ale 8.5% ABV Not really my kind of taste. It has a lot of taste, good color, etc., but a little sweet for me. 
Brooklyn Pilsner Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY Full-malt Pilsner 5.1% ABV Too much malt. Not enough hop.
Post Road Pumpkin Ale Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY Pumpkin Ale 5.0% ABV  
Brooklyn Brown Ale Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY American Brown Ale 5.5% ABV  
Brooklyn Monster Ale Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY English Barley Wine 11.8% ABV The sample I had was aged at least a year. It was so smooooth, but so strong.
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY American Double Stout 8.5% ABV Definitely aged a year and very strong. Amazingly there is no chocolate in this beer, though it tastes like it.
Oktoberfest Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY Marzen/Oktoberfest 5.5% ABV Tasted like a Yuengling to me. Nothing special.
Augustijn Ale Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V. Ertvelde, Belgium Tripel 8.0% ABV It's a belgian. It's a Tripel. Not really my favorite kind of beer, though it is smooth.
O'hara's Celtic Stout (Irish Stout) Carlow Brewing Company Carlow, Ireland Irish Dry Stout 4.3% ABV Tastes like a Guinnes, but way too carbonated.  
Carlsberg Beer Carlsberg Breweries A/S Copenhagen Denmark German Pilsner 5.0% ABV Good summer throw back beer. Cut the grass, rake the yard and have a few of these.  
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon (Hop3 Ale) Clipper City Brewing Baltimore, MD American IPA 7.25% ABV Tasty IPA!
Hopnotic India Pale Ale Cricket Hill Brewing Co. Fairfield, NJ English India Pale Ale   Definitely worth a try. It's got a decent hoppy taste. I'd buy a 6 pack of it.
Dixie Crimson Voodoo Ale Dixie Brewing Co. New Orleans, LA American Amber/ Red Ale   Disgusting  
Indian Brown Ale Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, De American Brown Ale 7.2% ABV It's a brown ale, so not my favorite, but it tasted a lot like the Hibernation Ale and the Winter Warmer.
ApriHop Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, De Fruit/Vegetable Beer 7.0% ABV I was very surprised and pleased with this beer.
60 Minute IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, De American IPA 6.0% ABV Very strong and sharp flavor.
90 Minute IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, De American Double / Imperial IPA 9.0% ABV It's a cross between the IPAs I love and a barely wine. Very smooth and relaxing. Going a long way towards getting me through these tough times at work.
Shelter Pale Ale Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, De American Pale Ale (APA) 5.0% ABV It was ok, but nothing like the Yard's Philadelphia Pale Ale.
Burton Baton Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, De American Double / Imperial IPA 10.0% ABV I've since come to realize I'm not a huge fan of Imperial IPAs. Sure I could review it for the nuances of this particular beer/style, but I'm really not a fan nor have the time.  
EuForia DuClaw Brewing Co. Maryland Toffee Nut Brown Ale 5% ABV Disgusting, but Jen will probably like it. I'm not a fan of nut/brown ales  
Sweet Baby Jesus DuClaw Brewing Co. Maryland Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter 6.5% ABV Don't really remember, but know I had some and probably won't have another. Just not my style.  
Lot 3 Evolution Brewing Co. Salisbury, Md American IPA 6.8% ABV Yummy!
Lot 6 Evolution Brewing Co. Salisbury, Md American Double IPA 8.5% ABV Standard Double
Underdog Atlantic Lager Flying Dog Brewery Frederick, Md American Pale Lager 4.7% ABV Tastes like wet cardboard. Like a Yuengling Lager. Maybe that's just lagers and my taste buds.
