A Custom Six Pack

I made a trip the other night to Total Wine, but refrained from buying any wine. Instead, I went to the micro-brew aisle and made a custom six pack. Typically, I like supporting an independent beer specialty store but the one in my current area doesn't do custom six packs. When I had a healthy lead over Colleen, this was no big deal - I need to catch up though.

I just finished a pizza and beer night with my good friend Matt, and tried half the beers in the custom six pack. Side Note: I am convinced that just as Adam needed Eve to be complete, beer needs pizza. Without further ado, I will review what was tasted. One trend I like is to buy other styles of beer from a micro-brewery that makes one of your favorites. Hence, the first three I will review are from Starr Hill, Bells, and Victory.

Victory V Lager: As Colleen recently noted, she had high hopes for Victory Brewing since their Storm King (Imperial Russian Stout) is a mutual favorite of ours. Victory V Lager was also disappointing. I thought it was very light, and somewhat fruity. It was a very light yellow. I'll probably avoid this in the future.

Bells Porter: I enjoyed this beer very much, especially since I love Porters. There definitely was a roasted malt after taste, and the beer itself was dark as night. I will be picking up this beer again sometime soon.

Starr Hill Northern Lights IPA: I found this to be a very, very good IPA. It definitely had a good hop character, but the after taste was not overwhelming. The taste was quite smooth, and it was very enjoyable with a slice of White Pizza.

The biggest problem creating the six pack was finding beers I knew that I hadn't previously tasted. When you get to 150 beers, some things start to blend in your mind. Next time, I am going in there with a list.

The scorecard:
Colleen: 156
Paul: 150