Laughing Dog Anubis Imperial Coffee Porter

New state, Idaho (35/51):

• Name: Laughing Dog Anubis Imperial Coffee Porter, 9.2%, United States
• Appearance: Basically black, lots of tan head.
• Aroma: Coffee, something else. Dark malt.
• Taste: Coffee, overpowering. Burnt, malt, tar. Lacks balance.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 650 ml, $6.99
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Bell's Expedition Stout

• Name: Bell's Expedition Stout, 10.5%, United States
• Appearance: Black, dark tan head. Oily. Lots of thick, dark tan head. 
• Aroma: Coffee, dark malt. Raisins?
• Taste: Strong coffee, bitter, very dark malt, roasted, burnt. Nice, but a bit harsh.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.99
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Flying Fish Belgian Abbey Dubbel

New state, New Jersey (34/51):

• Name: Flying Fish Belgian Abbey Dubbel, 7.2%, United States
• Appearance: Dark redish brown, clear. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, sweetness.
• Taste: Dark malt, sweetness, medicine?
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.79
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 29/10-2014, BB: 30/10-2014

Abita Turbodog

• Name: Abita Turbodog, 6.13%, United States
• Appearance: Dark brown, Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Medium malt, caramel.
• Taste: Malt, caramel, slightly watery. Acceptable!
• Bought: World of Beer (Reston), 355 ml, $?.??
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Ommegang Three Philosophers

• Name: Ommegang Three Philosophers, 9.7%, United States
• Appearance: Dark brown, light tan head.
• Aroma: Very dark malt, roasted, sweet.
• Taste: Very dark malt, dark fruit, roasted. Very good!
• Bought: World of Beer (Reston), 355 ml, $?.??
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout

Bought primarily so my friend would have to go the bar and ask for a pearl necklace...

• Name: Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout, 5.5%, United States
• Appearance: On tap. Dark brown, some light tan head.
• Aroma: Malt, roasted. Chocolate?
• Taste: Malt, slightly watery. Roasted. Missing oysters.  
• Bought: World of Beer (Reston), ? ml, $?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Three Brothers My Dear Watson

• Name: Three Brothers My Dear Watson, 8.7%, United States
• Appearance: On tap. Very dark brown with nice tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, dark chocolate.
• Taste: Dark malt, fruits, smooth. Chocolate and sweetness. Good stuff.
• Bought: World of Beer (Reston), ? ml, $?.??
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Ommegang Game Of Thrones #4 - Valar Morghulis

• Name: Ommegang Game Of Thrones #4 - Valar Morghulis, 8%, United States
• Appearance: On tap, very dark brown. Very little head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruits, prunes.
• Taste: Dark malts and fruits, prunes, roasted. Very nice.
• Bought: Michael’s Bistro and Taphouse (Charlottesville), ? ml, $?.??
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 29/10-2014

Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold

• Name: Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold, 5.8%, United States
• Appearance: Orange golden, some off-white head.
• Aroma: Malt, slight fruit, hops.
• Taste: Good malt, biscuits, some hops. Good balance.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.29
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 28/10-2014, 232/300

Suprema

New country, Ratebeer country #100:

• Name: Suprema, 5.3%, El Salvador
• Appearance: Light yellow golden, clear. Some white head.
• Aroma: Grains and some malt. Not much.
• Taste: Grains, lemon, malt. Crisp. Not terrible.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Reston), 330 ml, $1.50
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 28/10-2014

Stone Go To IPA

• Name: Stone Go To IPA, 4.5%, United States
• Appearance: Yellow golden, hazy. Slight off-white head.
• Aroma: Mostly hops and citrus.
• Taste: Fruits, citrus, quite a bit of hops. Not great.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.29
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 27/10-2014

Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

• Name: Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel, 9.5%, Canada
• Appearance: Very dark brown, lots of dark tan head. Oily.
• Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, roasted.
• Taste: Strong coffee, dark malt, some chocolate. More balance needed.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 340 ml, $6.99
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 27/10-2014

Flag Porter 1825 Original

• Name: Flag Porter 1825 Original, 5.0%, England
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Tiny amount of head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Coffee.
• Taste: Dark malt, slightly roasted. Coffee. Smooth. Pretty good.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 350 ml, $3.99
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 27/10-2014, 231/300

In the 300-book as "Darwing Flag Porter"

North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

• Name: North Coast Old No. 38 Stout, 5.6%, United States
• Appearance: Black brown, nice amount of creamy dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, tar, house on fire.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, burnt, slight tar. Smoother than the aroma.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.49
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 27/10-2014, 230/300

Gallo

New country!

