Hill Country Beer Club

Mojo's Month
November 22, 2013

Catalano's Pizzeria
16:00:00

Brewer	Beer	Vintage	Score
Ellicottville Brewing Company	Mow Master	2013	84
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company	Freshchester Pale Ale	2013	86
Southern Tier Brewing Company	Live	2013	89
Ellicottville Brewing Company	Pale Ale	2013	85
Ellicottville Brewing Company	Oktoberfest	2013	82
Southern Tier Brewing Company	Phin & Matt's	2013	87
Southern Tier Brewing Company	422	2013	85
Great Lakes Brewing Company	Edmund Fitzgerald	2013	90
Firestone Walker Brewing Company	Walker's Reserve	2013	89
Southern Tier Brewing Company	Harvest Special Ale	2013	87
Southern Tier Brewing Company	IPA	2013	89
Great Lakes Brewing Company	Nosferatu	2013	90
Karbach Brewing Company	Rodeo Clown Double IPA	2013	91
Stone Brewing Company	Suede Imperial Porter	2013	89
Dogfish Head Brewery	Immort Ale	2013	87
Saint Arnold Brewing Company	Bishop's Barrel No. 5	2013	92

Who Offered: MOJO

Who Drank: DAVIDB, FATBOY, LARA, MOJO, NOSS, SANTA, STEPH, WESTEXANS

Summary

84	Ellicottville Brewing Company Mow Master American-Style Pale Ale \| 5% ABV \| 36 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Mow Master Ultra Pale Ale uses sweet Belgian Cara Malts and an array of Aromatic American Hops, including Citra, in a Hopback and our "Hop Bombing" process to create a citrusy Summer Pale that is light on body and bitterness--but big on flavor and aroma. A perfect brew for those long days in the hot sun!

86	Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Freshchester Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale \| 5.5% ABV \| 35 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
One of the first beers I brewed after moving out to California to begin my brewing education was a Pale Ale. This version is a true testament to the influences the Wild West had on my early brewing. My Pale Ale is loaded with US-grown Cascade, Palisade, and Columbus hops, so be sure to take a good sniff to enjoy their robust aromas before taking your first sip.

89	Southern Tier Brewing Company Live American-Style Pale Ale \| 5.5% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Beer is made by creating a liquid rich with fermentable material. This wort is moved to a fermentation vessel where yeast, a living organism, is added. Yeast swims around the fermenter gobbling up the soluble sugar and converting that energy into alcohol. Imagine the feeding frenzy of millions of tiny yeast cells eating their way around a big fermenter. It's a volatile and active environment. During this time, the beer is literally alive. Just prior to packaging, we add a little yeast to the clear beer for a secondary fermentation. This helps to add carbonation, remove oxygen, and prolong shelf life. Live was released in 22oz bottles to test markets in the northeast to great acclaim during autumn of 2012. Twelve ounce bottles are slated for the first quarter of 2013. It will also be available on draught.

85	Ellicottville Brewing Company Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale \| 5.5% ABV \| 51 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Or, 'Two Brothers' as we call it at the Brewery after Skip and Walter Yahn who were the original investors in our little pub. Our American-style Pale Ale is Copper in color, mildly malty, and packed with citrusy Cascade hop flavor and aroma.

82	Ellicottville Brewing Company Oktoberfest American-Style Marzen/Oktoberfest \| 5.6% ABV \| 24 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
In the days of yore this brew was reserved for the noble families of Germany and was so revered that the Germans would schedule special events upon its release, imbibing until all the delicious brew was gone... Every year at the EBC we brew this beer for our fall festival and the reaction of the public is much the same as it was back in the day. We use only the freshest German Hallatauer hops and Munich malts to produce this Royal brew.

87	Southern Tier Brewing Company Phin & Matt's American-Style Pale Ale \| 5.6% ABV \| 37 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
When Phin and Matt sat down to collaborate on their new beer, they knew it had to be different if they were to call it extraordinary. "Let sprinkle it with fairy dust and wave our magic wands," said Phin. "No way," said Matt, "We've got to do better than that. This beer has to be better than any other in the galaxy." "Let's do some market research." So the two strapped on their rocket pack packs and traveled to the intergalactic beer store. After sampling an array of beers from acrossed the galaxy, the duo hit on an idea. "I've got it" exclaimed Matt, "we'll use vast amounts of whole hops, the finest malt, and put a little more love in every batch." "Eureka!" shouted Phin. And thus became a beer so fresh and tasty the duo put their names on it. 37 IBU's, 5.6% ABV

85	Southern Tier Brewing Company 422 Light American Wheat Ale or Lager \| 5.8% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Pour 422 Pale Wheat Ale into a pint glass, give it a long whiff and you'll realize that this isn't your average pale golden wheat. Preserved in its unfiltered state, 422 is a fantastic session ale in which flavors of wheat, barley and hops commingle to a refreshing and zesty conclusion. Hints of orange and sweet malts waft to the fore as a touch of bitterness contributes to a smooth finish. 422 is brewed as a tribute to preserving our precious planet and it's environment. It is responsibly packaged with over 80% recycled consumer products and is completely recyclable. Enjoy 422 all year as to take one stride closer to a eco-friendly life.

