Wednesday, September 22, 2010

August 2010 Tasting

philo-grail-2 The Philopotes Society's fifth meeting and tasting took place on Tuesday August 31:

Philopotes Society members in attendance were:

  • Brent Ainsworth

  • Jay Brooks

  • Steve Shapiro

  • Amy Slosberg

  • Pete Slosberg

  • Gail Williams

  • Tim: A Guest


And the beers sampled were:

  • Pyramid Juggernaut Red Ale (5.6%) rating30

  • New Belgium Lips of Faith (8%) rating25

  • Trader Joe's (Firestone Walker) Mission St. Hefeweizen (4.7%) rating45

  • Grand Teton Brewing Trout Hop Black IPA rating35

  • Samuel Adams (Longshot) Rob's American Racuhbier rating20

  • Port Brewing Anniversary Ale (10%) rating40

  • Odell Brewing Saboteur Brett Barrel Brown Ale (10%) rating45

  • Deschutes Brewing Jubelale 2010 (6.7%) rating30

  • MacTarnahan's Brewing Ink Blot Baltic Porter (7.5%) rating30

  • Brew Dog Hardcore IPA (9%) rating40

  • A'chouffe Brewing Chouffe Dobbeln IPA Tripel (9%) rating45

  • Yards Brewing Tavern Porter rating25

  • Flying Fish Exit 6 Wallonian Rye (7.5%) rating45

  • Mikkeller Black Hole Stout w/ Coffee (13.1%) rating45

  • Mahr's Brau Jubelfestbier (4.9%) rating25

  • Caldera Brewing Rauch Ur Bock Smoked Lager (7.4%) rating35

  • Goose Island Brewing Bourbon County Stout 2008 (13%) rating45

  • RedHook Brewing Blackjack Porter rating30

  • Ballast Point Brewing Sculpin IPA (7%) rating45

  • Zotler Bier Korbinian Dunkel (4.7%) rating30

  • Liefman Goudenband 2003 Provision Beer rating45

September Tasting Lineup

philo-grail-2 Here is the lineup, so far, for the Philopotes Society's fourth tasting scheduled for Tuesday July 27:


  1. Abbaye de St. Martin Blonde

  2. Black Star Golden Lager

  3. Brauerei Pinkus Muller Jubilate Special Reserve Dark Lager

  4. Deschutes Brewing HopHenge Experimental IPA

  5. Deschutes Brewing Hop in the Dark C.D.A.

  6. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Miles Davis' Bitches Brew

  7. Grebbestad Bryggeri Grebbestad Lager

  8. Kerkom Brewery Winterkoninkske

  9. Krusovice Cerne Original Bomisches Schwazbier

  10. Krusovice Imperial Czech Premium Lager

  11. Lucky Hand Brewing Cali Common

  12. Magic Hat Brewing Circus Boy

  13. Mecatzer Weiss-Gold

  14. Moylan's Brewing Chelsea Moylan's Porter

  15. New Belgium Brewing Ranger IPA

  16. Newcastle Summer Ale

  17. Philadelphia Brewing Fleur de Lehigh

  18. Philadelphia Brewing RowHouse Red

  19. Pyramid Breweries Juggernaut Red Ale

  20. Recken Schlossbrauerei Kellerbier Hefetrub

  21. Rogue Ales Oregon 150 Sesquicentennial Ale

  22. Samuel Adams Sample A: Belgian Style IPA

  23. Samuel Adams Sample B: American Rye Ale

  24. Shmaltz Brewing He'Brew Rejewvenator Grape

  25. Speakeasy Brewing Bootleger Black

  26. Speakeasy Brewing Rum Runner Rye

  27. Stoudt's Brewing 1860 IPA

  28. 21st Amendment Brewery Back In Black

  29. Two Brothers Brewing Cane and Ebel

  30. Valley Brewing Uberhoppy Imperial IPA


Monday, July 26, 2010

July Tasting Lineup

philo-grail-2 Here is the lineup, so far, for the Philopotes Society's fourth tasting scheduled for Tuesday July 27:


  1. Abbaye de St. Martin Blonde

  2. Black Star Golden Lager

  3. Brauerei Pinkus Muller Jubilate Special Reserve Dark Lager

  4. Deschutes Brewing HopHenge Experimental IPA

  5. Deschutes Brewing Hop in the Dark C.D.A.

  6. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Miles Davis' Bitches Brew

  7. Grebbestad Bryggeri Grebbestad Lager

  8. Kerkom Brewery Winterkoninkske

  9. Krusovice Cerne Original Bomisches Schwazbier

  10. Krusovice Imperial Czech Premium Lager

  11. Lucky Hand Brewing Cali Common

  12. Magic Hat Brewing Circus Boy

  13. Mecatzer Weiss-Gold

  14. Moylan's Brewing Chelsea Moylan's Porter

  15. New Belgium Brewing Ranger IPA

  16. Newcastle Summer Ale

  17. Philadelphia Brewing Fleur de Lehigh

  18. Philadelphia Brewing RowHouse Red

  19. Pyramid Breweries Juggernaut Red Ale

  20. Recken Schlossbrauerei Kellerbier Hefetrub

  21. Rogue Ales Oregon 150 Sesquicentennial Ale

  22. Samuel Adams Sample A: Belgian Style IPA

  23. Samuel Adams Sample B: American Rye Ale

  24. Shmaltz Brewing He'Brew Rejewvenator Grape

  25. Speakeasy Brewing Bootleger Black

  26. Speakeasy Brewing Rum Runner Rye

  27. Stoudt's Brewing 1860 IPA

  28. 21st Amendment Brewery Back In Black

  29. Two Brothers Brewing Cane and Ebel

  30. Valley Brewing Uberhoppy Imperial IPA


Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June Tasting Lineup

philo-grail-2 Here is the lineup, so far, for the Philopotes Society's third tasting scheduled for Tuesday June 29:


