Hill Country Beer Club

Member's Choice
December 06, 2019

Davo's House
17:00:00

Brewer	Beer	Vintage	Score
Founders Brewing Company	Mosaic Promise	2019	87
Green Man Brewing	Porter	2019	88
Wicked Weed Brewing	Funkatorium	2019	80
Founders Brewing Company	Harvest Ale	2019	87
Einstok Olgerd	Icelandic Winter Ale	2019	88
Odell Brewing Company	Barreled Treasure	2019	90
Dry Dock Brewing	Bligh's Barleywine Ale	2018	91
Olde Hickory Brewery	Photon Sphere	2019	92
Avery Brewing Company	Pump[KY]n	2015	93

Who Offered: DAVO, FATBOY, SANTA, WESTEXANS

Who Drank: BEERRUN, CAGEDPANDA, DAVO, FATBOY, IRISH DRUNK, SANTA, WESTEXANS

Summary

87	Founders Brewing Company Mosaic Promise American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 5.5% ABV \| 50 IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
Mosaic Promise showcases two unique ingredients: Mosaic hops and Golden Promise malt. The versatility of the hop’s pleasing aroma and flavor characteristics and the traditional barley’s depth of flavor comprise this clean, rich, golden beer. We can brew complex beers with the best of them, but we recognize that there is also beauty in simplicity.

Member Notes:
"Not bad. Very little after taste" - Irish Drunk

88	Green Man Brewing Porter Dark Ale \| 6% ABV \| 40 IBU Offered By: DAVO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Dark, full-bodied, and rich in flavor, Green Man Porter is wonderfully easy to drink. It offers a creamy, smooth mouthfeel and finishes with distinctive chocolate notes. This traditionally crafted, award-winning British-style Porter, like a true rock star, enjoys a legendary following.

Member Notes:
"Good easy taste" - Irish Drunk

80	Wicked Weed Brewing Funkatorium American-Style Sour Ale \| 6.8% ABV \| 16 IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Cherry Pie! Cherry Pie! Cherry Pie! At 6.6% abv this light and fruity ale is black in color, although your palate would never know it. Black Angel is fermented on the Wicked Wild yeast and then moved into stripped down Four Roses Barrels and aged on tart cherries, sweet cherries and Italian plums. The white oak and roast malt add notes of vanilla and graham-cracker that when blended with the tart sweetness of the fruit bring out this robust cherry pie flavor that is unmistakable. This sour is a beautiful marriage of fruit and beer that always leaves you wishing the glass was full.

Member Notes:
"Strong sour taste " - Irish Drunk
"Sour with oaky flavor" - CagedPanda
"wow, on the sour" - davo

87	Founders Brewing Company Harvest Ale American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 7.6% ABV \| 70 IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
This liquid dream pours a hazy golden orange straw color with a large puffy white two-finger head. First sip of this beer rewards with a super juicy hop presence bursting with fresh orange and lemon citrus then continues to introduce toasted malt undertones.

Member Notes:
"Hoppy with citrus notes" - CagedPanda

88	Einstok Olgerd Icelandic Winter Ale Winter Ale \| 8% ABV \| 10 IBU Offered By: DAVO

Club/Brewer Notes:
In Iceland, wint is not somethin we fear. It is something we embrace. We celebrate this with our super limited-edition Winter Ale, brewedwithsmoked Icelandic barley and hand-picked sprucetips. It is the perfect ale to inspire you to face the elements. Because winter is coming. And it tastes delicious.

Member Notes:
"Barley and spruce notes" - CagedPanda

90	Odell Brewing Company Barreled Treasure American-Style Imperial Stout \| 11% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
A reward of hidden bliss awaits the intrepid explorer whose liquid journey brings them to Barreled Treasure. An imperial stout aged in both bourbon and rum barrels and awakened with a hefty dose of coffee, Barreled Treasure has a luscious, complex profile packed with aromas and flavors of rich espresso, blackstrap molasses and baker’s chocolate. Your riches await!

91	Dry Dock Brewing Bligh's Barleywine Ale American-Style Barley Wine Ale \| 11.5% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Malty and complex, this big beer has a strong caramel backbone supporting oak and whiskey flavors with hints of dark fruits. The nose wafts coconut, toffee and a smooth hint of alcohol. The flavor and aroma merge, becoming one after a single sip. There is a touch of bitterness and it will age well.

Member Notes:
"Caramel toffee and bourbon whiskey flavors tasted" - CagedPanda

92	Olde Hickory Brewery Photon Sphere American-Style Imperial Stout \| 11.91% ABV \| 10 IBU Offered By: DAVO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Photon Sphere is a pitch black beer on the edge of The Event Horizon. The gravity here is so strong flavors of cinnamon, vanilla, cocoa and habanero orbit each other around the edge of a chocolate bourbon abyss, shimmering with a twinkle of honey. Prepare to have your tongue spaghettified.

93	Avery Brewing Company Pump[KY]n American-Style Imperial Porter \| 15% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
What’s in a name? Sometimes the simplest can be the most descriptive, and in this case, derisive and divisive! After much internal debate (ad nauseum! Bourb[KY]n, anyone?), we decided a single letter change was the best way to embody the bourbon barrel-aging that adds layers of complexity to an already exquisitely spiced pumpkin porter.