Berliner Weisse: 3.0 – I honestly don’t think I’ve had a sour wheat ale before, and if asked if this is sour wheat – I think that’s a safe assumption. That being said though I am not a fan of this at all really, and being a big bottle I shandied the last half so I could finish it.
Google Shop Average: Berliner Weisse $5
Website: http://www.whitebirchbrewing.com/
Midnight Brett: 7.5 – It’s a great tasting wild ale, with a nice cherry/berry flavor that is just a little bit tart unlike some other beers which go a little too far. Another well received short-batch from Allagash.
Google Shop Average: Midnight Brett $14
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Abita Restoration Pale Ale: 4.0 – Another substandard offering from Abita – I suppose I have to try other beers from them (they have to have done something right). Because even for an American Pale Ale this is kinda tasteless.
Google Shop Average: Abita Restoration Pale Ale $8 for 6-pack
Website: https://abita.com/
Abita Turbodog: 2.5 – I don’t get why I dislike this beer so much, and while it may actually be closer to a 4 my distaste for it is palpable.
Google Shop Average: Title $8 for 6-pack
Website: https://abita.com/
Colette Farmhouse Ale: 6.5 – It’s got a nice sweetness and hoppiness to it, but overall it’s a middling farmhouse ale. It is however very drinkable which makes it a good choice in my book.
Google Shop Average: Colette Farmhouse Ale $19 for Sampler 12-Pack
Website: http://greatdivide.com/
White Birch Nyx: 8.5 – This is just as good as when it was from the apprentice series, and I’m very glad White Birch picked it up despite this (and now other bottles it seems) heralding a change in White Birch’s color scheme. Overall we were worried about the shift from short-batch-ish to production, but for no reason.
Google Shop Average: Title $7
Website: www.whitebirchbrewing.com/
Hades Belgian Style Ale: 5.0 – It’s got a nice taste to it, but it lacks a distinct character, flavor, or power to it that basically makes it kind of average.
Google Shop Average: Hades Belgian Style Ale $19 for Sampler 12-Pack
Website: http://greatdivide.com/
Yeti Imperial Stout: 7.0 – This stout really has the power behind it, and exemplifies what an Imperial Stout should be. The coffee and lingering taste though are just as great as the initial powerful taste.
Google Shop Average: Yeti Imperial Stout $19 for Sampler 12-Pack
Website: http://greatdivide.com/
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale: 4.0 – It’s namesake is correct that this beer is a bit stupid with hops and it should have not done that.
Google Shop Average: Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale $6
Website: https://lagunitas.com/
Wet Willy Scotch Ale: 5.5 – Drink it, it’s good – that’s what the bottle says, and I suppose that’s the best way to describe it. It is good, but that’s about it.
Google Shop Average: Wet Willy Scotch Ale $8
Website: http://www.newenglandbrewing.com/