30 Days 30 Beers: Day 26

Day 26:
Atwater Brewery Dirty Blonde Ale

Aptly named beer, the appearance is "Dirty Blonde" slightly hazy golden color.
Taste is pretty good, hint of Orange peel gives it almost a lemony flavor, but not too much, the orange/lemon hits you first, followed by coriander, which seems to linger.  Still pretty sweet, with just a bit of bitter bringing up the rear. 
Easy drinking.  Pretty light but good.
Seems like this would be a nice change of pace beer.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 25

Day 25:
Raspberry Ale: Dark Horse Brewing Co.


Unlike the brew from yesterday, this "fruit beer" understands a basic tenet:  Beer First, fruit second.
And this one, the fruit definitely doesn't overpower the beer.  In fact, it's barely distinguishable, which is good, because there really isn't a whole lot of beer flavor here either.  Really light, might be a good hot summer day beer other than the sweetness would eventually get to be too much.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 24

Day 24:
Magic Hat Brewing Co #9 Not Quite Pale Ale

Ummm, Wow.

If you like Apricot, this is the beer for you.  I have never heard of this one before, nor did the label give any indication of it being a "fruit beer" as far as I could tell.  Needless to say I was quite surprised.  But that's not always a bad thing.  However in this case...
Holy crap does the apricot flavor stand out... This one is sweet, very sweet.  The apricot flavor practically drowns out everything else, but the finish is slightly bitter, just enough to remind you that this is in fact a beer of some sort.
Really having a hard time finishing this one... To be honest, at times it tastes more like apricot flavored club soda than a beer.
If my wife wasn't already sleeping, I'd let her finish this one off. 

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 23

Day 23:
Old Brown Dog Ale


I can't say I've ever tasted an old brown dog, but I imagine if I did, it would taste something like this.   

Seriously though, I dunno, I've heard a lot of great things about this one, but it was just ok for me.  Definitely not one I'd actively seek out in the future.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 22

Day 22:
Guinness Black Lager

It tastes very similar to an original Guinness... but different.
At first I wanted to say it tastes like a watered down Guinness, but that's not exactly it, as there is plenty of flavor here.  It's just not as heavy.  Not as thick.  A bit easier to drink.
That being said, I prefer the original.
But this isn't a bad alternative at all.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 21

Day 21:
Lilja's Sasquatch Stout.

Sasquatch tested, Sasquatch approved.

Actually another very good stout.  Good chocolate/coffee flavor, not a lot of bitterness.  Very dark.  Tasty.
I prefer "The Poet" to this one but not by much.
Side note, I don't know what the f**k is up with the label...
"Brewed behind the cheddar curtain"
"ylnevaeh spoh"
"When it's time to relax one stout stands clear, If you've got the beast we've got the beer"
all scrawled in various places on the bottle.  Picture of a gorilla (sasquatch?) with black painted toenails, and all green eyes.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 20

Day 20: Country House Red Ale- Argus Brewery Chicago
I enjoyed this one, even though it's not nearly as strong as other Red Ales I have had.  Still, it's a decent tasting beer, not very bitter, definite hints of caramel, some bready-ness.  Slight hints of citrus.  Very drinkable. 

30 days 30 beers: Day 19

Day 19:
Singletrack Copper Ale



















Can't quite put my finger on exactly why, but I really did not like this one.
Not a very strong beer, and what flavor is there just isn't very good.  Somewhat bitter, somewhat citrusy, mostly just meh.
The drink by date was July 10th though, so maybe it was just past its prime?

Editor's note: just noticed that none of the links for the pics are working, so I'm in the process of reuploading them here... sorry.

30 Days 30 Beers Day 18

Day 18
Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale

Nothing special about this one, not a whole lot of flavor to it, little bit of citrus, some malty flavor, nothing too exciting.  Not much bitterness at all.
Not bad or anything.  It goes down real easy, and actually it hit the spot on a hot summer day. 
But so does Budweiser...

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 17

Day 17:
Newcastle Brown Ale.

Man, How can I explain this one...
Remember those old Sunny Delight commercials where the kids would come in and check the fridge, and the one kid would be like "We got soda, milk, purple stuff, Sunny D..." and everyone wants the Sunny D?
This beer is the "Purple Stuff"
It'll sit in the fridge while all of the cooler beers get picked first, then when you check the fridge, you're a little disappointed that there isn't something better, but grab the Newcastle anyway.  And then when you drink it, you think something like,  Hey this is actually pretty damn good.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 16

Day 16:
Mendocino Brewing Co.  Red Tail Ale

Decent American Amber Ale...  Slightly bitter with some hints of lemon/orange peel flavor.
Very little aftertaste, comes in bitter from the beginning, but the bitterness fades pretty quick.
All in all a decent beer.  Definitely a keeper.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 15

Day 15:
Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale- Atwater Brewery

At least I think this is beer... kinda tastes like a chocolate soda to me.  Very chocolatey, with the slightest bitter aftertaste to remind you that you are in fact drinking a beer.
I mean it's pretty good... but then again so is Canfields Chocolate Fudge soda.  Of course you can't get drunk off the Canfields.
It goes down really easy, but the overwhelming presence of chocolate makes me not want to drink too many of them... it'd be like chugging down bottles of chocolate milk; fun and tasty at first, but after the second or third not so much.
Still, I'd definitely have one every now and then...

