Anacortes Noel Winter Ale

Anacortes Noel Winter Ale is brewed by the Rock Fish Grill and Anacortes Brewery in Anacortes, Washington.  I first tried Anacortes Noel Winter Ale in early 2010, while living in Seattle.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Lucille IPA

Lucille IPA is brewed by Georgetown Brewing in Seattle, Washington.  I first tried Lucille IPA in the late summer of 2011 in Seattle, Washington but I have more memorably had Lucille each time that I have visited the Wing Dome in West Seattle over the last 6 months.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout is brewed by North Coast Brewing in Fort Bragg, California.  I first tried Old Rasputin at the 8oz Burger Bar that opened in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle in late March of 2012.  At the time, this was on a nitro tap as well.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Kona Koko Brown

Kona Koko Brown is brewed by Kona Brewing in Hawaii.  I first tried Koko Brown shortly after returning to Seattle from my first trip to Hawaii.  I was surprised that I hadn't seen the Koko Brown while I was on Kauai in March.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Firestation 5 Steam Pumper IPA

Firestation 5 Steam Pumper IPA is brewed in Portland, Oregon or Olympia, Washington by what I have found alternatively identified as MacTarnahans and Pyramid, both MacTarnahan's and Pyramid Brewing are part of North American Breweries as well as that it is part of Fish Brewing in Olympia, Washington.  I tend to believe that this beer, which may also be brewed specifically for a grocery store chain was previously brewed in Portland and more recently been made in Olympia, which I think I remember it saying on the bottle.  I first tried Steam Pumper IPA in Seattle in December 2011.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Ninkasi Radiant Ale

Radiant Ale is brewed by Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene, Oregon.  I first tried Radiant Ale in June of 2011 in Seattle, Washington.  Just yesterday I had another Ninkasi product, Spring Reign, which made me think about posting this today.  

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Avery Hog Heaven Barleywine

Hog Heaven is brewed by Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado.  I first tried Hog Heaven in early 2010 in Seattle, Washington.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Hop Henge Experimental IPA

Hop Henge Experimental IPA is brewed by Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon.  I first tried Hop Henge Experimental IPA in the spring of 2010 in Seattle, Washington.  I found this beer at the Beer Authority in Lake City.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Hitichino Nest Commemorative Ale 2009

Hitichino Nest Commemorative Ale is brewed by Kiuchi Brewery in Japan.  I first tried Hitichino Nest Commemorative Ale 2009 vintage in November of 2010 in Seattle, Washington.  Apparently this Commemorative Ale is also an alias for the Hitichino Nest New Year Celebration Ale.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Four Loko Lemonade

Four Loko Lemonade is a flavored malt beverage produced by Four Loko.  I first tried Four Loko Lemonade in the summer of 2010 and found it at 7-Eleven in North Seattle.

Here is a review of Four Loko Lemonade.  

Diamond Knot Slane's Irish Ale

Slane's Irish Style Red Ale is brewed by Diamond Knot Brewing in Mukilteo, Washington.  I first tried Slane's Irish Ale in  the summer of 2010 in Seattle, Washington after finding the beer at the Big Star Beer market.  I most recently had this beer last month in March of 2012.  

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Mehana Volcano Red Ale

Mehana Volcano Red Ale is brewed by Mehana Brewing Company in Hilo, Hawaii.  I first tried Mehana Volcano Red Ale while I was on vacation on the island of Kauai in Hawaii in March of 2012.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Name Tag Lager

Name Tag Lager is a beer that is brewed by Minhas Craft Brewery in Wisconsin for Trader Joe's stores.  I first found Name Tag Lager on Monday this week at the new Trader Joe's store in West Seattle and tried it that evening.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Luxor Weizen

Luxor Weizen is brewed in Egypt by Egyptian International Beverages Co.  I first tried Luxor Weizen while I was in Luxor, Egypt in late October of 2006.  While I found Luxor products in other parts of Egypt, I only found Luxor Weizen one time.  It is listed here as one of the best beers in Egypt and the only weizen.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Singletrack Copper Ale

Singletrack Copper Ale is brewed by the Boulder Beer in Boulder, Colorado.  I first tried Singletrack in 2003, while living in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Blue Paddle

Blue Paddle is brewed by New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado.  I first tried Blue Paddle in 2002 while living in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Of the many times I have tried Blue Paddle, the first time was probably at Old Chicago and most recently it has been several years but I tried it at the brewery in Fort Collins, which I used to frequent relatively often.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Widmer Drifter Pale Ale

Drifter Pale Ale is brewed by Widmer Brothers in Portland, Oregon.  I first tried Drifter Pale Ale in 2010 while living in Seattle, Washington.  Here is another site with information about Drifter.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Bacardi Silver Strawberry

Bacardi Silver Strawberry is one of the Bacardi Silver line of flavored malt beverages made by Anheuser-Busch InBev.  I first tried Bacardi Silver Strawberry when it was introduced in 2005, while living in Fort Collins, Colorado.  I have previously posted several other Bacardi Silver flavors including Original, O3, Raz, Sangria, Limon and Watermelon.

Here is an epinions review. 

Bacardi Silver Watermelon

Bacardi Silver Watermelon was one of the Bacardi Silver line of flavored malt beverages produced by Anheuser-Busch InBev.  I first tried Bacardi Silver Watermelon in 2005, while living in Fort Collins, Colorado. I have previously posted other Bacardi Silver flavors including the original, O3, Raz, Sangria and Limon.

Here is a review from Great Brewers.

