The Beer Garden

Taste: 4
After Taste: 3
Label: 1
Buzz Factor: 3

Notes: This beer is about as common as water in this area, so I don’t have much to say about it. Pours out a nice golden color with a head that is promising but fades quickly. Taste is smooth and well balanced with an average aftertaste. The label is boring and overly self congratulatory, I pretty much hate it.

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JASON’S REVIEW
Taste: 3
After Taste: 3
Label: 1
Buzz Factor: 3

Shawn described this beer’s role in our area pretty well in his review – it’s everywhere! To add to his comments, it’s also the beer that “beer posers” use to try to impress other people and convince them that they are somehow more worldly or well-travelled because they know of a beer made by someone other than Miller or Budweiser. “That’s right ladies, I drink Dortmunder Gold… now if you would kindly remove your pants and join me in a darkened secluded corner of this fine drinking establishment.”
I don’t mean to take anything away from the beer; it has a decent flavor and is better than average in the buzz category, but it’s nothing special.
Shawn also hits the nail on the head with regard to the label. So it won a few awards, big whoop! You don’t see me wearing the shirt I won at last year’s national clog dancing event, do you?

Taste: 3
After Taste: 2
Label: 3
Buzz Factor: 2

Notes: With a head of snow and a color like wine, you might first think not to drink this concoction, well, you would be right. It has a spicy citrus flavor that is rather unsubstantial. It isn’t that the beer tastes lie poison, and with enough of them, you would get drunk. The problem is that it is about as exciting as shuffleboard. Unless this is your style, pick something else. The label get’s a bonus point since ‘Moses’ is actually parting Lake Erie to reveal the Cleveland skyline.

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SHAWN’S REVIEW

• Taste: 4
• After Taste: 3
• Label: 3
• Buzz Factor: 2

Not an overly tasty beer but it was damn refreshing. The after taste was just a touch bitter, but not in a negative way. The color stayed true to it’s name.

The label reminds me of home but was put on quite crooked. Think they need to add a little V8 to the machine’s oil tank.

I don’t have much to say other than I plan to enjoy this beer again, ideally after just mowing the lawn.

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JASON’S REVIEW

• Taste: 3
• After Taste: 3
• Label: 3
• Buzz Factor: 2

I don’t really have anything good or bad to say about this ale, it was pretty good, but not great.

I thought I had already review this ale, but noticed my review was longer on the site, so I went to my local purveyor of adult beverages and picked up another one. When I went to the “Mix a Six” section, I immediately noticed a new label for this ale. The new label is much more striking and bold, which kind of makes me miss the quaintness of the one shown in our picture.

Taste: 3
After Taste: 3
Label: 3
Buzz Factor: 3

Notes: Good cocoa smells and an atractive deep brown color. The head was fairly substantial and hung around just long enough to not overstay it’s welcome. The taste was a little hoppy and had brown sugar undertones. Overall I would say the flavor was average, definitely drinkable, but nothing to write home about.
The label has a clean simple design, using calming colors and a good texture.

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Berta’s Review
Taste: 5
After Taste: 5
Label: 3
Buzz Factor: 5

Hands down, my favorite beer period. The flavor is magic, the color, luxurious and the buzz, divine. Definitely on the hoppy side, but oh so good! This is a beer you want to take your time with (for all of you out there who usually just drink your beer through a hole you just poked in the side of the can with your dorm key). I can’t say anything else, except I hope this is available in your area so you can experience the greatness of this beer. The label is another story… not so good. The Dogfish label is nice, but I don’t care for the texture or muddy colors. It’s cool though, I put this beer in a Miller Light zip up cozie to disguise it anyway… this way nobody gets any bright ideas to steal a sip of my Indian Brown Ale!! That’s right… always thinking.

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Jason’s Review
Taste: 5
After Taste: 5
Label: 2
Buzz Factor: 3
When I first cracked open this bad boy, I had to make sure I hadn’t grabbed a stout or porter instead – it just had this nice warm, roasted aroma that I don’t usually associate with an ale. My suspicions grew when I started pouring and the rich, brown liquid filled my glass. But when the glass first made it to my lips… Ah yes, definitely an ale… but with a deeper more mellow flavor that made it even more palatable. If you’ve ready some of my other reviews, you know that I’m not really an ale man (I know, sacrilege). I just find them to be a bit too bitter for my tastes. But this ale, this brown ale… this Indian Brown Ale, offers a bit more. Well done, I say, well done.
I agree with Berta regarding the label; it’s just sort of “blah” for me and really doesn’t reflect on the quality of the beverage within.