90	Great Lakes Brewing Company Edmund Fitzgerald Porter \| 5.8% ABV \| 37 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Name Origin: Named for the great ship that tragically sunk in Lake Superior in 1975 with many Northeast Ohioans on board, our Edmund Fitzgerald is the dark, brooding type. One sip of this complex, flavorful porter inspires lavish bar napkin poetry and spirited closing-time soliloquies. It's a meticulously crafted love letter in a bottle, an epic and flavorful voyage, each sip a bittersweet tribute. Style Origin: Originated in Great Britain and named after the porters who hauled goods from wagons to the stands at open air markets common to England at that time. Flavor: Bittersweet chocolate-coffee taste and bold hop presence

89	Firestone Walker Brewing Company Walker's Reserve Smoke Porter \| 5.8% ABV \| 45 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
A singularly distinctive beer that represents our finest brewing efforts, Walker's Reserve is a elegant dark ale featuring robust flavors of toffee, caramel and bittersweet chocolate. This brew employs five specialty malts, as well as oat and barley flakes, for added complexity and flavor.

87	Southern Tier Brewing Company Harvest Special Ale Extra Special Bitter \| 6.7% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Harvest Ale is our celebration of the changing weather and the sowing of hops and barley that will be used in our upcoming brews. We usher in the fall with a classic English style Extra Special Bitter of the highest order. Deep ruby in color with an even deeper hop flavor… in fact, we throw fresh English hops into every brewing vessel, then dry hop after fermentation to impart a zesty kick. This beer has real hop character that mingles with fresh malted barley for an experience that will make you wish it were fall year ‘round.

89	Southern Tier Brewing Company IPA American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 7.3% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
IPA stands for India Pale Ale and ours is an American version of the classic style. IPA's namesake lies in its colonial roots. British soldiers on their way to India dark a lot of beer, but found it would go stale on the long voyages. Meanwhile, brewers knew that by adding more hops, the beer would stay fresh. Voila! A new style was born and it is one we are proud to brew. Southern Tier IPA is a triple-hopped on its journey to your glass for a fully aromatic experience.

90	Great Lakes Brewing Company Nosferatu Imperial or Double Red Ale \| 8% ABV \| 70 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Often referred to as Burning River Pale Ale's big brother, this stock ale is remarkably balanced for such a highly hopped beer. A rich deep blood red color makes this beer scary enough to be served every Halloween and a few other times of the year.

91	Karbach Brewing Company Rodeo Clown Double IPA Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 9.5% ABV \| 85 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
It's a job. And a hazardous one at that. Benefits, you ask? I hardly think so. But the show must go on. So, it's with bravado that the Rodeo Clown takes his place in the arena lights. Whether or not he's insane is not important right now. It's with grit and intensity that the Clown steps in the path of almost certain destruction. Our Double IPA is much the same. At 9.5% ABV, Rodeo Clown Double IPA coats the tongue in bitterness and packs a punch that will knock a bull on its ass . Intense and maybe a little insane drink carefully, but drink often. Ladies and Gentlemen, let the show begin.

89	Stone Brewing Company Suede Imperial Porter American-Style Imperial Porter \| 9.6% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
When Parisi and Stone brewmaster Mitch Steele decided to collaborate, it was essential that they tap a special individual to complete their triad of fermentation domination, and they found just that in Tonya Cornett, the brewmaster at Bend, Oregon's 10 Barrel Brewing Company. Together, they decided on a sturdy yet velvety base of imperial porter and developed a plan to celebrate the bounty of the environs in which it was produced by harvesting avocado honey, jasmine and calendula flowers (some from our very own Stone Farms) and infusing them into the beer to create something complex and uniquely Southern Californian. Consider it craft cross-pollination at its finest.

87	Dogfish Head Brewery Immort Ale \| 11% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

92	Saint Arnold Brewing Company Bishop's Barrel No. 5 Scottish-Style Heavy Ale \| 12% ABV \| 19 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Description: The base beer is Divine Reserve No. 4, brewer Vince Mandeville's Wee Heavy recipe that won the gold medal at the 2008 World Beer Cup in Strong Scotch Ale category. Here are his tasting notes: The flavors and aromas of the base beer are true to the Divine Reserve No. 4. It is filled with caramel, toffee, dried figs, cocoa and a slight peatiness. Where it deviates is with the roundness of flavors the bourbon barrel contributes. Vanilla, cinnamon and touch of rich earthy pipe tobacco mix with an alcohol warmth that adds to the rich creaminess. The great thing about this beer is that the barrel aging adds to the whole without taking away the character of the original. The warmer this beer gets the better it tastes. We recommend enjoying between 55°F and 60°F.