Wynkoop Rail Yard Ale

Beer Name: Rail Yard Ale
Brewery: Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver CO

Style: Red Ale
ABV: 5.2%

Overall: 4

Denver CO, what a great town, my wife and I were visiting some family members who lived near by and in a brochure I spotted Wynkoop Brewing Company. Of course I had to go, and I am glad that we did. It took a bit to navigate the Denver downtown but the beer was well worth the wait. The head was fluffy and stood well. Smelling lightly hopped with a subtle sweetness. This beer starts hoppy and has an october fest type feel to it. It finishes with a odd but pleasant light apple flavor, really unexpected but very good throughout. Amongst Wynkoop's other oddities is a pepper beer made of chili's, super weird but defiantly different. I would highly recommend stopping by for a sandwich and some of their flagship ale if you are ever in Denver.


-Woz

Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest

Beer Name:  Leinenkugal's Oktoberfest


Brewery: Leinenkugel Brewery Chippewa Falls WI
Style: Oktoberfest
ABV: 5.10%
Overall: 3.5

Historically for me Leinenkugal has never been a good beer, I have tried several but really only liked the berry weiss when I was like 17 and did not really like beer. That said I do enjoy a good Oktoberfest beer. I first tasted this beer during a motorcycle trip to our vacation cabin in upper Wisconsin. Truthfully it was a great trip, until the end when we got rained on. Anyhow during the trip we stopped in Chipawa falls for their Oktoberfest. It was a traditional Wisconsin festival fun, unpretentious, and relaxing, One guess what beer was on tap? I enjoyed this beer directly from the tap and it went well with my sausage and sauerkraut. After I returned home and had the opportunity to try it again i was less impressed. I suppose that i really was in love with the experience around the beer and not really the beer itself. taking a whiff this beer smells a bit hoppy though faint. It appears red in color, has a hoppy flavor with a slight dryness. One charactaristic that stood out to me was the fizzy mouth feel, which was followed by a smooth ending. I have to say I enjoyed that contrast. Don't get me wrong i do like this beer, but it is not my favorite for the autumn.

Daisy Cutter Pale Ale

Beer Name: Daisy Cutter Pale Ale
Brewery: Half Acre Brewery, Chicago IL
Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5.20%


Overall: 3.5/5

First off let me disclaimer this post , I am a Hop fiend. I love hoppy beers (which I am told men are genetically inclined to enjoy more than woman, another post).
This is a hoppy very citrus punched beer. I first realized that I had some odd tastes when I was at a "cooking show" with my brother Joel, this cooking show was as much about cooking as Green peace has to do with nuclear weaponry. Basically you spend about $15 and go get hammered on a Saturday. Anyhow I tasted the beer as well as my brother. I loved it, he made a face like he just bit into a turd. This beer has a quick fading head with a yellow cloudy haze, due to the hops you get a slightly dry mouth feel with a sweet citrus finish. It smells sweet with oranges and a bit of a floral hop punch. In my opinion (not Joel's) this is a great summer beer.

Budweiser Budvar (Czechvar)

Beer Name: Budweiser Budvar
Style: Czech Lager
ABV: 5%


Overall: 4/5

I first had this beer during my 2010 trip to Munich, My wife and I were walking through a flea market, when out of the corner of my eye I see Budweiser. What the hell, Budweiser is terrible (personal opinion) Why in the hell is it being sold here were every beer is born or gods breath? I had to try one, even for the chance to say that I liked the taste of a Budweiser. After a few sips I could tell this beer has nothing to do with the watered down American lager. There is a good balance of malt and hops, a smooth mouth feel with a solid lager taste. I would stand this up against most German lagers without batting an eye. Great beer, and I am proud to say that I have tried a Budweiser that I like. Don't try to find this can here in the states though, (Ain't Gonna Happen). Here it is referred to as Czechvar, no doubt Anheuser-Busch got angry, and made them change the name.

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Hey everyone, this is  a beta blog site for the soon to be released tandb blog, though I will likely market without the T as well. Anyhow The goal is to provide honest beer reviews with terminology and fun banter people will enjoy reading. I love beer, well at least good beer and want to share my experience and stories with everyone who is willing to listen.