September Beer of the Month Club Review - Gourmet Clubs

It's always an exciting day when our beer of the month club comes in. It's sort of like a mini christmas each time, you don't know what you're going to get as you open the box only to discover exciting and interesting new beers. Once again we got a shipment of beers we'd never tried before and given we've tried a lot of beer and we mean A LOT that's saying something.

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Woodstock Inn Pig's Ear Brown Ale

Appearance: Brown, light tan head... decent size head.

Smell: Mild, slightly sweet. Smooth

Taste: Very smooth and easy to drink. Good malt flavor, light hop bitterness, but enough to keep the beer very well balanced, if not on the maltier side. A very drinkable session brown ale. Got enough flavor to make it tasty, with a god bit of roast to it. Not too flavorful to make it tough to drink a lot of it.

Woodstock Inn Red Rack Ale

Appearance: Well, surprise surprise, it' red-ish. White head that dissipates real fast.

Smell: Earthy hops... light smell to it, nothing overwhelming. Almost a little smoke in there.

Taste: Light tasting, with a nice hop bitterness to it. Balanced just like the Pig's Ear, but on the hoppy side rather than the malty side. Very drinkable, another very good session ale!

Tommyknocker Butthead Bock

Appearance: Deep brown with some amber hues and a rich but light brown head.

Smell: Malty. Brown sugar and mollases. Smells sweet.

Taste: Sweet. It tastes like a sweet Oktoberfest. Maltiness coats your mouth, it's a pretty thick beer. Definitely a tasty one to enjoy on a cold night!

Jeff Says: It's good for what it is. A bock. I just don't love sweet beers that much. But it is a good example of the style. I like it, but wouldn't seek it out.

Devon Says: I like it. It tastes like a sweet marzen, which for me worked well. Bock's are actually normally a style that I don't care for but I'd definitely drink this again.

Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale

Appearance: Dark golden with a white head

Smell: Smells good even just pouring it into the glass! Piny hops. Ryan says it smells like Christmas.

Taste: Dry, hoppy, piny and very tasty! Not overly bitter, but great hop flavor with just enough bitterness to make it crisp. This is definitely the winner of the bunch. A great session ale that we could drink all night long. This one is definitely recommended.