Being Belgian

Yum!

Being Belgian

Yum!

Beer Advent Day 1

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Thanks Tracie!

Barrel To Keg Relay, 2016

110k distance.

3rd overall, 1st masters. 7:18 average team pace. Great job team!

New and old

Similar yet very different

Beer Advent Last Day :-(

It's not Samichlaus! Yay!

Beer Advent Day 24

Beer Advent Day 23

Happy Solstice!

Beer Advent Day 22

Beer Advent Day 21

Beer Advent Days 20 and 21

Beer Advent days 15-19

I had to travel a bit for work, so I missed some days...

Beer Advent Day 14

Santiam Brewing: Bourbon barrel aged Abbey porter

Beer Advent Day 13

Wild Ride: Solidarity
Belgian style Abbey ale aged in pinot noir barrels.

Beer Advent tasting: Claim 52 Voyager barrel aged American strong ale

375ml bottle, 9.6% abv

Pours orangey/gold with no head. A vigorous swirl brings a very light head that dissipates immediately.

Aroma is sweet caramel and some oaky vanilla.

Flavor is lightly sweet with big malt notes and some significant alcohol warmth.

Finishes surprisingly dry for how sweet/strong it tastes, but it's still a bit too sweet for me.

It's drinkable, but I'd keep this one in the cellar for a while to see if it dries out even more, if I hadn't opened it already.

Beer Advent Day 12

Fort George: bourbon barrel aged Cavatica Stout

Beer Advent Day 11

Claim 52: Voyager
Golden ale aged in Knob Creek bourbon barrels.

Sounds yummers. I know nothing about this brewery though...

Beer Advent Day 10

Crooked Stave - Progenitor

Beer Advent Day 9

Flat Tail Kölsch.

Yay. Woo. I'm so excited. 😒

[In case you can't tell, that's sarcasm. Flat Tail is constantly vying for the coveted "worst brewery in Corvallis" title.]

Beer Advent Day 8

I'm... kinda scared. There's a bunch of pumpkin in these...