fivehoursfree
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So far that is. I'm travelling around and am in Washington, Seattle to be exact. Here is a rundown of what I've had.
Winthrop (schoolhouse) brewery. They had a good stout, coffee stout was average, "ran out" of some other stuff. IPA was thin, like a hop-tea, no mouthfeel at all. B-
ScuttleBut (bottle). Got their Amber. It's sour. 4 out of 6 bottles tasted sour, the last 2 tasted something like beer. Either they have QC or consistency issues or it they make terrible beer. D
Leavenworth (bottle). Dunkelweizen. Where's the yeast flavor? Where's the malt flavor? Tasted like one of my crappy first homebrews... after it sat in the bottle for 8 months. C-
Anacortes Brewery. Actually had some decent stuff. Their Octoberfest was good. On the sweet side. Had a decent pilsner, and stout. The other stuff, I already forgot about. B+
Elysian. I had high hopes for them, but struckout again. Red and ESB tasted the same: Bitter without flavor, and no maltiness at all. IPA was weak in body, porter was soso. They did have a good Jasmine IPA (not sure it was strong enough to rightfully earn it's "I") and their Pumpkin Stout was pretty good too. They were also "out" of 2 of their regulars, and 2 of their special pumpkin beers. It had to be a coincidence that they ran out of these, 4 days before their big Pumpkin Brew Fest, right? Surely they didn't put stuff on the menu, then have to take it off because people were ordering it too much? B-
So there it is. I liked the beer from the 3 places in Missoula (Bayern, BigSky, and Kettlehouse) better, and so far Colorado and Texas(home) blow Washington out of the water. Maybe I just chose a bad batch of breweries. I'll take suggestions, for those that live or lived or extensively visited. I'm making a trip to the Pike brewery for sure, then Hales Ales, then I think it's called RAven something in Bellvue (maybe it's in Redmond)
Winthrop (schoolhouse) brewery. They had a good stout, coffee stout was average, "ran out" of some other stuff. IPA was thin, like a hop-tea, no mouthfeel at all. B-
ScuttleBut (bottle). Got their Amber. It's sour. 4 out of 6 bottles tasted sour, the last 2 tasted something like beer. Either they have QC or consistency issues or it they make terrible beer. D
Leavenworth (bottle). Dunkelweizen. Where's the yeast flavor? Where's the malt flavor? Tasted like one of my crappy first homebrews... after it sat in the bottle for 8 months. C-
Anacortes Brewery. Actually had some decent stuff. Their Octoberfest was good. On the sweet side. Had a decent pilsner, and stout. The other stuff, I already forgot about. B+
Elysian. I had high hopes for them, but struckout again. Red and ESB tasted the same: Bitter without flavor, and no maltiness at all. IPA was weak in body, porter was soso. They did have a good Jasmine IPA (not sure it was strong enough to rightfully earn it's "I") and their Pumpkin Stout was pretty good too. They were also "out" of 2 of their regulars, and 2 of their special pumpkin beers. It had to be a coincidence that they ran out of these, 4 days before their big Pumpkin Brew Fest, right? Surely they didn't put stuff on the menu, then have to take it off because people were ordering it too much? B-
So there it is. I liked the beer from the 3 places in Missoula (Bayern, BigSky, and Kettlehouse) better, and so far Colorado and Texas(home) blow Washington out of the water. Maybe I just chose a bad batch of breweries. I'll take suggestions, for those that live or lived or extensively visited. I'm making a trip to the Pike brewery for sure, then Hales Ales, then I think it's called RAven something in Bellvue (maybe it's in Redmond)