Me at the Oakquinox fest at the Stone Brewery on Sunday. Over 100 beers. here are the ones I had:
Montegioco Dolii Raptor - Belgian Pale Ale 8.5%ABV. Pretty good. I bit sour-y, but otherwise not bad. At this station, one buddy had a Grand Teton Howling Wolf Weizenbock which was delicious and very drinkable.
Kern River Twisted Monkey Belgian Triple (Aged in Pinot Noir Barrels) - no idea what the ABV was on this one. Pretty good for a Triple, but I wasn't overly impressed. I was hoping the wine barrel taste would shine through more
Valley 2009 Cuvee de Evil (Brandy Barrel Belgian Strong Golden with Pomegranate Honey) - 10.5%abv I had high hopes for this one, but was rather let down by it. Nothing spectacular. No real interesting flavors.
Allagash Curieux (Bourbon Barrel aged Triple) - 11%abv This one was pretty good. Slightly better and more complex than your average Triple but not as yeasty as some tend to be
Avery Moloch - 13%abv Good lord. This one was a sipper. Reminded me of a maltier barleywine. It was good but definitely not to be had in the middle of other strong beers.
Dogfish Head Burton Baton - 10%abv IIPA It was great. I loved it. Personally, I think this is better than their 90 Minute IPA but whatever. Dogfish Head can really do no wrong in my book
North Coast Old Rasputin XII (Bourbon Barrel Aged) - 11.20%abv Goddamn. I always knew this one was the king of Russian Imperial Stouts. So freaking good and delicious and thick and creamy and delicious and coffee-y. Loved it
after this, my two friends and I went and had pizza at Killer Pizza From Mars and then drove home. I was incredibly full and my stomach was so angry at me for all the beer and pizza I had. Took some mylanta and started to feel better. Felt fine the next day. But after that third beer, my friends and I were already pretty messed up. Wooo fun times.
Sunday we're going to our favorite bar's IPA Fest (list posted earlier). It's already a couple days in, so I'm hoping they still have some Pliny the Younger or else I'll be pissed