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Zack has logged 440 beers a total of 454 times.
Zack's favorite beer so far seems to be Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee: 
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(logged 2 times)Zack's favorite type of beer seems to be American India Pale Ale / IPA.
Zack's Log
The perfect expression of coffee flavore in a beer.
Good for a smoked beer, but I don't love smoked beers. Nowhere near as medicinal as an Aecht
Lots of cherry and chocolate, cleaner than others I've had. Doesn't show its booziness too much.
Some roasted malt flavors, a hint of coffee on one sip, but a bit thin.
Not really lagerish... fruity malt flavors (which may just be some oxidation?). Still tasty and clean-if-a-bit-sweet finish
Solid Bavarian hefe, very smooth with plenty of banana, some clove and bubblegum, but not enough to be funky. Finish is fairly clean.
Sweet malty... verging on syrupy flavors. I prefer a cleaner malt flavor.
tanginess kind of overpowers any other flavors that might be there. clean finish and light/medium on the palate so easy to drink
Clear noble hops lead, a minor maltiness mid-palate and a crisp finish.
Not a pilsner. Hoppy at front and then caramel/toffee malt hints mid palate
Pumpking and solid roasted malts with a hint of spice on the finish. The pumpkin and spice complement a solid malty ale without overpowering.
Why did I buy a light beer... For a light beer quite a bit of flavor, but necessarily limited by the low ABV.
Big hit of herbal/citrus hops but that faded through the can. Silky, good finish, quite light.
Buttery... more than any beer I've ever had. Earthy malt flavors too
Very smooth, full bodied, a nice spiced flavor
Nice full bodied, smooth pumpkin and spice flavors in the forefront but still roasted malt and coffee in the background, pumpkin and spice aren't overpowering.
Ninkasi is killing it. Another great lager. A great maltiness mid-palate but equivalent hop presence to avoid funkiness. This flavor continues, giving a great full flavor although not full body. Finish is very clean, not as crisp as a pilsner but quite good.
Pumpkin spiced latte as beer. Very sweet, a bit thin
Good maltiness, but not funky as some marzens are. More true balanced malt: roast and coffee. Clean finish as well, a bit of lingering bitterness.
Good balance between malt sweetness and flavors and a clean finish. Smooth, grassy flavors mid palate.
Not really a tripel - too malty for that. That said, it is pretty good. Ripe fruit flavors, a spiciness as well that rounds out the sweetness. Finishes sweet.
Really great citrus flavors and a bit of bitterness, not too much malt so not too heavy. Easy to drink for a true IPA, this is how to do a session IPA right!
Dumped most of it. There's flavors there, but none that I want to drink.
Not as overpowering and boozy as normal yeti but just as flavorful. A bit of vanilla leads b/c of the oatmeal but otherwise just like it's big brother.
Smooth, banana/clove/bubblegum but easy to savor and no flavors are overpowering.
Tobacco/espresso flavors, clean, no off-flavors lingering
Pretty darn sweet although not too heavy. Kind of like a slight lighter flavored but still heavy on the palate mead.
Fruity at the outset, leading to sweeter chocolate, very smooth and lingering tasty finish.
Leads with a nice hoppiness, although resinous. Darker malts lend a caramel flavor on the palate.
Rich malt flavors on mid palate, almost honey-like. Couldn't place that before but it holds across all the good marzens. Nice bitterness on the finish to balance.
Really smoky, kind of just tastes like liquid smoke. Not quite sure why that's appealing.
Leads with coffee, caramel on the palate, nice and smooth and not too bitter but a great clean finish.
Clean and bright hop flavors and a mice malt balance on the finish
Really, really interesting beer. Not like an IPA at all, more like a Christmas spice cake made as a beer.
Smooth, as unfilitered beers tend to be. More malty than grassy but a good hopping for a clean finish.
Unfiltered pils, lacking in carbonation so it doesn't come across as "crisp". Heavy on the palate, slightly bitter throughout with a bit of grassy sweetness
Nitro can into Dixie cup. Nice sweetish maltiness, really smooth b/c nitro can, not too sweet overall.
