http://www.ronaldunz.com/index.htmlNews beers I have tried.enrju@unz.netCopyright 2010 Ronald Unz2010-05-16T20:09:15-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sun, 16 May 2010 20:10:58 -0700rju@unz.netNone2010-05-16T20:09:15-07:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/197e574e456ecf4304c22065cdcb8896-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/197e574e456ecf4304c22065cdcb8896-17.html#unique-entry-id-17Brewed by:
New Belgium Brewing Inc. 
Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Pale Ale (APA) |  6.00% ABV

I’m not going to write much of a review, because I really can’t give an appropriate one without drinking it out of a glass. However, this beer was very enjoyable, even straight out of the bottle.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-05-15T22:31:40-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/cd672a5543dfe074c3d396cae1bb2fa1-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/cd672a5543dfe074c3d396cae1bb2fa1-16.html#unique-entry-id-16Brewed by:
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 
Missouri, United States

Style | ABV
Witbier |  5.20% ABV

This beer isn’t horrible, but it isn’t great. I didn’t finish the beer at dinner. It poured a straw color and cloudy. Served with an orange. A good bit of head that stayed around a good big. Decent lacing. The beer had a watery mouth feel and tasted of a hefe.

What really appauled me was the fact that Olive Garden sold nothing but AB products. Shame on you!]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-05-14T17:07:49-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/737d71879e11ffa3c7f7977d18c2a98d-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/737d71879e11ffa3c7f7977d18c2a98d-15.html#unique-entry-id-15Brewed by:
Red Brick Brewing Company 
Georgia, United States

Style | ABV
American Pale Ale (APA) ? |  ABV 5.6%

This must be a new beer from the Red Brick Brewing company. I haven’t even heard of the brewery until today and I couldn’t find any information on this particular beer. From what I can tell, this beer is a normal american pale ale. Heavy in the malt flavoring and mild with hops. Goldenin color and crystal clear. There also appears to be some particulates floating in the beer. I am suggesting that this is yeast. I wonder if they put the bottles through another fermentation to produce the carbonation. Beer also has a good bit of lacing and the head never completely goes away. Overall, this beer is ok. It’s not great, but it is drinkable and I would prefer this over some of the stuff that is available in Starkville. However, this beer does have to compete with Sierra Nevada and TommyKnocker, which this beer doesn’t come close in my opinion. I would recommend that other people try this beer so they have another APA to reference.

I am also going to start giving these beers a letter grades. Why the heck not?

Appearance: A-
Smell: B+
Taste: B
Mouth Feel: A
Drinkability: B
Overal: B+]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-05-13T20:51:05-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/265a8b8f7a4810d7344ea8e3b5dfd2bc-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/265a8b8f7a4810d7344ea8e3b5dfd2bc-14.html#unique-entry-id-14Brewed by:
Tommyknocker Brewery 
Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Pale Wheat Ale |  5.40% ABV

This beer is ok. I won’t go into a lot of detail on it because I wasn’t really inspired by it. It poured golden color and has the typical wheat beer haze. The beer is very thin in body and so is the taste. Nothing really stands out in the beer. Carbonation is on the high side. This is an ok beer, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it. Then again, I’m also not a huge fan of wheat beers. ]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-05-13T20:38:36-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/40f1e4e22083a4d4c4fc9db8ec2d9bca-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/40f1e4e22083a4d4c4fc9db8ec2d9bca-13.html#unique-entry-id-13Brewed by:
Tommyknocker Brewery 
Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Pale Lager |  4.50% ABV

Anyone that knows me, knows how I feel about American Pale Lagers... I usually HATE them. They are usually a sad excuse of a beer because many of the big guys (Miller, AB, etc) have ruined them with their adjunct filled garbage. Usually the beers reek of corn and rice. I’m also not a fan of lagers in general.

