Day 231 - Loose Cannon

I did no get 7 IPAs, but did manage 5 in this pipeline batch.. ;>)

So, one more from Clipper City, and another overall very good, but not great, beer. Nice color, solid hops, no annoying sweetness, what more could you ask for?

Specs:

Full Name: Heavy Seas Loose Cannon
Brewed By: Clipper City Brewing
From: Baltimore MD
ABV: 7.25%

Gotta love the fall in VA (when it isn't raining...). Perfect blue skies, cool crisp air, football on every channel, and then end your day with a palie. Yeah baby....

Day 206 - Peg Leg

So beef for dinner lent itself to me going for the stout tonight. A 2nd from this brewer, with a long time in between.

So, the beer.... A color the deep brown of dark chocolate, and the taste, well, imagine sucking on a cold coffee grounds bag......

Specs:

Full Name: Peg Leg Imperial Stout
Brewed By: Clipper City Brewing Co
From: Baltimore MD
ABV: approx 8%

All in all, this one is growing on me though, so maybe there is an acquired taste to stouts, that certainly I haven't found in the frubees. I'm heading up (aka being dragged along...) to King of Prussia PA this weekend to go to the big mall up there with Elizabeth. Oh the price one has to pay when one has a daughter...
Hopefully though, I'll find a good beer store and find some local brews that I haven't had yet. At least that is what I tell myself!

Day 132 - McHenry

Sometimes, it's all about the beer, and sometimes, it's all about the sunset. Tonight was a great night for sunsets, and the beer obligingly was mellow and did not distract.

Both were bright yellow and smooth, though the beer was a bit dry without the hops flavor. It was very easy to drink, and thus would do well as a cooler beer (hum, a new bobism, for a beer not known for great flavor, but can be consumed in quantities while doing outdoor activities).

Specs:

Full Name: McHenry Old Baltimore Style Beer

Brewed by: Clipper City

From: Baltimore MD

ABV: 4.5% (thus the quantities...)

Have a good friday!

Day 7 - Small Craft Warning

Given the amount of heavy snow lifting I did today, I let myself start a bit early... ;>)

Tonight I went with one of the new additions, a US pilsner. For me, the colder it is outside, the more taste I want in my beer, and lagers tend to be more on the refreshment and ease of drinkability side, rather than heavy flavor (IMHO). This beer starts with a promising hops hit, but it kind of finishes weak, leaving my taste buds pouting. Interestingly, I keep taking another drink, like I think maybe this time it will be really good, but it isn't, but then I take another sip anyway, and now it is gone. Hum, perhaps that is the intent, make them drink more.....tricksy brewer!


So, if this is there to drink, and you are on the water and thus in the spirit of the name, then by all means drink it. It has a clear, burnt yellow color (remembered to pour a little into a clear glass first to check...), but then, it comes in a brown bottle, and probably isn't poured into a glass often, so it just doesn't matter. The ladies out there may appreciate the artsy label...

The Specs:

Full Name: Heavy Seas - Small Craft Warning

Brewed by: Clipper City Brewing Company

From: Baltimore MD

Rating: One bottle (worth trying it, and some may really like it, as in the end, it is easy to drink).