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Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Brickskeller's tasting 8 March 2007

Rustico Restaurant & Bar, Alexandria VA May 2007

Rustico Restaurant & Bar, Alexandria VA May 2007

Hendersonville, NC May 2007, Meagan and Schorr's pre-wedding Bar-B-Que

2 Guys Pizza and Ribs, Hendersonville, NC May 2007

Memphis, TN May 2007

2 Guys Pizza, Hendersonville NC, May 2007

Memphis, TN May 2007

Memphis, TN May 2007

The Reef DC July 2007

The Reef DC July 2007

The Reef DC July 2007

bierra paradiso

bierra paradiso

the reef dc

the reef dc

the reef dc

the reef dc

1554 Brussels Style Black Ale

Appearance: Dark Brown

Taste: Slightly Bitter

Brewery: New Blgn Brewing Co

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: "1554 Brussels Style Black Ale is our info-age revival of a beer enjoyed long ago in the taverns of Brussels, Belgium. From an ancient brewing book, our researchers discovered the oldest reference to these black beers as the year 1554. While certainly black with toasted maltiness, this ale is not a stout or a porter. Rather this dark's secret to quaffability lies in its bright acidity from the yeast and alluring, spicy undertones."

Avon, CO 2002

Appearance: Pale

Taste: Sweet

Brewery: ?

Overall Rating: Excellent

Notes: A hoppy weiss beer, maybe belgian. Sarlat, FR, 2000

Appearance: Lite Red

Taste: Balanced

Brewery: Anchor Steam Brewery

Overall Rating: Good

Notes: A San Fran microbrew JMU,1997

Appearance: Brown

Taste: Sweet

Brewery: Allaghash Brewing Co.

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Old Dominion Brew Fest 2002

Another great double "This dark-amber belgian style ale is hand brewed with 7 different malts. A special sugar and our belgian yeast. The result is a unique beer with a complex malty taste and a remarkably clean finish."

Appearance: Brown

Taste: Balanced

Brewery: Odell Brewing Co

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: "Richer than most amber ales, 90 Shilling is smooth & deeply satisfying with a crisp, clean Colorado taste. The name comes from the old Scottish method of old Scottish method of naming a brewery beers, based on original gravity and resulting tax rating. Odell Brewing Co. is a family-owned brewery that gives the highest priority to the quality and consistency of products which bear our name." http://www.odellbrewing.com odellbrewing@odellbrewing.com

Avon, CO 2002

Notes: Mild porter. Seventh Heaven in Chicago,2001

Appearance: Blond

Taste: Balanced

Brewery: Allaghash Brewing

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Old Dominion Brew Fest 2002 A summer's day "The best beer ever!"-Meghan Hope

Appearance: Lite Red

Taste: Balanced

Brewery: Abita Brewing Co.

Overall Rating: OK

Notes: decent lager. Seventh Heaven in Chicago,2001

Appearance: Lite Red

Taste: Sweet

Brewery: Abita Brewing Co.

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Old Dominion Brew Fest 2002
"Abita Purple Haze, available year round, is a crisp, American style wheat beer with fresh raspberries added after filtration. Its subtle coloration, fruity aroma and tartly sweet taste have made it one of our most popular brews."

Appearance: Pale

Taste: Slightly

Taste: Bitter

Brewery: ?

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Brickskellar's 2007

Appearance: Blond

Taste: Slightly

Taste: Bitter

Brewery: Antilliaanse Brouwerij

Overall Rating: Average

Notes: "Amstel Beer is brewed from top quality ingredients, the most unique of which is ..."

Appearance: Blond

Taste: Slightly Bitter

Brewery: Antilliaanse Brouwerij

Overall Rating: OK

Notes: "Made from desalinated water in Netherlands Antilles. " Curaçao, 1999

Appearance: Pale

Taste: Slightly Bitter

Overall Rating: Good

Brewery: Anchor Steam Brewery

Notes: A San Fran microbrew JMU,1997

Appearance: Brown

Taste: Slightly Bitter

Brewery: Appalachian Brewing Co.

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: "Our fine lagers & ales are handcrafted in small batches & carefully nurtured to perfection."

Appearance: Dark Brown

Taste: Bitter

Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.

