5 Pack

Once again I've been slow in posting here.  It is easier to drink the beers than write about them.  Here are some recent ones.

West Coast IPA (Rating = 2.5)

From Green Flash Brewing, I was looking forward to this one (I think they have a couple on the list).  I read the bottle and was really intrigued.  At the least, they have a good label writer/marketer - "A menagerie of hops is layered throughout the brewing process...hop pungency.. A multi-dimensional hop experience."  It isn't a beer, it is an experience.  

I guess I don't love strong IPAs.  I'm going to have to get over this if I intend to get through the remaining 950+ beers.  There are many IPAs on the list.  I don't normally turn them away, but just too much hop for me.  I did get some citrus, but it was covered in hops.

Petrus - Oud Bruin Ale (Rating = 2.0)

Sometimes called old dark, this should have been called too sour.  Just not a good beer.  I had to power this one down.  Didn't do it for me.  Claims the taste is "mildly sour".  Not mild to me.  Skip this guy.

Trois Pistoles (Rating = 2.0)

Another Canadian beer from Unibroue (I only pronounce as Unibrow as previously posted).  The name does not have anything to do with artillery, just some coins in a small village in Quebec.  Not a fan of this one - way too spicy for my liking.  Just didn't like.  Trois Pistoles didn't have the bullets for me.

Duvel (Rating = 3.0)

Had this one the other night while watching the Emmy's.  Wasn't too exciting, pretty boring.  Thought Seth Myers did a pretty even job, went for his usual small laughs.  Not a critique, thought he did pretty well.  They were really ripping on that McConaughey though - all right, all right, all right.  Be a lot cooler if you did.  

A bit sidetracked there.  The classic Belgian brew, with it's own special glass really creates a serious head in the glass.  I poured this one like the worst bartender ever - a third full of beer and a massive head.  I've definitely had this in the past, but it's been a long time.  I seem to remember it as being a bit better.  A little too hoppy for me.  It seems like it would be light, but has a little bit more flavor to it.  If given the choice, I'd go other places for my Belgium beers.

Trappistes Rochefort 10 (Rating = 3.5)

This was formerly known as "The Magnificent".  Not sure I agree with the nickname, but not a bad one.  Darker and heavier than it first looks like, it has a nice taste - chocolate, toffee, etc.  According to my tasting notes, it turns on the palate into Mexican mole.  Not sure I get that either.  But an interesting one with a kick.

Beers down: 54
Beers to go: 947

Here is the updated spreadsheet.