This is the list of Beers that we've already tried. They are organized by style firstly, and then my alphabetical order according to Brewing Company.
Light Lager: 6
Asahi Brewing Company Asahi Super Dry 5.0% ABV 7.8
Japanese Rice Lager
Aroma: melon, smells of a winter morning
Flavor: super dry, really carbonated, bubbly, dry almost eliminates all after tastes, sharp and thin
Brasserie de Tahiti's Hinano 5.0% ABV 4.75
American Adjunct Lager
Aroma: honey, sweet
Flavor: mild bitter
Kirin Brewing Company Ichiban 5.0% ABV 4.83
Pale Lager
Aroma: metal
Flavor: sharp bite
Thai Beverage's Chang 5.0% ABV 6.83
Golden Lager
Aroma: lavender, brown rice, sweet, pronounced honey
Flavor: lavender, subtle tart finish
Tsingtao Brewing Co Tsingtao 4.8% ABV 7.3
Pale Lager
Aroma: corn, metal
Flavor: metal aftertaste, not very carbonated, lemon zest kick, crisp, pretty bitter for compared lagers.
United Breweries Flying Horse 4.7% ABV 2.6
American Adjunct Lager
Aroma: honey, tamarindo
Flavor: honey, copper
Pilsner: 1
United Breweries (Bombay Brewing Co.) Maharaja 5.0% ABV 4.58
Pilsner
Aroma: honey, brown rice, hot alchohol
Flavor: musky
European Amber Lager: 1
Ayinger Brewery's (Brauerei Aying) Märzen Oktoberfest 5.8% ABV 7.67
Märzen/Oktoberfest
Aroma: malty, sweet, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and yams
Taste: malty, wheaty, crisp, low bitterness, no hop character
Dark Lager: 1
Bitburger Braugruppe's Kostritzer Schwarzbier 4.8% ABV 8.5
Schwarzbier
Aroma: coffee, roasty, caramel, burnt honey
Taste: smooth, full, creamy but light and very drinkable
Bock: 2
Shmaltz Brewing Company Coney Island Human Blockhead 10% ABV 7.2
Dopplebock
Aroma: malty, hot alchohol, raisins
Flavor: malty, very hot, honey dew, intense burn, honey, oak, raisins
Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider Aventinus Weizen Eisbock 12% ABV 7.9
Eisbock
Aroma: red wine
Flavor: malty, a tiny hot, no bitterness, no hop flavor, fruity, raspberries, banana, creamy, stone fruit: raisins, prunes
Light Hybrid Beer: 3
Anderson Valley Summer Solstice 5.0% ABV 8.5
Cream Ale
Aroma: sweet, malty, subtle brown sugar, raisins, Whopper™ like aroma
Flavor: tastes like alcoholic cream soda, subtle creaminess with a huge carbonic bite, soda-like, no hops, no bitterness
Ballast Point Pale Ale 5.2% ABV 7.25
Kölsch
Aroma: yeasty, corona smell, smells metallic (1 year past enjoy by date)
Flavor: Bitter in taste, but no hop character, typical of Kölsch. subtle citrus hints, slightly hazy and huge wheat flavor.