K9 Cruiser Winter Ale Flying Dog Brewery Frederick, Md American Strong Ale 7.48% ABV Foul.  
Snake Dog IPA Flying Dog Brewery Frederick, Md American IPA 5.83% ABV Tasted a little like pond water, but not entirely bad.
OktoberFish Flying Fish Brewing Company Cherry Hill, NJ Märzen / Oktoberfest 5.5% ABV Eh. It's kind of tasty, but doesn't pack the punch I prefer in taste or alc.
Farmhouse Summer Ale Flying Fish Brewing Company Cherry Hill, NJ Saison 4.6% ABV Very tastey summer throwback beer - smooth.
All Day IPA Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI American IPA 4.7% ABV Was excited to try this session ale, yet disappointed in the end by lack of taste and too much fiz. I'll stick with Stone's Levitation for my session ale needs.
Wild Goose India Pale Ale Frederick Brewing Co. Frederick, MD American IPA 5.5% ABV  
Fuller's London Pride Fuller Smith & Turner PLC United Kingdom (England) English Pale Ale 4.7% ABV It's ok. Almost tastes overcooked or something. Good for a hot summer day.
Fresh Hop Pale Ale Great Divide Brewing Co. Denver, CO American Pale Ale (APA) 6.1% ABV It's a pale ale, which I like, but I wouldn't go on any quests to find it.
Titan IPA Great Divide Brewing Co. Denver, CO American IPA 7.1% ABV Not impressed
Hibernation Ale Great Divide Brewing Co. Denver, CO American Strong Pale Ale 8.1% ABV Expected to taste like an Arrogant Bastard or maybe a Wailing Wench, but tasted more like a bad Storm King
Commodore Perry Great Lakes Brewing Co. Cleveland, OH English IPA 7.5% ABV Maybe it was because I had a Port Brewing Mongo before I had this, or maybe it just sucked?
Extra Pale Ale Green Flash Brewing Co. Vista, CA American Pale Ale (APA) 4.9% ABV It's a nice lighter version of the West Coast I.P.A. Makes for a good road apple.
Imperial India Pale Ale Green Flash Brewing Co. Vista, CA American Double/Imperial IPA 6.0% ABV If there's a difference between American Doubles and Imperial IPAs this definitely falls on the side of Imperial in my book.
West Coast I.P.A. Green Flash Brewing Co. Vista, CA American IPA 7.0% ABV Excellent hoppy beer.
Gritty McDuff's Halloween Ale Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company / Portland Brew Pub Portland, ME Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) 6.0% ABV Wasn't really bitter, but ok to drink.     
Gritty McDuff's Black Fly Stout Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company / Portland Brew Pub Portland, ME Irish Dry Stout 4.1% ABV Found it a bit on the weak side. It wasn't sweet like most stouts I don't like. Tasted ok, but wasn't enough.     
IPA on Cask Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company / Portland Brew Pub Freeport, ME IPA Cask 0.0% ABV I'm pretty sure it was the IPA I had and positive it was on cask. It was really good Very smooth as you would expect from cask.  
IPA Harpoon Brewery Boston, MA American IPA 5.9% ABV Besides saying I've had it, not worth mentioning.
UFO Harpoon Brewery Boston, MA Fruit/Vegetable Beer 5.1% ABV Tastes like raspberry soda.  
Lunacy Heavyweight Brewing Co. Ocean Township, NJ Belgian Strong Pale Ale 7.7% ABV Really good stuff
Castaway Kona Brewing Co. Kailua Kona, Hi American IPA 6.0% ABV No thanks  
12th Anniversary Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale Lagunitas Brewing Company Petaluma, CA American Double IPA 9.9% ABV Label said Especially Bitter ale, but I found it kind of sweet. Not like the double ipas I'm used to, but tasty enough. I'm revising this review. I guess this one has to age, cause it's a lot bitter with time. Not bad, but no longer sweet.