Quite funky. Very interesting as well, the smoked malts are quite obvious and present and the wheat funkiness + smoke is an interesting combination. I would exactly call it pleasant though...
Perfectly balanced lager - enough malty sweetness to make it tasty but enough bitterness to keep it crisp.
The aging softens the edge of the hop flavors (resin, pine, et cetera) making them far tastier. Finishes with a nice oakiness.
Best doppelbock so far - rich caramel, toffee, roasted malt and even coffee flavors. Must try!
Clean fruit flavors lead, giving way to a bit of wheat and a dry finish.
Very smooth, bourbon aged malts at the beginning, finish is drier/roastier than others
Hoppy... but not flavorfully so. Just the downsides of hops. And then some roast on the finish.
Crisper and tastier than American macrobrew crap, but par for the course with European macrobrews.
Nice and crisp, a slight hint of malt sweetness but enough hop to finish clean and stay crisp
Crisp, grassy leading to some malt and a nice moderate hopping for a crisp finish. Quite drinkable.
Solid Czech pilsner, medium bodied, starts with a nice level of malt flavor with a perfect level of hopping on the finish.
Nothing special, roasted malt and not much else. Decently dry.
Crisp, refreshing. A nice cereal maltiness, not too much but enough to give flavor. Not too sweet.
Quite malty for a stone - not as in-your-face bitter. Melon flavors, strawberry, hints of citrus, certainly a different hop flavor profile from normal. Definite resin and pine. Dry finish. The hop flavor profile is unique, as promised!
Citrus with a large malt presence on the palate giving it a decent body and cutting down on any bitterness
Floral hops on top of a nicely malted body, easy to drink with that hop flavor.
Smoother, heavier Hefe. Not a ton of any standard wheat flavors, just a bit of banana and cereal flavors.
Two Beers should really focus on making two good beers before brewing a bunch of half-baked random ones. Pilsner, but weirdly so.
A bit floral up from with some malt mid-palate, pretty much unremarkable and nowhere near the flavor of a true German Marzen.
Some citrus and resin but not that much, a bit watery for a DIPA honestly.
Like angel's share or fred from the wood but way sweeter. smooth on the palate and quite boozy, sweet and bourbony
Fruity yeastiness leading to a slightly bitter finish making it a quite drinkable yet tasty Belgian.
Huge flavor: roasted malts, plenty of dark toffee and caramel and enough bitterness to make the finish mocha-like
Pretty well rounded - citrus and resin and a balanced malt character, not too bitter.
Unexpectedly bitter quality throughout - not overpowering or unpleasant but usually saisons have no bitterness to speak of. Tastes of ripe peach, no yeast funk.
Quite bitter, bittersweet chocolate and bitter coffee.
Very pungent hefe, people that love Bavarian hefes would love this. It's a bit too pungent for my tastes, but still, plenty of ripe banana, bubblegum and noticeable yeast.
Awesome beer, amazing that there's this much flavor on only 4.2%. Roasted malt, caramel and chocolate but very easy drinking, not too heavy.
Might have been a bad batch, but there was a really tart yeast that made it hard to taste anything else. Not so bad that it was for sure a bad batch, they might just have a really bad yeast selection.
Even though billed as "Oktoberfestbier", this seems like almost a "double pilsner" to me. Large malt presence leads to a great crisp finish.
Nice session IPA - good floral hop flavor leads, leading to a not-too-bitter tasty cereal finish.
Perfumey smell and on the palate, but a pretty well rounded pilsner otherwise.
More obviously hopped sierra pale
Some brown sugarish sweetness on the palate, bitter finish
A nice malt and bitter hop balance with a bourbon smoothness on the finish
High alpha / slightly citrus leads, coffee and extremely roasted malt (or maybe just high alpha giving that impression)
Oatmeal, bittersweet chocolate and roasted malts, incredibly smooth.
Had this a lot before, a nice hop presence with a good maltiness behind. Refreshing although very flavorful.
