The oily pungency of this IPA sits kind of uneasily on a basic bed of strong alcohol in this beer. It's intense and a bit off, and finishes with a kind of sour dankness too. I'm not sure if there's something for someone to love here, or if my palate is off, but I really don't like this beer.

Fudgy cream stout, sweet with a slightly sour finish. What knocks this down is something off in the fragrance, at odds with the flavor.

Plummy with a light overtone of booze. Has the same rooty, vegetal sweetness that seems common to all the beers in this flight.

Not as dark as I tend to think of for CDAs, but the flavor is familiar. Rooty and astringent, not so roasty though.

Bitter and just a bit tart, finishes clean.

Drier than most whites, I think, with very little cereal sweetness. Hints of citrus.

Strong pine/lemon IPA.

Smells like lemon candy. Tea is mellow, but less prominent than in the Lucky Leaves. Lemon is like cleaner - definitely doesn't taste like lemonade or a shandy, which is what the description made me expect.

Base is a fragrant, sweet rice lager. You can get the black sesame and tea in equal and light, but identifiable amounts. This is delicious!

Light-tasting without being watery, sweet and malty. Pretty close to a cream ale.

Chalk this up to “should have known better” but usually my weird bets pay off. Right up front this is sulfurous and skunky, then the funk never resolves into something that makes sense. This is just funky without much identifiable mushroom or salt, and unpleasantly drying to boot.

Light but actually reminds me of sake; fruity, vinous notes and just sweet.

Syrupy, and strongly vanilla in the same way as the Vaca. Very strong, and I couldn’t really have done more than this splash? Ends tacky.

Not like any other Baltic Porter I can remember, this is quite hoppy, to the extent I might have compared this to a CDA. Not roasty, round hop flavors.

Very vanilla, light coffee. There’s something earthy, nutty in the fragrance. IMO this is too sweet and finishes tacky.

More juicy than tart. Definitely fruity, but tastes more Like a dried peach or apricot to me than the fresh variety—has the same kind of molassesy? finish.

Pale, almost transparent, but extremely drinkable. Sweet, cereal. Light without tasting watery.

Thicker than the nut brown, a little harsh on top, this is definitely a beer that is more about the nut than the pie. It’s not really sweet although it has a bit of molasses sugar in the background.

Still pretty prickly for a nitro, which means it worked for me. Roasty but smooth brown ale, friendly ad hoc bar situation.

Unusual style, I like this a lot. Tasted a bit like a coffee Schwarzbier, I guess. Light roast, light body, lactic finish.

Honey forward, but you can still tell it’s a triple.

Darker and more caramel than I expected, lots of banana, lots of orange flavor contributing to a more tart finish. Can’t tell if this is more American or European, the flavors sit in the middle.

Slightly tart, building up over time. Definitely strawberry and rhubarb, with a bit of a malty beer finish.

Nice saison, tangy, flavorful - maybe almost too flavorful. I don't get a ton of brett, which I think would have offset the intensity of the flavor a bit.

Strangely this follows right on top of the Black Marble, it's got many of the same flavors but without the nitro more interesting flavors poke through - primarily cereal and coffee. It's not especially carbonated, but it does prickle a little.

Very smooth from nitro, hints of roast and black coffee, maybe just the slightest bit of blackcurrant, after which a bit of a sourness comes to the forefront. Seems more characterful than a Guinness, but I still don't love nitro.

Surprising flavor, as it seems to be dominated by something resembling an earthy, vegetal coffee, both in smell and flavor. There's the faintest bit of funk poking through, but that's the only sign of farmhouse in this beer.

Tasty! Not extremely different from the Apply Brandy stout from last week, but you definitely get that rum and citrus.

The strength of roast here is coming through, as well as a boozy burnt-sugar toffee overtone. Somewhat tart on the finish. Walks a line between mellow and over-the-top, and doesn't always straddle it.

At first this is dominated by a musty-sweet wet hay character, but it tones down into a kind of caramel smoothness - the end of this glass was a lot more enjoyable than the beginning.

Feels very different from my last log; this is thicker, blacker, more assertive. Still lots of caramel with some fudge notes poking through.

The flavor isn't bad, but this very much comes across as a watered-down wheat ale; light clove, banana-like esters, but a kind of impurity of flavor through the middle that ends in kind of a too-dry yeasty tartness. Slightly salty on the finish.

