went to a bar called coblestones in York PA, tried 3 new beers, they had a ton of beers at least looked like 30-50 on tap

(bottle) Rogue Santas Private Reserve, loved it, had a nice mabey fruity flavor with a nice hoppy finish

(tap) Bells Two Hearted IPA, amazing beer, havent really gotten into IPAs much but loved it

(tap) Abita turbodog, i disliked this beer,tasted like cold coffee, strong toffee taste and flt tasting to me, def wasnt a fan

edit: they have 67 beers on tap http://www.cobblestonesyork.com/

Nice! You'll notice the Santa's private reserve was one of our featured winter beers here:http://drinkcraftbeer.com/editorial/articles/winter,_christmas_and_chanukah_craft_beer_recommendations.html glad you liked it!

As for two hearted ale, yeah...it's awesome and i guarantee 3 months from now you're gonna be drinking even more IPAs because of this beer. Once you get a taste for hops your pallet starts to change and get used to the bitterness.

I agree on the turbodog, it's never wowed me. All your reviews are pretty much spot on to my own opinions.

nice, i intend on trying alot more IPAs as i disliked the first one i tried, stone IPA, a few years ago

stone beers are very aggressively hopped especially on the bittering side. to make this a simple lesson I'll put it this way

There are 3 main times when hops are added to a beer. this is definitely a generalization and made more to help understand flavors

1. bittering (early in brew process) the flavor of a specific type of hops doesn't really come through pretty much just bitter
2. Flavoring: still adds bitterness but done later in the boil more of the hop flavor comes through, this is what gives different hop nots such as spiciness, pine notes, citrus flavors etc
3. Aroma very late in the boil adds...aroma...well some flavor too and given some much of taste comes from smell a lot of flavors are enhanced here.

With that said, i really enjoy beers with later hop additions. Go try Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner if you can't still find it, it's a pretty good example of a late hopped beer. These beers tend to be less bitter up front and have more hop flavor which I really enjoy

tried another beer today with lunch

a few weeks ago my roomate wnt to williamsburg for vacation, she brought me back 2 beers

ths one i had with lunch today

whychwood brewery hobgoblin dark english ale

How'd you like it, Leon? I don't believe I've ever had that.

it was very good, very drinkable with a slight hop kick, a little fruity but not overpowering, very good beer not too strong tasting could almost be a session beer

I like that you made this your official try a beer thread haha. I actually am always interested when you add though because you get some stuff that we don't. OH!!!! you have to go to the slyfox IPA fest this weekend! it's a must I insist you go and take pictures. haha no but really, you need to go.
http://www.slyfoxbeer.com/calendar/cal/event.asp?ID=757

well i figure every time time a try one ill post in here instead of making a new thread

and i wish i could go to slyfox this weeend but im booked going to a few parties with my roomate

new update, had a saranac 12 beers of winter, flying dog mixed pack, no reviews on those i dont remember what i had

out of all the xmas beers i tried i liked the winter bourbon cask ale the best, nive vanilla taste

i also tried stoudts american pale ale, have a 6 of that, very good beer, and had a long trail hibernator which was alright, asked for another hibernation ale that has been discussed on this site but sh gave me that, i wasnt too disapointed tho

well went out and had some beer thus weekend

saturday went to rons schoolhouse grill i had a Great Divide Hibernation Ale which i enjoyed alot, and tried my friends Harpoon Winter Ale which had a very strong, cinnamon aroma and taste it was pretty good

then sunday a few hours ago i went to Victory, had 4 samples, Hop Wallop, never had before, but i really really enjoyed this one, i bought a 6 pack to bring home, i had their Abbey 6, another good beer, the festbeir which wasnt new to me but i love it, and then tried their newly released Baltic Thunder, this beer is a porter, very dard, 8.5% alcohol, but doesnt taste like a very strong beer, has a nice toffee taste to it, and is very very drinkable, i enjoyed it alot, and this comeing from someone who doesnt like porters/stouts too much!

didnt get a chance to go to slyfox, im upset, but there will be a trip in my future

Personally, the Harpoon WW... I can do without. Waaaay too much spice for me. But, it's Harpoon's best selling seasonal, so obviously you've got a lot of company.

I dig the Hop Wallop... had it on cask at Victory and DAMN! I'm jealous you got to try the Baltic Thunder. Hopefully it'll make it out here!

yeah I wanna go back to PA...we should weekend trip that at some point

yeah the harpoon was way flavored, i could smell it as soon as she opened the bottle, the hop wallop was really good,im getting into palr ales, ipas alot more and loved this one, the baltic thunder had a very unique taste, toffee but not strong, i went don real easy, id def buy a bottle next time i go

if u guys ever plan on making a trip here def let me know, im always down for drinking

very good stuff, very much enjoyed



and to accompany it

sweet shirt!

just went to the exton drafting room for brunch,
http://www.draftingroom.com/exton/ex_home.html

had a mimosa and an Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence very delicious 4 thumbs up

if you liked that be sure to get some southern tier choklat be quick though, it's prob almost all sold out

i was trying to thnk of that one when i was there, couldnt remeber, and i have yet to find t as of yet

my latest purchase!!!

haha, nice to see you finally found it man! did you try one yet?