Halfway in between a brown and an ESB, toffee and caramel notes on the palate leading to a decent level of bittering hops for a clean finish. Nuanced on the palate
Leads with citrus, on the palate a great combination of citrus, fruit and resin. Finish is a tad bitter but not too much so. A great "true" IPA that's quite easy to drink.
Fruity on top of pilsner malt, although unlike Avery's Joe's Pilsner they two don't clash but complement each other. Tasty.
Hints of nut and roasted malt, muted though. The nuttiness builds but this doesn't compare to something like the Bellevue Brewing Scotch
A really interesting ale, roasted malts with some vanilla and oak as promised. Lighter/medium body, with a slightly sweet and flavorful finish.
I got halfway through before realizing this was a coors product, and I'm quite surprise as it's a very tasty lager. Sweet leads, but some bitterness to balance. Good malted grain flavor, and quite smooth.
A nice citrus hoppiness up front, leading to a maltiness on the back for a balanced finish. Nicely nuanced.
A great balance between malt and hops. A slightly bitter finish (refreshingly so) with some malt on the palate. Quite a good ESB
A great pilsner malt flavor on the palate, gradually leaning towards a great spiciness on the finish.
Really smooth, lightly carbonated, not much flavor, only a hint of citrus.
Not all that flavorful. Some roasted malt but although it has a good body there's not much depth there.
Sweet roasted malts and toffee flavors, staying away from some of the almost fruity funk some dark lagers exhibit. Really tasty.
Quite fruity, a bit of roasted malt, bitter finish. Kind of like a well hopped pale brewed with amber malt instead of pale malt
Lots of cherry, clear bourbon flavors, boozy but not overpoweringly so.
Watery on the palate, a nice hazelnut and roasted malt finish, but overall thin.
Some hazelnut and roasted malt, and a LOT of Belgian yeast.
Resinous citrus, oaky balancing out the harsh hops in fresher DIPAs, heavy alcoholic flavors.
Dry stout, coffee/bittersweet chocolate and some vanilla? Clean finish, medium body.
Sweet throughout... and a more sugary sweetness vs. a malty one, which I generally don't like, but it's a clean sweetness that's quite pleasant.
Leads sweet and a bit fruity, tanginess comes up as well. A bit of cereal flavors on the backend and a balanced finish.
Dark chocolate, roasted malt, tons of flavor in general with a slightly sweet but well balanced finish.
Bellevue Rye IPA (2014)
Great rye IPA - starts out with citrus and fruit and then a great spiciness comes in behind. Just a wee bit bitter.
Medium bodied, easy drinking but tons of coffee, roasted malt and dark chocolate. Enough hopping to make the finish clean.
Starts of with a basic malt presence, leads to a somewhat noticeable hop presence but still finishes a bit sweet. Par for the course with German pilsners, drinkable and better than an American macro but nothing special.
Slightly tangy yeast, roasted malt but a crisp, clean finish. Yummy beer, easy to drink but a lot of flavor.
Light basic malt without much redeeming hop at the end. Standard German macrobrew (which is much better than the American macrobrew of course).
An easy drinking beer that offers a depth of flavor including roasted malt and coffee. Enough bittering hop to provide a balanced finish. Some hop flavors at the outset. A remarkably nuanced beer that succeeds where many have failed: offering the fruitiness and citrus of hops with roasted, chocolately malts. Each sip is different, but all are delicious.
Hops (citrus and fruit) lead, balanced by amber malts offering some toffee behind. Medium body, a bit of lingering bitterness
Medium bodied, malt notes lead with some fruit on the backend. Bitter finish. Not a ton of hop flavor buy certainly bitter.
A very balanced bitter, light fruity malt flavor start and leads to a minor bitterness that makes the finish more or less neutral.
Lighter pilsner, nice and crisp. Basic malt flavors lead with just enough hops for a crisp finish. Finish is on the side of a bit sweet.
Slightly fruity malt lead, transforming into a nice saaz finish, a bit of lingeringing bitterness. Cereal flavors on the finish.
Leads with fruity/floral hops and finishes slightly bitter and spicy. Quite a hop presence for a pilsner, but lighter than the hop presentation in Joe's from Avery.
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