Has a pretty off-putting vegetal smell, almost like boiled greens, but it tastes much better than that. In fact, I would say this is maybe the most palatable I've really ever considered a raspberry beer (for the record, I very much dislike raspberries). This is fruity, lightly sweet, but not actually sour IMO.

Smells strongly like guava and is absolutely delicious; nectar-like, moderately tart and almost unrecognizable as a beer (or even alcoholic). I love this.

Light apple and brandy on the nose - definitely has the smell of something strong and over the top. That said, the characteristic sourness of Big Block's barreling actually works in this beer's favor, it's pretty toned down and balanced. Really pretty nice, I'd say.

Pine and resin, but a lot lighter-tasting in a nostalgic way than IPAs have trended toward in recent years. It's almost quaint.

Very clean but quite puckery, tastes almost identical to a sour guava candy I had the other day. Also tart orange and as it all fades away, I nice cereal aftertaste.

I'm told this is not the same as the Flathead and a red that they only ever do on nitro here. It's quite nice - mildly sweet, buttery, biscuity, notes of coffee. Bitter enough to counteract the nitro blandness I usually don't like.

Honestly? I liked this but I don't really remember it given where I got it in the evening.

Reliably delicious porter.

Somewhere between a German Pilsner and an English lager, malty and rich with a bit of a wet hay/champagne overtone. The prominent feature of this beer is how creamy it is--that's nice.

Back to not tasting the gochujang (yes, the same 4-pack), though it does sneak in on the aftertaste.

Dark and mellow with a lot of chocolate/caramel and a touch of molasses. There's a certain kind of tacky tartness that all these beers today had in common, which is a nice familial touch - but it is tacky.

A sweetish barleywine with some caramel or wood-vanilla notes. Pretty good but I only had a splash.

"An oaked version of our 10th anniversary beer (8.9% - 24 IBUs)" This isn't a huge leap from the non-oaked version; the main difference is up front where there's a bit of woody bitterness/complexity that takes the place of that first approach of chocolate. I think this is a slight preference although it is a little less evocative of the cake.

Exactly as described - notes of fudge, lightly tart cherry, a "juicy" liquor flavor. Over time the tartness gets a little more dominant and does linger a bit.

A pretty solid caramel brown ale, a bit of brackish/roast dryness, but I really can't say this says coffee very strongly to me. Lightly sweet and mellow.

In much, much better condition than the Parabola - clean, chocolate, cinnamon and just a hint of booze. Fruity in a cola-like way, and well-balanced.

Long in the tooth, with an uncomfortable amount of sediment. I'm not sure this was cellared well.

Very prominent banana fragrance and flavor; weird because they're not unlike common esters but clearly made with real banana. This is followed by the unexpected sweet follow-through provided by the vanilla and lactose. This is good! But maybe just in smaller quantities.

Thick and hoppy, as you’d expect. Something vegetal in the flavor that is interesting, but maybe not pleasing. Strong but clean bitterness.

Woodsmoke, dry, I think I prefer these with a touch more sweetness.

Where’s the POG? Decent enough up front pine-resin IPA, but it’s extremely bitter and does not at all evoke any of the ingredients of POG.

Really nice Pilsner, brackish, bitter, a little hoppy, but also cereal-sweet like a Helles. This is great.

Thick, mellow, chocolate and toffee.

Jammy, blackberry-raspberry, opaque, tart.

Actually quite good: yeasty, caramel sweet, with a bit of tang to finish. Gorgeous label, too.

Clean, sweet-tart plum/raisin notes. Just a tiny bit of funk. Wears its alcohol quite plainly.

Has the characteristics of a Belgian pale: estery, mellow, but with a pretty heavy-handed hit of yuzu. Enough to say that this beer is almost lemon juicy, with a tart finish.

Tastes Belgian?? I am almost certain they poured me the white instead, especially considering the Hopworks pedigree. Logging it as the IPA though. Light, sweet, estery?

A hoppy lager with quite a bit of yuzu, although it's not so much like drinking a lemon (which makes it better than the T Y Harbor yuzu lager).

Peppery Belgian yeast character. Banana. Rapidly drying finish with a bit of funk. Bitter.

Roasty and creamy, milky-sweet. Subtle notes of licorice. Clean finish.

