A really interesting beer. First of all, what else am I going to drink at the Tea Party Museum? But this was made with Lapsang Souchong, and it's really not subtle. Lots of smoke and earthiness; the porter underneath was on the thin and brown side, letting the tea shine through. I liked it!
A disaster, I thought, though to be fair, if you really liked licorice, you'd probably like this. It was very strong on the licorice. The stout underneath may have been good, it seemed like it could have been, but all I could taste was clear, building, black licorice. Ugh.
My favorite of the night; this didn't taste watered down like I'm used to with shandies, and it didn't even taste overtly lemonadey - it tasted like a good wheat beer with just enough overtone of fruit.
It wasn't explicitly stated, but I'm going to guess this is one of them new-fangled "New England IPAs." Bitter and hoppy in front, with a grapefruit character. Finished fairly smooth. A little harsher than the really good Fremont offering from a couple weeks ago.
A fairly standard IPA. Sadly the waitress couldn't identify the brewery beyond, "they're local, from Massachusetts". Which I suppose it's a better than her first answer of "the bartender makes it".