Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

20130828:
I wrote: "This Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has an average taste." 3:54PM ET

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20141003:
I wrote: "This Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was really sour. As far as I can remember, this is the first time I have experienced such an awkward taste with any beer. I'm pretty sure I've had this beer before and I don't remember it tasting like this. Maybe it was just too warm. In any case, I eventually finished it." 10:27PM PT

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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Relevant Links:
Pale Ale (Sierra Nevada Website)
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (BeerAdvocate.com)
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Bottle/Can) (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

PALE ALE

The beginning. A classic. Our most popular beer.

Pale Ale began as a home brewer’s dream, grew into an icon, and inspired countless brewers to follow a passion of their own. Its unique piney and grapefruit aromas from the use of whole-cone American hops have fascinated beer drinkers for decades and made this beer a classic, yet it remains new, complex and surprising to thousands of beer drinkers every day. It is—as it always has been—all natural, bottle conditioned and refreshingly bold.

OVERVIEW

ALCOHOL CONTENT 5.6% by volume
BEGINNING GRAVITY 13.1° plato
ENDING GRAVITY 2.8° plato
BITTERNESS UNITS 38

INGREDIENTS

YEAST Ale yeast
BITTERING HOPS Magnum, Perle
FINISHING HOPS Cascade
MALTS Two-row Pale, Caramel

FOOD PAIRING

CUISINE Grilled Steak, Citrus Salad, Thai Curry, Roasted Vegetables

Perfect Patron Margarita

20130815:
As far as I can remember, this is my first time at a Joe's Crab Shack. I did not, however, participate in getting crab.

To drink I had the "Perfect Patron Margarita." I wrote: "This is real easy to drink. It's a good blend. Overall, it's pretty delicious." 7:36PM ET

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I got the following recipe from a photo posted on pinterest:

Perfect Patron Margarita
2 parts PATRON SILVER
1 part PATRON CITRONGE
sweet & sour

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously. Pour mixture over ice in a glass with a salted rim.

I got the following measurements from a "Joe's Crab Shack cocktails Flash Cards" on Quizlet.com:

1.5 oz Patron Silver
0.75 Patron Citronge
5 oz Sour

Goose Island Honker's Ale

20130814:
I wrote the following: "This Goose Island Honker's Ale didn't have much of a smell. On the first few sips, it has quite a carbonated mouthfeel. It has a good taste, but hard to describe. It's not grassy. I found it felt more watery as time passed. Overall, I would say its a tastier likeness of Yuengling." 8:58PM ET

[20180610 Edit]

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Goose Island Honker's Ale

Relevant Links:
Honker's Ale (Goose Island Website)
Goose Island Honker's Ale (RateBeer.com)
Honker's Ale | Goose Island Beer Co. (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

GOOSE HONKERS ALE
BREWER'S NOTES
Inspired by visits to English country pubs, Honker’s Ale combines a spicy hop aroma with a rich malt middle to create a perfectly balanced beer. Immensely drinkable, Honker’s Ale is not only a beer drinkers can trust but one they’ll look forward to.

RECIPE INFORMATION
Style: English Style Bitter
ABV: 4.3%
IBU: 30
Color: Golden Sunset
Hops: Golding Celeia, Pilgrim, Styrian
Malts: 2-Row, Caramel, Roasted Barley, Wheat
AVAILABILITY
Year Round
Bottles: 12 Pack, 6 Pack
Draft: 1/6 & 1/2bbl

AWARDS
World Beer Cup Awards:
2006: Bronze – English Style Bitter

Great American Beer Festival:
1997: Gold Medal - English Style Bitter

REVIEWS
Beer Advocate
Rate Beer

MAY CONTAIN WHEAT

Widmer Brothers Rotator IPA: Hopside Down

20130809:
I wrote: "This Widmer Brothers Hopside Down has a great apricot-like smell. Well, maybe not apricot, but some sort of fruit. This is not to be confused with the smell of so-called fruity beers. In any case, I like the taste it gives off when it hits the tongue on each sip, but it seems to be leaving a bitter aftertaste. In fact, a very strong bitter aftertaste." 6:40PM ET

