The List of Beer

Here's the list of beers and the order to drink them in.  December 1st will be here soon and we will start our beer tasting adventure.  I hope everyone likes the selection!

1.  Blue Mountain's Full Nelson, 5.9% ABV
2.  James Boag's Premium Lager, 5% ABV
3.  Goose Island's Mild Winter, 5.6% ABV
4.  Avery's Ellie's Brown Ale, 5.5% ABV
5.  Nectar Ale's Red Nectar, 5.5% ABV
6.  Anchor's Christmas Ale, 5.5% ABV
7.  Victory's Prima Pils, 5.3% ABV
8.  Rogue's Santa's Private Reserve, 6% ABV
9.  Köstritzer Schwarzbier, 4.8% ABV
10.  Lagunitas' Brown Shugga' Ale, 9.9% ABV
11.  Allagash's Black, 7.5% ABV
12.  Breckenridge's Vanilla Porter Ale, 4.7% ABV
13.  Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald, 5.8% ABV
14.  Schlafly's Winter ESB, 5.8% ABV
15.  Founder's Pale Ale, 5.4% ABV
16.  Bell's Winter White Ale, 5% ABV
17.  Schloss Eggenberg's Hopfenkönig, 5.1% ABV
18.  Southern Tier's Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale , 5.7% ABV
19.  Schlafly's Christmas Ale, 8% ABV
20.  Avery's Old Jubilation Ale, 8.3% ABV
21.  Heavy Seas' Winter Storm Category 5 Ale, 7.5% ABV
22.  Abita's Christmas Ale, 5.5% ABV
23.  Goose Island's Christmas Ale, 7.3% ABV
24.  Trader Joe's 2012 Vintage Ale, 9% ABV

The Getting of the Beer

The results of a trip to Norm's in Vienna.  864 beers!  We organized and created a case of awesomeness for 36 people.  Can't wait until December 1st!

Welcome Back to the 24 Days of Beer!

Thank you all for joining in our 3rd 24 Days of Beer!  We have grown this year from 24 people to 36 participants!  We have set up this Blog so that we can have a central location to banter about our beer tasting journey without flooding everyone's inbox with the chain email messages that are more than likely to occur.  At this blog you will be able to see what beer to drink each day, post comments, read others' comments and inevitably there will be witty comments and some trash talking.

I know not everyone on this list knows everyone else, but you can be assured that we all have at least one thing in common.  Everyone assembled here loves beer.  The end goal is for everyone to get to try 24 different beers that they otherwise would have never tried and have some fun doing it.

Our 24 Days of Beer participants are:

1.  Tony Woskobunik
2.  Katy Woskobunik
3.  Bill McNary
4.  Ro McNary
5.  Scott Shepherd
6.  Dave Peters
7.  Claire Peters
8.  Ivan Blas
9.  Amy Blas
10.  Kevin Boardman
11.  Joe Garcia
12.  Megan Garcia
13.  Phil Evans
14.  Cassandra Evans
15.  John Congable
16.  Sara Congable
17.  Kyle Herchert
18.  Eddie Herchert
19.  Tom DeMott
20.  Jon Liles
21.  Pat McGown
22.  Mark Bolter
23.  Frank Domingoes
24.  Joe Maurelli
25.  Ben Stokes
26.  Chris Schulz
27.  Hugues Beaulieu
28.  Mike Sebestyen
29.  Lee Aaron
30.  Chris Bock
31.  Matt Sampson
32.  Justin & Kris Humphrey
33.  Rick Green
34.  Dave Johnson
35.  Ken Windbeck
36.  Mike O'Brien

Sixpoint's Apollo Ale

The unmistakable flavor of a Bavarian Wheat, but with a clear golden brilliance and a Sixpoint twist. An entirely unique canned offering for the sun-worshipping ale lovers.

ABV: 5.2%

Harpoon's Summer Beer

ABOUT THE STYLE:  Harpoon Summer Beer is a Kolsch style ale. Originating in the Rhineland city of Cologne (Koln), Kolsch ales have the characteristics that many people associate with lager beers. Kolsch is brewed with an ale yeast, but like other northern German light ales, it is straw gold in color and light bodied. The flavor is mild. The hopping levels provide a crisp, dry finish that make this beer particulary refreshing.

BEER CHARACTER AND GLASSWARE: Harpoon Summer Beer is a beer brewed to be enjoyed with summertime activities. It is light, refreshing, and crisp.

The traditional serving style is in small, straight glasses which are constantly circulated among the tables in Koln’s beer halls. This beer goes well with a wide variety of foods, including delicate dishes such as salads and seafood.

The overall character is light and refreshing, with a crisp, dry finish.

AVAILABILITY - April to August

Style:  Kolsch-style ale

History:  Brewed since 1999

Orig. Gravity:  13 P

Color:  Brilliant Gold 5 EBC

ABV:  5.0%

IBU’S:  28

PAIRING SUGGESTIONS:  salads, pasta, seafood  

Founder's Dry Hopped Pale Ale

A testament to Cascade hops in a bottle, this medium-bodied pale ale has a refreshing citrus flavor and a distinctive floral hop aroma due to the aggressive addition of hops during fermentation. You'll notice a slight malty sweetness with a balanced hop finish. Perfect to enjoy anytime, anywhere.

 

5.4% ABV  

35 IBUs

Stone's Levitation Ale

It's been said that "Gravity Sucks." Simple enough. Well, we at Stone have identified gravitational forces in the beer world. And we have come to the conclusion that they, well, see above. So we avoid these less-than-desirable gravitational forces. We avoid dumbed-down flavor profiles and the vigorous pursuit of the lowest common denominator. We avoid big dollar marketing mentalities. We avoid additives, cheap adjuncts, stabilizers and chemical preservatives. So in the defiance of gravity we bring you Stone Levitation Ale. This deep amber ale has rich malt flavors, a big hoppy character, citrus overtones (courtesy of the hops and our special brewers yeast) and modest alcohol.

 

First Release Date:  September 2002  

 

Hop Variety:  Columbus, Crystal & AmarilloStats:

ALC/VOL 4.4%, 45 IBUs

 

Availability:  12oz Bottles, Sixpacks, & Draft