▸ BEER LOG — sorted by rating (best to worst)
| BEER / ABV / BREWERY | DESCRIPTION | COLOR | AROMA | FLAVORS | FINISH | FEEL | RATING | |
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Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer 4.80% ABV John Crabbie & Co |
Steeped ginger combined with quality ingredients and matured for 8 weeks. | 3 | Vernors Ginger Ale | Sweet ginger, ginger soda | Sugary soda | ||
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Blueberry Wheat 4.80% ABV Ellicottville Brewing Co. |
Light golden brew with Canadian 2 row barley, white wheat, noble German hops and blueberry. | 4 | Blueberry | Blueberry | Muffin | ||
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Scotch Ale 6.80% ABV Rohrbach Brewing |
Flagship brew. Scottish-style ale, strong and full-bodied with a sweet caramel finish. | 6 | Cherry | Cola, Cherry | Chocolate | ||
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Hennepin 7.70% ABV Brewery Ommegang |
Hoppy farmhouse saison with champagne-like effervescence; ginger, spice, orange and toasted grain. | 2 | Syrup from canned pears | Crisp pear | Pear | ||
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Foster's Lager 4% ABV Carlton & United Breweries |
Easy-drinking Australian lager. Perfectly balanced with moderate vanilla notes and no bitter aftertaste. | 1 | Something semi-sweet, almost like Splenda | Banana (bread-box) | Banana, much stronger | ||
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Kostritzer Schwarzbier 4.80% ABV Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei |
Market leader in bottom-fermented dark beers. Unique roasted malt aroma and unmatched character. | 7 | Chocolate, burnt toast | Caramel | Coffee and sugar | ||
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Baby Kittens 6.50% ABV Fat Orange Cat Brew Co. |
Pale yellow with fluffy white head. Passionfruit, citrus and peaches. Full mouthfeel, gentle on the palette. | 3 | Tangerine | Peach | Alcohol, then OJ | ||
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Serial Keller 5% ABV Meier's Creek Brewing Company |
Inspired by unfiltered Franconian lagers. Naturally hazy, soft golden glow. Fresh bread crust, toasted grain, grassy hops. | 4 | Fruit flavored cereal | Crisp, vague fruitiness, cereal sweet | Bread | ||
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Pills Mafia 4.90% ABV Thin Man Brewery |
German Pilsner tribute to Bills Mafia. Crisp, clean, perfect for game day pregaming sessions. | 2 | Citrus, mild pineapple, mild apple | Apple juice, orange peel/rind | Melon peel | ||
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Honey Brown 4.50% ABV Genesee Brewing Co. |
Golden amber color. Not watered-down light beer, not heavy craft — smack dab in the middle. | 4 | Watery honey | Honey, light cereal | Iced tea | ||
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Jazzy Summer Ale 4.90% ABV Three Heads Brewing |
Official Summer Ale of the Rochester International Jazz Fest. Sweet, crisp and slightly fruity. | 4 | Citrus, orange/tangerine | Bitter, dark choc, subtle lemon | — | ||
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Eichbaum Helles 5% ABV Privatbrauerei Eichbaum |
Classic taste, 5% ABV. Light golden color with a delicate aromatic bouquet. | 2 | Strawberry | Apple, hint of coffee/tea | Strawberry | ||
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Monastère Blond 6.50% ABV United Dutch Breweries B.V. |
Golden top-fermented ale, smooth and subtle with hints of vanilla and cloves. | 3 | Apple | Freeze-dried apple | Ginger | ||
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Ruby Red Kolsch 4.50% ABV Genesee Brewing Co. |
Inspired by Cologne's 19th-century Kölsch tradition with a 21st-century ruby red grapefruit update. | 3 | Floral | Grapefruit | Grapefruit peel | ||
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Trappistes Rochefort 10 11.30% ABV Brasserie de Rochefort |
The heaviest of the Rochefort beers. Quadrupel style, blue label. | 7 | Nail polish, chocolate, fruit | Fruity and sweet | Chocolate/coffee | ||
