Lagunitas Brewing Company - Maximus Ale IPA

on the label:
some gibberish and some dog

taste:
hoppy, bitter, rich - like a cross between a belgian ale and an IPA. high alcohol content. a new favorite!

score:srirachalicious

Brooklyn Brewery - East India Pale Ale

on the bottle:
A LABEL!!!!

taste:
a little bitter, a little hoppy, and a little watery

score:
better than a porkslap

Goose Island India Pale Ale

on the bottle (back label):

"Serve India Pale Ale In A Tulip Glass"
pffftt.

taste:
a smooth pale ale, you hardly taste the anheuser-busch stake in the brewery (it's only for the distribution!)


score:
one of them letters

Sunday Field Trip Part III - Ithica Flower Power IPA & Del Ducato Chimera @ Diamond Bar

the choices!

beers:
ithica flower power IPA (on the left) was extra fucking flowery...taking a sniff almost made me sneeze. a tasty beer.

del ducato chimera (right) was pungent, sweet, rich. odd, but also tasty.

bathroom:

(more?) art:

Sunday Fieldtrip Part II - Hops, Hops, and something Dark @ Brouwerij Lane in Greenpoint

this is greenpoint...

this is mainly for reference....

beers (left to right):

the full sail IPA was very hoppy, bitter, floral and like the board said "lemon peel, light bodied, refreshing"

the chelsea black hole stout (center & to the back) was rich and creamy & finished smooth - but it was a little too lightly flavored

the founders dry hopped pale ale was delicious - hoppy, but not too bitter, with a nice toasted flavor. my motherfucking favorite!

Sunday Fieldtrip Part I - Radeberger Pils & Hofbraeuhaus Lager @ Hallo Berlin

 i'm guessing this is imported from germany, but i bet budweiser co. could prove me wrong

on the label:

no label,  this is draught! but i can tell you that our authentic bavarian pretzel came in a commercial pack of superpretzels (tm) marched up from the basement.

taste:
the pils or the lager was a little bitter than the other. WHATEVER.

score:
placemat

previous destination:

the home design show @ pier 95 to see jimmy mcbride of intergalactic transport
(i didn't say hi because i'm sh to-the y)

also:

I CAN'T FUCKING RMEEMBER!!! (wine interlude)

on the labels:
slanty cursive writing

taste:
the nero was possibly mineral, uhm, not spicy, dry.
the cotes du rhone had some flavors of - mature fruit and tannins.

score:
srsly who knows

another picture:

Ravenswood Vinter's Blend - Cabernet Sauvignon (wine interlewd)

trucked in from cali

on the bottle:
[i can't remember]

taste:
before it got a right amount of air it was a bit sour. later, yer typical, tasty, cab-sauv.

score:
a favorite

dinner:
mushroom risotto
(steaming hot!)

Brooklyn Brewery - Local 1

made in Amerrrrica

on the bottle:
can't remember

taste:
like a tripel & saison did it and had a hoppy hefeweizen baby. very crisp & refreshing, lemony!

score:

williamsburg

the long finish:

Leffe Blonde

 

imported by Import Brands Alliance, St. Louis, MO.

on the bottle:
"Savor the Mystery of The Ages.
Award-winning Leffe Blonde is a full-bodied deep golden ale that is surprisingly subtle and delicate. Belgium's classic abbey ale is best served in it's own chalice-shaped glass, accentuating the ale's aroma and creating the perfect head."

taste:

lager-y. every once in a while it tastes heavily of malt and/or yeast - i think of it as the 'skunked' version. the go-to beer of every day, and now that it's got a new (uglier) label and cheaper price, it's like the belgium bud. except when it tastes like molasses, then i think of it as a terrible american bud, but with more flavor.

score:

absolutely.

new label:

old label:

 

 snow puppy:

 

Mikkeller 1000IBU

imported by Shelton Brothers, Belchertown, MA

on the bottle:
a scraggy ol' thief
"Brewed & Bottled by Mikkeller, At De Proef Brouwerij, Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium
American Style Imperial India Pale Ale"

taste:
hoppy & mad delicious

score:
1000

i call this one "i rule at photoshop:"

"some people might grab the perspective tool, but uh they're big pussies"

Brewery Ommegang - Hennepin

not imported

on the bottle:

"True Belgian-Style Saison" 

taste:

Flowery, a bit sweet and yeasty, but still crisp.  The Orange Julius of farmhouse ales.

score:

66.63

dinner:

scaccia ragusana!

(not a swear)

Bodega Dante Robino - Novecento (wine interlude)

imported by Lieber Bros. Garden City, NY

on the bottle:

$6.99

tastes: 

a pretty easy drink. maybe a tiny bit thin.

score:

B