Greene King's Wexford Irish Cream Ale 5.0% ABV 7.75
Cream Ale
Aroma: malty, subtle sweet, metallic, creamy, no hop aroma
Flavor: huge creamy silky mouthfeel, great head, great lacing, subtle bitterness on tongue
Amber Hybrid Beer: 2
Gasthaus-Brauerei Braustelle Freigeist Hoppeditz 7.5% ABV 8.63
Doppelsticke (Double) Altbier
Aroma: roasty, chocolate, oak character, malty
Flavor: malty and huge earthy hop character
Lucky Hand Brewing Company Cali Common 5.5% ABV 7.63
California Common
Aroma: sweet metallic
Flavor: creamy, rustic caramel, no hop aroma, low bitterness at the back end
English Pale Ale: 3
Red Hook Brewing Company ESB 5.8% ABV 8.35
Extra Special Bitter
Aroma: caramel, apricot, subtle sweetness
Flavor: carbonated, subtle maltiness, subtle moderate bitterness, no hops, buttery
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale 5% ABV 8.33
English Pale Ale
Aroma: grapejuice, mixed berries
Flavor: malty, mild bitterness subtle berry undertones
Wychwood Brewery Scarecrow Organic 4.7% ABV 5.42
English Pale Ale
Aroma: very faint light lager smell, subtle metallic
Flavor: low maltiness, no hop character, moderate bitterness and dry and grainy at the backend
Scottish and Irish Ale: 1
Belhaven Wee Heavy 6.5% ABV 9.7
Scottish Ale
Aroma: Malty, caramelized, peaty, smoky, earthy
Flavor: sweet, malty, smokey, honeydew
American Ale: 2
Blue Frog Brewing Company Red Frog Ale 6.5% ABV 7.58
Amber/Red Ale
Aroma: malty, hoppy, roasty, caramelized
Flavor: hot alcohol, really bitter for a red, dehydrating, tart, malty
Nectar Ales Humboldt Brown 5.6% ABV 7.67
American Brown Ale
Aroma: melon, roasty
Flavor: tea, roasty, melon, dry finish, clean
English Brown Ale: 1
Eagle Rock Brewing Company's Solidarity 3.8% ABV 7.25
Mild (Black)
Aroma: roasty, malty, sweet, smoky, earthy
Flavor: light body, heavily carbonated, thin, roasty
Porter: 5
Hanger 24 Chocolate Porter 8.0% ABV 7.5
American Porter
Aroma: chocolate
Flavor: chocolate, malty, slight bitterness, no hops, all around subtle beer
Samuel Adams (The Boston Beer Company) Dark Depths 7.6% ABV 7.95
Baltic Porter
Aroma: subtle roasty, moderate malty, no hop aroma
Flavor: moderate roasty, late moderate hop bitterness, subtle chocolate
Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter 5.0% ABV 8.63
English Porter
Aroma: raisins, well balance of roasty, smoky, malty and sweetness
Flavor: subtle raisins, roasty, smoky, malty, thing mouthfeel yet fulfilling
Southern Tier Brewing Company Plum Noir 8.0% ABV 8.88
Imperial Porter
Aroma: coffee, roasty, sweet, stone fruit
Flavor: coffee, roasty
Telegraph Brewing Co. Porter 5.7% ABV 6.41
American Porter
Aroma: after warming up, subtle roasty
Flavor: creamy, subtle roastiness, bitter, dry finish, very carbonated, dirty looking from bottle conditioning
Stout: 7
Bootleggers Brewing Company's Black Phoenix 6.7% ABV 7.00
Chipotle Stout
Aroma: sweet, coffee, roasty
Flavor: subtle coffee, roasty, chipotle
Clown Shoes' Chocolate Sombrero 9.0% ABV 8.58
Imperial Stout
Aroma: Chocolate, vanilla, hint of spice, sweet, syrupy, roasty
Flavor: alcohol forward, chocolate, cinnamon, spice, chile, very complex beer
Clown Shoes' Vampire Slayer 10.0% ABV 7.40
Imperial Stout
Aroma: sweet, syrupy, roasty, dark chocolate
Flavor: heavy, oak characteristics, subtle alcohol hotness, roasty, roasty bitterness, dry finish
Karl Strauss's Wreck Alley 9.5% ABV 8.4
Imperial Stout
Aroma: dark chocolate syrup, grape, coffee, tobacco
Flavor: toffee, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, espresso, no bitterness, no hop
Mission Brewing Company Dark Seas Imperial Chocolate Stout 9.8 % ABV 8.5
Imperial Stout
Aroma: Dark Chocolate, oak, roasty
Flavor: resembles Hersheys Dark Chocolate candy, dark chocolate, subtle hotness, smells like thick syrup
