Brew Tasting the Twelth

Back to the old grind. Live from FBR, it's WNT (Wednesday Night Tastings, for those keeping track at home)! List after the break.

1) Lindemans Pomme Lambic

Dogfish Head Red & White

Big surprise here! Another Dogfish Head beer, I'm pretty sure Deke has sexual fantasies about this brewing company regularly but that's for an entirely different type of blog. Anyway, this brew pours exactly what you would think something that's called Red & White would - a light reddish color with an off-white head. This is one of the first cloudy looking beers that we have tried on this site, and the appearance is quite mesmerizing. The aroma is that of a nice white wine, with hints of blueberries, oranges, and strawberries. The taste is a little different than I would expect, diluted orange vodka. Not to say that this is a bad thing, but when something is called Red & White I don't exactly thing of oranges. This brew is relatively smooth with an initial sweet orange taste followed by a bitter white wine aftertaste. Quite interesting indeed.

Appearance - 3.8

Smell - 3.7

Taste - 4.1

Texture -4.1

Overall - 3.93/5

Dogfish Head Red & White

This is another one of Dogfish's brews of their new Fall line of specialty beer. It's a mixture of Pinot Noir red wine and German white beer. A very interesting mix.

It pours out a very nice dark, amber color. It is pretty opaque but you see a very interesting residue fall down the glass after the pour. It also produced a very nice, foamy head. It had the very strong scent of wine and it also had a orange-y smell. The beer was mixed with citrus fruits so this doesn't come as a surprise. there was even more presence of the orange in the taste and it had a high-acid taste like orange juice. It finished off with red wine taste that was very classy. It had a pretty smooth texture with a tart finish - very reminiscent of red wine.

This is a beer you can appreciate if you like wine as well as beer. It has the best of both worlds and it's good to see that Dogfish Head is still producing quality mix beers.

Appearance - 3.9
Smell - 3.8
Taste - 4.1
Texture - 4
Overall - 3.95/5

Brew Tasting the Eleventh

We are very very very very behind and since we didn't have a chance to do a review on Wednesday we bring to you a special Friday Night edition of Brew Tasting.

We raise our glasses tonight to those who died 8 years ago across the river from us. To all those innocent people who were just going to work that day to the firefighters and policemen who went into those buildings without thinking twice to save their lives. This is to you.

We Will Never Forget - 9.||.2001

Listing after the break.

1) Dogfish Head Red & White

Harpoon Summer Beer

I wanted to try a little something new for a Paisley tailgating concert that I went to. I heard good things about Samuel Adams Summer Ale but I figured why not go for something new?

The beer poured out with a rich golden color and completely transparent. It had a slight foam, but no head, and a slight bubble. It had a very rich, hoppy scent that was slightly sweet and had a dash of barley thrown in too. Strangely, it reminded me a little of cheap beer like Coors or Budweiser. It tasted just like it smelled: lots of hops and a little barley. It also tasted like it had a little bit of lemon zest or something else citrusy in it. The texture was very smooth and refreshing - optimal for a summer brew at a tailgate, beach or chilling in your backyard.

This is by no means a really expensive, complicated brew. But, it is a very good social brew where you can have a few and enjoy the taste and the setting of where you're at.

Appearance - 3.5
Smell - 3.6
Taste - 3.8
Texture - 4
Overall - 3.73/5