Bill and Al are at it again! After a great dinner at Nagoya Steakhouse in Port Clinton, it was off to Bill's house to enjoy a few microbrews. Here they are:
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron (Malt Beverage Ages on Palo Santo Wood)
12% ABV
Very dark color, big head. Sweet smell.
According to Dogfish.com this beer is highly roasty and has hints of caramel and vanilla.
Bill - "It smells good and tastes good, but I don't like the aftertaste."
Alan - "The aftertaste is similar to what burnt wood would taste like."
Bill 4.5, Alan 3.5. Bill said he would have given it a six if it wasn't for the aftertaste.
Ithaca Beer Co. Apricot Wheat
Very light color, small head. Aroma is strong of apricots.
Bill - "A sound fruit beer."
Alan - "A bit weak, in my opinion, but I shouldn't expect too much from a fruit wheat beer."
Bill 5.5, Alan 5.5.
Ephemere Ale
Golden color, bubbly, strong apple aroma. Very large head for such a light beer.
Bill - "The smell is much more than the bite."
Alan - "Wow! You can smell the apples right away. The apple flavor is not as strong as I would have liked, but it's definitely there. It has a few other spices that blend nicely with the apples."
Bill - 4, Alan 4.5
Pete's Wicked Strawberry Blonde
Pale in color, very effervescent. Not a lot of head. Lacks a true aroma.
For fun, Bill wouldn't let Alan know what kind of fruit was in the beer. After several wrong guesses Alan grabbed the bottle.
Bill - "It's not powerful, it's smooth. It's below average."
Alan - "I barely taste any strawberry, but it's not awful to drink."
Bill - 4, Alan 4.
Dundee Summer Wheat Ale
Pale in color, semi-bubbly. Very little head and a pleasant smell.
Bill - "Smells good and tastes good. It has a good aftertaste. I like it."
Alan - "A very good aroma. The beer is tingly on your tongue."
Bill 5.5, Alan 5.5.
Smutty Nose Summer Weizen Ale
Big head and pale color. Cloudy. Smells a bit sour.
Bill - "The beer is tingly on my tongue."
Alan - "More taste than the last wheat beer. I like it!"
Bill 6, Alan 6.
And, the final beer of the night:
Great Lakes Nosferatu
8% ABV
Massive head, but not thick. Smells of high alcohol. Good redish color.
Bill - "Love the hops, the hoppies make me happy!"
Alan - "Good taste, bites on first taste. It's very interesting. A nice beer from a great company."
Bill 7, Alan 7.
Hi Bill and Alan: Sounds like you two had some tasty beer. This weekend we were at Winking Lizard and had Wittekerke (We both liked this one!) and Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Draft (quite good, but not my kind of beer usually). I was thinking you should come up this way and go to Winking Lizard with us. There are so many choices of great beers there including some nice ones on tap. Sometimes, if you are lucky you even get a very knowledgeable bar keep who will walk you through anything you are tasting.
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