Considering I broke the bottle upon opening, perhaps its time to stop drinking? - Brooklyn East India Pale Ale

So, I think this beer may have to have an asterisk next to it...I hope the beer fairs better than the bottle did, considering the lip broke off into the bottle cap when I opened it: Brooklyn's East India Pale Ale.





The look of the beer is open for interpretation...I see no floating glass shards, so I will consider this a success. Also, on a side note, it is almost midnight, and Emma is looking so sleepy that I think this might be my last review...I would love to finish the last two beers, but I would hate to keep her up any longer with the lights and sounds of the tv.

The EIPA has a nice light amber color and a very aromatic hoppiness. FIrst taste (basically one huge gulp): A nice mellowness with a hint of sweet aftertaste...subtle, but unique. I would have another one of these without much hesitation. A very tasty beer that I would recommend to anyone!

Flavor: Hoppiness and yummy
Color: Light amber (Chris Parnell is hilarious)
Alcohol Content: 6.8% (per volume)
Average Price: £83.58 (per case)

Cant think of any clever monster puns - Brooklyn Monster Ale

Half way to the title! Emma is sleeping soundly on the couch, and I am beginning to feel the affects of the previous two posts. Let keep everything rolling along with a favorite brewery of mine that I was introduced to a little over a year ago during a visit to NYC to visit one of my best friends Nick: Brooklyn Brewing's Monster Ale.





Whooo! This beer has a very sharp flavor profile...tends to linger on the tongue a bit, which I havent quite figured out if this is a good or bad thing, The beer is, again, a nice amber color with no visible flaws. After another sip, I think that the lingering flavor will be deem a negative attribute. This beer is a bit too chemically for my tastes...I would avoid this if you can. Also, I aplogize about the length of these most recent posts. Here to the next three being more than 3 words!

Flavor: Chemically, strong...
Color: Deep amber
Alcohol Content: 11.8% (per volume...yow yow!!)
Average Price: $8.99 (6-pack)



I miss you Nick...do it NYC for me.

"Immortals... we put their name to the test" - Titan IPA

I really love the fact that Jess knows how much I love IPAs...after checking the fridge, I noticed that I have a few more pale ales to sample over this evening festivities...I will have it noted for the official record that my drinking partner is now asleep on the couch (what a wimp).

In honor of the strength that Emma shows when she jumps heroically onto the couch and thrust herself under her warm blanket, I will be reviewing ALONE (thanks Emma) the Great Divide Brewing Company's Titan IPA.





Titan looks much more like a traditional IPA vs. the Red Seal Ale...nice amber color, strong hoppy aroma. The first taste was very similar to the Red Seal Ale: surprisingly strong. However, unlike the RSA, I was expecting this beer to be a stronger flavor, so having it exceed my expectations would have to rank this beer a bit lower than I would have liked. It is not a bad beer, just perhaps a little more punch than I would have liked between bites of Chicken McNuggets.

I would probably recommend this beer for the sheer fact that I love a nice strong beer, but perhaps heed some caution before facing this Titan; the bigger they are, the stronger they hit...


Flavor: Strong, nearly overpowering, hoppiness...
Color: Medium amber color
Alcohol Content: 7.1% (per volume)
Average Price: $1.83 (bottle)

Awwww: Black eyes...Red Seal Ale

Well, I really shouldn't threaten myself with a good time...I told Jess that while she was on her trip to Georgia that I was going to do a 6 beer review. Well, she called my bluff and purchased me 6 different beers to do reviews on! Join me on my journey from beer to beer; sobriety to inebriation.


I chose this first beer in honor of my drinking partner for the evening (and a reason I am sure that Jess picked this beer as well): Emma! Both she and seals have much in common...long bodies, black eyes, smooth fir, and an overall cuteness about them.





Red Seal Ale is brought to us North Coast Brewing Company, the same company that makes Old Rasputin (reviewed a few posts ago by yours truly). I really enjoyed the Rasputin and at first glance it looks like I should really enjoy this beer as well. A great red color with no noticeable flaws (no cloudiness or specks). After pouring the beer, the head was quick to subside, but never quiet vanished.

My first taste was meet with much more bitterness than I had expected...much more like an IPA than I anticipated. After reviewing their website, I was surprised to see that this beer actually is an IPA! the color threw me off a bit, but the tastebuds are always batting 1000. The hoppiness grips you nicely without overpowering the smoothness of the beer. I am still slightly shocked by how wonderful this beer is!

I have reviewed so many other IPAs in this blog (in addition to trying so many others that have yet to be reviewed), so I dont think there is much more room for description on what makes an IPA great, but I will part is saying that this will rank among one of the best beers I have ever tasted (and Emma gives her approval too!)


Flavor: Smooth hoppiness, delicious...
Color: Flawless red hue
Alcohol Content: 5.5% (per volume)
Average Price: $8.79 (6-pack)



What a good drinking buddy!

"I believe the proper term is buffalo" - Bison Organic IPA

I have always been skittish about foods that are labeled "organic"...I know that they tend to spoil much more quickly but are generally consider better for you. Beer, however, seemed to be doing quite fine with it's illustrious history of being "non-organic" (or rather, without proclaiming it's organic-ness). Jess purchased me this beer, and it will be my first leap into the world of organic beers...let's see if this shall be an odysseain voyage or a quick trip to the 7-11.





At first glance, this beer is your traditional darker amber color and hoppier scented IPA...the beer is slightly clouded, though I am not sure if this is a typical feature of organic beers. My first taste was a pleasantly strong hoppiness that was powerful enough to perk my interest, but no so strong as to turn me off to the beer immediately. Also, and this might be because I was searching for something that might make an organic beer taste differently, I can detect a subtle earthiness about the Bison IPA.

I don't have any food to compare this IPA to, but you can always click on the links at the side of the page to read some of my older IPA reviews to get a good idea of what to eat while enjoying a fine pale ale such as this one. After reviewing it this way, I would recommend drink this beer with your favorite music playing on Pandora while messing around with your beetle collection (although, I am probably the only person in the world listening to Kanye West while preparing their Xylotrupes gideon for mounting).



(This type of beetle, although not necessarily this type of mounting)


All in all, a very tasty beer and a good enough one to help me shake off some of my fears about trying other types of organic beers...I would definitely give this the Beeritarian Seal of Approval.


Flavor: Hoppy and strong, without being overpowering in it's strength
Color: Dark amber and cloudy
Alcohol Content: 6.8% (per volume)
Average Price: $1.99 (bottle)