Bacardi Silver Limon

Bacardi Silver Limon was one of the Bacardi Silver line of flavored malt beverages that is made by Anheuser-Busch Inbev.  I first tried Bacardi Silver Limon when it was introduced in the spring of 2004, while living in Fort Collins, Colorado.  I have previously posted a few other Bacardi Silver flavors including the original, O3, Raz and Sangria.

Here is an epinions review and a review from The Opinionated Beer Page.

Guinness Draught

Guinness Draught is brewed in Dublin, Ireland as part of Diageo.  I first tried Guinness Draught in early 2002, while living in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Guinness Draught comes in both bottles and cans and both versions have had a widget that helped create the Guinness head but the bottle version has now been redesigned to not need the widget.  I have had Guinness Draught in all three formats, bottle, can and poured from a tap, though the first version I tried was from the bottle.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Double Black Stout with Coffee Limited Release

Double Black Stout with Coffee was a limited release by Redhook Brewing in Woodinville, Washington.  I tried Double Black Stout with Coffee in 2009 after finding it at a grocery store in Seattle, Washington.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Bud Light Lime

Bud Light Lime is part of the Bud Light line of beers produced by Anheuser-Busch Inbev.  I first tried Bud Light Lime when it came out in 2008, while living in Colorado and most recently had it last night.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Cascade Blonde

Cascade Blonde is brewed by Cascade Brewery in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia.  Cascade Brewery is part of Carlton United Brewers, which is part of Fosters Group and itself is now part of SABMiller.  I first tried Cascade Blonde when I arrived in Hobart in November of 2007.  I visited the brewery and went on the Cascade Brewery tour while I was there.

Here is a RateBeer review and a Beer Advocate review.

Laughing Dog CSB

Laughing Dog CSB is brewed by Laughing Dog Brewing in Sand Point, Idaho.  I first tried Laughing Dog CSB in early 2009 in Seattle, Washington.  I think this is one of the most interestingly named beers Crotch Sniffing Bastard (CSB) I have ever come across as they describe on their website how this came to be named such.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Portland Beer Again

Last October, I first visited Portland and what is referred to as Beervana and I shared my experiences visiting several breweries at that time.  While visiting Portland, primarily to see my friend, who was visiting since she had artwork accepted in the Bullseye Emerge 2012 competition, I was also able to visit a few more breweries.  I began the trip by visiting Clackamas because a movie theater was there that showed what we were wanting to see.  Prior to the movie I ate at the Ram Brewery, where I had a Buttface Amber Ale and their spring seasonal.  

Though the Ram Brewery isn't specific to Portland, I still wanted to share as that was the beginning of my time there.  Later that Thursday night I visited Ringlers Pub, which is part of the McMenamis's stable of brewing outlets.  There, I had a sampler of their beers and a special version of their Ruby Ale that was on tap that night.

On Friday, I was able to visit the Laurelwood Public House and Brewery.  I tried their sampler, which consisted of their regular beers and I was able to select one of their seasonal brews as part of the sampler.  Later that evening, I visited Henry's Tavern in part of the old Henry Weinhard brewery in the Brewery Blocks portion of the Pearl District.

On Saturday I went to the Bridgeport Brewing, which is part of the Gambrinus Company and had lunch and their beer sampler, which consisted of 8 samples.  Later that evening following the award ceremony at Emerge 2012, we went to the Rogue Distillery and Public House, where the biggest decision of the weekend  had to be made.  I had to choose 4 beers to try in their sampler from their tap list of about 30 beers.  Upon finishing the sampler, my friend and I shared a Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale.

Crabtree Boxcar Brown

Boxcar Brown is brewed by Crabtree Brewing in Greeley, Colorado.  I first tried Boxcar Brown in the summer of 2008 while living in Fort Collins, Colorado.  This was the last "new" beer that I tried before moving from Colorado to Washington later that year.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.  

Churchkey Pilsner

Churchkey Pilsner Style Beer is brewed by Two Beers Brewing in Seattle for Churchkey Can Co.  I first found Churchkey Pilsner at PCC in West Seattle this afternoon.  It is especially interesting because the flat top steel cans must be opened by an old churchkey style can opener rather than a pop top.  I know I have these around the house, now mostly on the end of one appendage of a can opener or what not but I thought it was mighty thoughtful for them to include a churchkey can opener with the 6-pack!!!  According to the link above, I found and tried this beer one week prior to its supposed debut of April 15, which is why I haven't found a Beer Advocate review yet.  I will say though, "It's worth the effort!"


Here is a RateBeer review.

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale

Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale is brewed by Rogue Ales in Oregon.  I first came across the Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale in October of 2011 when I first visited Portland, Oregon.  I didn't have it until last night though, when I was at the Rogue Distillery and Public House with my friend Cortney.  As it turned out, it was the only beer that I had that wasn't a sample as part of a brewery sampler on National Beer Day.  The Bacon Maple Ale is based on the maple bacon bar from Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, which was famous on its own prior to being highlighted in 2009 by Man v. Food.  Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale is also the perfect beer to have on National Donut Day, June 1 for the beer drinker!

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.  

Barons Pale Ale

Barons Pale Ale is brewed by Barons Brewing in Woollahra New South Wales, Australia.  I first tried Barons Pale Ale at the end of my time in Sydney, Australia in November of 2007 after visiting friends and travelling to several other locations in the country.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.

Big E Blackberry Ale

Big E Blackberry Ale is brewed by Ellersick Brewing/Big E Ales in Lynnwood, Washington.  I first tried Big E Blackberry on Sunday night at the Cinebarre in Mountlake Terrace.  One of the house tap beers was out so the server recommended that I try this beer that nearby Big E had supplied.

Here is a Beer Advocate review and a RateBeer review.