The Return

I'm back!

You say it's been almost two month since an update? Maybe you thought the blog was over? Understandable. It was a few rough months for me, with plenty to drink about but no time to write about it. The hopes of giving the past few months a decent write up are long gone, so without further ado, please allow me to unceremoniously list the forty beers I've had since the last post:


Green Flash Imperial IPA
Victory Golden Monkey
Victory Prima Pils
Victory HopDevil Ale
McNeill's Maibock
Narragansett
Southern Tier Unearthly IPA 
Rogue Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale
Long Trail Double IPA
Smuttynose Imperial Stout
Harpoon UFO White
Green Flash Hop Head Red
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Miller High Life
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere
Bass 
Fuller's ESB
Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits
High and Mighty XPA
Mayflower Spring Hop
Avery Maharaja
Flying Dog Raging Bitch
Left Hand Good Juju Ginger Ale
Dogfish Head Squall IPA
Batch 19

Smuttynose Summer Weizen Ale
Sam Adams Summer Ale
Sam Adams Brick Red Ale
Great Divide Denver Pale Ale
Magic Hat Blind Faith
Magic Hat Single Chair Ale
Grand Teton Trout Hop Black IPA
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Magic Hat Wacko
Ipswich Summer Ale
Green Flash & Brasserie St. Feuillien Biere De L'Amitie
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA

Miller Lite
Corona Light
Harpoon Summer Beer

And a brief recap:

The good:
-Dogfish Head Squall IPA is really awesome. No really.
-I know Batch 19 is made by Coors and therefore I should hate it, but it was head and shoulders above any other lager I've had this year. Plus, it's a pretty cool idea.
-Grand Teton Trout Hop Black IPA sets the standard for a style that's really hard to get right

The bad:
-Fuller's ESB doesn't do the name proud.
-Magic Hat Wacko proves that not all good things (beer and beets, in this case) are better together.
Miller Lite is... well, it's Miller Lite. It was also the cheapest bottle at the bar when we were out watching Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The ugly:
-Corona Light. I thought it was skunked, but apparently that's what it's supposed to taste like.

Now I'm all caught up, and ready for the American Craft Beer Fest! Things are looking up from here.

Beers Down: 157
Beers To Go: 208