Stoneface Brewing Co. RIS: 7.0 – If the label had simply stated this as ‘adult chocolate milk’ not a soul would question it. This has been aged for 2 years by one of our reviewers but we should try to get a proper version on the site.
Price Average: $8
Website: http://www.stonefacebrewing.com/
Peche Mortel: 6.0 – It’s not a super coffee or super heavy stout despite the modifiers. It feels like they added a bit of heat via a chili, but overall a standard stout that’s easy to drink.
Price Average: $9
Website: http://dieuduciel.com/en/
The Kaiser: 6.0 – It is certainly a very heavy Oktoberfest. It has a high alcohol content combo’d with a gravity. I wish however it had a bit more spice to it as it comes off a bit bland in taste. There’s enough there with taste and drinkability though to enjoy.
Price Average: Name $9
Website: http://averybrewing.com
Forty Things We Share : 4.0 – Imagine a pale ale mixed with orange soda. That gives you an idea of the look, and to a certain degree the taste this beer provides. Its an okay hoppy pale ale (apparently is an American Double/IPA and Imperial), but the citrus here is more like koolaid citrus… I can’t find any mention of it on the site, and if it wasn’t showing up on the old BA and untapp’d I’d almost question if it really existed at all.
Price Average: Forty Things We Share $7 draft
Website: https://singlecutbeer.com/
Le Freak Ale: 2.0 – It’s a combo of a Belgian Tripel and an American Imperial IPA (AIIPA?). Which is actually a good description of this beer. It’s got a strong taste, and I’m sure if you liked it would find this amazing. However I can attest that in my small sample size of a few people (damn you p values!) it’s unliekly you will enjoy this beer. It’s hoppy in all the wrong places, has gravity in all the wrong places – it’s a bastardized combo that shouldn’t exist.
Price Average: Le Freak Ale $9
Website: http://www.greenflashbrew.com/
Oskar Blues Goodnight: 8.5 – This was listed for high octane and it’s a bit more alcoholic, but this solves the issues where some reds are a bit too tart. This though has gravitas, and quite frankly it’s fuckin delicious. I got this at a bar, and quite frankly I’m glad that we do this site. I feel like others would see the can, and dismiss it out of hand – which is sad for who great the beer is.
Price Average: Oskar Blues Goodnight $13 for 6-Pack
Website: https://www.oskarblues.com/
Editor’s Note: So this is not a challenge post. We are still doing the challenge, but having passed the halfway point the finds are now much harder.
Imperial Steel Rail: 6.0 – A more booze-y Steel Rail? Sure. While it maintains the same level of easy drinking – the potency here isn’t limited to the ABV. The flavor and taste have a much more weighty feel to them. I think at the end of the day I’d rather have the standard though…
Price Average: Imperial Steel Rail $8
Kindest Find: 4.5 – I’m personally starting to get annoyed with the usage of Imperial to define a beer being just slightly more potent. Regardless I do actually like this red ale, although it’s a bit too much on the hoppy side which takes over the other flavors.
Price Average: Kindest Find $7
Website: https://smuttynose.com/