• Name: Gallo, 5%, Guatemala
• Appearance: As Famosa. Yellow golden, clear. Fizzy white head.
• Aroma: Grains, lemon.
• Taste: More grains, citrus, some hops and malt. Slightly metallic. Odd. Not very nice.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 27/10-2014

Lazy Magnolia Southern Hops’pitality

New state, Mississippi (33/51):

• Name: Lazy Magnolia Southern Hops’pitality, 5.5%, United States
• Appearance: Bottled 29/9-2014. Light orange, slightly hazy. Good amount of creamy, white head.
• Aroma: Citrus, fruit, hops.
• Taste: Fruits, lots of hops. Citrus. Lacks a little bit of balance.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.49
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 26/10-2014

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

New state, Georgia (32/51):

• Name: Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, 5.5%, United States
• Appearance: Light orange, hazy. Some fizzy white head.
• Aroma: Fruits, citrus, hops.
• Taste: Lots of citrus, good amount of hops. Grains. Acceptable, but not good balance.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 26/10-2014, BB: 31/7-2014

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

• Name: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, 5.8%, United States
• Appearance: Very dark brown, some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malts, roasted, some smoke.
• Taste: Lots of dark malt, roasted. Slightly burnt and smokey. Nice!
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $2.29
• Overall score: 5/6
• Info: 26/10-2014, 229/300, BB: 9/12-2014

Nebraska Brunette Nut Brown

New state, Nebraska (31/51):

• Name: Nebraska Brunette Nut Brown, 4.7%, United States
• Appearance: Clear dark brown, slight fizzy off-white head.
• Aroma: Caramel, sweetness, malts. 
• Taste: Caramel, sweetness. Nutty and good malts. Good.
• Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml can, $1.99
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 26/10-2014

De Molen Molenbier 7.5%

• Name: De Molen Molenbier 7.5%, 7.5%, Netherlands
• Appearance: Dark brown, hazy. Some light tan head.
• Aroma: Yeast, slight sourness. Tart fruit?
• Taste: Sweetness and sourness, actually. Fruits, hops, dry. Not the best from this brewery.
• Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.20
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 24/10-2014, BB: 29/8-2018

Passarola IPA

• Name: Passarola IPA, 6.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark chestnut brown, cloudy. Good amount of off-white head.
• Aroma: Citrus, hops. Cherries? Peaches. Nice.
• Taste: Lots of hops, American-style to me, but not too overpowering luckily. Nice fruits in there as well.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 24/10-2014

Dixie Beer

New state, Louisiana (30/51):

• Name: Dixie Beer, 4.5%, United States
• Appearance: Light golden, clear. Bubbly. Some short lived white head.
• Aroma: Malt and hops. Sweetness?
• Taste: Sweet malt, some crispness. Watery.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.59
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 24/10-2014, BB: 24/6-2015

Porterhouse Hop Head

• Name: Porterhouse Hop Head, 5.0%, Ireland
• Appearance: Dark chestnut colour, slight haze. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Hops and citrus fruits.
• Taste: Lots of hops, some citrus fruits.
• Bought: Saveur-Biere.com, 330 ml, €3.40
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 23/10-2014, 67/300M, BB: 6/1-2015

Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Poya

• Name: Freiburger Biermanufaktur La Poya, 5%, Switzerland
• Appearance: Burnt orange brown, slightly hazy, not much head. Quite a bit of sediments left at the bottom.
• Aroma: Fruit, oranges. Some hops.
• Taste: Fruit, slight sourness. Slightly roasted. A little bit disappointed.
• Bought: Brewery, 330 ml, CHF 3.30
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 23/10-2014, BB: 9/3-2015

Nova Cuca

New country, Angola!

• Name: Nova Cuca, 4.5%, Angola
• Appearance: Yellow golden, clear, some fizz. Tiny white head.
• Aroma: Not much, some malt and sweetness?
• Taste: Sweetness, some malt, slight grains. Watery. Not bad, not good.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 250 ml
• Overall score: 2/6
• Info: 23/10-2014

Alcohol/Beer holiday

Why not have a beer and alcohol break? So I decided to not consume any alcohol from September 22nd to October 23rd.