Lagunitas PILS Lagunitas Brewing Company Petaluma, CA Czech Pilsener 5.3% ABV Nice hoppy pilsener. Serve cold and smile.
Lagunitas IPA Lagunitas Brewing Company Petaluma, CA American IPA 5.7% ABV Eh - so so.
Laughing Dog IPA Laughing Dog Brewing Company Ponderay, ID  American IPA Very, very tasty
Hop Juice Left Coast Brewing Company San Clemente, CA  Double IPA 9.4% ABV Very, very tasty
Blind Faith Magic Hat Brewing Company Burlington, VT English India Pale Ale 5.9% ABV Typical Pale Ale flavor - definately more flavor than the Purist Pale Ale
Saint Goötz Magic Hat Brewing Company Burlington, VT Dark Wheat 5.9% ABV Smells like ass and not as tasty as I would expect for a wheat beer. It's got a slightly watered down wheat beer taste.
HI.P.A. Magic Hat Brewing Company Burlington, VT American IPA 6.8% ABV Decent IPA
Roxy Rolles Magic Hat Brewing Company Burlington, VT Amber Ale 5.1% ABV Key word is ALE and it's a Magic Hat which I typically don't like. Nice light and hoppy.
#9 Magic Hat Brewing Company Burlington, VT Fruit/Vegetable Beer 5.1% ABV  
Saranac IPA Matt Brewing Company Utica, NY American IPA 5.8% ABV Not very good, but it's beer.
Hommel Bier McKenzie's Brewhouse Malvern, PA Belgian IPA   An IPA with the characteristic Belgian taste I don't like.
Shane's Gold McKenzie's Brewhouse Malvern, PA Czech Pilsner 4.6% ABV Great "one for the road" kind of beer. Lots of flavor with a little less strength.
Wicked Will's Pale Ale McKenzie's Brewhouse Malvern, PA American Pale Ale (APA) 5.5% ABV Very nice and drinkable. I'm lucky to have the brewhouse close to where I work. Though I've noticed and the wait staff agrees, sometimes it's not so nice and the keg needs changing.
Celis White Michigan Brewing Company  Webberville, Michigan Witbier 3.9% ABV A smooth almost gentle witbier taste. I'd like it a little stronger.  
Wailing Wench Middle Ages Brewing Co., Ltd. Syracuse, NY American Strong Ale 8.0% ABV Definitely tastes like a strong ale. Kind of like an Arrogant Bastard, but not quite as much taste.
Newcastle Brown Ale Newcastle Breweries Ltd. Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK English Brown Ale 4.7% ABV  
B.P.A. Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant Philadelphia, PA American Pale Ale (APA) Really tasty - bitter pale ale.
Red Seal Ale North Coast Brewing Co. Fort Bragg, CA     ok.
Dominion Ale  Old Dominion Brewing Co. Ashburn, Va American Pale Ale (APA) 4.7% ABV  Sort of tastes like cardboard. Not really liking it.  
OB Lager Oriental Brewery Co., Ltd Seoul, Korea American Adjunct/Macro Lager 4.5% ABV It's like South Koreas version of an American light beer. Very disappointing.   
Gordon Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery Lyons, CO American Double / Imperial IPA 8.7% ABV Lots of flavor, almost too much for me. I had it the same night as the Rogue Yellow Snow and found the Yellow Snow more drinkable for me.
Dale's Pale Ale Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery Lyons, CO American Pale Ale (APA) 6.5% ABV It's been a while, but I remember it being good enough to drink more.
Wolaver's Oatmeal Stout Certified Organic Otter Creek Brewing Middlebury, VT Oatmeal Stout   Whole lotta taste. Very earthy flavor.
Paulaner Premium Pils Paulaner-Salvator-Thomasbraeu AG Germany German Pilsener 4.9% ABV I'm just not a big fan of pilseners.   
Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrüb Paulaner-Salvator-Thomasbaeu AG Germany Hefe Weizen 5.5% ABV Nice Hefe Weizen. Standard in flavor as far as Hefe Weizens and my tastes go.  
Peak Organic Pale Ale Peak Organic Brewing Company LLC Portland, ME American Pale Ale (APA) 5.05% ABV Good flavored pale ale. Oranic too!