HOWEVER, this beer does not reflect the typical american pale lagers that most people would associate with the style. This beer pours the typical APL color, light gold. The beer is very clean and crisp with a moderate amount of carbonation. The one thing that really sets this one apart for me is the hop profile. TommyKnocker has to use the same hope additions for this beer as they do their Pick Axe Pale Ale. Right of the bat you get a very nice clean beer with a hint of citrus and a piny flavor. I prefer Pick Axe, but this beer is a nice alternative if I can’t find Pick Axe. This would also be a great session beer or a beer to share with friends.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-05-13T20:33:03-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/4b6190d05f50a87dfa5976daa08aeb4f-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/4b6190d05f50a87dfa5976daa08aeb4f-12.html#unique-entry-id-12Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States

Style | ABV
Herbed / Spiced Beer |  9.00% ABV

This beer poured a nice golden orange color. Right off the bat you can smell a great deal of malt. The first thing I noticed was the typical Dogfish Head mouth feel. The alcohol came through as pleasant and not overly harsh. Right up front the beer tastes sweet and malty. Even though the beer is very sweet, the taste of grapes really comes through, more so than I would have though. I can also get a hint of honey. The beer is a low on the carbonation scale. I was unable to finish this beer because a six legged creator decided it also wanted to try it. However, this is one of the best Dogfish beers I have tried. You can really tell Sam Calagione really tries to offset his beers. A great find and is a beer I will pick up next. After all of the beers I have tried, the 120 minute IPA scares me. hehe....

I wish we could get Dogfish Head locally, but I’ll probably never see it here in the south. ]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-05-02T08:37:09-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/0c38989905581b5fee5cb44627a6f429-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/0c38989905581b5fee5cb44627a6f429-11.html#unique-entry-id-11Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial IPA |  9.00% ABV

I have been wating amost a year to try this beer. I have been nursing my Dogfish head beers and maybe that was a bad idea, but I am not real sure just yet. This beer poured a nice deep gold/orange color with about a 3/4 head. The first thing I noticed was the extreme malt profile. Very malty up front with a citrusy taste from the hops. I didn’t get the hop profile was was expecting. I was expecting a lot more bitterness at the end of each sip, but it was just missing. I blame this on the amount of malts used and the high alcohol. This beer does fit the style, but I wish it had more hops. I feel the 60 min IPA had more of a upfront hop profile. I would try this beer again, but next time I will know what to expect. I am also suspecting the 120 min to be on the “OMFGWTFBBQ” in terms of the flavor profile. Waiting so long to try it could have also affected the profile Dogfish head was trying to produce, so I will try to get a fresher sample and try again.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-04-24T17:46:28-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/8ae86e7e1a8ba830b3ffe2a643819a8b-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/8ae86e7e1a8ba830b3ffe2a643819a8b-9.html#unique-entry-id-9Brewed by:
Tallgrass Brewing Company 
Kansas, United States

Style | ABV
Milk / Sweet Stout |  5.00% ABV

This beer was ok. It was a little on the smoky side and had a good bit of the darker chocolate malts. The carbonation added a spicy note and the mouth feel was a little on the watery side. The beer was dark in color and it produced a nice thick tan head. This beer was ok, but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to buy it.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-04-18T17:45:05-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/2237c14f3de56b64756545e0fc0c85a2-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/2237c14f3de56b64756545e0fc0c85a2-8.html#unique-entry-id-8Brewed by:
Tommyknocker Brewery 
Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
English Pale Ale |  6.20% ABV

This beer is one of my favorite pale ales and I just now realized I have not written a review for it. This beer pours the pale ale typical deep gold color. A half inch head that quickly disapates, but there is a good bit of lacing along the sides. The best part of the beer is the upfront in your face citrusy flavor. LIke all of my favorite pale ales, this one is well balanced between the hops and malt flavors. I do not buy that the beer I am drinking is a 6.2% ABV because MS has a 5.9% ABV law. This is a good session beer and will be a staple in my soon-to-be beer fridge. I am utterly shocked to be able to get beer of this quality in MS.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-04-18T17:14:01-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/f11c45d2545af3310c1723441910552e-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/f11c45d2545af3310c1723441910552e-7.html#unique-entry-id-7Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States

Style | ABV
American IPA |  6.00% ABV

This beer ours a deep golden color with a one inch head. Head retention is very good and there is A LOT of lacing on the glass. The beer of smells pleasant hops with a slight malt background. Dogfish claims it has a strong citrusy taste, but to me this is a little on the milder side of the hop citrus flavors. This beer is very well balanced and would be perfect with any bar type foods. I wish I had more on hand to try it with something spicy. 60 min also is a heavier on the body side than I am use to for pale ales. This beer is most excellent, but ranks about third on my list, right under Tommyknocker’s pale ale and two below my pale ales.

