What happened between beers 4,704 and 4,805?

One of the things about any project, is that sometimes you can fall behind. So apologies, but let's catch up on the 101 beers you may have missed! Also adding my personal scores  {## of 10}  in as well as some comments when appropriate. Note a beer listed 2x may be from say tap VS bottle; as there is a difference.

Blue Point Brewing - Sour Cherry Imperial Stout - Ale, Stout, Imperial, Fruit   { 9.5 } Maury's in Danieldon CT

Jack's Abby - Framinghammer Baltic Porter - Ale, Porter, Baltic   { 8.0 }

Goose Island - Ten Hills Pale Ale - Ale, Pale, American   { 7.0 } (Stomping Ground, Putnam CT)

Samuel Smith's - Winter Welcome Ale 2013 - Ale, Winter Warmer   { 8.0 } with spouse's birthday, 2013 vintage (beer not spouse)

Weyerbacher - Merry Monk - Ale, Belgian Tripel - { 9.5 }

Fullers - Vintage Ale 1999 - Ale, Old, English  { 10.0 }  toasting the passing of a relative; 1999 vintage!

Strubbe's - Flemish Red Ale - Ale, Belgian Flemish Red Blend - { 9.5 }  50% young with 50% beer aged in Boudreaux wine barrels

Foolproof - Backyahd IPA - Ale, IPA, American   { 7.5 }   Stomping Ground

Newcastle  - Cabbie Black Ale  - Ale, English, Mild   { 7.5 } Stomping Ground

Dogfish Head - Piercing Pils - Lager, Pilsner, Czechoslovakian   { 8.0 } Stomping Ground

Trader Joes JosephBrau - Vintage Ale 2013 - Ale, Spiced, Brown   { 7.0 }

Berkshire - Holidale American Barley Wine 2013 - Ale, Barleywine   { 6.5 }  2013 vintage

Southampton Publick House - Abbot 12 - Ale, Belgian Quadrupel   { 8.5 }  amazingly hard to open

Malheur - Zestig - Ale, Belgian Blonde   { 8.5 }  bottled in 2012.

Brasserie Dubuisson Frêres - Scaldis Noël - Ale, Belgian Special   { 9.5 }   2007 vintage

Stubbe - Lambickx - Ale, Belgian Lambic (blended) - { 9.5 } - sharp - SRM = 9, EBC = 18; pale amber - one of 5,333 2011 for 2013: oak aged

de Dolle - Stille Nacht - Ale, Belgian Strong   { 8.5 } - rich raisin  - SRM = 18, EBC = 35; amber brown - from '03 in '13

Willimantic Brewpub - Holiday Mail Ale - Ale, Amber, American   { 7.5 } (Willimantic Brewpub, Willimantic CT)

Willimantic Brewpub - Movember Mild - Ale, English, Mild - { 9.5 }

Willimantic Brewpub - New Addition IPA - Ale, IPA, American   { 7.0 }

Willimantic Brewpub - Simply Citra Pale - Ale, Pale, Classic    { 7.0 }

Willimantic Brewpub - Festive Ale - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 9.5 }- hoppy strong - SRM = 20, EBC = 39; brown -

Saison DuPont  - Cuvée Dry Hopping 2013 - Ale, Belgian Farmhouse   { 9.5 } a bit dry, at the Willimantic brewpub - triskel hops

Peak Organic - Maple Oat Ale - Ale, Pale, American   { 6.5 } Stomping Ground

Charter Oak Brewing - Wadsworth - Ale, IPA, American   { 8.0 }

Long Trail  - Culmination Chocolate Porter Brush and Barrel Series  - Ale, Porter, American   { 9.5 }

Rogue - Honey Kölsch - Kölsch   { 7.5 } - faint bitter honey  - SRM = 3, EBC = 6; straw

Blue Point - No Apologies - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 10.0 }

Les Trois Mousquetaires - Sticke Alt Lager - Altbier   { 7.5 } from BOTMC (Beer Of The Month Club, thank you John McT)

Crossing Restaurant and Brew Pub - Nut "Meg" Brown Ale - Ale, Spiced, Brown   { 4.0 } hint of brightener taste in glass, Crossing Restaurant and Brew Pub, Putnam CT

Crossing Restaurant and Brew Pub - Rudolph's Red Nose Ale - Ale, Brown   { 5.5 } -

Goose Island Beer Company - Christmas Ale 2011 - Ale, Brown, American   { 7.5 } 2011 vintage