Rogue Chocolate Stout 6.0% ABV 8.50
Sweet/Milk Stout
Aroma: Smells much sweeter than it tastes; Dominant dark chocolate
Flavor: Dark chocolate, roast, very bitter (69 IBUs), creamy
Wells and Youngs Brewing Company Double Chocolate Stout 5.2% ABV 7.63
Sweet Stout
Aroma: chocolate, roasty, sweet
Flavor: chocolate, one dimensional, crisp, cinnamon, cocoa
India Pale Ale: 15
Alexander Brewing Company Green גרינ אלכסנדר
5.0% ABV 8.25
American IPA
Aroma: piney hop aroma, grapefruit, subtle mint
Flavor: piney hop characteristics, pleasant bitterness, simple mouthfeel, excellent carbonic hoppy bit and the end, excellent balanced IPA
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 7.0% ABV 8.29
American IPA
Aroma: orange, grapefruit, citrusy, sweet
Flavor: piney, non-filtered, dry finish, creamy
Blue Frog Brewing Company Big DIPA 3 8.4% ABV 7.93
Imperial IPA
Aroma: prunes, copper, metallic
Flavor: malty, sweet, low bitterness, subtle piney hop profile, alcohol forward in throat
Dogfish Head Sixty-One 6.5% ABV 8.2
American IPA
Aroma: sweet, floral
Flavor: Dry finish, grapefruit
Dogfish Heady 75 Minute IPA 7.5% ABV 7.93
American IPA
Aroma: malty, caramel, apple, cider
Flavor: malty, sweet, apple cider, low bitterness, average hop character, dry finish
Firestone Brewing Company DoubleJack 9.5% ABV 8.9
Imperial IPA
Aroma: malty, hoppy, piney, citrusy
Flavor: malty, residual sweetness, piney hop character, clean, moderate to high bitterness, complimented with great maltiness
Firestone Brewing Company WookeyJack 8.3% ABV 9.67
Black IPA
Aroma: floral hops, tropical, guava
Flavor: hop character
Green Flash Brewing Company Hophead Red 7.0% ABV 7.57
American IPA
Aroma: subtle malty, subtle hops
Flavor: full bodied, hearty, high bitterness, low hop character
Knee Deep Brewing Company Simtra Triple 11.25% ABV 8.71
Imperial IPA
Aroma: fermenting beer, highly dry hopped
Flavor: hoppy, bitter, alcohol forward, very drinkable for high alcohol, smooth, floral hop profile
Lost Coast Brewing Company Indica 6.5% ABV 7.21
American IPA
Aroma: malty, flowery
Flavor: not a dry finish, low bitterness, low piney hop character
Shmaltz Brewing Company He'Brew Hop Manna 6.8% ABV 8.5
American IPA
Aroma: floral AND piney
Flavor: subtle bitterness, huge piney hop flavor, very one dimensional, very basic malt profile
Stone Brewing Company IPA 6.9% ABV 7.92
American IPA
Aroma: piney hop character, pineapple, tropical fruit
Flavor: high bitterness, high piney hop character, medium-high carbonation, moderate malty character
Stone Brewing Company 16th 10.0% ABV 5.5
Double/Imperial IPA
Aroma: Spice
Flavor: Spice, piney, bitter, sharp
Stone Brewing Company RuinTen 10.8% ABV 9.6
Double/Imperial IPA
Aroma: flowery, citrusy, piney
Flavor: very heavy malt background to support the hops, huge piney hop character with smooth subtle balanced bitterness. very sweet from residual sweetness
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company Pitch Black 6.5% ABV 7.29
Black IPA
Aroma: roasty, hints of chocolate
Flavor: roasty, hints of chocolate, subtle piney hop character, subtle bitterness, complex but understated
German Wheat and Rye Beer: 4
Rogue MoM 4.8% ABV 5.08
Hefeweizen
Aroma: rose, subtle citrusy
Flavor: very wheaty, highly carbonated, subtle citrus, dry, no rose
Tucher's Kristall Weizen 5.1% ABV 8.9
Hefeweizen
Aroma: Champagne, white grapes, white wine
Flavor: Grapy, clean, crisp, dry finish, heavy mouthfeel
Tucher's Helles Hefeweizen 5.2% ABV 8.9
Hefeweizen
Aroma: Banana, cloves
Flavor: Banana, cloves, full mouthfeel from bubbles, a bit yeasty
Tucher's Dunkles Hefeweizen 5.35% ABV 9.25
Dunkelweizen
Aroma: Bananas
Flavor: Very carbonated, so much so, it comes off creamy. Beautiful brownish copper color. Wheaty and prominent banana character from the hefeweizen yeast.
