Best liquor store ever.
We each grabbed a case and spent way too much time picking our beers. Mine turned into just an assortment of different IPAs from around the country. Scotti's was a variety of wheat beers, and Dan took a more varied approach.
Here are some of the beers in roughly the order we liked them best, best in the middle and worst on the outsides.
Mmmmm, Sunchips.
The best IPA of the night definitely went to Red Hook's Long Hammer. It was strong, not too bitter, with a smooth ride and an aftertaste that didn't want to quit.
The second best IPA was Boulder Beer Company's Hazed and Infused. It was slightly sharper than Long Hammer.
My first beer of the night was North Coast Brewing's Acme IPA. Like its name suggests, it's your standard IPA.
Another IPA of note was Victory's HopDevil. It had a great flowery dry hopped flavor, a lingering but not bitter aftertaste, and an interesting caramel note. It's a great dessert beer that would be paired well with fruit.
And here's a picture proving that I shouldn't be allowed to operate a camera when I'm drunk. It's also a picture of our three picks of the night. Scotti's was Breckenridge's Agave Wheat, mine was New Holland's The Poet, and Dan's was Victory's Prima Pils.The Agave Wheat took your standard wheat ale and added an inexplicable agave sweetness. It had an interesting light flavor unlike any other I've ever tried. It finished clean.
The Poet is an oatmeal stout to end all oatmeal stouts. I would drink it as a dessert beer with dark chocolate. It's very sweet and thick with a strong chocolate and coffee flavor. It lingered just long enough at the end to make you crave more.
The Prima Pils was dry and light. Not my personal cup of tea (ha!) but as far as lagers go it's right up there. It's what I might call a salad sippin' beer.
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