A rundown…

Deschutes Brewery released their Bachelor Bitter in - get this - bombers. I saw it for the first time at Galveston 7-11 today after work. Of course, I snatched it up along with a deuce-deuce of Dead Guy. Dead Guy is my all-time favorite beer. Hands down. But I digress…

The Bachelor Bitter is great. Now that they only serve it at the pub, I rarely get to have one. But it translates to the 22 format quite nicely, and damn does it ever feel good to be drinking a Deschutes out of a bomber. I’m a little past halfway done with it. mmmm.

Lately, I’ve been drinking a lot of 20″ Brown Ale, a seasonal from Cascade Lakes Brewery. It’s the best Cascade Lakes brew I’ve had yet, save maybe for the Roadhouse Rage, a beer they brewed exclusively for Kayo’s Roadhouse. I always really liked it, buy Kayo’s is spendy, so I never really got to sit down and give a full eval. They don’t make it anymore. Cascade Lakes makes some okay other beers, but none I’ve ever really gotten down with. The Brown Ale is smooth, and finishes really quickly for such a strong, tasty beer.

The other main beer that I’ve been putting away is a Widmer. Now, Widmer hasn’t made anything I’ve really cared for. Their Hefeweizen is their bread & butter. I am not a wheat-beer kind of guy. Not my pint of Dead Guy, that’s for sure. But they made a seasonal, limited release IPA they call W ‘05. Now, if you’ve ever been a fan of the micros, you would probably expect a seasonal, limited release IPA they call W ‘05 to be well shy of the hoppy goodness you crave. But damn….they nailed it. I was expecting Bridgeport-stylee IPA. Which is a good beer, but very short on taste. No, the w ‘05 is quite good, it has a real Booneville bite. You should pick some up if you get the chance.