Belgian and French Ale: 4
Brouwerij West's Saison Extra 5.0% ABV 7.25
Saison
Aroma: Belgian character, yeasty, green apples, hard cider
Flavor: heavily carbonated, moderate to high bitterness, moderate piney hop character, metallic and fruit aftertaste on the back end
Dogfish Head Brewing Company's Red & White 10.0% ABV 7.81
Witbier
Aroma: sour, spices, coriander, orange peel
Flavor: spices, red wine, smooth for higher alcohol, orange peel
Kiuchi Brewing Company Hitachino Nest White Ale 5.0% ABV 7.88
Witbier
Aroma: Grapefruit, Mint
Flavor: Grapefruit, mint, hints of spice, coriander, very carbonated, bitter after taste
The Lost Abbey Devotion † 6.25% ABV 7.75
Belgian Blonde
Aroma: Flowers
Flavor: Sour, very bitter, very carbonated and almost bubbly like champagne. Belgian yeast characters.
Ommegang Brewery Rare Vos 6.5% ABV 7.50
Belgian Pale Ale
Aroma: malty
Flavor: bitterness on back, apple, malty, creamy
Sour Ale: 3
The Bruery Tart of Darkness 7.0% ABV 9.75
Sour Ale (Stout)
Aroma: adhesive, wet sawdust, tarty, clay, grape juice, cranberry juice
Flavor: tart forward, initial aggressive tartness, fades out to a chocolate, roasty. thin, dry finish, high carbonation, cran-grape taste
The Bruery Hottenroth 3.1% ABV 8.2
Berliner Weisse
Aroma: sour green apples, white wine, lemon
Flavor: refreshing subtle sour front end followed with a pleasant wheat based back end, simple
Russian River Brewing Company's Temptation 5.0% ABV 9.13
Sour Ale (wild)
Aroma: sour, green apple, chardonnay, tart, sweet
Flavor: dry, tart, subtle green apple, oak characteristics
Belgian Strong Ale: 4
Anderson Valley Brother David's Double Abbey Style Ale 9.0% ABV 7.67
Belgian Dubbel
Aroma: Raisins, subtle smoky, alcohol forward
Flavor: alcohol forward, very dry, raisins, no bitterness, no hop character, very malty, subtle smoky and dirty undertones
Brouwerij Huyghe's Delirium Nocturnum 8.5% ABV 7.0
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Aroma: raisin, very alcohol forward, metallic
Flavor: raisin, hot, tart plums, metallic, medium mouthfeel, not hops, very little bitterness
Left Coast Brewing Company Asylum 11.8% ABV 6.83
Belgian Tripel
Aroma: alcohol forward, coriander, caramel, foresty, malty
Flavor: alcohol forward, coriander, subtle lemon
North Coast Brewing Company Brother Thelonious 9.4% ABV 8.17
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Aroma: malty, alcohol forward, carmel, stone fruit, overall clean abbey smell
Flavor: alcohol forward, malty, stone fruit, plums, sweet, raisins, prunes
Strong Ale: 5
Bayhawk Ales Imperial Brown Ale 7.2% ABV 7.83
American Imperial/Strong Brown Ale
Aroma: fiery cinnamon, espresso
Taste: full bodied, creamy, raw subtle coffee, hot alcohol
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. Braumeister Selekt IPB 6.5% ABV 7.58
American Imperial/Double Pilsner
Aroma: malty, wheaty, sweet
Flavor: really bitter, champagne finish, subtle hop flavor, earthy hop flavor
Port Brewing Company 3rd Anniversary 10% ABV 9.33
American Imperial/Double Pale Ale
Aroma: Floral, sweet, caramel malts
Flavor: Piney, very bitter, creamy, great head retention, very smooth for high ABV
Stone Brewing Company Old Guardian 11.6% ABV 8.00
American Barleywine
Aroma: Sweet, caramel, raspberries
Flavor: Very hot in the back of the throat, sweet, piney hop character, a bit of spicy kick
Stone Brewing Company Double Bastard 11.2% ABV 8.88
American Strong Ale
Aroma: alcohol forward, raisins, mega-malty
Flavor: malty, alcohol forward, fruity forward hop character with a piney hop finish. Hops and bitterness, maltiness, and the alcohol hottness are all huge and really balance to create a huge strong beer.
