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  Beer-a-Day Project: September recap

  Posted: October 4th, 2009, 10:10pm CEST by Al

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  Suddenly I’m 3/4 of the way through. Wow.

  1. Blue Moon Belgian White
  2. Dogfish Head Raison D’Être
  3. Samuel Adams Summer Ale
  4. Magic Hat Wacko
  5. Magic Hat Circus Boy
  6. Fordham Queen Anne Kölsch
  7. Magic Hat Roxy Rolles
  8. Victory St. Boisterous Hellerbock
  9. Erdinger Oktoberfest Weizen
  10. Weihenstephaner Festbier
  11. Affligem Blond
  12. Flying Dog Road Dog Porter
  13. Flying Dog Raging Bitch
  14. Magic Hat Lucky Kat
  15. Samuel Adams Octoberfest
  16. Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
  17. Atwater Block Voodoo Vator
  18. Wild Blue Blueberry Lager
  19. Tennent’s Lager
  20. “Plush Chair” Pale Ale (homebrew)
  21. Poleeko Gold Pale Ale
  22. Saranac Octoberfest
  23. Wexford Irish Style Crème Ale
  24. Samuel Adams Boston Ale
  25. Lake Placid India Pale Ale
  26. Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
  27. Saranac Pumpkin Ale
  28. Lake Placid Ubu Ale
  29. Starr Hill Festie
  30. Young’s Luxury Double Chocolate Stout

  Previously:

  • January recap
  • February recap
  • March recap
  • April recap
  • May recap
  • June recap
  • July recap
  • August recap

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  Kona Brewing Longboard Island Lager

  Posted: October 4th, 2009, 7:12pm CEST by Al

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  Beer-a-Day #277

  Longboard Island Lager is a smooth refreshing lager fermented and aged for five weeks at cold temperatures to yield its exceptionally smooth flavor. A delicate, slightly spicy hop aroma complements the malty body of this beer.

  I’m settling in for a long day of football, so a light lager to go with my sourdough pretzels seems like an appropriate way to start.

  Pale straw with a thin white head. Aroma is light with a bit fruitiness (not unlike pineapple). Light flavor, but not too light.

  Longboard Island Lager • Kona Brewing Company

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  Davidson Brothers

  Posted: October 4th, 2009, 5:52pm CEST by Ron

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  It was a long time since I was last at Davidson Brothers (in Glens Falls, New York) and after finally re-visiting for the first time in probably 7 years I wonder why I don’t make the trip more often. Davidson’s offers real beer, great food, in a quaint pub atmosphere.

  Monday afternoon was quiet as would be expected and service was friendly. We ordered the sampler and this is my one liner review of each: (in no particular order)

  • Brown Ale – Sweet and clean, text book Brown Ale in my opinion and my wife’s favorite Brown (at least this month)
  • Dacker – As in, AdironDacker, this beer (I am guessing) was designed for the gateway drinker. Light in body but it had more character, including hops, than I remembered from the bottled version I had many years ago. We liked this a lot.
  • Smoked Porter – Nice. Not thrilling, but nice (if you like smoked beers). This was our least favorite.
  • Oatmeal Stout – Very nice, on the sweeter side with a robust roast malt flavor and smooth. I would enjoy a full pint (or two) of this paired with the right food.
  • Double IPA (forgot the exact name) – Very good if a bit thin, and it could have been my favorite beer except for the nice surprise in the next beer…
  • Our favorite was their Alt style called CTRL-ALT-DEL. It had a much greater hop bite than I expected from an Alt, and was clean and simply delicious. We brought home a growler of that.

  The sampler glasses were large enough that for a light lunch we never got around to ordering a pint of our favorite. At $10, it was well worth it. Next year when it is my turn to host Octoberfest I plan on heavily advocating the 40 minute ride up.

  

  

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  Atwater Block Dirty Blonde

  Posted: October 4th, 2009, 1:49am CEST by Al

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  Beer-a-Day #276

  Made with unmalted wheat, coriander and orange peel to help you live smart and enjoy everyday!

  So pale as to be almost transparent. Perfumy aroma with citrus in it. Light, citrusy taste. It’s hard to detect the beer under there. I can see how this could be very refreshing after a hard day of sweaty yardwork.

  Atwater Block Brewery

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