Hoppy Spring!
Bado's Pizza Grill & Ale House
April 24, 2012
1. Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
Average rating: 3.32
ABV: 5%
Member thoughts: "Yum! Add cinnamon!" "Ok, Mott's with a kick!" "Delicious on opposite day!" "Fantastic!" "Awesome!" "Like Welch's Sparkling Grape Juice . . . and DELICIOUS!" "Tasted like fizzy apple juice." "Tasty, but will cause a headache."
2. Great Divide Titan IPA
Average rating: 2.50
ABV: 7.1%
Member thoughts: "Balanced." "A bit too citrusy." "A tasty treat." "Couldn't drink a lot of it, but it's good." "Really watery . . . flavorless." "Too floral, sour." "Very smooth, not much bite, which is nice."
3. Brooklyn Brewery Pennant Pale Ale
Average rating: 3.43
ABV: 5.1%
Member thoughts: "Too bitter for me." "I heart NY stands for I heart Nick Yourd." "Tastes like a Brooklyn sewer." "Tastes like dish water." "It left a film in my mouth." "No flavor. Boring like Brian."
4. Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale
Average rating: 3.64
ABV: 7.25%
Member thoughts: "Brian is a loose cannon." "Hoppy good!" "A lot of flavor, spicy." "Brian sucks at picking beer!" "A delicious cannon blast to the face." "Like a little spice packet . . . is that thyme?" "Shot on!" "Good earthy flavor. Hints of garden herbs." "Weak like Brian's ability to talk smack." "Sam Adams wannabe."
5. Stoudt's Karnival Kolsch
Average rating: 2.86
ABV: 4.8%
Member thoughts: "Carnival is spelled with a 'C' and I give it a 'C'." "Tasted about as good as your pronunciation of 'kolsch'. JK." "What is with the beers that taste like feet tonight?" "Easy to drink, nothing special." "The new paragon of mediocrity." "It aspires to be PBR."
6. Green Flash West Coast IPA
Average rating: 3.21
ABV: 7.3%
Member thoughts: "Best IPA of the night." "This is the first IPA I've given a '4' . . . damn." "WONDERFUL!!!!" "Horrifying." "B-E-E-R, beer, beer, beer." "Like drinking perfume . . . UGH!" "Good IPA, nice ending!" "What an IPA should be." "WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? Oh wait, it's awesome!"
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Hoppy Spring!
Duke's Rib House & Grille
April 11, 2012
Members “hopped”
over to Duke’s to take in some flavorful wheat beers, hop-filled IPAs and the
Pens game, of course! Congrats to the winners of our Pittsburgh Penguins
Whiteout shirts and Pittsburgh Power ticket giveaways! Members even had the chance to try a surprise sampling of Duke's own limited draft: Duke's White Belgian. It received a 4 out of 5 rating. "Very tasty! Like a Hefeweisen!"
Check out member feedback
and ratings on the featured beers:
1. Rivertowne Babbling Blonde
Average rating: 3.32
ABV: 5.3%
Member thoughts: "Very light and refreshing." "Very solid." "Easy drinking." "Not a blonde guy." "Light, smells like apple juice." "Bland beginning, tasty end. Growing on me. Would not buy." "Really great! Strong honey hit upfront. Good, light finish." "Too light. Kind of weak . . . like Brian." "Eh, kind of dull. Babbling Blonde reminds me of my ex: plain and flat." "Mild, smooth, honey malty." "Good for a sweet beer."
2. Long Trail Blackbeary Wheat
Average rating: 2.86
ABV: 4%
Member thoughts: "Tasteless." "Very, light subtle blackberry taste, not a lot of flavor." "Very nondescript." "Is that BooBoo on the label?" "Smells fruity, tastes wheat . . . drinkable." "Like a light beer or watered down juice." "Very berry and good." "Hint of blackberry. Light beer. Will buy for summer." "Okay to get the fish smell out of my kitchen drain. Otherwise, blah." "Pretty boring . . . tastes like a wine cooler."
3. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA
Average rating:3.00
ABV: 7.2%
Member thoughts: "Lots of hops. Good finish." "Bitter pill to swallow." "Smooth and good." "Eww, very sour." "Love - smooth for an IPA." "Finally!!!" "Will buy!" "Bites a little, but slithers down easy." "Okay for IPA, but all hops, no heft." "I hate IPAs, but what can you say, it was okay!"
4. Sierra Nevada Torpedo
Average rating: 3.50
ABV: 7.2%
Member thoughts: "Nice bitter and flowery." "Floral hoppy." "Very flowery but drinkable." "Tastes like grapefruit." "Grapefruit taste, nice finish." "Replay for breakfast." "FINALLY! Great!"
5. Ithaca Apricot Wheat
Average rating: 3.18
ABV: 4.9%
Member thoughts: "Juicebox." "Great apricot flavor." "Fruity good." "Good ladies beer." "Not bad. Different than what I thought!" "Marmalade beer. Tastes like concentrate." "Watery, apricot juice with light beer. If this is the 'Spirit of the Finger Lakes', give it the finger." "Fruity . . . like Brian." "Apricot?! More like Apri-NOT . . . that strange metallic aftertaste is like going to the dentist." "Not a fan."
6. New Holland Mad Hatter IPA
Average rating: 3.00
ABV: 5.3%
Member thoughts: "Not bad for an IPA." "Hoppy!" "IPA! Holla!" "Strong." "Yummy." "Bland." "Sour, bitter, ugly." "Smooth, pleasant."