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 14

Day 14:
Tommyknocker Brewery Vienna Style Amber Lager

Pretty good amber lager.  Moderately sweet, fruity.  Nothing  remarkable, but tasty.
Would drink this one again.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 13

Day 13:
Flying Dog "Doggie Style" Classic Pale Ale

Yes I bought it for the name.  Bottle looked pretty interesting too.
I'm really not sure on this one, it's not too bad, but the citrus overtones were too much to me.  This one tasted almost too sour at times.
Just looked at the date code on the bottle 26ja12, maybe it's too old or something 

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 12

Day 12

The Poet Oatmeal Stout: New Holland Brewing

I can't recall having an oatmeal stout before, but if this one is a good representative, I'll definitely be trying more.
Seems to be a nice blend of coffee, chocolate, and oat flavors.  Very good.

30 Beers 30 Days: Day 11

Day 11:
Smithwicks Irish Ale.

Been a fan of this one for a while.

Some interesting tidbits about this beer...

It's actually pronounced like Smid-dicks, not the way it is spelled.
It is Ireland's oldest Ale, and is still brewed at the Brewery at St Francis Abbey in Kilkenny, Ireland, and has been since 1710.

30 Days 30 Beers Day 10

Day 10:

Rogue American Amber Ale

Pretty good, smooth sweet initial taste with a bitter aftertaste that lingers a bit on the tongue. 

Not necessarily anything to get super excited about, but I would gladly drink this one again.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 9

Day 9:
Sapporo Premium Beer

Meh.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 8

Day 8:
Ouisconsing Red Ale: Central Waters Brewing Company


Not the best red ale out there, but pretty good, very drinkable. 
Bottle claims that Ouisconsing Red makes even our neighbors to the south and west "want to be a badger"
I wouldn't go that far

In case you are wondering about the name, apparently it is Algonquin for Wisconsin.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 7

Day 7:
Schlafly Pale Ale


Pretty decent pale ale.  Better than the average fare, but nothing truly remarkable.
Really goes down easy though, could see this being a good weekend beer.
Label describes it pretty accurately: Rich Amber-colored medium-bodied British-style ale with a smooth mild hop character.  Perfect for Hot summer days and nights as well as a cozy winter fire.

30 Days 30 Beers: Day 6

Day 6:
Mojo IPA- Boulder Beer Company

Pretty good IPA.  Quite tasty.  Nice citrusy flavor, ends with a bitter finish, very easy to drink.

I'd buy this again.

30 beers 30 days: Day 5

Day 5:
Blue Moon...

Sorry for the shit pic.  Cell phone pic in a dark bar...Stupid cell phone fucked up the video I took too, so not thrilled with the phone right now.
I was at a bar I've never been to before to see Drag The River, and couldn't really see their bottled beer (and of course they didn't have a list) so I grabbed this off tap... along with a couple of Budweisers.
All in All a cool time, got to hang out with some buds, and the band after the show, so it's all good.

30 Days 30 Beers Day 4

Day 4:
Crown Valley Brewing Raspberry Wheat Beer.

Very orange color.  Lots of carbonation, too much in fact to the point of being really distracting.  Flavor isn't bad, light bodied.  Seemed to start with less of the raspberry flavor, but as I drank more, it became much more prevalent.

The bottle says "Brewing a Missouri Legend, Our Raspberry Wheat is an American Wheat beer aged on generous amounts of Oregon raspberries to give it a mild but sweet taste." 

Another one, I didn't mind, save for the carbonation, but again, not great, not bad.
Probably wouldn't buy this one again either, but would drink it if it was offered.

30 Days 30 Beers Day 3

Day 3:

Monty Python's Holy Grail
Black Knights Reserve Dark Yorkshire Ale.

The Bottle states that it is tempered over burning witches...

It's not bad, probably wouldn't be on my day to day drinking list though.  Can't really think of a whole lot to say about the flavor, average at best I suppose.  The beer is nowhere near as good as it's namesake.  The bottle looks pretty cool though, at least it will be a keeper.

30 Days 30 Beers- Day 2

Day 2:

My goodness...

All I can say is, I don't remember it being this good.  Gets better with every pint.

30 days 30 beers

No this isn't arcade related, but I'm putting it here anyway.
It's too damn hot to do anything in the arcade anyway :D

I'm 4 days into this already, been posting it on a webforum I frequent, I'll copy what I've done already to this post, and start one post per day with day 5.

Note: I am not a beer snob connoisseur, so don't expect the type of reviews that you see on those sites where any beer that isn't brewed in some tiny microbrewery in a town no one has ever heard of (minimum 500 miles from any major metropolitan area), using only the local artisan spring water which has been personally spooged in by 40 virgins on a nightly basis is considered swill.
My reviews are going to be more along the lines of "Does it taste good?  What does it taste like?  What color is it? Would I buy it again"
That being said, here are days 1-4.

Day 1:
Leinenkugels Summer Shandy

Label describes it as "A weiss beer brewed with honey with a natural lemonade flavor"...

Not bad, not great, figured it would be a lot sweeter, but thankfully it had just a bit of lemon flavor... more like a lemon peel than a lemonade flavor.   The lemon wasn't really too overpowering (at least to me.)
Pretty good though for a hot summer day, goes down really easy.  Grabbed a few of these cans as they were on sale, and went through them pretty quickly.