Fruit Beer: 2
Shipyard Brewing Company Smashed Blueberry 9.0% ABV 8.33
Fruit Beer
Aroma: blueberries, peaty, roasty
Flavor: roasty, not too sweet, subtle blueberry
Unibroue's Ephemere Apple (Pomme) 5.5% ABV 7.67
Fruit Beer
Aroma: green apple, sweet, spice (coriander), cinammon, spiced cider
Flavor: very low residual sweetness, green apple skin, spearmint, tart apple backend
Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer: 5
The Bruery Autumn Maple 10.0% ABV 6.80
Yam Ale
Aroma: alcohol forward, yam, spices
Flavor: alcohol forward, yam, spices
Dogfish Head's Birra Etrusca Bronze 8.5% ABV 7.45
Ancient Herb Beer
Aroma: sweet, syrup, berries, pomegranate, potpourri, raspberry, spices, tree roots
Flavor: very carbonated, pomegranate, alcohol forward, moderate bitterness possible from the roots
New Belgium's Pumpkick 6.0% ABV 6.85
Pumpkin Ale
Aroma: mild pumpkin and holiday spices, very subtle aroma
Flavor: very spice forward malt masked by spices and pumpkin
Samuel Adams Fat Jack Double Pumpkin 8.5% ABV 7.92
Pumpkin Ale
Aroma: ultra profound pumpkin, cinnamon, pears
Flavor: big, bold flavor, moderate sweetness, bold pumpkin, alcohol forward
Shipyard Brewing Company Smashed Pumpkin 9.0% ABV 3.50
Pumpkin Ale
Aroma: pumpkin pie, spices, nutmeg
Flavor: very little pumpkin, extremely alcohol forward, odd chemical off flavors, possibly a bad batch
Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer: 3
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout 6.9% ABV 8.70
Stout
Aroma: whiskey, oak, chocolate, roasty, sweet
Flavor: whiskey, subtle stout characters such as chocolate, roasty, sweet. really balanced whiskey character with the stout.
Great Divide Brewing Company Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti (2012) 9.5% ABV 9.17
Imperial Stout
Aroma: sweet, sweet chocolate syrup, dark chocolate, spice
Flavor: oak, dark chocolate, alcohol forward
Indian Wells Whiskey Barrel Aged Brew 12% ABV 6.67
Amber/ Red Ale
Aroma: Sweet, Honey
Flavor: Very smooth for a high ABV, hints of butterscotch
Specialty Beer: 1
Mississippi Mud 5.0% ABV 6.70
Black & Tan
Aroma: subtle roasty, stone fruit, sweet
Flavor: subtle roasty, medium to high carbonation, light bodied, easy to drink
Collaborations: 5
IronFist, Aloha Plenty, Stone Brewing Co. Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout 9.6% ABV 7.5
Imperial Stout
Aroma: Dark Chocolate, mint
Flavor: Roasty, mint, dark chocolate, thick
Dogfish, Sierra Nevada Rhizing Bines Imperial IPA 8% ABV 9.9
Imperial IPA
Aroma: fruity, tropical, citrusy
Flavor: sweet, very bitter, but very little hop flavor
Stone Brewing Co., Wil Wheaton, Drew Curtis Stone Farking Wheaton wØØtstout 13% ABV 7.75
Imperial Stout
Aroma: subtle walnuts, no distinct aromas
Flavor: roasty, alcohol forward, pecans, black licorice, chocolate
Stone Brewing Co., Rip Current Brewing Co. 7.7% ABV 8.88
American IPA
Aroma: tropical, fruity, huge tropical hop aroma
Flavor: sweet, tropical, fruity, tropical hop character, high bitterness
Stone Brewing Co., 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bluejacket Brewing Co., Suede 9.6% ABV 8.50
Imperial Porter
Aroma: roasty, sweetness, grape juice
Flavor: roasty, floral hop character, honey, subtle bitterness
HomeBrews: 1
Green Man Pale Ale 4.7% ABV 5.50
Pale Ale
Brewed by: Thomas Barrett and Justin Lyon
Aroma: light to medium piney aroma
Flavor: low malt, moderate to high bitterness, low carbonation, watery