 

Rally Cap Ale Pete's Brewing Company Utica, NY American Blonde Ale 5.3% ABV No taste for me. Jen says she can taste something and is worth a throw back.

 

Hop-15 Port Brewing Company San Marcos, CA Double IPA 10% ABV Nice aroma, but alcohol overpowers the hops

Mongo Port Brewing Company San Marcos, CA Double IPA 8.5% ABV Could drink this all day if it didn't put me in a beer coma.

Apricot Weizen Pyramid Breweries Inc Seatle, WA Fruit / Vegtable Beer 5.1% ABV  Tastes like an apricot soda. Not bad really. I drank a lot more of these then I expected. They work well on a hot/humid summer day. Pyramid makes an IPA, I'd really like to try.

 

Philadelphia Lager Red Bell Brewery Philadelphia, PA American Amber/Red Lager   Tastes like a watered down Yuengling. Brewery is actually closed. BeerAdvocate says it's a relabeled Saranac.

 

Sunrye Summer Ale Redhook Ale Brewery Woodinville, WA & Portsmouth, NH Rye Beer 4.7% ABV Tastes like air.  Jen likes it, but I do not. I wouldn't even call this a throwback beer.

 

River Horse Summer Blonde River Horse Brewing Co. Lambertville, NJ Classic American Lager   Not awful, but I'd rather drink some Miller product.  
Grateful White Rivertowne Pourhouse Export, Pa Belgian Wit 6.1% ABV Nice clean/crisp wit. Very light and sessionable. Good beer for sitting in the shade on a hot summer's day.
Rock Art Ale Rock Art Brewery Morrisville, Vt     Not exactly sure which ale I had, but it was Dark and with flavor and not quite enough for my picky tastes.
I2PA - Imperial India Pale Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR American Double IPA 9.2% ABV A double IPA like Victory's Hop Wallp, but not as smooth in my book. It was very bitter, though I was kind of ill that day.
Yellow Snow IPA Rogue Ales Newport, OR American IPA   Despite it's name, it's very tasty!
Dead Guy Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR Maibock/Helles Bock 6.5% ABV Good all around beer. It's like a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Hop Devil, just nice to have a few on hand for any occasion.
Santa's Private Reserve Rogue Ales Newport, OR American Amber/ Red Ale 6.0% ABV mmmmmm tasty. Like an IPA, which I like.
Morimot Sobo Signature Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR Fruit / Vegtable beer Nothing special. Tasted like beer, but that was about it.
American Amber Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR American Amber / Red Ale 5.6% ABV Light like a typical amber, and very hoppy (i.e. tasty).
Skull Splitter (John's Locker Stock #10) Rogue Ales Newport, OR American Strong Ale 8.5% ABV Tasty beer. Not quite an arrogant bastard, but still very nice.
Rusty Nail Ale the Rusty Nail bar & grille Stowe, Vt     Light and watery like a lager, but with a bit more flavor like an IPA. Very happy to throw back a few of these.
Pliny the Elder Russian River Brewing Co. Santa Rosa, CA American Double/Imperial IPA 8.0% ABV OMG this is good
Export Ale Shipyard Brewery Co. Portland, ME American Pale Ale (APA) 5.0% ABV The more I drink this one, the more I like it. It's a nice easy drinking beer with a decent taste.
Pumpkinhead Ale Shipyard Brewery Co. Portland, ME Pumpkin Ale 4.5% ABV Spicey like a pumpkin pie should be. Not bad for a fruit/vegtable beer.
Summer Ale Shipyard Brewery Co. Portland, ME American Pale Ale (APA) 5.1% ABV A lot different from the Export Ale. The Summer Ale was too sweet for me, but Jen liked it.
Messiah Bold Shmaltz Brewing Company San Fransisco, CA English Brown Ale    Very tastey brown ale  
Summerfest Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA Czech Pilsener 5.0% ABV Nother good summer throw back beer, though probably tastes the same as some cheaper beers.
Celebration Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American IPA 6.8% ABV A real surprise and worth waiting for the holidays.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American Pale Ale (APA) 5.6% ABV I'd be willing to buy a case, but only if there isn't something better or more unique available
