Southern Oregon Beer

Couple weeks ago went down to Ashland/Medford for Vacation. We stopped by SOB, Caldera, and Standing Stone. Southern Oregon Brewing(SOB) by far my favorite. I had the Pin-up Porter  and there seasonal Kolsh. I also bought a new growler. Caldera was fun. More hippie than I was expecting. Tried the Ginger Hibiscus ale and the Mogli a chocolate oak aged bourbon porter. The Mogli was amazing, strong chocolate flavor. Last we stopped by Standing Stone. There beer was good, their food was better. The weather and the local was amazing and just sitting having a beer made it better! Cheers! 

Last week in Beer

Last weekend I went to Fremont and I got to try their Barleywine. It was very delicious, not heavy or strong alcohol like most other Barleywine. We then went to Asgard's Tavern I had the Thor's Equinox and my wife had the Sunstone. Both solid Belgium's and better on draft. Thursday got a chance to try Burnside's Lime Kolsh, it was nice and light with a hint of lime. Finally Friday I split Pike's Wood Aged Stout, it was excellent with sweetness of bourbon and bringing out the coffee notes. All in all a good selection this week in August. Cheers!  

National IPA Day!

Hoppy National IPA Day! I am enjoying a Daddy's Little Helper Black IPA from Rogue. It has a delicious roasted malt flavor balanced with Hops! Proust! 

Over the weekend

Over the weekend, I took my cousin out for his 21st. First we hit Two Beers in Georgetown. He tried the Immersion Amber, I had the Presidential Pils. I also had the Evo IPA and tried a sample of there Sodo Brown with mint and cocoa nibs. All their beers were excellent. Then we went to Schooner Exact and both tried the dry stout. It was a nice quality, balanced Stout. Then we swung by Beer Junction and picked up some bottles yo go. We ended the night at Prost were we did a boot of a dunkel weiss. The beer was light with a hint of raisins. Also over the weekend we shared a Manhattan NW sour ale from Cascade. It was a cherry and noyeux ale aged in bourbon barrels and it was amazing! It was a good weekend, with good beer, and good company. Cheers!

MLB ASG

Enjoyed Schooner Exact Hop vine IPA. It was nice and balanced. Slightly hopped and light floral notes. Tasted like a fresh hop IPA. I really enjoyed the beer and the American League won! King Felix pitched a scoreless 4th inning! It was a good night. Prost! 

This week in Beer

I bought myself a 6 pack of the Seattle Beer Week 5th Anniversary Beer from Fremont. It is a pale ale. Balanced and smooth with a subtly hint of citrus. I also had Southern Oregon Brewing Czech pils. It is quite tasty, it is a little more hoppy than a standard German pils. Thirdly I had Elysian's Oddland Series Peppercorn Saison. The bouquet was of peppercorn. The flavor had just a hint of peppercorn. Saison is a style of beer that I am enjoying a lot and Elysian does "unique" beers like no one else. Cheers! 

Beer

It's been a busy couple weeks and haven't had too many beers, but here are a couple I did have and enjoyed. First Snipe Mountain Brewing Session IPA. It is light and hoppy. Second there is Reuben's American Rye Ale. It is a pale made with rye. One of my new favorites. Thirdly Almaeda Huckleberry Hound Golden Ale. This one is light and balanced with a little bit of sweetness. Very good. I have been enjoying a lot from Almaeda lately. Cheers and enjoy this beautiful weather.