Hill Country Beer Club

Member's Choice
December 13, 2013

Wes's House
15:30:00

Brewer	Beer	Vintage	Score
Westexans Brewing (Wes Alias)	Golden Ale	2013	87
Upland Brewing Company	Upland Wheat Ale	2013	84
Boston Beer Company	Double Agent IPL	2013	86
O’Fallon Brewery	O’Fallon 5-Day IPA	2013	86
Goose Island Beer Company	Christmas Ale	2011	86
Saint Louis Brewery	Schlafly Tasmanian IPA	2013	87
Figueroa Mountain Brewing	Hurricane Deck Double IPA	2013	90
Dark Horse Brewing Company	4 Elf Winter Warmer Ale	2012	87
BrewDog	Hardcore IPA	2013	89
Hop Guru	Hop Guru vs The Gentleman	2013	89
Southern Tier Brewing Company	Creme Brulee Stout	2013	88
Saint Louis Brewery	Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout	2013	91
Cigar City/Widmer	GentleMens Club	2013	89
Boston Beer Company	Tetravis	2013	87
Karbach Brewing Company	No. 005 Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter	2013	90
Boulevard Brewing Company	Bourbon Barrel Quad	2013	89

Who Offered: CHEETO, FATBOY, KAY JAY, MOJO, NOSS, SANTA, STEPH, WESTEXANS

Who Drank: BRANDY, CHEETO, FATBOY, KAY JAY, MOJO, NOSS, SANTA, STEPH, WESTEXANS

Summary

87	Westexans Brewing (Wes Alias) Golden Ale \| % ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Member Notes:
"Powerful hop presence in the mouth. Bitter mid-palate, but very drinkable and satisfying." - noss

84	Upland Brewing Company Upland Wheat Ale Belgian White \| 4.5% ABV \| 15 IBU Offered By: CHEETO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Upland Wheat Ale is a classic rendition of the Belgian Witbier (white beer) style. We brew it with organic coriander, chamomile, and orange peel to be light on the tongue and refreshingly tart. In the tradition of the Belgian Wit style, Upland Wheat Ale is unfiltered, allowing suspended yeast to create a cloudy, golden appearance and satisfying mouth-feel. Upland Wheat Ale is the flagship beer of our brewery and the best-selling beer brewed in Indiana.

Member Notes:
"Lite and refreshing could be a good summer beer" - fatboy

86	Boston Beer Company Double Agent IPL Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils \| 5% ABV \| 43 IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
Brewing innovation is about asking "what if?". What if we gave an IPA a new identity and used some of our favorite West Coast hops, with their grapefruit, piney, & tropical fruit character, in a lager? The result is this boldly hoppy & and flavorful brew with the crisp smoothness of a lager. Cheers!

86	O’Fallon Brewery O’Fallon 5-Day IPA India Pale Ale \| 6.1% ABV \| 66 IBU Offered By: CHEETO

Club/Brewer Notes:
We dry-hop this American Style India Pale Ale with seven grains and four domestic hop varieties by adding dry whole hops to the finishing tank so the beer rests "on top" of the hops for five extra days! Malty sweetness up front with big cascade and glacier hops in the finish -- a wonderfully drinkable IPA!

86	Goose Island Beer Company Christmas Ale American-Style Brown Ale \| 6.2% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: NOSS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Specialty Belgian malts create a deep garnet color and a truly rich old European flavor in our classic Christmas Ale. And the generous amount of crystal hops adds that extra spicy aroma to your pint, perfect for a wintry night. Our Christmas Ale brings good tidings and joy to each Holiday Season. A two-time Gold Medal Winner in the World Beer Championships.

87	Saint Louis Brewery Schlafly Tasmanian IPA India Pale Ale \| 7.2% ABV \| 60 IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
Tasmanian IPA is brewed with 100% Australian hops. The Tasmanian hop, Galaxy, is a strong, aromatic variety that is different from traditional strains of the Pacific Northwest. Our brewers developed a recipe that showcases the hop's unique flavors of citrus and pineapple.

90	Figueroa Mountain Brewing Hurricane Deck Double IPA Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8% ABV \| 82 IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Hurricane Deck DIPA is designed with hopheads in mind. We blend four hops – Columbus, Centennial, Chinook and Cascade – to recreate the ruggedness and intensity of the Trail. The elevated alcohol content and skillful use of specialty malts emphasize the clean, crisp, complicated hop character. Tasting Notes Brewed with three and a half pounds of hops per barrel, this massive IPA is loaded with woodsy, herbal and pine-like hop flavor and aroma

87	Dark Horse Brewing Company 4 Elf Winter Warmer Ale Winter Warmer \| 9% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: NOSS

Club/Brewer Notes:
A spiced Winter Warmer brewed with nutmeg, clove, allspice and other holiday flavors.

89	BrewDog Hardcore IPA English-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 9.2% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: STEPH

Club/Brewer Notes:
Explicit Imperial Ale

89	Hop Guru Hop Guru vs The Gentleman Old Ale Barrel Aged \| 9.5% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: KAY JAY

88	Southern Tier Brewing Company Creme Brulee Stout American-Style Imperial Stout \| 9.6% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: NOSS

Club/Brewer Notes:
We are not the harbingers of truth as some may suggest but it may indeed be argued that our brewing philosophy is tantamount to a dessert with a bellicose past. How, you may ask, would a brewery determine a likeness to hard-coated custard? Our response is simple; it's all in the power of history, and of course, the extra finesse needed to top off a contentious treat with definition. By comprehending the labyrinthine movement of time, one would not think it strange to trace the errant path of an ordinary object such as a cream dessert only to discover that it has been the cause of cultural disputes since the middle ages. The British founders of burnt cream and from Spain, crema catalana, both stand by their creative originality and we respect that, but it was the French Crème Brûlée, amid the strife of contention, that survived to represent our deliciously creamy brew.

91	Saint Louis Brewery Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout American-Style Imperial Stout \| 10.5% ABV \| 40 IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
Our Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout is brewed with a big malt flavor, plenty of hop bitterness for balance and roasted barley that imparts notes of dark chocolate. As a finishing touch, the beer is transferred to freshly-emptied Kentucky bourbon barrels and aged before being carbonated and bottled. The barrel aging gives the beer a spicy, vanilla character and a pleasant, warming finish. In the 18th Century, Imperial Stout was first brewed in London for export to the court of Catherine II of Russia. The beer had to be robust enough to maintain during transport.

89	Cigar City/Widmer GentleMens Club Old Ale Barrel Aged \| 10.5% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: KAY JAY

87	Boston Beer Company Tetravis Abt/Quadrupel \| 10.5% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
Its deep complexity begins with a molasses sweetness with notes of dark fruits like raisin and fig and develop further with an undercurrent of tart spice from its distinctive Belgian yeast for a truly transfixing brew.

90	Karbach Brewing Company No. 005 Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter American-Style Imperial Porter \| 11% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: MOJO

89	Boulevard Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Quad Belgian-Style Quadrupel \| 11.8% ABV \| 19 IBU Offered By: MOJO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Based loosely on the Smokestack Series' The Sixth Glass, this abbey-style quadrupel is separated into a number of oak bourbon barrels where it ages for varying lengths of time, some for up to three years. Cherries are added to make up for the “angel's share” of beer lost during barrel aging. Selected barrels are then blended for optimum flavor. The resulting beer retains only very subtle cherry characteristics, with toffee and vanilla notes coming to the fore.