Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Victory Hop Devil Ale

Smell the Hop! Taste the Hop! Be the Hop! This is actually not named correctly. Sorry Victory Brewing, but I'm not seeing anything so devilish, it's more like an Angelic concoction of Hop goodness. This well done Ale has a nice blend of dry and sweet. This probably would have to be a beer to work up to if your not used to the strong hopped beers.
Matt likes this allot 4.5 out of 5


Magic Hat Wacko Summer Seasonal

Perusers of this blog know Matt does not rate sweet beers high. But...  Tonite may be the night! This summer beer is sweet on the initial taste but goes down like a lager. No bitter or hop dryness.This Magic Hat is a refreshing change of pace. I think all beer drinkers would enjoy this. Beet juice was used to color this beer and it definitely has a beet red color to it. But you can't "BEET" it for flavor either.
Matt is stuck in a rating hole of 4 out of 5.

check out the Moab Utah brewery glass, more on that later!


Blackstone Chaser Pale

Nashville based Blackstone Brewery is doing it right.


This Nashville Brew is touted as a German style Kolsch. This beer poured into the glass with a pale greenish hue but is not a green beer, by no means. A white fluffy head laced the glass all the way to the bottom, which I must say was disappointing, getting to the bottom that is. A surprise to this beer was the chocolaty flavor that hits your mouth, this flavor is usually found in the darker porters and stouts. While starting with that it finishes light. I just want to thank Blackstone for making such a complex enjoyable beer. I will drink again. Pair this with a turkey dinner and you will not be disappointed.
Matt chases the Chaser with 4 out of 5

Magic Hat Single Chair

This 5% abv "Golden Beer" By Magic Hat Brewers is dedicated to the Mad River Glen ski area. How can you not respect a beer dedicated to snow skiing, one of my favorite past times. That being said I will give this review no bias. (yeah right!) At first sip I notice a light, sweet start on the tip of my tongue, with a smooth finish. No bitter or dryness at all. I then took notice that the beer is unfiltered, which usually will indicate a little yeast bite, but not here it drinks like a filtered beer to me. As we have noticed with Magic Hat across the board another excellent beer. I would recommend this to beer drinkers who are trying to wean themselves from the light Lagers lining the shelves of most stores.
Matt gives the single chair a high speed quad 4 out of 5 points.