Reviews of wines and beers and etc that I've tried - just my personal notes

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Harpoon Summer Beer

$8.99 on freshdirect


citrusy, light nose
crisp. i like it alot. very... "crunchy"? a little weak on flavor, but what it does have is quite pleasant. would drink again

Kelso Chocolate Lager

6.75% abv
from kelso's of brooklyn
had this at spuyten duyvil on tap

its really really quite delicious! at first it seems too much/filling to drink a whole gpint of, but the flavours don't stop getting better. its literally like a meal in a glass, in a lighter-guinness kind of water. bittersweet chocolate with heaping espresso in the background. delicioso!!

Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale

4.5% abv
~$9-11 @ freshdirec

summer offering from brooklyn brewery. very very crisp, clean, tasty all around. my favorite summer seasonal so far.

Sierra Nevada Summerfest Lager

amazingly full-flavoured for a lager. got a huge hoppy bite to it though, perhaps overdone a bit on that end. otherwise it would be quite delicious and crisp in summer.

5.0% abvsu

Blue Moon Honey Moon Summer Ale

5.6% abv
had it @s/eb's 4th of july bbq

orange peel and honey. its really quite light on the honey which is nice -- honey beer simultaneously seems like the world's best and worst idea. a bit on the flavourless side, but perhaps i had just drunk it too cold. really not bad and a good idea fora summer drink.