Full Sail Brewing - Session Premium Lager - Lager, Session   { 7.0 }

Full Sail Brewing - Session Black Premium Lager - Lager, Session, Dark   { 7.0 }

Brasserie Lacu - Bière d'Abbaye Lacu - Ale, Pale, Belgian   { 7.0 } Abbey beer, special cage on cork

Coronado - 17th Anniversary Special Ale Crown series - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 7.5 }

Ommegang  - Seduction - Ale, Belgian Strong Dark   { 7.5 }  picked up at brewery

Mercury Brewing (Ipswich Ale Brewery) - Oatmeal Stout - Ale, Stout, Oatmeal   { 7.5 }  

Guinness - Draught - Ale, Stout, Dry (Irish)   { 8.0 } Stomping Ground

Founders - Porter - Ale, Porter, American   { 7.0 }

Willimantic Brewpub - IPA 2014 - Ale, IPA, American   { 7.5 }  Galena and Zythos hops

Stone - 17th Anniversary Götterdämmerung  - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 8.0 }

Modelo - Victoria - Lager, Vienna, Amber   { 6.5 }

Long Trail - Triple Bag 2011 - Ale, Strong   { 7.5 } 2011 vintage

Blue Point - Mosaic IPA - Ale, IPA, Double   { 8.0 }  Maury Place

Narraganset  - Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout - Ale, Stout, Milk   { 7.0 }

Foolproof - Raincloud Robust Porter - Ale, Porter, Brown   { 6.5 }

Mikellar De Proef - Mexas Ranger - Ale, Spiced   { 9.5 }  good with spices, almond milk, cocoa, chili, black beans, avocado leaves

Sierra Nevada - Celebration Ale 2013 - Ale, IPA, American   { 7.5 }   Stomping Ground

Otter Creek - Twentieth Anniversary Ale 20th - Ale, Amber, English   { 8.0 }  20th anniversary, "a tribute to Copper Ale, our flagship product" from 2010

Founders - Pale Ale - Ale, Pale, American   { 8.0 } Stomping Ground, dry hopped

Adelbert's Brewery - Triple B - Ale, Belgian Tripel   { 7.5 }  BOTMC

Victory - Hop Ranch Imperial India Pale Ale - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 8.5 }

Foolproof - Barstool American Golden Ale - Ale, Golden   { 6.5 } Maury's Pub

Long Trail - Limbo IPA - Ale, IPA, Double   { 8.5 }

Anheuser Busch - Shock Top Raspberry - Ale, Belgian Witbier fruit   { 5.5 }

Foolproof - Revery Russian Imperial Stout - Ale, Stout, Russian Imperial   { 7.5 } a hint of harshness,

Top Shelf - Belgian Style Ale - Ale, Belgian   { 6.0 }

Klosterbrauerei Andechs - Vollbier Hell - Lager, Helles   { 7.5 }

Klosterbrauerei Andechs - Doppelbock Dunkel - Lager, Bock, Doppelbock   { 7.5 } -

Brooklyn - Silver Anniversary Doppelbock - Lager, Bock, Doppelbock   { 8.5 } Stomping Ground

Green Flash - Hop Head Red ale  - Ale, IPA, American   { 7.0 }

Wells - Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale - Ale, Bitter, ESB   { 6.0 }

Lefebve (Lefevre) - Floreffe Ale Prima Melior  - Ale, Belgian Strong, Dark { 7.0 } a Special Reserve Ale exclusively for the use of the Abbot and his guests.

Beer'd Brewing - By the Bushel - Ale, Pale, Belgian   { 8.5 } Maury's Pub

North Coast Brewing - Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout - Ale, Stout, Russian Imperial  { 10.0 }

Founders - Imperial Stout - Ale, Stout, Russian Imperial   { 9.5 }

Samuel Adams - Rebel IPA - Ale, IPA, American   { 8.0 }

Sixpoint  - Spice of Life Ahtamum - Ale, IPA, American   { 8.5 }

Ommegang  - Hop House - Ale, Pale, Belgian   { 7.5 }

Weyerbacher - Insanity 2013 - Ale, Barleywine   { 8.5 } bottled 2013 in 2014

Einbecker - Ur-Bock Dunkel - Lager, Bock   { 6.0 }

Smithwicks Guinness - Smithwick's Irish Red - Ale, Irish, Red   { 7.0 }

Dogfish Head - Punkin - Ale, Spiced, Pumpkin   { 5.5 }

Anchor Brewery - Zymaster Series No. 5 Harvest One American Pale Ale - Ale, Pale, American   { 7.5 }

