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Week 10 already?! Wow, I AM getting old.

atankgirl — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:31:38 +0000

Yep, this beer was good. Crisp, nice strong taste without being overwhelmingly ‘pale ale-ish,’ and refreshing. All that and I only finished half of it because it had been a long night and I had to drive home. But, I would buy it again, probably more than one bottle the next time. However, I have to disagree with Nick that “the bottle is one of the best” . . . it was so plain and nondescript that I nearly missed it in the sea of sweet labels. I don’t mind the “Lake Superior” wordmark – looks a bit 80s vintage (again, we’re old if 80s can be vintage) like something my dad would have been drinking when I was a tot – I just have an issue with the use of Monotype Corsiva for the “Special Ale.” I mean, it’s special, right? So let’s not use a Mac standard font.

Right before you puke, you swallow . . .

atankgirl — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:37:10 +0000

Sweet water. And that’s exactly what I tasted when I tried this beer. G to the ross.

I missed the boat.

atankgirl — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:46:55 +0000

But I won’t let it tarnish my perfect record. The Dyers and I took a special trip to the Happy Gnome to taste the elusive Surly 2, only to find out that it was all gone – which must be a testament to it’s amazingness, right? Either way, I can almost guarantee I would have loved it, so I’m giving it 4 stars despite the failure to taste.

“Alt love you. No, seriously, Alt LOOOOVE you.”

atankgirl — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:40:32 +0000

So, to my surprise, Alt was the name of the beer we were tasting, not the fancy schmany brand that Rett made to symbolize our Alt[ernative] meet-up this week. Also, to my surprise, this beer was INCREDible. It was like Newcastle (my all time favorite) on flavor steroids. Unfortunately for me, I was low on sleep, heavy on homework, and responsible for driving Nick back home, so I limited myself to just one (amazing) glass. I loved every last sip of it . . . dare I say, this is my first 5 star beer?!

Good ol’ SWA.

atankgirl — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:20:39 +0000

Does that not work? Summit Winter Ale? In any case, this beer is a basic standby for me, never disappointing, but never too exciting either. I like it for what it is, and don’t hold against it what it’s not.

Surly, my love.

atankgirl — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:14:22 +0000

This week I find myself at a loss for clever words and a witty evaluation of Surly’s Furious. In fact, all I need are two succinct words to assert my feelings: loved it. However, as a designer, I must shout out to Surly – dude, what’s up with the can?!

Flat Earth falls a bit flat, then rounds out.

atankgirl — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:33:34 +0000

I’ll be honest. I really wanted to like this beer – and I had high hopes. The label was non-offensive, the size was just up my alley (and I didn’t have to buy a 6-pack!) and the color was perfect. I decided to enjoy this brew with my Friday night pizza, just like the local brewers suggested. Thankfully, I imbibed before gorging, because the beer was actually good – before the Italian cuisine. However, once I added the pizza to my palette, the beer tasted like . . . old people. Thankfully, the 1 pint 6 oz size allowed for this error; after finishing the pizza and cleansing my palette, I tried again. This time, I was probably a bit under the influence, but I do believe the Earth came full circle and was enjoyable once again.

Goes down smooth, disappointing finish.

atankgirl — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:12:34 +0000

This beer falls somewhere between Miller Light, Amber Bock, and Honey Weiss . . . if that’s at all possible. However, for as smooth as it goes down, it’s disappointing and boring overall. The can scared me . . . I can venture a guess that a 25 year old woman was not their target audience . . . perhaps it was more along the lines of HopScotch’s demographic. Either way, if I wanted a beer to go down like water, I would keep it real with Miller Lite – Milwaukee pride, baby!

A little from column A, a little from column B

atankgirl — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:05:43 +0000

This beer (although only half-way gone at the time being) baffles me. It starts out tasting like a dark winter ale, but ends with a light finish that leaves me forgetting the initial flavor. So far, I’m diggin’ it . . . I get to enjoy the taste of a darker beer but without the heavy feeling of guilt at the end of each swallow. Raisins? Definitely. But only when I smell it. Dark fruit and rum? Not sure. Guess I have a lot to learn about developing my beer palette.