Flying Fish Exit 4

20120331:
I wrote: "[Nugget Nectar]. Jordan's Weyerbacher Slam Dunkel: Nice taste to it. Easy drink. Exit 4: Mmm, there's definitely a bitterness there." 8:19 PM
I wrote: "Actually, perhaps there's more of a standard tripel taste. Perfume smell. No wait more like a light IPA smell. The taste is more orange than it is piney." 8:29 PM

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Flying Fish Exit 4

Relevant Links:
Exit 4 (Flying Fish Website)
Flying Fish Exit 4 (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Exit 4

This inspired Belgian-style Trippel has a hazy golden hue and the aroma of citrus with hints of banana and clove. Predominant Belgian malt flavors give way to a subdued bitterness in the finish. Winner of a Gold Medal at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and named by Mens Journal as best Belgian beer brewed in America for 2009.

Malts: Malto Franco-Belge Pils Malt, Weyerman Acidulated, White Wheat, Demerara Sugar
Hops: Simcoe, Columbus, Palisades, Amarillo
Yeast: Belgian Abbey
Original Gravity: 21.5 Plato
Alcohol by volume: 10.2%
IBU's: 23.8
Formats: 12 oz. bottles, limited draft
Availability: Year round

Food pairings: Delicious when paired with a fish, roasted vegetables, shrimp, and strong cheeses.

Widmer Brothers W'12 Dark Saison

20120328:
I wrote: "I like this W'12 Widmer Brothers Dark Saison. It has a nice smell out the bottle. It has a lovely taste. It's complex. Feb 01 12." 4:14 PM

In contrast to my experience, the beer did not rate well on either BeerAvocate.com (79=Average) or RateBeer.com (64%ile Overall, 28%ile Saison).

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Widmer Brothers W'12 Dark Saison

Relevant Links:
Widmer Brothers Website
W'12 Dark Saison (Widmer Website)
W'12 Dark Saison (BeerAdvocate.com)
Widmer Brothers W'12 Dark Saison (RateBeer.com)
Saison (Wikipedia.org)

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Website Information:

W’12 DARK SAISON
BREWMASTERS' RELEASE

INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC FRENCH FARMHOUSE ALE, OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE SAISON STYLE GETS ITS DARK COLOR AND DEEP RUBY HUE FROM A HINT OF CARAMEL AND DARK CHOCOLATE MALTS. WHILE THE BEER IS DARKER THAN MANY EXAMPLES OF THE STYLE, THE CITRUS SPICE OF SAAZ HOPS PROVIDES A PERFECT BALANCE OF COMPLEX FRUITY ESTERS WITH EARTHY AND SPICY NOTES. DARK SAISON FINISHES SLIGHTLY TART WITH A DRYING, CLEAN, AND PEPPER-LIKE FINISH.

AVAILABILITY SPRING
BITTERNESS 25 IBU
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME 5.5%
ORIGINAL GRAVITY 11.75 PLATO
MALTS 2-ROW PALE, WHITE WHEAT, CARAMEL 120L, VIENNA, DARK CHOCOLATE
HOPS ALCHEMY, SAAZ

Black Velvet (Guinness and Champagne)

20120318:
I wrote: "I only smell the champagne, not the Guinness. Yum. Somehow the champagne is right there for the taste. Maybe from the bubbles. Similar to cider. Snakebite good." 12:52 PM

Legends at Notre Dame had a list of mixes with Guinness:
Black & Tan (Guinness & Pale Ale) $5.50
Half & Half (Guinness & Harp) $5.50
Black Velvet (Guinness & Champagne) $5.50
Blacksmith (Guinness & Smithwicks) $5.50
Black Knight (Guinness & Upland Wheat) $5.50
Snakebite (Guinness & Cider) $5.50

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20120929:
My friends and I went to Bond Street Social where I started the night out with peach schnapps on the rocks topped with soda water. After finishing, I ordered a glass of Guinness & champagne. I recall it tasting decently good. Next my friends and I had a shot (fuzzy navel).

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Black Velvet (Guinness and Champagne)

Relevant Links:
Black Velvet (beer cocktail) (Wikipedia.org)

Note: The Black and Tan (Wikipedia.org) article lists the Black Velvet as Guinness and cider.

Three Floyds Alpha King

20120314:
I wrote: "Alpha King. Three Floyds. Pale Ale. Nice smell and taste. Standard piney smell and hops. [Legends]" 1:44 PM

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Three Floyds Alpha King

Relevant Links:
3floyds Website
Alpha King Pale Ale (BeerAdvocate.com)
Three Floyds Alpha King (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

Alpha King

6.66% ABV 66 IBUs
3 Floyd’s flagship beer, Alpha King is a big American pale ale that pours a deep amber with a creamy head. This ale is brewed with Centennial, Cascade, and Warrior hops giving it an intense citrus aroma and a crisp hoppy finish.

