Beer Bums Meeting – January 2015 – Favorite Beers of 2014

A look back at our favorite beers of 2014.  I brought the Founders Dirty Bastard as it stood out for me from last year. All great selections including the Big Bend La Frontera IPA which was a pleasant surprise.  Austin Beerworks English IPA was a nice bonus beer too.

Founders Dirty Bastard

Big Bend La Frontera IPA

SanTan Sex Panther

North Coast Old Rasputin

Austin Beerworks Heavy Machinery English IPA

Next Month, February – ABGB visit

Beer Bums Meeting – November 2013 – Red Ales

We have been wanting to have a Red Ale theme for a while so why not in November.  I missed this meeting so I look forward to trying them all.  I know the Green Flash Hop Head Red is good but there are other good one in this bunch.

Green Flash Hop Head Red

Rahr & Sons Texas Red

Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale

North Coast Brewing Ruedrich's Red Seal Ale

Murphy's Irish Red

Next Month, December – Christmas Party!

The Brü Revü – North Coast PranQster

PranQster is a Belgian Style Golden Ale and another fantastic offering from North Coast.  These guys really have their act together as I struggle to find a beer of theirs I do not like.  It’s a Belgian Style so right off the bat it was going to be hard to disappoint.  It poured a honey gold color with a nice head and that signature Belgian yeast aroma.  The taste was of sweet malt and a slight citrus tang with the Belgian yeast clove and banana. The PranQster was a delicious beer that satisfied all my Belgian beer tastes.  I highly recommend it for anyone with a love for Belgian style beers.

North Coast PranQster

The Brü Revü – North Coast Brother Thelonious

North Coast Brewing Company is another great brewery from the West Coast and their Brother Thelonious is an outstanding Belgian Style Abbey Ale.  It pours a dark brown and amber with a nice creamy head.  The aroma is a dense, spicy dark fruit that give you a hint of what your tastebuds are in for.  The taste is a very deep and intense spiceness that exudes the Belgian yeast flavors with a sweet caramel and molasses.  Brother Thelonious is very complex from the banana and bubble gum flavors of the Belgian yeast to the spicier and sweet dark fruit.  I really enjoyed this beer and for an American version of a Belgian Abbey Style Ale it is fantastic.  It is thick and complex and gives you a lot to chew on while taking your taste buds for a ride.

 

North Coast Brother Thelonius

Beer Bums Meeting – September 2011 – Belgian Style Beers Brewed in America

Two from North Coast and Two from New Belgium. This was a good batch of beers and I will be looking forward to sampling them all again.  A good theme for the month, thanks Rich!

North Coast Pranqster

North Coast Brother Thelonious

New Belgium Abbey

Shock Top Belgian White

New Belgium Trippel

Next Month, October - Oktoberfest Beers (of course)