Overall Rating: Excellent

Notes: "You're not worthy." "Arrogant Bastard Ale: This is an aggressive beer. You probably won't like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste of sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory --- maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it's made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beer will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think that multi-million dollar ad campaigns make a beer taste better. Perhaps you're mouthing your words as you read this. The Brewery: Located in North County San Diego, we are a small, honest microbrewery that concentrates on creating the freshest and most satisfying ales imaginable by using only the freshest natural ingredients. We take great pride and care in creating our beers, performing virtually step of our brewing process by hand. It takes a little longer,"

Appearance: Brown Taste: Slightly Bitter

Brewery: Avery Brewing Co.

Overall Rating: Good

Notes: O.D. Brewfest '06

Appearance: Black

Taste: Bitter

Brewery: Franz Inselkammer, Aying Germany

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Market Cross Pub, Carlisle PA, http://www.marketcrosspub.com/crosspub.com/ 2002

Appearance: Blond

Taste: Sweet

Brewery: Brewer's Alley

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Old Dominion Brew Fest 2002 Frederick, MD

Appearance: Black

Taste: Balanced

Brewery: Baltika Brewery

Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Regional Food & Drink - 2006

Appearance: Pale
Taste: Slightly Bitter
Brewery: Bass Brewing Co.
Overall Rating: Great

Appearance: Clear
Taste: Slightly Bitter
Brewery: Beck's Brewing Co.
Overall Rating: OK

Appearance: Brown
Taste: Slightly Bitter
Brewery: Beck's Brewing Co.
Overall Rating: Average

Appearance:

Brewery: Bell's

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance: Dark brown, rich, light brown head
Aroma: citrus hops, malt
Taste: incredibly smooth, very lightly hopped, almost unnoticeable hop bitterness, malty sweet mouthfeel
Brewery: Abbaye St-Remy
Overall:

Notes: JC gave me this beer after a trip to France over Christmas 2007. 11% abv

Brasseé å partir de: eau, malt, céréales non maltes, houblon, levure, sucres. Gebrouwen van: water, mout, niet, gemoute granen, hop, gist, suikers

Appearance: incredibly dark

Brewery: Bell's

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Another taster, more sober than I, put better words to this beer:

Appearance: Incredibly dark, chocolate, almost black

Brewery: Bell's

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007; amazing

Appearance: Brown
Taste: Very Sweet
Brewery: Bell's
Overall Rating: Excellent

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance: Pale
Taste: Sweet
Brewery: Bell's Brewery
Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance:
Brewery: Bell's

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance: Black
Taste: Sweet
Brewery: Bell's
Overall Rating: Excellent

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007 plums

Appearance: Lite Red
Taste: Bitter
Brewery: Bell's
Overall Rating: Great

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance: Blond
Taste: Balanced
Brewery: Bell's Brewery
Overall Rating: Good

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance: Brown
Taste: Very Sweet
Brewery: Bell's Brewery
Overall Rating: Excellent

Notes: Brickskellar's Bell's Tasting 2007

Appearance: Dark Brown
Taste: Balanced
Brewery: Weeping Radish Brewery, Baltimore MD
Overall Rating: Good

Notes: www.weepingradish.com www.yourbeers.com

Appearance: Dark Brown
Taste: Balanced
Brewery: Black Toad Brewing Co.
Overall Rating: Good

Notes: 2002 "We begin with a custom mixture of dark and roasted barley malts, then we add the choicest hops. The resulting ale has a dark chestnut color and a deep nutty flavor." brewed in Chicago, IL 60612

Aroma: faintly sweet
Appearance: blond, nearly clear
Taste: a lager...
Brewery:Carlton
overall: 3/10
notes: Neil Fulcher and Donna brought me this back from Australia.

appearance: dark, mohageny

aroma: slightly malty, clean

taste: bittersweet, roasted, malty mouthfeel

brewery: brauerei schelm

overall: decent, but reminds me why alts aren't no. 1 in my book

rating: 6/10

product of Germany

Appearance: Absolutely black, opaque.

Aroma: Very slight fruit, not characteristically belgian (being so reserved), malt, some wood..

Taste: malty, deep. Rough mouthfeel for a belgian. No diacetyl at all. Fruity, plum or dark cherry..

Brewery: Unibroue: Quebec, Canada

Overall: 7/10.

Personal: Thought I would like a Belgian dark just because I love dark ales and belgian brews. It's pleasant but I enjoy a good dubbel or trippel more so.

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