Sierra Nevada Porter Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American Porter 5.6% ABV A tasty porter that wasn't too sweet for me.
Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA Extra Special /Strong Bitter (ESB) 5.9% ABV Nice for lunch, but that's about it. I'm always dissapointed by ESBs. They just aren't that bitter.
Chico IPA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA     We were told this was a mistake. The brewery had meant to make something else, but this came out. It was amazing hoppiness.
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American IPA 7.2% ABV Good smooth flavor. I'd definitely buy a case. Also surprising strong. It's sure to torpedo your memory
Chico Estate Harvest Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American IPA 6.7% ABV Wet hop ale! The hops are grown at the brewery, picked and thrown right into the kettle. There's no drying or any processing. So tasty!
Southern Hemishpere Harvest Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American Pale Ale (APA) 6.7% ABV What they call their 2 week from harvest ale. The hops are harvested in New Zealand in April, dried and in the kettle in 2 weeks.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA American Pale Ale (APA) 6.2% ABV Very tasty wet hop ale. The hops are harvested in Washington state and delivered (without drying) to the kettle within 2 days. Definitely hoppier and stronger then a regular pale ale.
Resin Sixpoint Brewery Brooklyn, NY American Double/Imperial IPA 9.1% ABV Not sure if it's the alcohol or what, but the more I drink it the more I like it.
Route 113 India Pale Ale Sly fox Royersford, PA American IPA 7.0% ABV Very tasty.
Phoenix Pale Ale Sly fox Royersford, PA American Pale Ale (APA) 5.1% ABV It comes in a can and it's really tasty. The can is nice cause you can throw it in a bike jersey pocket and drink on the ride.
Pikeland Pils Sly fox Royersford, PA German Pilsener 4.9% ABV It comes in a can and it's really tasty. Not the watery pilsener you'd expect for a can or a German Pilsener. Has a real bite to it.
Smithwick's Irish Ale Smithwick's Brewery/Irish Ale Breweries Ltd Kilkenny, Ireland Irish Red Ale 4.5% ABV Another throwback beer, but not much taste.
Smuttynose IPA Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, New Hampshire American IPA 6.6% ABV Very very tasty - with floaters in the bottom.  
Shoals Pale Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, New Hampshire American Pale Ale 5.6% ABV Eh. Not impressed.  
Big A IPA Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, New Hampshire Imperial IPA 9.7% ABV The aroma of this beer is only matched by its smooth tasty flavor. It's much like the Port Mongo.  
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, New Hampshire Pumpkin Ale 6% ABV Not as spicy as some pumpkin ales I've had, which is good for me, but overall is lacking something for my taste.  
Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale Southern Tier Brewing Company Inc Lakewood, NY American Pale Ale (APA)   Really fizzy on your tongue.
Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Spaten-Franziskaner Bräu München Germany Hefe Weizen 5.0% ABV  Lots of head. Tastes like a hefe weizen, but a little dull. I may of had it around too long.
Stone Smoked Porter Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Porter 5.9% ABV Very tasty porter.Dark enough and almost enough flavor to be a stout.
Levitation Ale Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Amber Ale 4.4% ABV Very tasty session beer. Would definitely buy a keg of this.  
Arrogant Bastard Ale Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Strong Ale 7.2% ABV An excellent beer. Highly recommended.
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Strong Ale 7.2% ABV Wasn't as impressed as with the regular.
Sublimely Self-Righteous Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Strong Ale 8.7% ABV Had it from a firkin. Very smooth and creamy. Not really my kind of thing.
Stone Pale Ale Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Pale Ale (APA) 5.4% ABV  