[20131124]

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Widmer Brothers Rotator IPA: Hopside Down India Pale Lager

Relevant Links:
Rotator IPA: Hopside Down India Pale Lager (Widmer Brothers Website)
Hopside Down India Style Pale Lager | Widmer Brothers Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)
Widmer Brothers Rotator IPA Series Hopside Down IPL (India Pale Lager) (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

ROTATOR IPA: HOPSIDE DOWN
INDIA PALE LAGER

WE'RE TURNING THINGS DELICIOUSLY UPSIDE DOWN WITH THIS AGGRESSIVELY HOPPED, COLD-FERMENTED BREW THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE CLEAN, CRISP FINISH OF A LAGER WITH THE HOPPY AROMA AND CHARACTER OF AN IPA. HOPSIDE DOWN IS OUR TAKE ON AN INDIA PALE LAGER --OR IPL. THIS SECOND RELEASE IN OUR ROTATOR IPA SERIES IN 2013 OFFERS A BIG FLORAL HOP AROMA AND A REFRESHING DRY, MILDLY BITTER FINISH PERFECT FOR THE WARMER SUMMER MONTHS. PROST! TO TURNING CONVENTION ON ITS HEAD.

AVAILABILITY APRIL - SEPTEMBER
BITTERNESS 50 IBU
ALCHOHOL BY VOLUME 6.7%
ORIGINAL GRAVITY 15.0 PLATO
MALTS PALE, CARAMEL 10L
HOPS ALCHEMY, CASCADE

Anchor California Lager

20130806:
Note - Received @ 8:35 PM ET:
"Anchor California Lager. This beer is alright. It mostly tastes like a slightly better... er... Budweiser or Natty Boh. I generally don't drink lagers, but I tend to try the special draft beer here at CVP if it's a beer I haven't already tried." 8:35PM ET

(The actual bottle, but not from the actual day.)

[20180610 Edit]

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Anchor California Lager

Relevant Links:
California Lager (Anchor Website)
Anchor California Lager (RateBeer.com)
California Lager | Anchor Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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(The actual bottle, but not from the actual day.)

Website Information:

ANCHOR CALIFORNIA LAGER®

California's first genuine lager reborn.

Anchor Steam's® roots go back to the Gold Rush, long before icehouses and modern refrigeration made traditional lagers a viable California option. In 1876, thanks to an ice pond in the mountains and a belief that anything is possible in the Golden State, a little brewery named Boca created California's first genuine lager. Anchor California Lager® is our re-creation of this historic American beer.

Made in San Francisco with two-row California barley, Cluster hops (the premier hop in 19th-century California), and our own lager yeast, this all-malt brew is kräusened and lagered in our cellars. Its golden color, distinctive aroma, creamy head, balanced depth of flavor, and smooth finish make Anchor California Lager® a delicious celebration of California’s unique craft brewing heritage.

The California grizzly bear on our Anchor California Lager® label is from a woodcut by Durbin Van Vleck (1833–1898), courtesy of The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley. First published in 1856 in San Francisco, it is a superbly crafted rendering of an original illustration by Charles Christian Nahl (1818–1878), who had painted both eastbound and westbound versions of this bear. Nearly a century later, Nahl's bear served as inspiration for the design of the bear on California's modern state flag. Although that bear is heading west, our bear—like the bear on Boca Brewing's historic lager label—is heading east.

Brew Facts
FIRST BREW: 2012
FIRST BOTTLING: 2013
ALC. BY VOLUME: 4.9%
AVAILABILITY: YEAR ROUND IN SELECT U.S. MARKETS
MALT: 2-ROW PALE
HOPS: CLUSTER