Berkshire River Ale: 6.0 – It’s a nice dark ale, but it’s just missing something. Like they could have gone in a few directions to make a better beer, and just didn’t.
Google Shop Average: Berkshire River Ale $5
Tag: Ale
Goose Island Fleur Belgian Style Ale 2010
Fleur: 5.5 – Fairly good belgian ale, nice bit of sweetness to it. Again though it’s gone the route of a Belgian style ale, but it lacks the real gravitas that most belgians have in terms of taste.
Google Shop Average: Fleur $8
Website: http://www.gooseisland.com/
Blue Moon Rounder Belgian Style Pale Ale
Blue Moon Rounder: 7.0 – Here we come to the really good outing from Blue Moon’s sampler – enough that it’s still in their fall collection (we got summer on sale recently). This is the perfect beer to see all your other distinct beers in the fridge, and go – okay, but I’ll take this first/last. It’s certainly not a great beer, but like a Boston Lager of Guinness – when the time is right it’s all you want.
Google Shop Average: Blue Moon Rounder $18 for a 12 Pack Sampler
Allagash Nancy
Allagash Nancy: 7.0 – Considering the other short batch I’ve been able to buy like this was FV-13, I was a little expectant. No while this is certainly one of my favorite cherry flavored beers – it’s sadly not as good as it’s older brother. Still though if you can find this, and you’re a fan of cherries – do pick it up.
Google Shop Average: Allagash Nancy $14 (If you can find it.)
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Blue Moon Agave Blonde Ale
Blue Moon Agave Blonde Ale: 4.0 – I was expecting the Agave to give this a much more distinctive blonde ale taste. It’s just average though, and if the agave does anything it’s muted down into a sugar.
Google Shop Average: Blue Moon Agave Blonde Ale $18 for a 12 Pack Sampler
Ommegang Valar Morghulis Dubbel Ale
Valar Morghulis: 5.5 – It’s an okay dubbel sure, but much like their blonde it’s inoffensive, where unlike their Fire and Blood it’s not trying to risk anything and is just going for ‘Is it a dubbel? Yes? Okay ship it.’
Google Shop Average: Valar Morghulis $9
Website: http://www.ommegang.com/
Blue Moon Summer Wheat Ale
Blue Moon Summer Wheat Ale: 5.0 – It has a sweetness to it that makes it a lot easier to drink, but it’s not a great addition to the flavors. Reminds you of a sweet tequila trying to cover the bad taste.
Google Shop Average: Blue Moon Summer Wheat Ale $18 for a 12 Pack Sampler
Berkshire Holidale
Berkshire Holidale: 6.5 – Fairly dark for a holiday ale (apparently an American Barleywine), but it’s got some tartness that’s not really going well with the rest of it.
Google Shop Average: Berkshire Holidale $5
White Birch Eorna Ceol Ale
White Birch Eorna Ceol Ale: 6.5 – Another White Birch Apprentice Series that’s just fantastic (seriously if there’s are interns they better have jobs). This is classified as a ‘Scottish Style Wee Heavy Ale’ I have no idea if I’ve had something else that falls under that category, if it’s even a real category and not just something a scottish person said to try and describe it, but I want more.
Google Shop Average: White Birch Eorna Ceol Ale $7
Website: http://www.whitebirchbrewing.com/
DuClaw Sawtooth Belgian White Ale
DuClaw Sawtooth Belgian White Ale: 2.5 – Imagine Allagash White as this bright vibrant painting of a New Hampshire forest – now imagine these people tried to paint said forest, but only had a paint roller, beige paint, and a lack of an imagination.
Google Shop Average: DuClaw Sawtooth Belgian White Ale $10
Website: http://www.duclaw.com/