Smooth, lightly sweet, grassy, bitter finish. It's almost like it's on nitro. Leaves the tongue tingling. Don't know how much of my enjoyment is the view here in the Sky Room, but it's considerable.

Very light for a stout, makes me think more of a roasty brown maybe. Notes of coffee, cacao, caramel. Not sure I taste orange though?

Surprisingly this almost feels less hoppy than the lager. Clean, pine, orange, touch of resin but it finishes clean.

A surprisingly hoppy lager, clear, bright opening that gets piney and bitter fast. Quite a bit of resin.

Light, cloudy, coriander, citrus. Dry finish. Delicious as always.

Bitter, a little metallic. Not bad, but not great either.

The "draft" machine that made this in the Sakura lounge was certainly itneresting, especially where it injected the head separately and afterwards. Smooth and sweet.

Malty, sweet, slightly vinous. Somewhat bitter but flavorful. Reminds me of an English lager.

Pine-resin, quite dank. Bitter backend, although to its credit it is clean. There’s only so much I can enjoy a beer that tastes like sucking on sap though.

“This Landbier Hell is inspired by the country lagers of upper Franconia, Germany. Deep malt character highlighted by German heirloom malt and a bright, firm bitterness delivered by the highest quality Spalter hops.” Collaboration with Volks Bräu Unexpected flavors for a lager, dry, bready, hints of spice. Definitely tastes rustic although it’s more drying than drinkable IMO.

Ultra-thin mouthfeel and translucent, brown. This doesn’t scream “stout” although it is fairly roasty. Tastes like coconut candy without much toasted character… wish this had more body. This is like a soda.

Thin mouthfeel, very light caramel, an overtone of bitter spice (anise?). Coffee is light, like a cold brew.

Chocolate-roast porter, creamy mouthfeel, pretty smooth. Finishes a bit bitter, a tiny bit tart.

Vinous and dry opening but the watermelon comes out bright and juicy soon after. It’s interesting because I remember this being a lot more murky in its non-barrel-aged version.

Pungent, resinous, oily. Not my cup of tea.

Quite a prickly stout, very roasted, with poky hops. Could pass for a particularly roasty CDA. The bitterness is strong, and lingers.

A thinnish stout with a smooth, simplistic sweetness to start. Had a kind of musty finish that reminds me of the pickled leaf that turned me off the actual dessert.

This is an odd one - starts lightly piney and then, although there's no indication of why in the bill, very strongly resembles a chile beer. Not spicy, but with all the other bitter, fruity, vegetal flavors you'd get. Which is a huge win for me, honestly, I love it.

Lovely nose with a gentle hops and malt aroma. Flavor then comes in hard with strong malt flavor, rare in IPA, and the hops layering on top with tropical flavors.

An ideal milk stout. Rich, creamy body but with enough roast to balance it out. Notes of bittersweet chocolate. Clean finish.

A light drinking, fruity pale that isn’t too challenging… reminds me of a Manny’s. Works really well with this curry.

Interesting mix here, definitely tastes like someone threw a red velvet cake into the raspberry blonde. Sweet cocoa, light fruit. The finish is a little out of balance in its bitterness, maybe.

Smells like candy. Flavor-wise, it’s quite tart but clean. You can’t avoid the feeling that you’re sucking on a lemon wedge though.

Don’t know if my palate is off but I don’t taste any of the tartness I noted last time. It’s still got some bitterness but it seems more in balance with the sweet cereal. I think I like this better now!

A little spicier, hoppier than I’d expect for an Irish Red. It’s got a nice sweetness, but it’s a bit simplistic.

Not bad - grape/apple/pine with a kind of resin sweetness that lingers. It does become a bit metallic and/or cloying by the end.

I think I"m going to upgrade this to delicious. A light chocolate flavor, dark, with definite notes of gochujang in the mix. A really inspired combination.

Doesn’t scream peach, maybe underripe plum. Slightly tart, a little funky. Finishes sweet.

This can is over two years old so I’m not sure how accurate the flavor is. Piney, bright, somewhat sweet/alcoholic. Faint notes of bubblegum. Bitter finish.

Frothy, sweet, somewhat boozy. Not what I expected from a “dry stout” but it’s tasty.

Caramel, biscuit-like, sweet and mellow. Bitter backbone.

Clean, slightly metallic, sweet, alcoholic. Bit of a burnt sugar aftertaste.Nice to hit the Rhein Haus after a long absence.

