Brew Munkey

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Alaskan - Baltic Porter

I need more of this. By far the best dark beer alaskan makes.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Redhook - Treblehook

Good, but a little fruity. I'm really glad they brought this one back though. I'll probably buy a couple to stick in the cellar for a year or two.

Stone - Vertical epic 09

OMG, this one is good. Dark sweetish portery belgian thing.

Some of the beers in this series have tasted "young" for lack of a better word. This one was good from the get go, I think it will be amazing in 2012!

By the way, I'm still looking for a bottle of '02

Pyramid - Snow cap

More winter seasonals!

Despite the new label, this one is also still excellent.

Deschutes - Jubelale

MMMMM winter seasonals!

I'm being lazy/busy right now. You'll have to go get a bottle and do your own review.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Russian River Brewing - Damnation

Excellent beer. What really stood out on this one though was the balance. No one flavor really dominated anything, but in a good way, not in a blah kind of way. Hard to describe... I'd say if you were to put every good belgian style beer you've tasted in blender you'd end up with this bottle of awesome.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Maui Brewing Co., CoCoNut Porter

Our search for good beer on Waikiki has started at Lu Lu's on the corner of Kapahula and Kalakaua. Beer here seems to be a bit more expensive but there are some jems to be found. This poured with a deep red hue to it and had little white head but a great malty roasted smell. My first taste and I knew this one was a keeper. It boastes of roasted coconut but they've done a great job of blending it. Maybe it's the actual flavor or maybe it's talent, either way it's a winner. The typical chalky porter flavor was a little subdued compared to the nice thickness it presented. If I can find this on the mainland I'll grab ya one.