Runination IPA Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American Double/Imperial IPA 7.7% ABV "A liquid poem to the glory of the hop!" says it all. I'm revising. For the price, it's not worth it. There are plenty of other great tasting beers that are way cheaper.
Stone India Pale Ale Stone Brewing Co. San Marcos, CA American IPA 6.9% ABV  
Fat Dog Stout Stoudt's Brewing Co. / Black Angus Restaurant & Brew Pub Adamstown, Pa American Stout 6.0% ABV Too sweet for me.
Smooth Hoperator Stoudt's Brewing Co. / Black Angus Restaurant & Brew Pub Adamstown, Pa American Amber/Red Lager 7.0% ABV Has some hoppiness, but a little watery.
Stoudt's American Pale Ale Stoudt's Brewing Co. / Black Angus Restaurant & Brew Pub Adamstown, Pa American Pale Ale (APA) 5.0% ABV Very plain tasting, but works well with spicey food.
Stoudt's Pils Stoudt's Brewing Co. / Black Angus Restaurant & Brew Pub Adamstown, Pa German Pilsener NA I'm not a big fan of Pils, but this one is smooth enough to tolerate. I like it better than Victory's Prima Pils.
Stoudt's Double IPA Stoudt's Brewing Co. / Black Angus Restaurant & Brew Pub Adamstown, Pa American Double IPA 10.0% ABV Tastes similar to a Victory Hop Devil, but with a lot more alcohol in it. Be sure to drink this with food.
Switchback Unfiltered Ale Switchback Brewing Company Burlington, Vt     Looked cloudy like a Smuttynose, but failed all expectations of flavor and kick. A real disappointment. Even after a three hour hike, I got no enjoyment from this beer.  
Hoppus Maximus Thirsty Dog Brewing Company Centerville, Oh American Pale Ale (APA) NA Poured like a Smuttynose, smelled good, but tasted dissapointing.
American Pale Ale Thomas Hooker Ales & Lagers Bloomfield, CT American Pale Ale (APA) 5.4% ABV Tastes what I call malty, which is dissapointing for me. Another odd thing is the bottle says Troutbrook Brewing company, Saratoga Springs, NY and "Connecticut's Beer", so which is it?
Hop Meadow IPA Thomas Hooker Ales & Lagers Bloomfield, CT American IPA 6.5% ABV Hoppy for sure, but in a malty sort of way? I could have a few of these, but wouldn't enjoy sitting around all day drinking them.
Irish Style Red Ale Thomas Hooker Ales & Lagers Bloomfield, CT Irish Red Ale 5.3% ABV Right or wrong, I'd describe it as too malty for me. Jen said it tasted sort of like a Brown Ale, which is still in the wrong direction for me.  
Blonde Ale Thomas Hooker Ales & Lagers Bloomfield, CT Cream Ale 5.1% ABV It's not awful, but there's so many more things I'd prefer to drink
Alpha King Pale Ale Three Floyds Brewing LLC Munster, IN American Pale Ale (APA) 7.35% ABV Very tasty. Hoppy and bitter.
Tröegs Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA English Brown Ale 4.4% ABV Ranks somewhere in the top five.
Perpetual Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA American Double/Imperial IPA 7.5% ABV One of the very few Imperial IPA's that I like. It's quite tasty and affordable.
HopBack Amber Ale Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA American Amber/Red Ale 6.0% ABV Very tasty.
Tröegs Oatmeal Stout Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA Oatmeal Stout 7.0% ABV Ranks somewhere in the top five.
Tröegs Sunshine Pils Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA German Pilsener 5.3% ABV A little smoother than a Victory Prima Pils.
Tröegs Nugget Nectar Tröegs Brewing Co. Harrisburg, PA Imperial Amber 7.5% ABV It's growing on me. I don't typically like Imperials or Ambers a whole lot, but this brings the two together nicely.
Hop Nosh Uinta Brewing Company Salt Lake City, UT American IPA 7.3% ABV Surprisingly tasty considering it's from Utah.
Peter's Brand Pilsner Beer Union Exports Brewery Breda, NL German Pilsener   An amazing pilsner. Very tasty.
132 Cents IPA Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American IPA 6.8% ABV Not as bitter as I like my IPAs, but it was cask. Very floral at first, very good overall.
Prima Pils Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA German Pilsener 5.3% ABV I'm really starting to like pilseners