Taste: 4
After Taste: 3
Label: 3
Buzz Factor: 2
Aroma: 3

Notes: Pours out of the bottle with a small thin head and a nice golden color having moderate carbonation. The taste is light, crisp and a bit hoppy with a smooth finish. The label is clean and makes good use of outlines on the head line. the illustration fits the brand well, which is good, but it just doesn’t make me sing. If that is what the inside of the brewery looks though, those brew masters have a good view that would be a nice vantage point for a thunder storm. This was a good beer for the twilight hours of a late spring day.

Taste: 3
After Taste: 2
Label: 5
Buzz Factor:4
Aroma: 4

Notes: Pours into the glass with a rush of bubbels. Started with a decent sized head but as is all to often, it was gone in a blink. The taste starts off sweet and then quickly moves to a more malty taste with hints of citrus and finally ending with a hoppy, bitter, sweetness. I have a feeling that if I had more than one of these, the mixed bag of taste would grow on my. Initially however I was not impressed.
I really like the label, it has a good sense of humor, and the painted on old wood texture rocks!

Taste: 4
Aftertaste: 3
Buzz Factor: 3
Label: 3

This beer has a deep, complex flavor that admittedly took me a few sips to determine whether or not I liked it. The rich, roasted flavors of a traditional Stout is accented by a sharp hoppiness that adds a nice bite. I could easily enjoy a few more of these.

The label has a nice “down home” illustration of a warm, inviting atmosphere that is simple, clean but I feel portrays the image of the beer properly.

Shawn’s Review

Taste: 4
After Taste: 4
Label: 4
Buzz Factor: 3
Aroma: 2

Notes: Nice dark color with a pail head that rose quickly but disipated quickly as well. Good flavor with a rich and slightly sweet aftertaste. A great beer to have with dinner!
I like the style of these labels and they seem to reach accross the entire brand. The stovepipe oven is my favorite element, but I don’t think the background works for me.

SHAWN’S REVIEW

• Taste: 3
• After Taste: 2
• Label: 3
• Buzz Factor: 4

On first sniff I get the strong aroma of wine. The first sip passes by without much of a thought, but the aftertaste has a wicked bouquet that lingers in the back of the throat until well after exhaling. Really, for the strenth of this brew, the taste is a little milder than I expected.

The label is rated a 3 because of the humor of the scared donkey. Otherwise image is lacking a sharpness that the taste deserves.

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JASON’S REVIEW

• Taste: 3
• After Taste: 2
• Label: 4
• Buzz Factor: 2

What can I say about the flavor of this beer other than pungent. Or maybe potent. Not that it’s necessarily a bad thing, but the hoppiness of this particular as it a bit overwhelming for me.

The label is pretty standard Sierra Nevada fare; a nice, colorful illustration of the surrounding mountain, but with the rather cartoony explorer, donkey and bigfoot at the bottom.

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SHAWN’S REVIEW

• Taste: 2
• After Taste: 1
• Label: 1
• Buzz Factor: 4

Usually I am a big fan of this brewery’s concoctions, the Commodore Perry however let’s down the “Hero of Lake Erie’s” name. The beer is very acidic and bitter with a taste that seems to last forever! I wouldn’t generally mind the lingering aftertaste if it were a bit better than roasted horse shit.

The label looks to have been merely an after thought, with a graphic that probably didn’t have a high enough resolution to look good on the web.

I have fond memories of hanging out atop the great Perry’s monument taking in the vista’s it’s great lake provides. Now those fond memories will be clouded with daydreams of throwing this beer to the ground below.

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JASON’S REVIEW

• Taste: 1
• After Taste: 1
• Label: 1
• Buzz Factor: 4

Let me just preface my review by saying that I just don’t enjoy IPAs. They are much to bitter and strong for my taste. I understand that they have their place in the grand world of beer and also that they go wonderfully with different variety of foods, but they just aren’t my cup of tea… er… mug of beer.

Having said that, this beer is just atrocious. As Shawn says above, typically, this local brewery delivers, but this foul concoction is barely drinkable.

I can’t even review the label because as soon as I start to, I have to run back to the bathroom to try to remove this beverage from my system…

Taste: 4
After Taste: 3
Label: 2
Buzz Factor: 2

Notes: This beer has a strong flavor with a satisfying bite. Not overly complex, but wraps the tounge in carmely goodness. This beer, with it’s wimpy ABV, would be perfect for a long night n the pub playing pool.
The label doesn’t match the beer’s prowess however. The colors are garish and the repeating sawtooth line everywhere (including the title font) is pure overkill!

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Taste: 3
After Taste: 3
Label: 1
Buzz Factor: 2

Notes: This is a good ale. Not the best, but it’s good.