Draft Beers

Friday, July 13, 2007

August Schell Brewing — New Ulm, Minnesota
- Grain Belt
  
  Schell Grain Belt
  $78.00 / ½-barrel
  
  Very pale. Thick dense head. Sweet, fruity, floral, grainy aroma. Light, and very creamy. Sweet, with some DMS. Really malty. A surprisingly robust beer — I'd drink this again.
Avery Brewing — Boulder, Colorado
- Ellie's Brown Ale
  
  Avery Ellie's Brown Ale
  5.5% abv
  ½-barrel
  
  Bright mahogany in color, with a thick head. Huge spicy, fruity hop aroma. Mild caramel. Medium body, a bit fizzy. Huge sweet toasty biscuity malt, with lots of spicy fruity hops. Low bitterness. Fruity, biscuity finish.
- India Pale Ale
  
  Avery India Pale Ale
  6.0% abv
  $145.00 / ½-barrel
- White Rascal
  
  Avery White Rascal
  5.5% abv
  ½-barrel
Left Hand Brewing — Longmont, Colorado
- Black Jack Porter
  
  Left Hand Black Jack Porter
  5.8% abv
  $36.00 / 5.2 gallon
  
  Deep garnet. Thick foamy head. Grassy, fruity aroma, chocolatey, and just a bit alcoholic. Medium body, low carbonation. Richly malty and very chocolatey, with a fruity hop flavor. Low bitterness. Warming, chocolatey finish.
- Goosinator Smoked Doppelbock 2007
  
  Left Hand Goosinator Smoked Doppelbock 2007
  7.7% abv
  $55.00 / ⅙-barrel
  
  Deep red. Some haze. Massive head. Wonderful clean wood-smoke aroma. Big body, moderate carbonation. Intense smoked malt flavor, a bit sweet. Warming, with some alcohol on the tongue. One of the best smoked beers ever. Bottle-conditioned.
- Polestar Pilsner
  
  Left Hand Polestar Pilsner
  5.0% abv
  $36.00 / 5.2 gallon
  
  Bright golden. Massive dense head. Spicy aroma. Sulfury. Grainy. Medium body. Moderately fizzy. Lots of grainy malt. Lots of SO₂. Big noble hop flavor and bitterness. Real nice German-style Pils.
- Sawtooth Ale
  
  Left Hand Sawtooth Ale
  4.8% abv
  $36.00 / 5.2 gallon
  
  Orange-amber. Some haze. Dense head. INTENSELY toasty and fairly sweet aroma, with mild earthy hops. Medium body. Moderate-low carbonation. Hugely toasty, hugely grainy. Fairly sweet. Earthy.
- Widdershins Barleywine
  
  Left Hand Widdershins Barleywine
  $55.00 / ⅙-barrel
  
  Red-amber. Hazy. Big thick head. HUGE spicy, piney, resiny hop aroma. Massively smooth beer. Enormous maltiness supports an immense earthy, grassy, resiny bitterness. Very good beer, as young Barleywines go. Get more than one for your cellar.
Odell Brewing — Fort Collins, Colorado
- IPA
  
  Odell IPA
  7.0% abv
  
  Bright amber. Thick head. Intense spicy, earthy hop aroma. Medium big body, nicely smooth. Great big spicy, earthy hop flavor. Pretty bitter, but well-balanced by the biscuity malt. Very tasty beer.
Paulaner-Salvator-Thomasbräu — München, Germany
- Premium Pils
  
  Paulaner Premium Pils
  4.9% abv
  $60.00 / 50L
  
  Very very pale. Enormous frothy head. Very fine carbonation. Spicy hop aroma. Typical "Pilsner" character. Sweet malty notes too. Good body. Finish is very long and very bitter.