Here are some notes from an event we have pioneered called strange brew. The basic format is that we go to someone’s house (in this case Greg Foster’s), grill a bunch of meat on the grill (it’s a male only event) and go to Central Market and pick out a bunch of beers/ciders we’ve never tried, bring them home and share them all around, sometimes while sharing a good cigar.
Well, this was our third go around with strange brew, and the first one we kept notes on our brew choices...we even ranked them from one to five.
Those in attendance were...Greg Foster, Ryan Gibbons, Robert Ortega, Aaron Williams, Keith Bailey and Corey Frey (who was forced to abstain because he was seven days short of his 21st birthday). Here is the list of brews and their relative merits.
Woodchuck Dark/Dry Cider 4.0
Woodpecker Cider 3.8
Liefman’s Kriek 3.6
Xingu Black Beer 3.5
Ellie’s Brown Ale 2.8
Wells Banana Bread 2.6
Shiner Amber 2.5
Birra Moretti 2.4
Woodchuck Pear Cider 2.25
Redbridge 2.1
Alagash Tripel 2.1
Delirium Nocturnum 1.6
Tommyknocker pick axe 0.8
Sam Smith Taddy Porter 0.2
Tommyknocker butthead 0.0
Dogfish Head Raisin Extra -2.0