Intensely boozy, intense. The smell is almost harder to take than the flavor, which is good. Made it easier to drink.

The biggest disappointment is that this doesn’t bring tiramisu to mind at all. It’s not as sweet as my memory of the Dark Persuasion but it is lightly sweet.

Definitely doesn’t come across as watery this time. Thin but creamy, roasty, a touch of licorice root maybe.

Hints of pear applesauce, sweet puree; ginger, nutmeg. It’s sweet up-front with a muted tart-funk follow-through. The aftertaste is sweet cereal.

Tastes like fresh tree with a bit of woody backbone. If this helps at all, imagine licking a block of violin rosin.

Sweet, definitely reminiscent of a Japanese lager but has a bit of a syrupy quality that lingers tackily on the tongue.

Malty, Graham cracker sweetness. Bitter finish with just a bit of tartness and vodka to close it out.

Malty, roasty, hoppy. Good but I was hoping for something a little more idiosyncratic or remarkable from an imperial.

My palate is in a different place today. Mostly this is the same but instead of ginger it tastes more genetically rooty and maybe I’m imagining it, but more of a briny flavor.

Clean, tart pomegranate flavor with just a bit of funk and cereal sweetness in the end. This is in contrast to the blood orange sour which was really musty up front.

Caramel and mellow up front but has a bracing grassy bitterness. I think I might slightly prefer it with coffee but it’s very nice.

Light and sweet, with a creamy overtone. Might be a but under-bodied but I find it really drinkable.

Lemony and pungent, although it finishes quite clean. There’s a medicinal quality to the aftertaste.

They've renamed this beer so I don't know if they've reformulated it. It's a pleasant, lightly sweet caramel ale without much character, and I definitely don't taste anything that makes me think of pecans, pie or otherwise.

Grassy lager, only slightly sweet. Czech-like at first, but the cereal lingers on in the aftertaste. Brackish finish.

Touch of caramel, dark bread, but not really sweeter than the Lawn. Really do like this.

Oh yeah, this Rauch is a mouthful of campfire. Woodsmoke on top of a base which is (understandably) similar to the Lawn. I think this brewery may be a winner, folks (at least for Euro lagers!).

Malty-sweet, prickly, with the most naked hop character, rounded, sap-like. Tastes festive but this is my least favorite of the bunch.

Tasty, minty, light-bodied for an imperial.

Ginger-forward here, giving this a very cola-like quality. Tastes a lot like what I'd imagine a coconut Coca-Cola to taste like, but (of course) as a beer. Pretty nice, if a bit gimmicky.

Cola-like spice and mouthfeel; coffee, light notes of ginger. Finish is sweet-ish, somewhere between the coffee ESB and the rye. Not sure I"m connecting with it, but it is unique.

Caramel, slightly medicinal with notes of licorice and caraway (?). Sweet finish that tastes slightly like the vapor off of a cough drop.

Curious to try the base beer. This is nice, if a little dominated by the coffee. Unsweet, slightly tangy, dry finish. Solidly drinkable.

Bitter up-front, lightly brackish. Slight notes of apple with a cereal finish. Uric. I like this one quite a lot!

Dry, darkly fruity and vinous. Grape/currant. Very much like a lightly carbonated wine. I like this very much.

Lighter than I expected. Very chocolate, touch of cinnamon. I guess I can see marshmallow int he follow-on sweetness, but it's more of an overtone that lingers after the flavor.

Hoppy, spicy dark amber with sweet caramel, chocolate notes. Prickly on top with a lasting roast bitterness. Not sure how this relates to the Industrial IPA.

Somewhat spicy up front but there’s a lot more hop oil than I expected. It coats the tongue, a little too dank to be crisp.

Bitter, rough, brackish.

It's kinda thin. A little more like a pale. There is a bit of fruit character, but . . Almost meh? I guess it's better than meh, but there are better options out there.

It's pretty good. Like a mixture of an IPA and a Weissbier

I can’t detect cinnamon today. A caramel, malty lager with some fruitiness. Smoothed out around the edges but fairly flavorful.

Still very good. Trans beer, or the transest beer?

Lightly sweet, nutty, and like, really bitter? I don't know if my palate was burnt out, but this did not taste like my memory of this beer.

Creamy coffee, prickly carbonation. Somewhat high roast, and more than a little hop, resulting in a quite bitter finish. It's fine!

