Orange grapefruit, thick, opaque, extremely juicy. Oily bitterness on the backend but finishes clean.
Draft at Redmond's Bar and Grill, Redmond
Sweet caramel Scotch ale. Lightly fruity, bitter finish.
Draft at SAAL Brewing Company, Stanwood
Samuel Adams Utopias (2021)
Smells like cherry; sweet, molasses, caramel. More subtle in flavor than expected. Dry, very strong alcohol. Warming like a whiskey. Tons of cherry molasses. I wouldn't buy this in a bottle full price, but it was nice to try.
Bottle at Tavern Hall, Bellevue
Savage Fresh Hop Smash IPA (2024)
Buttery, bitter, pine, dry.
Draft at Savage Brewing Company, Kirkland
Really nice, actually! A touch of dried fruit, cinnamon, some herbal bitterness, but also a drinkable, light, porter at heart. I think I prefer this to the more naked spice character of the Festivus.
Draft at Black Raven Brewing Company, Redmond
Elysian The Big Blackness (unknown release)
Can't believe they served this in a pint glass.
Draft at Zaucer, Redmond
There's a disturbingly accurate Tootsie Roll quality about the flavor of this beer. I can't say it's bad, but it also doesn't really taste like Joe-Joe's either?
Can at Odin Lounge
Solid export stout although it's probably not as hopped as the style might demand. It's yummy, though.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Caramel, light flavor, what you probably want from a dark lager. Honestly, my taste buds are probably completely burnt out by now.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Light, almost watery, but not quite. Decent example of a simulated macro lager. I liked it, but I bet there would have been more nuance in this if this wasn't where it was in the order tonight! Will have to try again.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Threshold Barrel-Aged Jack Knife (unknown release)
Cacao, a hint of coconut. Much thinner than some of these other bombs. A really nice change.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Here Today Home Opener (unknown release)
Molasses, sugar, dates. Raisin. A little too sweet.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Caramel, plum, spice. I'm running out of nuance in my taste buds, but this is delicious.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Fort George Matryoshka with Vanilla Bean, Cacao Nibs & Dates (unknown release)
Cacao bomb. Sweet and thick. But quite tasty.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Smells like vinegar but the taste is actually not so sour. Masa and salt... definitely getting a tortilla chip quality here.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Fabriek Juicy & Wild Muri-Elle (unknown release)
Sour and berry-like. I don't like raspberries, and this does taste significantly like raspberries (despite the fact that this is labeled as a blackberry lambic).
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Jester King Bughaven (2024)
Grapey, a bit bitter, vinous, funky. Really delicious!
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Very tart, but clean. Passion fruit forward. Puckery.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Tastes like a very nice coffee golden ale; not sure if I strongly detect pumpkin--and if there's spice, it's subdued--but maybe it's there in the fruity/sweet character.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Oversweet, intense vanilla is the leading flavor. Very thick. Not surprising for this brewery, but yeah.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Very sweet, boozy, mellow and buttery coconut, but this is definitely candy-like.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Fremont From the Vault (2022)
Thick, milky, light coffee. A bit too sweet, maybe. Finshes somwhere clean but with a sense of evaporated milk.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Woody and oily, slightly vinous. Quite dry. Nice finish: grape, buttery, clean.
Draft at Black Raven Brewing Company, Redmond
In context, this was a very weird followup to the other beers. The increased fruity hop character was jarring. Lots of caramel. Definitely prickly.
Draft at The Redd Dogg, Bellevue
Very nicely balanced, roasty stout. There's a vegetal/earthy coffee base here with a sweet cream finish. I don't know if you can taste purple, but aside from that (this just looks like a stout) it did make me think of an ube latte for sure.
Draft at The Redd Dogg, Bellevue
Sweet, tart, jammy, with a butter cookie-like aftertaste. Very much tastes like the filling of a blueberry pastry.
Draft at The Redd Dogg, Bellevue
Caramel, lightly roasted. Coffee. Carbonation's a bit spiky, but this is really pleasant to drink with a very dry finish.
Draft at The Redd Dogg, Bellevue
Juicy and lightly fruity; apricot and citrus. Mild cereal finish.
Draft at Boardwalk, Redmond
Jet says this tastes like a Christmas tree and I can't disagree. It's like spruce tips and hps without any of the bitterness or resin. I cannot remember what Anchor's Holiday Ale tasted like but this is good.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
A good czech lager that takes me right back to Wenceslas Square Aaaahhhhhh the sweet acrid smoke from the klobasa stands and $1 gallons of beer….
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
So mellow but just a tad of spice in there to make it lively. Perfect for a cold December night. Reminds one of the brighter days ahead. Liquid hope you might say.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Reminds me of sweet sweet sweetness.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
It’s like I just brought home the christmas tree and there are pine needles all over the house and sap trailing from the garage all the way into the living room that I won’t get out until we sell the house years later. More bottle it and drink it.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Smells like Tabasco and tastes like watered down Sriracha
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
The coffee-est and roastiest of the three barrel vintages. More chocolate as well. The last one was Scotchy, this one has the most bourbon-caramel character.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
Not as peaty as I thought I detected in Kenmore the other day, but this still has the "Scotchiest" character of the flight.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
The alcohol burn has very much mellowed out here, and it's still light in mouthfeel but with strength. I didn't get this one in the flight last weekend, so I feel very fortunate to have gotten a second chance.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
A perfect coffee stout, lighter in mouthfeel than expected. Medium roast, lightly creamy.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
Tastes a bit of soy sauce. Goes well with clam rice.
Bottle at Itadayaki Honpo Shoujo, Sawara, Japan
Pretty agreeable for an IPA - lighter on the hops (maybe more floral than pine / citrus) and drier tasting.
Can at Retro Restaurant WAKA, Narita, Chiba, Japan
Draft at Against the Grain Brewery, Ishigaki City, Okinawa, Japan
Basic warm weather lager - easy drinking. Evidently they import to Japan
Bottle at Riad Lamp, Nanjo, Okinawa, Japan