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Asahi Super Dry 5.20% ABV Asahi Brewing |
Brewed to very high quality standards under Japanese master brewers. Advanced techniques deliver Karakuchi dry, crisp taste. | 2 | A tiny bit of steaming rice | Light, hard to pick out | Rice | ||
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Gaffel Kolsch 4.80% ABV Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker |
Classic Kölsch from Cologne. Time-honoured family recipe. Delicately bitter, pleasant, slightly hopsy taste. | 2 | Apples | Apple | Grain, cereal-like | ||
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Orval Trappist Ale 6.20% ABV Brasserie d'Orval S.A. |
First brewed 1931. Unique hop varieties from Bavaria. Dry-hopped using the English method. | 3 | Yogurt | Hops, malty bitter | Oats | ||
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Framboise 2.50% ABV Brouwerij Lindemans |
Raspberry juice added to lambic. Delicate fruity aroma and beautiful dark pink colour. Served as aperitif. | 7 | Raspberry jelly | Raspberries with lots of sugar | Raspberries | ||
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Jam Up The Mash 5.20% ABV Collective Arts Brewing |
Dry hop sour. Vic Secret, Citra and Mosaic hops. Juicy, sour and extremely refreshing year-round. | 2 | Floral, lime, citrus | Sour candy | Sour candy | ||
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Modelo Especial 4.50% ABV Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. |
Rich, full-flavored Pilsner-style lager. Orange blossom honey aroma with a hint of herb. | 3 | Honey/syrup | Tequila, kind of spicy | Tequila | ||
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Cream Ale 5.10% ABV Genesee Brewing Co. |
Smooth like a lager. Crisp like an ale. One of the first American beer styles, unchanged since 1960. | 2 | Smooth cream | Pear | Pear | ||
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Brunonia Lager 4.80% ABV Hofbrauhaus Wolters GmbH |
Classic European beer, rich head and golden color. Full bodied, sweet and soft-balanced with a clean dry hop finish. | 3 | General fruitiness, hint of honey | Maple, tree sappy | Very light, not much | ||
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Hofbräuhaus München 5.10% ABV Hofbräu Münchner Weisse |
Origins dating to 1589. Sparkling, rich foam, unforgettable refreshing taste. | 3 | Banana, slight chemical smell | Banana | Banana Laffy Taffy | ||
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Royal Kilt Inspector 7.10% ABV War Horse Brewing Company |
Classic Scottish-style. Notes of caramel, malty, toffee goodness. Dark but not heavy. | 7 | Coffee, bourbon | Molasses, coffee | Bourbon | ||
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Delirium Red 8% ABV Brouwerij Huyghe |
Deep dark red, light pink head. Soft fruity aroma, hints of almond and sour cherries. Excellent dessert beer. | 5 | Actual fruit | Ricola cherry cough drops | Vodka | ||
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Ha Ha Nelson 6.50% ABV Three Heads Brewing |
Nelson Sauvin hops. Pine forest meets wine country. Soft and juicy ale with complex fruitiness. | 3 | Grapefruit, citrus | Citrus | Hops | ||
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The Western 5.20% ABV Strangebird Beer |
Black Lager brewed with 2 Row, Pilsen and Carafa malts. Pours black. Notes of chocolate, molasses, toast. | 7 | Coffee, hint of honey | Strong coffee, burnt toast | Coffee | ||
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Xingu Black Beer 4.60% ABV Cervejas Premium do Brasil Ltda |
100% Brazilian. Medium body, creamy foam. Awarded best dark beer in the world by the Beverage Institute Tasting of Chicago. | 7 | Coffee left at mug bottom, honey | Coffee residue | Coffee | ||
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Modelo Negra 5.40% ABV Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. |
