Lazy Boy Mistletoe Bliss

Mistletoe Bliss is brewed by Lazy Boy Brewing in Everett, Washington.  I first tried Mistletoe Bliss in December of 2008 during my first holiday season living in Seattle.  I found this beer at the Big Star Beer Market in North Seattle.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Loser Pale Ale

Loser Pale Ale is brewed by Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington.  I first tried Loser Pale Ale in October of 2011 shortly after moving to West Seattle and I found it at the PCC.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

High Tide Fresh Hop IPA

High Tide Fresh Hop IPA is brewed by Port Brewing in San Marcos, California.  I first tried High Tide Fresh Hop IPA in the first week of November in 2011.  Here is a piece about the hops that were harvested in Yakima for this beer.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Full Sail Brewer's Share Extra Special Barney

Brewer's Share Extra Special Barney is brewed by Full Sail Brewing in Hood River, Oregon.  I first tried Full Sail Brewer's Share ESB in late February 2012 in Seattle, Washington after finding it at the Admiral Safeway in West Seattle.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Ridgetop Red Ale

Ridgetop Red Ale is brewed by Silver City Brewery in Bremerton, Washington.  I first tried Ridgetop Red last Friday afternoon when I visited Blue Moon Burgers in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.


Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Old German Premium Lager

Old German Premium Lager is brewed by Iron City Brewing in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.  I first tried Old German Premium Lager last night after visiting the soft opening of the Beer Junction in their new location on California Ave in the Alaska Junction in West Seattle.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Ska Ten Pin Porter

Ten Pin Porter is brewed by Ska Brewing in Durango, Colorado.  I first tried 10 Pin Porter in June of 2011, when I visited family in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

CORE Green HG 10%

CORE Green HG 10% is an flavored malt beverage energy drink that is part of the CORE line of beverages.  I first tried CORE Green HG in early 2009 in Seattle, Washington.  Based on the photos I was able to find, it appears that Green HG is now 11% abv.

Here is a review from 40 oz Beer.

Karl Strauss Stargazer IPA

Stargazer IPA is brewed by Karl Strauss Brewing Company in San Diego, California.  I first tried Stargazer IPA while I was at LAX at an airport bar on my way to visit friends and travel around Australia at the beginning of 2007.  In 2009, Stargazer IPA was replaced by Tower 10 IPA by Karl Strauss Brewing.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Gold Miner

Gold Miner Bottle Conditioned Ale is brewed by Freeminer Brewery in Cinderford, England.  I first tried Gold Miner when I was at the tail end of my travels around England & Scotland in August of 2007, while visiting friends.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a Rate Beer review.

Hunter's Extra Dry

Hunter's Extra Dry is a cider made in South Africa by the Distell Group.  I first tried Hunter's Dry while I was touring around Namibia in February of 2007 and I found this to be refreshing while out in the Namib Desert.

Here is a RateBeer review.

Great Divide Titan IPA

Titan IPA is brewed by Great Divide Brewing in Denver, Colorado.  I first tried Titan IPA in the summer of 2009 while living in Seattle, Washington.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer reveiw.

Vita Malt Classic

Vita Malt Classic is a non-alcoholic malt beverage that is made by Royal Unibrew in Denmark and contract brewed in many other places around the world.  The Vita Malt line of beverages is one of the most popular non-alcoholic malt beverages in the world including the Caribbean where I had it.  I had Vita Malt on St. John in the US Virgin Islands in April of 2011.

Here is a review from Weird Soda Review.

Ceres Stout

Ceres Stout is brewed by Royal Unibrew in Denmark.  I first tried Ceres Stout while I was in the US Virgin Islands in April of 2011.  The bottle I had mentioned Trinidad & Tobago as where it was from so I assume this was contract brewed there for Royal Unibrew.  Apparently Ceres Stout is also known as Royal Stout in some markets around the world.  I seem to recall that the Ceres that I tried had a different label, which is probably true since this picture is of the Italian version of Ceres Stout.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Hawaii Nui Hapa Brown Ale

Hapa Brown Ale is brewed by Hawaii Nui Brewing in Hilo, Hawaii.  I first tried Hapa Brown Ale earlier this month while I was vacationing on the island of Kauai, where I had no difficulty finding beers from Hawaii Nui.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Fremont Interurban IPA