Korbel Champagne

20120309:
I wrote: "12% ABV California Champagne. I didn't like it as much as some other champagnes I've tried."

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Korbel Champagne Brut
Korbel Champagne Extra Dry

Relevant Links:
Korbel Website

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Website Information (Brut):

America's favorite bottle-fermented champagne, KORBEL Brut is light-tasting and crisp with a 1% dosage for a balanced medium-dry finish.

Excellent With: Chicken or seafood dishes, also with Asian foods. A wonderful choice with fruit and mild cheese.

Varietal Composition: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, French Colombard and Pinot Noir

Dosage Level: 1.0%

Sizes Available: 187ml (crown and cork finish), 375ml, 750ml, 1.5L and 3L

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Website Information (Extra Dry):

KORBEL Extra Dry is a crisp off-dry champagne that is light, refreshing and very easy to like. Features flavors of citrus, melon and spice.

Excellent With: Salads with sweet fruit-based dressings. Great with spicy foods, especially Thai or Vietnamese dishes that use cilantro, ginger or chilies.

Varietal Composition: Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and French Colombard

Dosage Level: 1.5%

Sizes Available: 375ml, 750ml, 1.5L

2008 Mendel Malbec Lunta

20120307:
I wrote: "2008 Malbec Lunta Mendoza 14.2% ABV. There's only a small amount left. It's a bit sour tasting." 5:01 PM

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2008 Mendel Malbec Lunta

Relevant Links:
Mendel Malbec (Mendel Wines Website)
2008 Mendel Malbec Lunta (Argentina, Mendoza) (CellarTracker.com)

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Website Information (CellarTracker.com):

Vintage 2008
Type Red
Producer Mendel (web)
Variety Malbec
Designation Lunta
Vineyard n/a
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
SubRegion n/a
Appellation n/a
UPC Code 835603001662

Blue Point Toasted Lager

20120307:
I wrote: "This Toasted Lager by Blue Point is an easy drink. Though perhaps closer to a macrobrew taste than anything interesting." 4:16 PM

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Blue Point Toasted Lager

Relevant Links:
Toasted Lager (Blue Point Website)
Blue Point Toasted Lager (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Toasted Lager

Our Award-Winning Flagship Brew!

The best thing to come out of a brick oven since pizza. Well, we’ve upgraded from our original direct-fire brick kettle, but our flagship Toasted Lager still has the same toasted flavor it was named for. Copper in color, our most popular and unique brew is made from six different malts, including English Pale, Crystal, Munich, Carapils, Wheat, and Belgian Caravienna. Toasted Lager’s balanced flavor of malt and hops makes for easy drinking and the special lager yeast we use produces an exceptional, long-lasting smooth finish.

Availability: Year-Round

Category: Always in the Tank 24-7 / 365

Technical Description: 1.054 OG | 28 IBU’s | 5.5% ABV

Offerings: Keg, Growler, Draft, 12-oz. Bottle, 12-oz. Six-Pack, 12-oz. Case, 22-oz. Magnum Bottle, 22-oz. Case, Craft Variety 12-Pack / (3) 12-oz. Bottles

Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

20120303:
I wrote: "Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron. 12% ABV. $9. Draft. Dominantly alcohol smell. But there's a chocolate and smoky smell. Nice drink. Much easier to drink than a Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA." 9:50 PM

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Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Relevant Links:
Palo Santo Marron (Dogfish Head Website)
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron (RateBeer.com)
Palo Santo Marron (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Palo Santo Marron

Availability: Year Round

An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted. Palo Santo means "holy tree," and its wood has been used in South American wine-making communities.

This highly roasty and malty brown ale clocks in at 12% abv. A huge hit at our Rehoboth Beach brewpub when first released in November 2006, Palo went into full production at the end of 2007.

At 10,000 gallons, our Palo tank is the largest wooden brewing vessel built in America since before Prohibition (and we have two same-sized oak tanks right next to it).

ABV: 12.0
IBU: 50

Original Release Date: 12/2007
Food Pairing Recommendations: Steak, chorizzo sausage, cajun cuisine, farmhouse cheddar
Glassware Recommendation: Pint
Tasting Notes: Caramel, vanilla, Paraguayan palo santo wood
Wine Comparable: Oak-aged cabernet