Luminary: 5.0 – That is not as creamy ass you’d like. It’s just way too dry for a cream ale. It’s not a bad beer overall, and it you were looking for just a basic ale, this fits – but you signed up for that lactaid.
Price Average: $4 for 13oz draft
Website: https://www.medusabrewing.com/
Peach Jam: 3.5 – This is a nothing beer, sure it has a mild peach taste but it’s gone is seconds. And even that was unremarkable. It’s a beer where 1 minute after finishing it if someone asked to describe it you’d have nothing to say. It’s not bad but not even middle of the road.
Price Average: $6 draft
Website: https://tworoadsbrewing.com/
Summer Ale: 1.0 – There are a lot of hit or miss summer ales in terms of being the perfect beer, or perfect for the moment after a long hot day. This is neither of those. It is without a doubt one of the worst summer ales this reviewer has ever had.
Editor’s Note: This has been reviewed before in a different format & year (draft v. cans)
Price Average: $6 draft
Website: https://www.backeastbrewing.com/home
Ruby Tart Blonde Ale: 3.5 – The name thimble may be the company but in terms of this ‘tart blondge’ I suspect only a thimble of a true sour is in this beer. It is otherwise just a slightly odd but basic ale. While that makes it easy to drink it’s not stellar.
Price Average: $10
Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout: 6.0 – This is for the true real deal fans of Oatmeal beers, because dear god is that majorly all you get. Sure there’s a bit of some roasted stout flavor, but unlike some other Oatmeal stouts which are lacking in a flavor falling back to being a typical but lightly tweaked stout – here’ they’ve gone full on. The downside of that is – well you have to be a fan of that, which we were not.
Price Average: $10
Website: https://www.rogue.com/
Gulden Fraug Belgian Style Ale: 6.0 – The consensus on this beer is that while it’s nifty with the nutty and banana flavors (really feels like banana bread), and that overall it’s a good beer – it was not the beer we wanted. It sadly suffered a bit by being used during a summer cookout, but also because when you get a golden belgianyou are looking for something like a quad without a heads up.
Price Average: $16
Website: http://www.hoppinfrog.com/
Handline Kolsch: 5.0 – It’s a pretty okay Kolsch. We do love a good Kolsch, but this is just way too muted, both in and out of the can.
Price Average: $10 for 4-pack
Website: https://www.devilspurse.com/
Caramel Nyx: 8.0 – We’ve had Nyx before, and it can’t be understated that we are huge fans. There is just so few beers that are as good as Nyx and are not priced crazy. So what happens if you were to add caramel? Well pretty much exactly what you’d expect. The addition makes Nyx a little bit more coffee like, but it’s still amazingly delicious.
Price Average: $9 but like good luck
Website: www.whitebirchbrewing.com/
Sweatpants Pale Ale: 6.0 – It drifts a bit into a creamy IPAs which is not a complaint. It really has that like soft velvet kinda feel, but the flavor isn’t mind-blowing. We guess its meant to be a comforting drink, which it succeeds at doing.
Price Average: $9 draft
Website: https://kentfallsbrewing.com/
Oxbow Cherry Jackpot: 6.5 – Its certainly a nice cherry sour, and there is a nice sort of cream after kick. However, being Oxbow you kind of expected more. Still, though a solid beer if your into that type.
Price Average: $10 draft
Website: https://oxbowbeer.com