A Custom Six Pack (Part 2) + Plus More

My last post reviewed three beers from a custom six pack I made at Total Wine. Having tried the remaining beers, I wanted to update you on how they went.

St. George Porter: Recently, I've had a lot of Virginia beers: Starr Hill, Williamsburg Ale Works, Olde Richmond, and probably some others. This beer is also a Virginia beer, and it is excellent. If this six pack taught me anything, it's how much I love a good porter.

Clipper City Gold Ale: This beer is from Baltimore, and the beer's color matches the name. It's light color is normally unusual for me, but I enjoyed this beer. It wasn't light on flavor as I noticed a slightly hoppy after taste with more floral aromas. It struck me as the uncomfortable (yet tasty) love child of an IPA and a wheat beer.

Samuel Adams Imperial White: This beer was intense on flavor to the point where it wasn't even enjoyable. If potpourri came in liquid form, it would taste like this. Samuel Adams makes a lot of good beers, I just don't think this is one of them.

Lastly, I had been reminded that I have tried another beer over the summer that was not on my list. The Guinness 250 Stout was good, but I expected more from Guinness. There were different malts used for a slightly different flavor and after taste. I'd be willing to have it again, but I like the regular Guinness Draught instead.

Yesterday, I made some travels around my area and had some more beers. I met one of my co-workers, Bob, at The Vienna Inn. The place can be best described as a local watering hole and a hole in the wall. The food is good and cheap - plus the beer is always cold. Over some chili cheese dogs, and a good conversation, I had the following beers (bonus - more Virginia beers!):

Dominion Porter: I really enjoyed this brew. Needless to say, my love for porters is becoming documented on this blog. It has a nice roasted malt flavor, and jived well with my chili cheese dog.

Dominion Amber Ale: This was a standard, amber ale. It was good, but it didn't distinguish itself from the group. It was a house beer at the Vienna Inn.

Widmer Brother's Drifter Pale Ale: This completed my tri-fecta, which went from darker to light and from malty to hoppy. I liked this pale ale, nothing special, but solid nonetheless.

After my visit to the Vienna Inn, I went to Chadwick's in Old Town Alexandria. They have a good tap and bottle list. It was nice to have a couple beers with my friend Jeremy and his friend Jared. Without further ado, here goes the rest of the beers I tried.

North Coast Brother Thelonious: I hated this beer. It was a Belgian Abbey style ale. I might avoid this style in the future.

Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale: This was a decent amber ale. It was mostly forgettable, then again, I was about 5 deep at this point.


The Scorecard:
Paul: 159
Colleen: 156