Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA

Why I tried this: Well, if you look at my last 6 or so reviews they are pretty much all IPAs. I really don't know what else to explain here as for why I got another IPA. In this specific instance I thought I hadn't had this one yet, but I had, so maybe that will make the review twice as amazing.

Smell: Hops and a nice outside pine scent. A nice walk in a forest.

Taste: A very smooth IPA, not amazing but it's pretty good. I usually look for a more crisp, strong flavor in an IPA and that's pretty much what this beer was lacking. It still tasted very good and went down really easy. The hop flavor of this beer, like the scent, is more of a floral flavor. There is a slight sweet malt flavor in the background but not anything that sticks out too strongly.

Overall I'd give this beer about a quarter of a glass left. I would probably get this beer again, not just on accident, lol. Though there were some characteristics missing that I look for in an IPA, the Anderson Valley IPA was still very enjoyable. I would probably suggest this beer to someone that was looking for another IPA to try.





--Jon

Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut Down Ale

Why I tried this: I honestly don't remember. I can tell you that the name of this beer is quite the mouthful. I probably saw it in the bottles book and picked it out because of the name. However, I generally have enjoyed Lagunitas beers before, so that probably played a pretty big part as well.

Smell: Has a very slight spice scent to it, but mostly has a malty and floral hop smell.

Taste: Not quite what I was expecting. There are some very light spice and citrus flavors, but mostly it's an epic battle of sweet malts versus mildly bitter hops. Normally, I'm not a fan of hoppy beer, but the malts are able to keep things balanced to the point that I actually really enjoyed this mix. The slight bitterness at the end was fairly nice, giving it a modest crispness.

This was a pretty good ale. It was very strong at nearly 10%, but you couldn't taste any of the alcohol. Instead, you got a nice balance of sweet malts, light citrus, some spice, and floral hops that added a bitterness to the end of the beer. It smelled nice, and went down pretty easily. Overall, I'd give this beer a quarter full glass. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good ale and wouldn't mind trying it again.

--Jeff

Top 10 Loyalty list @ World of Beer UCF

newest update over @ World of Beer UCF puts both Jeff and I cruising up the top 10 list.

click here to view on the WoB website

I see how it is WoB spell out Jeffs last name, Mailhot, but not mine, Rutishauser. :D

Jon and Jeff cruising up the top ten!

updated World of Beer UCF loyalty lists

click her to see the new lists!

Jon (left) and Jeff (right) with the newest printouts!

World of Beer outing with zee Germans

So once again Jeff, Scott and I hit World of Beer UCF and we hit it pretty hard... perhaps it hit us?....

We ended up bumping into a bunch of guys doing work over here, they came all the way from Germany. They were pretty awesome to talk to and hang out with but, to be honest I dont really remember much of the night. I guess in the words of Phil in the movie The Hangover "We obviously had a great f***ing time" since we cant remember the evening.

Looking forward to having more beer with these guys before they have to head back home oversees. Hopefully better pictures to come from those outings.

--Jon