High alcohol, sweet, a bit rooty and vegetal.

Intensely hoppy, piney, alcohol-sweet. Leaves the tongue very dry.

The primary distinction after the Baja lager is that this sweet. A bit simpler in flavor, not surprising for a Märzenbier. Grassy finish, lingering bitterness.

Easy-drinking adjunct lager, reminiscent of corn chips and salt. Good depth of flavor. Long cereal finish.

Creamy, coffee, roast. I have been assured that this is not the same beer as the Knotted Porter.

Crisp, caramel, sweet, significant roast bitterness. The smoke is an undertone, but a nice one. This isn’t a campfire.

Just a hint of sesame in the initial nose. This is really nice, subtle spices and caramel mellowness followed by candi sweetness. Way more balanced than the cinnamon ale, which I felt I should mention given the similar description.

Lightly sweet, caramel. There’s definitely cinnamon, but there’s also seems to be more holiday spices in the flavor profile. Bitter on the finish to remind you this is a beer.

Sweet and tacky with a spicy nutmeg overtone. Plummy. Lots of backend bitterness.

They called this summery (perfect for December), and it pretty much was. A clear, bright witbier with a light banana flavor before the fresh, cloudy, watermelon flavor starts coming through. Did not taste candy-like, although the watermelon did recede over time.

Roast, chocolate, strong alpha hop bitterness that lingers. Something a little burnt as well.

Caramel, tacky, lightly sweet. Pretty balanced.

Fizzy, spice-forward. More caramel than roast, the impression is almost like a root beer.

A generally-mild tasting IPA with a very pungent apricot/resin nose and finish. Definitely gives the impression of an oily aromatic layer coating the surface of the beer.

Orange grapefruit, thick, opaque, extremely juicy. Oily bitterness on the backend but finishes clean.

Sweet caramel Scotch ale. Lightly fruity, bitter finish.

Spicy and bitter, piney hops.

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.

Buttery, bitter, pine, dry.

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.

Can't believe they served this in a pint glass.

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?

Solid export stout although it's probably not as hopped as the style might demand. It's yummy, though.

Caramel, light flavor, what you probably want from a dark lager. Honestly, my taste buds are probably completely burnt out by now.

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.

Cacao, a hint of coconut. Much thinner than some of these other bombs. A really nice change.

Molasses, sugar, dates. Raisin. A little too sweet.

Caramel, plum, spice. I'm running out of nuance in my taste buds, but this is delicious.

Cacao bomb. Sweet and thick. But quite tasty.

Smells like vinegar but the taste is actually not so sour. Masa and salt... definitely getting a tortilla chip quality here.

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).

Grapey, a bit bitter, vinous, funky. Really delicious!

Very tart, but clean. Passion fruit forward. Puckery.

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.

Oversweet, intense vanilla is the leading flavor. Very thick. Not surprising for this brewery, but yeah.

Very sweet, boozy, mellow and buttery coconut, but this is definitely candy-like.

Thick, milky, light coffee. A bit too sweet, maybe. Finshes somwhere clean but with a sense of evaporated milk.

Woody and oily, slightly vinous. Quite dry. Nice finish: grape, buttery, clean.

In context, this was a very weird followup to the other beers. The increased fruity hop character was jarring. Lots of caramel. Definitely prickly.

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.

Sweet, tart, jammy, with a butter cookie-like aftertaste. Very much tastes like the filling of a blueberry pastry.

Caramel, lightly roasted. Coffee. Carbonation's a bit spiky, but this is really pleasant to drink with a very dry finish.

Juicy and lightly fruity; apricot and citrus. Mild cereal finish.

This 100% Real Carbonated Beer was 100% that. it was better than Hite even. in fact, my new standard when thinking about ordering a beer is now, this MF better be carbonated and it sure as hell better be real.

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.

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….

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.

Reminds me of sweet sweet sweetness.

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.

Smells like Tabasco and tastes like watered down Sriracha

Musty but good

Creamy and affable.

wine barrel aging yes

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.

Not as peaty as I thought I detected in Kenmore the other day, but this still has the "Scotchiest" character of the flight.

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.

A perfect coffee stout, lighter in mouthfeel than expected. Medium roast, lightly creamy.

Tastes a bit of soy sauce. Goes well with clam rice.