  1. Abbaye de St. Martin Blonde

  2. Arcadia Ales Hop Rocket Ale

  3. Black Star Golden Lager

  4. The Buery Melange 3

  5. Caracole Saxo Belgian Blond Ale

  6. Deschutes Brewing Hop in the Dark C.D.A.

  7. Deschutes Brewing Twin Samples

  8. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Miles Davis' Bitches Brew

  9. Flying Fish Brewing Exit 4 American Tripel

  10. Kerkom Brewery Winterkoninkske

  11. Ithaca Beer Flower Power IPA

  12. Lucky Hand Brewing Cali Common

  13. Mecatzer Weiss-Gold

  14. Moylan's Brewing Chelsea Moylan's Porter

  15. Philadelphia Brewing Fleur de Lehigh

  16. Philadelphia Brewing RowHouse Red

  17. Port Brewing Hot Rocks Lager

  18. Pretty Things Babayaga Sylvan Stout

  19. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits Hoppy Triple

  20. Shmaltz Brewing He'Brew Rejewvenator Grape

  21. Southern Tier Brewing Imperial Cherry Saison

  22. Stoudt's Brewing 1860 IPA

  23. Two Brothers Brewing Cane and Ebel

  24. Valley Brewing Uberhoppy Imperial IPA

  25. Victory Brewing St. Victorious Doppelbock

  26. Voodoo Brewing Pilzilla Lager

  27. Yards Brewing Saison


Friday, May 21, 2010

May Tasting Lineup

philo-grail-2 Here is the lineup, so far, for the Philopotes Society's second tasting scheduled for Wednesday May 26:

  1. Brauerei Schwelm Schelmer Pils

  2. BrewDog Atlantic IPA

  3. Brouwerij Kerkom Winterkoninkkske

  4. Brunehaut Brewery Abbaye de Sint Amand

  5. De Ranke Pere Noel Hoppy Christmas Ale

  6. De Ryck Amend Tripel

  7. De Strubbe Ichtegems Grand Cru

  8. Dieu Du Ciel Rosee d'Hibiscus

  9. Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter

  10. Eichbaum Brauerein Apoftel Brau Pilsner

  11. Eisenbahn Defumada Smoked Lager

  12. Firestone Walker Parabola

  13. Gagleer

  14. Goose Island Imperial IPA

  15. Grand Teton Double Vision Dopplebock

  16. Grand Teton Tail Waggin' Double White Ale

  17. He'Brew R.I.P.A. on Rye

  18. Hook Norton Twelve Days

  19. Jessenhofke

  20. Leireken Wild Berries

  21. Magic Hat Wacko Summer Seasonal

  22. Mahr's Brau Christmas Bock

  23. McTarnahan's Lip Stinger Farmhouse Ale

  24. Meckatzer Weiss-Gold

  25. Michelob Ginger Wheat

  26. Michelob Rye-ter's Block

  27. Michelob Shock Top Belgian White

  28. Moylan's Chelsea Moylan's Porter

  29. Natty Green's Cannonball Double IPA

  30. Norrebro Bryghus Norrebros Julebryg

  31. Odell Woodcut No. 4 Oak Aged Lager

  32. Oud Beersal Bersalis

  33. Oudbeitje Lambic 2000

  34. Pyramid Haywire Hefeweizen in 16 oz. can

  35. Redhook Rope Swing Summer Pilsner

  36. Terrapin Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout

  37. Widmer 84-09 Double Alt

  38. Widmer Sunburn Summer Brew

Thursday, May 20, 2010

May Meeting Date Change

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The second Philopotes Society meeting date has been changed, from Tuesday May 25 to the next day, Wednesday May 26. Start time will remain 6:30 p.m.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Inaugural Tasting Lineup

philo-grail-2 Here is the lineup, so far, for the Philopotes Society inaugural tasting scheduled for Tuesday April 27:

  1. Barons Black Wattle

  2. Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel Equinoxe du Printemps

  3. CBC Heartwood Symposium Ale 100% Aged in Bourbon Barrels

  4. De Dolle Special Oerbier Reserva 2006

  5. De Dolle Special Extra Export Stout

  6. De Proef Van Twee Belgian Ale

  7. Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale

  8. Dugges Spring Beer Lager

  9. Goose Island Mathilda

  10. Goose Island Sophie

  11. Gordon Biersch Maibock

  12. Grand Teton Double Vision Dopplebock

  13. Grand Teton Tail Waggin' Double White Ale

  14. Grieskirchner Weisse

  15. Hale's Rudyard's Rare Barleywine Style Ale

  16. Hepworth Pullman First Class Ale

  17. Ithaca Beer Co. Excelsior! Brute Golden Sour Ale

  18. Lambrucha

  19. Lompoc Bourbon Barrel Aged Lompoc Special Draft 2009

  20. MacTarnahan's Goose Bump Imperial Stout

  21. MacTarnahan's Spine Tingler

  22. MacTarnahan's Summer Grifter IPA

  23. Mariestads Porter 2008

  24. MateVeza Black Lager

  25. Nils Oscar Swedish Barley Wine-Style Ale

  26. Odell Woodcut No. 3 Oak Aged Crimson Ale

  27. Oppigards Golden Ale

  28. Rogue Chatoe Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager

  29. Pyramid Curve Ball

  30. Samuel Adams Summer Ale

  31. Slottskallans Slotts-Lager

  32. Southern Tier un*earthly Imperial IPA

  33. Steam Whistle

  34. Three Floyds Dreadnuaght Imperial IPA

  35. Waituna TaaKawa

  36. Widmer 84-09 Double Alt


Thats what was in the hallway, I still have to pull some from the garage.