Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale - brewed with fresh hops, picked the day before brewing. It was a solid ale. If you like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, you'll like this. B+
Green Flash Brewing Trippel Belgian Style Ale. Eh, this was ok. Nothing really special. B-
Stone Vertical Epic 08.08.08. I've already mentioned that this is the best beer ever. A++
Brother's David Triple Abbey Style Ale. I drank this the day after I discovered the Vertical Epic. I had intended to drink more Vertical Epic, but had to settle for this. Despite the disappointment, it held up well. I good "American Belgian" ale. A
Stone Ruination IPA. I spent several days looking for another Vertical Epic, but could find not a single one. So I knew it was time to move on. But I had to stay in the family. Thus the purchase and subsequent drinking thereof (law speak?) of the Ruination IPA.
I have consumed quite a bit of the standard Stone IPA at the vile Stan's Blue Note, and that beer is like a concentrated pine forest in a jelly jar. So I was initially fearful of how hoppy this thing would be. I mean, I love hops, but I don't want the top of my head to fly off.
Well, my fears were quickly trounced. This is a great beer. Yes, it is strong in hoppy/bittery goodness. But not so much that that's all there is. It is nicely balanced and a surprisingly smooth drinking beer. A+
Urthel Samaranth Quadrium Ale. Like a Belgian Tripel, only "one louder". Admittedly, this was a novelty purchase. And I suppose its high alcohol worked (11%) since I don't really remember much about it. Thus I'll just give it a B and move on.
Indian Wells Brewing Amnesia IPA. This was the only beer I purchased that didn't come in a 22oz bottle. In fact it was the only 6-pack I bought. Thus I drank more of this than any of the other beers. For a regular IPA it was high in alcohol (7.2%). Overall, it was OK. In the pantheon of great IPA (60/90 Minute, Terminal Gravity, Full Sail) it doesn't quite hold up. But still a solid choice. B
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