"Cream of the beer." Munich-type, first in Mexico for dark beer sales since 1925. Deep amber color. | 6 | Sugar, maybe some fruit | Flat beer, burnt toast | Slight fruity sweetness | ||
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Benediktiner Hell 5% ABV Klosterbrauerei Ettal |
Typical Bavarian lager. Golden yellow, pleasant malty sweetness balanced by dryness, fruitiness and aromatic herbs. | 2 | Grapes | Grapes | Honey (not very sweet) | ||
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Duvel 8.50% ABV Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV |
Reference among strong golden ales. Lively bouquet, citrus/grapefruit notes, hint of spiciness. Perfect thirst quencher and aperitif. | 1 | Canned meat, a little fruity | Unidentifiable fruit | General bitterness | ||
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Rodenbach Grand Cru 6% ABV Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V. |
1/3 young beer + 2/3 aged 2 years in oak foeders. The original sour ale. | 7 | Cherry and vinegar | Dull sour candy | Vinegar | ||
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Little Biggie 3.30% ABV Three Heads Brewing |
Hazy IPA, big on flavor, low on calories and ABV. Tropical fruit, citrus and pine. Only 100 calories. | 3 | Fruit snacks, mango and grape | Tropical fruit topped with sugar | Mango | ||
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Double Vision 8.20% ABV OEC Brewing |
Coolshipped & open fermented Double IPA with locally grown malt. Citrus, tropical fruit, touch of pine. | 4 | Grapefruit juice | Bitter citrus | Tropical, almost pineapple (bitter) | ||
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Bud Light Blizzard Brew 4.20% ABV Anheuser-Busch |
Limited-edition made with snow from Highmark Stadium. Celebrates Bills Mafia's legendary snow-shoveling tradition. | 1 | Beer | Watered down beer | Light beer | ||
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Aventinus Weizenbock 8.20% ABV Schneider Weisse |
Bavaria's oldest wheat Doppelbock, brewed since 1907. Dark ruby, intensive and fiery, warming, well-balanced. | 6 | Banana | Malt, spices | Semi-banana | ||
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Delirium Nocturnum 8.50% ABV Brouwerij Huyghe |
Good mouthfeel of alcohol and softness, increasing bitterness from hops, roasted malt and chocolate malt. | 6 | Syrup or honey, sticky sweet | Dark chocolate cherry | Hint of coffee | ||
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Green City Hazy IPA 7% ABV Other Half Brewing |
Flagship IPA. Juicy notes of peach rings, grapefruit, mango and tropical candies. Loaded with oats. | 2 | Grapefruit | Floral, cucumber | Cucumber | ||
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Crispy Girls After Dark 5.20% ABV Talking Cursive Brewing Company |
Czech Dark Lager. Bright crispy Pilsner base with pale chocolate, flaky biscuit and light evergreen notes. | 6 | Slightly less sweet syrup, maltiness, bitter | General beer, hard to identify | Syrup | ||
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Space Kitty 8.40% ABV Rohrbach Brewing |
American Double IPA. Trio of rare hops, high in alpha acids and juicy oils. Drink fresh! | 3 | Citrus | Bitter lime, grapefruit rind | Grapefruit rind | ||
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The Kind 6.80% ABV Three Heads Brewing |
Voraciously hoppy, not overly bitter. Enormous aroma and maximum flavor. Pine forest meets citrus farm. | 3 | Citrus, Mango | Mango, lime | Bitter | ||
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Dragon Stout 7.50% ABV Desnoes & Geddes Limited |
Jamaica's best-kept secret. Perfect blend of Pilsen & roasted malt, sugar, hops, water and caramel colouring. Enjoyed since 1920. | 7 | Dark chocolate, cherry | Chocolatey vodka | Vomit | ||
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Celebrator 6.70% ABV Ayinger Privatbrauerei |
Dominant malty taste rooted in a monk's recipe. Pope of Beers Conrad Seidl calls it almost black with coffee tones and fullness. | 7 | Burnt bread | Splenda | Breathing out after puking |