Vista Farms Harvest Ale 2009 Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American Pale Ale 5.2% ABV Hops grown here in PA. Nice and smooth, but not enough ooomph for me.
Tripilsner Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA German Pilsener 8.8% ABV Very tasty for a pilsener. Besides falling on your face, you'd never know there was so much alcohol in it.
Golden Monkey Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA Tripel 9.5% ABV  
Harvest Ale Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American Strong Ale 7.7% ABV Nice flavor. Smooth and tasty. Too bad it's only on draft.
Hop Wallop Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American Double IPA 8.5% ABV My favorite beer on tap.
Hop Devil Ale Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American IPA 6.7% ABV Mmmmmm.
Moonglow Weizenbock Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA Weizenbock 8.7% ABV Tasty, but what a headache the next day
St. Boisterous Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA Maibock / Helles Bock 7.4% ABV Tastes like what a High Life was meant to taste like. It was nice, but I have other preferences and the malts left me with a headache.
Storm King Stout Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American Double Stout 9.1% ABV My absolute favorite stout.
Workhorse Porter Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American Porter 5.5% ABV  
Wild Devil Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American IPA 6.7% ABV Lots and lots of flavor and $$. Something about the yeast makes this one what it is. So much flavor it's hard mixing other beers with it in the same night.
Whirlwind Witbier Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA Witbier 5.0% ABV I normally don't like witbiers, but this one is pretty tasty.
Yakima Twilight Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA American Double/Imperial IPA 8.9% ABV It was a while ago when I had it. Pretty sure it was good, at least I don't remember it being bad.
UKPA Cask Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA English Pale Ale 5.1% ABV Very smooth or creamy, but not tasty enough for me. I like the regular version, but the cask was too soft for me.
Saison Victory Brewing Co Downingtown, PA Saison 7.5% ABV Very subtle belgian ale flavor.
Raspberry Imperial Stout Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa Fruit/Vegetable Beer 8.0% ABV Some are more rasberry tasting than others, and I like the less raspberry ones better.
Blithering Idiot Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa English Barley Wine 11.1% ABV Pretty standard barley wine taste. I've got a few in the fridge aging.
Heresy Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa Russion Imperial Stout 8.0% ABV Too Sweet for me, but Jen really liked it and would give it 3 bottles.
Autumn Fest Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa American Amber/Red Ale 6.1% ABV Not really my style. It wasn't awful, but I'd rather have a pale ale for sure.
Old Heathen Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa Russion Imperial Stout 8.0% ABV Not as sweet as the Heresy.
Last Chance Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa American IPA 5.9% ABV Could easily drink a lot of these and like every one
Merry Monks Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Easton, Pa Tripel 9.3% ABV It's a lot like a Victory Golden Monkey. Have to be in the mood to have one.
Mackeson Triple XXX Stout Whitebread PLC United Kingdom (England) Milk /Sweet Stout 4.9% ABV Too sweet for me, but Jen likes it.   

Würzburger Hofbräu Premium Pilsner

 Würzburger Hofbräu AG Würzburg, Germany German Pilsener   Tastes like a Miller High Life.
Philadelphia Pale Ale Yards Brewing Co. Philadelphia, PA American Pale Ale (APA) 4.3% ABV Very nice! Reminds me of a Smuttynose IPA.
Young's Oatmeal Stout Young & Co's Brewery PLC London, UK Oatmeal Stout 5.2% ABV A little better than a Guinnes. Nice hearty flavor.

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