Oskar Blues Deviant Dale IPA

Oskar Blues Deviant Dale IPA STYLE: American IPA STATS: 8% ABV PENDING RATER: Che - RATE: X.X/5 MEDIA FACEBOOK: Oskar Blues Page TWITTER: @OskarBlues INSTAGRAM: @OskarBlues WEB: Oskar Blues Website HOMETOWN: Longmont, Colorado

Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro STYLE: Milk / Sweet Stout STATS: 6% ABV I've had this beer before on draft at several Alamo Drafthouse locations while watching movies. Hands down my favorite beer they serve. Che had a bottle of this at his house so I was curious to try the Nitro version. The pour yielded the typical jet black color but the head was initially taller than what I'm used to. The smell was the usual of malty lactose & chocolate espresso. This nitro version started to vary from the normal version in taste/mouthfeel. I noticed the beer was "thinner" than it usually was. The taste contained coffee, cream & chocolate notes still but I wouldn't necessarily say it was more complex. The nitro version seemed to thin out the body of the beer & make it less "stout-like". I still like the beer but prefer the standard CO2 version over this nitro mix. RATER: Joey - RATE: 3.7/5 PENDING RATER: Che - RATE: X.X/5 MEDIA FACEBOOK: Left Hand Brewing Page INSTAGRAM: @lefthandbrewing TWITTER: @lefthandbrewing WEB: Left Hand Brewing Website HOMETOWN: Longmont, Colorado

Laughing Dog The Dogfather

Laughing Dog The Dogfather STYLE: American Double / Imperial Stout STATS: 11% ABV This was on draft at the Brass Tap. As I always do, no matter what the weather, I tried as many stouts as possible there. This is a brewery I had never even heard of but was pleasantly surprised with this stout. The beer arrived with a thin, off-white head & an almost black, opaque body. This one smelled like a smokey malt with just a hint of chocolate. You could also smell the alcohol, almost foreboding of the punch to come. It tastes surprisingly "thin" but the chocolate, malty flavors are nice. The alcohol is present but definitely not overpowering. It has an aftertaste of coffee within the alcohol kick you get. A nice stout. Not going into my bank of favorites but I will order this again. RATER: Joey - RATE: 3.8/5 MEDIA WEB: Laughing Dog Website HOMETOWN: Sandpoint, Idaho

Founders Imperial Stout

Founders Imperial Stout STYLE: Russian Imperial Stout STATS: 10.5% ABV This was on draft at the Brass Tap. I'm a stout lover so I had to give it a go. I was not disappointed! The pour showed up with a medium tan head while the beer itself was a very dark brown. Almost black. It smelled of cocoa powder & malt. The taste mirrored this as you pick up chocolate, cream along with malt. As a proper stout should be, this beer had little carbonation, was really smooth & fairly thick. Despite the double digit ABV, I tasted no alcohol at all. This beer would be very dangerous for me. Great brew & a must try. RATER: Joey - RATE: 4.3/5 MEDIA FACEBOOK: Founders Brewing Page TWITTER: @foundersbrewing WEB: Founders Brewing Website HOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Deep Ellum Double Brown Stout

Deep Ellum Double Brown Stout STYLE: Baltic Porter STATS: 7% ABV PENDING RATER: Che - RATE: X.X/5 MEDIA FACEBOOK: Deep Ellum Brewing Page TWITTER: @deepellumbrewco WEB: Deep Ellum Brewing Website HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas

Deep Ellum Dallas Blonde

Deep Ellum Dallas Blonde STYLE: American Blonde Ale STATS: 5.2% ABV PENDING RATER: Che - RATE: X.X/5 MEDIA FACEBOOK: Deep Ellum Brewing Page TWITTER: @deepellumbrewco WEB: Deep Ellum Brewing Website HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas

Big Sky Bobos Robust Porter

Big Sky Bobos Robust Porter STYLE: American Porter STATS: 5.8% ABV / 32 IBU PENDING RATER: Che - RATE: X.X/5 MEDIA FACEBOOK: Big Sky Brewing Page INSTAGRAM: @bigskybrewing TWITTER: @bigskybrewing WEB: Big Sky Website HOMETOWN: Missoula, Montana