This is a great beer and I have to give Sam at Dogfish head some props for creating such a great beer.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-04-18T12:14:57-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/92d7024f642697ca6a95ed6f15fd8b3b-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/92d7024f642697ca6a95ed6f15fd8b3b-6.html#unique-entry-id-6Brewed by:
Coors Brewing Company 
Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
Witbier |  5.40% ABV

Beer poured a golden orange color with a half-inch head that quickly dissipated to nothing. The beer reeks of coriander and it the taste matches. There is very little malt or wheat notes to be found. There is also little or no hop presence. The beer is thin with a moderate amount of carbonation. Carbonation is also quick to come out of solution.

This is one of the very FEW beers that is tolerable from Coors.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-04-17T23:16:06-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/7f7c4b38473cd68f3f9eaad545fd89f1-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/7f7c4b38473cd68f3f9eaad545fd89f1-5.html#unique-entry-id-5Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale |  8.00% ABV

This beer poured very thick with a very small head. A deep brown/red color. The mouthfeel is on the heavyside. This beer tastes of darker malts, fruits and is very light on the hops. This beer is good, but the alcohol content makes the body of the beer on the heavy side to have more than one. The body of this beer reminds me of the body of a dopple bock. ]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-03-27T22:25:59-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/0c11be63f227d25d95a1e0d914459fa2-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/0c11be63f227d25d95a1e0d914459fa2-4.html#unique-entry-id-4Euro Pale Lager |  5.20% ABV

This beer was ok. I wasn’t particularly crazy about it. As a lager, this is one of the better ones, but then again, I have never been a huge fan of lagers in general. I am really shocked this is in Mississppi and that only 7 people have given it a review on beeradvocate.com. Since when does Mississippi have a beer that hasn’t been tried buy a huge selection of others in states with less restrictive laws? Who knew?]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-03-27T22:23:40-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/d45061c63aa7eaf29450650122303fff-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/d45061c63aa7eaf29450650122303fff-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) |  5.77% ABV

This beer is good and is bitter. This could be paired with spicier foods or the general pub fair. Good average beer, I would recommend this to friends.]]>rju@unz.netNone2010-03-27T22:20:15-05:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/a4289d458671b0625a06e86eeabd43cb-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/a4289d458671b0625a06e86eeabd43cb-2.html#unique-entry-id-2American Brown Ale |  4.50% ABV

For a nut brown ale, this beer is very good. I would recommend anyone to try this beer. It is very dark in color, on the sweet side, and has a very pleasant maple syrup flavor. A great beer, but I feel it would be hard to pair with something to eat. I will be keeping this on hand. Tommyknocker is also new to the MS area, but like most breweries, most of their beer isn’t legal here....

GET IT TOGETHER MISSISSIPPI!
]]>rju@unz.netBeer Blog2010-03-08T13:41:14-06:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/dea68d0882a92ed1cd1383ccb0d01be9-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/dea68d0882a92ed1cd1383ccb0d01be9-1.html#unique-entry-id-1rju@unz.netBeer Blog2009-03-07T12:08:33-06:00http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/5ff2718355a5d43784e688c3c7d5de89-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.ronaldunz.com/beerblog/files/5ff2718355a5d43784e688c3c7d5de89-0.html#unique-entry-id-0
Home brewed Raspberry Wheat
Home Brewed SN Pale Ale Clone (My #3 favorite)
Schafly Reserve - Barylewine Styel
Rogue’s Hazel Brown Nectar (My #4 favorite)
Rogue’s Somer Orange Honey Ale
Rogue’s Juniper Pale
Samuel Adams Cream Stout
O’Fallon Pumpkin
Kulmbacher Eisboch
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (My #1 favorite)
Frankiskaner Hefe-Weisse
Spaten Optimator
Spaten Dunkel
Baltic Porter
Turbodog
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (My #2 favorite)
Lazy Magnolia’s Reb Ale
Asahi Super Dry
Samual Adams White Ale
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier
Paulaner Salvator (This use to be my favorite, but I drank my self tired of this.)
Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat (If you like over the counter cherry flavored medicine.)
Samuel Adams Black Lager
Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock (Not worth the $15 price tag per bottle.)
Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Samuel Adams Boston Ale
Samuel Adams Triple Bock (This beer is down right funky, but intersting. Everyone should try it at least once.)
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
Cornoa Light (Eww)
Corona Extra
Budweiser (Eww)
Bud Light (Eww)
Rolling Rock (Decent mowing beer.)
Young’s Oatmeal Stout (My favorite of the oatmeal stouts.)
Purple Haze
Southern Pecan (My #5 favorite)]]>