Stone - Enjoy By 2.14.14 IPA - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 9.5 }

Dogfish Head Brewing - Palo Santo Marron 2013 - Ale, Brown, English   { 9.5 } aged in Palo Santo Wood, Maury's Pub

Back East - Back East Ale (Amber Ale) - Ale, Amber  { 6.5 }

New England Brewing - Friar's Quad - Ale, Belgian Quadrupel   { 8.5 }

Goose Island - Bourbon County Stout 2013 - Ale, Stout, Imperial   { 8.5 }

Two Roads - Route of all evil black ale - ales from the crypt - Ale, Black   { 6.5 }

Two Roads - Via Cordis - Ale, Belgian Blonde   { 7.0 }

Lagunitas  - New Dogtown Pale Ale - Ale, Pale, American   { 6.5 }

Maine Brewing - Zoe  - Ale, Amber, American   { 7.0 }

Sierra Nevada - Bigfoot Barleywine 2013 - Ale, Barleywine   { 9.5 }  2013 in 2014, Maury's Pub

Crossing Restaurant and Brew Pub - Box Car Wheat - Ale, Wheat, American   { 4.0 } still has a faint bleach brightening aroma; no cloudiness which is atypical for wheat beer

Allagash - Belgian Blonde Ale - Ale, Belgian Blonde   { 7.0 }

Samuel Adams - Rebel IPA - Ale, IPA, American   { 7.0 }

Spencer Abbey Brewing - Spencer Trappist Ale - Ale, Belgian Abbey   { 8.5 }

van Steenberge  - Leute Bokbier - Ale, Belgian Flanders Red   { 8.5 }

Long Trail - Ale - Altbier   { 6.5 }

Broad Brook - Pink Dragon Wit - Ale, Wheat, American, Fruit   { 7.0 } brewed with hibiscus, New York Pizza Plainfield CT

Evil Twin - Molotov Cocktail - Ale, IPA, Imperial   { 9.5 }

BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse - Grand Cru Belgian style ale brewed with spices  - Ale, Belgian Strong   { 8.5 }  BOTMC

Back East - Winterfest Ale - Ale, Winter Warmer   { 6.5 } Stomping Ground

Otter Creek - Citra Mantra - Lager, Pale   { 9.5 }   [beer #4,800]

Magic Hat - Pistil - Ale, Spiced   { 5.0 }

Alesmith - Grand Cru 2013 - Ale, Belgian Strong Dark - { 9.5 } gift of GS

Pilsner Urquell - Pilsner Urquell - Lager, Pilsner, Bohemian  { 10.0 }

Samuel Adams - Cold Snap - Ale, Wheat, American, Light   { 6.5 }

20140222 NJ VA

First it was over to the wonderful franchise World of Beer in New Brunswick, NJ. Besides appetizers including a giant pretzel, had a

Flying Fish - Exit 1 with Cocoa Mole - Oyster Stout (#4,805)

Heavy Seas - Siren Noire - Imperial Stout

Schloss Eggenberg - Samichlaus Helles - helles bock

 

Then it was off to VA via DC for a brief association meeting.

The group is celebrating their 75th anniversary, so one of the employees - a 14-year home brewer - cooked up some special all grain recipes.

During the office tour, we sampled:

AIH-Ale - American Pale Ale

Chocolate Cranberry Milk Stout - English dark sweet stout

75 Saison - Belgian Saison farmhouse ale

in honor of the association's 75th anniversary

Later that evening we went over to the Mad Fox Brewing Company.

Now as luck would have it, this was the Mad Fox 4th annual barleywine festival. And barleywine ales are a favorite of MR.

Once the tears of not were over, it was time to consume some great signature Mad Fox burgers.

Also tried some of the following barleywines:

Mad Fox - Slobberknocker 2103 [8%]

Heavy Seas - Below Decks 2012 [10%]

Lost Rhino Brewing - 2022 LBS of Sin [9%]

Mad Fox - Orange Slobberknocker 2103 [8%]

Vintage 50 Restaurant - Bad Kitty Barleywine [10.5%]

DuClaw - Devil's Milk / Hell on Wood [10.5%]

2006, 2007, and 2008 aged in White Oak bourbon barrels

Starr Hill - Bandstand Barleywine 2013 [10.5%]

Mad Fox - Headcracker 2013 [8%] (#4,818)

Sort of a golden barleywine

So you know where we'll be next February!!

 

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