Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Tasty stout! Smells like beer mixed with that hot chocolate that has the marshmellows in it with a little bit of coffee thrown in for good measure. One bottle was plenty, the stuff is pretty thick. Alcolol hotness picks up mid glass but goes well with the bittersweetness of the brew. I've got a few more of these in my stash, go get yourself one!

Samual Smith: Oatmeal Stout

Dark color, medium body. A little sweet but acceptable for a stout. It has an imperial stout aroma to it but the clingy feeling isn't there. I would expect a thicker mouth feel from this brew though I did drink it at a warmer temperature which may have played a part in its weak carbonation level and subsequent bite. The malt taste is present but not overpowering though the lack of an alcohol presence sort of took the alure and luster from this beer . Overall this is a decent stout but it lacked certain qualities that make it a great stout.

Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

I was in the mood for a big stout and didn't want to tap into my reserves. I was pretty disappointed when I got to the grocery store. My choices were this or stone's bitter chocolate oatmeal stout. Honestly I picked this one because it was on sale for $2.49, but my official story is going to be that I hadn't had it in quite a while.

For an imperial stout it pours too thin. And as you can see it had a big head, strike two... The smell is faint, chocholate raisin. First sip, way too carbonated and lacking body. The carbonation dominates my first sip. Second taste, there's something weird, tastes kinda like day old coffe, dry finish. Not picking up the alcohol in the taste or body either. At 7% with this much carbonation and the funk I can't put my finger on I guess it would be hard to pick out. Nothing changed much as it warmed, I remeber Samuel Smith's beer being better...

Rogue: Sea Otter Amber Ale

Medium color, medium body. Hopping is light but spicy. The head was slight off white but reasonably clear. Not as chocolately as our brew but a good solid beer. It was smooth and very easy to drink. I think the hop spice overpowered some of the usual tastes but it wasn't overbearing. I guess I'm just running out of stuff to say. It was a good beer and I'd have another!

Coors light olympics - America vs Canada

So, during a rousing card game we like to play while camping called "Beer!" my buddy and I ran out of bud light. Yes I said bud light. So the other people playing gave us some of their silver bullets... turns out the one on the metric left is the Canadian version and the one on the right is the standard American version.

Believe it or not they did taste different! On to the scoring rounds!

Taste - Medal goes to the Canadians, it tasted just a littly more beery and less like water than the American version. I guess I would describe it as a sweet bread water taste.

Alcohol content - America for the win, 4.2% vs 4.0%. However I think there is a different variant availible in Vegas that is under 4%.

Can coolness factor, or "Bling" - Canadian by a long shot, the American beer didn't even score a medal in this round. The mountains in the top picture and the M looking thing in the bottom picture turn blue when the can is cold, hours of entertainment there! We could not get any part of the American can to change color without resorting to sharpies or fire...

Drinkalotability - American can, it has a vent cast into the widemount opening. The canadian can did not.

At the end of the competition they're both still Coors light, however, given only a choice between these two I would prefer the Canadian Coors light

Snoqualmie Falls Brewery - Their sampler

Belgian tap - Blanche De Bruvelles, witbier.
Light and crisp with a good body, smells almost fruity, finishes smooth.

Summer
Tangy light beer. Again, has a smooth finish. I want some for my next BBQ.

Amber
Has a little of everything. Hops, malt, medium body very drinkable. A beer that would command its own tap space year round.

Copper Head & Nitro Copper Head
Hoppy american ale, hop taste lingers but isn't resiny.
Nitro version had a much better flavor blend with a creamy finish. My first nitro pale, I like it

Wildcat IPA
Great balance, strong hop flavor mid sip with a smooth finish - no lingering resiny taste, clean finish. Columbus hops used.

Porter
Roasty and dry with a sweet dry finish. Noticeable hop aroma and flavor.

Nitro Porter
Sooo smooth! Sweet roasty dryish finish, body is a little light for my taste but has great flavor!

Stone: Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

DARK heavy body, syrap chocolate tones, decent alcohol bite (not strong for 9.2%). When the beer warmed up a bit the alcohol tones really started to come out though. I haven't had a beer like this in a while though. Rich coffee tones seem to dominate this brew but if you reach for it you can feel the dark bitter chocolate. Dubbed a stout, it pours rich black with brown tones and light brown legging. The only time I could see the color was in the head and when poured from the bottle. Very good beer. This is up there with Deschutes Abyss (same kind of feel and body).