Fremont Interurban IPA is brewed by Fremont Brewing in Seattle, Washington.  Fremont Interurban IPA was the first beer from Fremont Brewing that I tried and I first had it in May of 2011 in Seattle, Washington.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Hale's IX Gold

Hale's IX Gold is brewed by Hale's Ales in Seattle, Washington.  I tried Hale's IX Gold in late September of 2011 in Seattle, Washington.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Famosa Lager Beer

Famosa Lager Beer is brewed by Cerveceria Centro Americana in Guatemala.  Famosa is imported to the US by Central Beer.  I first tried Famosa in January of 2012 just a little earlier this year.  Famosa seems to be the branding of this beer in the US, while Gallo is used in Central America.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Hood Canal Dosewallips Special Ale

Dosewallips Special Ale is brewed by Hood Canal Brewery in Kingston, Washington.  I first tried Hood Canal Dosewallips in January of 2011 after finding it at the Metropolitan Market in West Seattle.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale

Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale is brewed by Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California.  I first tried Undercover Investigation in September of 2010 after finding it at the Beer Junction in West Seattle.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Beer Valley Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin' Mild Ale is brewed by Beer Valley Brewing in Ontario, Oregon.  I first tried Gone Fishin in the summer of 2010 in Seattle, Washington.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Rainier Ale

Rainier Ale is brewed by MillerCoors for Pabst Brewing.  I first tried Rainier Ale in the early months of 2009 in Seattle, Washington.  Rainier Ale is related to the more prominent Rainier Beer with both brews sporting a graphic of Mt. Rainier on their packaging.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Blue Point Blueberry Ale

Blue Point Blueberry Ale is brewed by Blue Point Brewing Company in Long Island, New York.  I tried Blue Point Blueberry Ale while visiting friends in Carbondale, Illinois in July of 2007 after finding it at a beer store in St. Louis, Missouri.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Maisel's Weisse

Maisel's Weisse is brewed in Bayreuth, Germany by Brauerei Gebruder Maisel Bayreuth.  I tried Maisel's Weisse in one of the most unexpected places from my beer adventures.  I tried Maisel's Weisse on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong at a small German style pub in March of 2007.  This was fun trying a German beer after trying so many other beers from across Asia while I was in Hong Kong.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Meister Max 8%

Meister Max 8% is brewed in Egypt by Al Ahram Beverages Company, which is part of Heineken International.  I first tried Meister Max in Cairo during early November of 2006, while I was beginning my travels through Africa.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Workhorse Wheat

Workhorse Wheat was brewed by Grand Teton Brewing in Victor, Idaho.  I first tried Workhorse Wheat in 2005, while I was living in Laramie, Wyoming.  I found out while researching today that Workhorse Wheat has been retired and isn't brewed anymore by Grand Teton Brewing.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Bacardi Silver Sangria

Bacardi Silver Signature Sangria is a flavored malt beverage produced by Anheuser-Busch as part of Anheuser-Busch InBev.  Bacardi Silver Signature Sangria is part of the Bacardi Silver line of flavored malt beverages that include Bacardi Silver, Bacardi Silver O3, Bacardi Silver Raz and others.  I first tried Bacardi Silver Sangria in 2009 after finding it at a local grocery store in Seattle, Washington.

Macau Beer

Macau Beer is brewed by Macau Beer Company Limited as part of Japanese brewer Kirin's international operations.  I tried Macau beer almost exactly 5 years ago when I was traveling around Hong Kong for a week and spent a day wandering around Macau.  Here are several additional images of Macau Beer as part of an advertising and branding campaign.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Mana Wheat

Mana Wheat is brewed by Maui Brewing in Lahaina, Maui.  I first tried Mana Wheat in October of 2011 in Seattle, Washington.  Here is a little more information from Craft Cans about Mana Wheat and that it is one of the canned offerings from Maui Brewing.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Rogue John John Juniper Ale

John John Juniper Ale is brewed by Rogue Ales in Oregon.  I first tried John John Juniper Ale in early January 2012.  I bought this while I was at the Rogue Distillery and Public House in Portland, Oregon in September of 2011.  Here is a little more information about the John John Ale series.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.