My Craft Beer Hit List!!

[KeyWestBrewing]

So I got this fun idea for a project after reading the beer log sticky and visiting a Total Wine for the 1st time. I am going to start a log of all the Craft beer varieties I drink. But the difference to the sticky log is I will take a picture of each bottle I track down and drink as well as numbering them to keep a count of how many in total I've had.


Beer#1 Rodenbach- Palm Brewery

Nice cherry red color, very carbonated. Decent head on the pour that fades pretty quickly. Smells like apple cider vinegar. Taste is vinegar like upfront but not too sour, bitter, or overpowering. Not a very long finish and minimal funk.

My Grade - A-

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#2 - Positive Contact - Dogfish Head

Yellow-orange like color with pretty good carbonation, decent head retention and lacing left on the glass. The aroma is a bit spicy and fruity, with tones of apples and the belgian yeast. You can taste the fuji apples and spices up front followed by clove and a short cayenne like finish. Pretty crisp and dry. It was an interesting beer considering the unique ingredients but I probably wont get it again, though it wasnt bad just not my style.

My grade - B

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#3 - Calabaza Blanca - Jolly Pumpkin

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#4 - Lucky 13 - Lagunitas

One of the better Ambers Ive had!! Light amber color, good carbonation and lacing. Sweet malty, slightly piney and citrusy hop aroma. Nice slightly toasty malt taste with a good hop finish thats citrusy, earthy, and a little bit piney. The balance is great. Very well bodied but not too heavy. Very drinkable beer at almost 9abv that makes this dangerously pleasurable.

My Grade - A+

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#5 - Wilco Tango Foxtrot - Lagunitas

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#6 - Double Chocolate Stout - Rogue

One of my favorites!!! Very very dark color with smooth creamy brown head. Well carbed, good mouthfeel, and medium bodied. Intoxicating milk chocolate, mildy roasty and dark chocolate on the nose. Flavor is huge milk chocolate, just amazing. Great chocolate stout.

My Grade - A+

 

[hungry4hops]

You should also do like a rating or description or something!

 

[ThickHead]

beer#5 - wilco tango foxtrot - lagunitas

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wtf?

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#7 - Jahva Stout - Southern Tier

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

wtf?

Limited release I was able to spot out at a Total Wine in Miami. Almost didn't see it in an isle filled with about 300+ craft beer varieties. It was very tasty and I'm happy to have it on my hit list. If you see it grab it!!

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

You should also do like a rating or description or something!

Will do, at the moment I'm just trying to get what I have on the list so far updated. I will add tasting notes and my overall rating for all of them in about an hour or so.

 

[ThickHead]

Limited release I was able to spot out at a Total Wine in Miami. Almost didn't see it in an isle filled with about 300+ craft beer varieties. It was very tasty and I'm happy to have it on my hit list. If you see it grab it!!

Will do...I was merely remarking on the Wilco (W) Tango (T) Foxtrot (F) with the "wtf" Don't quite know why it tickled me so much.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#8 - Rodenbach Grand Cru - Palm Brewery

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Will do...I was merely remarking on the Wilco (W) Tango (T) Foxtrot (F) with the "wtf" Don't quite know why it tickled me so much.

Just caught that lol... Nice!

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#9 - Monks Cafe Flemish Sour - Van Steenberge

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#10 - Petrus oak aged blonde - Bavik

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#11 - Lil Sumpin' Sumpin' - Lagunitas

This beer screams amazing from the moment you pop the cap off. Nice golden pour that leads to a 2 finger head, very well carbed and decent lacing. Really big floral, citrusy, mildly earthy, and spicy hop aroma that is delightfully pungent. Lots of hop flavor but not much bitterness. Flavor ranges from floral and citrusy to slightly malty and piney finish. Not too heavy and full bodied but not dry either. Just a damn good all around IPA

My Grade - A+

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#12 - Festina Peche - Dogfish Head

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#13 - Maximus IPA - Lagunitas

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#14 - Lagunitas IPA - Lagunitas

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#15 - Kalamazoo Stout - Bells

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#16 - Brux - Sierra Nevada/ Russian River Collaboration

Foggy yellow-orange color, lots of carbonation that builds a good head on the pour that quickly falls. It also contributes a lot to the body and mouthfeel. Mildly tart green apple aroma backed by a horsey funk. Not very sour, flavors of old fruit, citrus, medium farmers stable-like funkiness. The abv is really well hidden on this one. Unique and interesting, worth a try. Pretty good, but Id like to age a bottle for a year or so and see the difference in brett character, I think it will be amazing then.

My Grade - A

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#17 - Buffalo IPA - Flying Bison

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#18 - Rusty Chain - Flying Bison

Copper orange color with a frothy heady pour that leaves a decent lacing. Nice crisp carbonation, dry and refreshing. Light sweet malt aroma. Malty taste up front that mellows out with what tastes like a slightly earthy noble hop finish. Pretty good lawnmower beer but nothing incredibly special either. Just a balanced session ale.

My Grade - B

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beer#19 - Hefe Weiss - Sprecher

 

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Beer#20 - Oktoberfest - Sprecher

 

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Beer#21 - Pearl Necklace oyster stout - Flying Dog

 

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Beer#22 - Purple Haze - Abita

 

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Beer#23 - Chateau Jiahu - Dogfish Head

 

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Beer#24 - Hop Karma Brown IPA - Terrapin