Beer Bums Meeting – Christmas 2012 Party!

The Beer Bums 3rd Annual Christmas party that was another marathon of great beers.  I took notes on the beers as we went so I wouldn’t forget what I thought about each one, but I was having trouble keeping up.  I had to leave early so this is a list of what we had while I was there.  There were many more fantastic beers to be sampled after I left. A good time as always.

Leibinger Zeppelin Bier  The warm-up beer.  A good solid German beer.

Unibroue Trois Pistoles  I have had this many times, and it was as great as ever.

Gavroche  A Biere De Garde that tasted more like an amber.  Still a good beer with good carbonation.

Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar  Excellent.  Sweet but like a hazelnut flavored coffee.  I need to try this one again.

Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale  Dark and foreboding with lots of spice.  Initially very tasty, but the spices may get overwhelming after a while.

Boulevard Smokestack Series - Harvest Dance Wheat Wine I like this one a lot.  Sweet with the taste of apricots.

New Belgium Lips of Faith - Biere de Garde  It took me a while to figure out what I was tasting in this one.  It was orange.  A tasty tasty orange.

Avery Hog Heaven A dry-hopped barley wine.  Exciting and tasty, although a bit young for a barley wine.  I need to try it again.

Ommegang Goudenhop  I must have had a few by this point, because I thought this was Ommegang’s version of Duvel, but I was totally wrong.  I couldn’t figure out why it didn’t taste at all like Duvel.... because I’m an idiot.

Adelbert’s Tripel B (Bad Boy Brew)  OK, I don’t even remember this one.  Maybe someone else took the picture with my camera? hmmm

The Brü Revü – Unibroue Trois Pistoles

Ah Unibroue. A great brewery from Canada that signifies itself by bottle refermenting all of their ales in the true Belgian Trappist style. While I haven't tried all of their brews I have yet to be disappointed by any of them and the Trois Pistoles is no exception. It is a Belgian Style Strong Ale that pours a dark opaque brown with aromas of Belgian yeast and dark fruits. This is a beer you have to allow to warm a bit for all of the complex flavors and aromas to completely reveal themselves. Once it warms its deep rich dark fruit and roasted malt flavors come through the Belgian yeast tones. The very smooth and mellow flavors mask the high alcohol content and make this an easily quaffable brew. The Trois Pistoles is a great example of the Unibroue quality and an excellent beer.

Unibroue Trois Pistoles

Beer Bums Meeting – January 2012 – Favorite Beers of 2011

For this meeting we brought our favorite beers from 2011.  Maybe a beer we tried for the first time and really loved, or one we just couldn’t stop drinking, etc.  It was a great collection for the month and a wide variety.  It was hard to pick a favorite, but the Trois Pistoles and Leviathan were really tasty!

Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA

Unibroue Trois Pistoles

Oskar Blues Old Chub

Rahr & Sons Ugly Pug

New Belgium Trippel

Next Month, February – Uncle Billy’s BBQ Tour and Tasting?