Hill Country Beer Club

Member's Choice
February 19, 2022

Santa's House
13:00:00

Brewer	Beer	Vintage	Score
Baxter Brewing Company	Logger Road	2021	84
Paperback	Tucked In By Strangers	2021	87
Lakewood Brewing Co	Level 3: Dungeon Escape	2022	89
Karbach Brewing Company	Brewsanity	2022	83
Alaskan Brewing Company	SMaSH Galaxy	2021	89
Deschutes Brewery	Royal Fresh IIPA	2021	91
Saint Arnold Brewing Company	French Press	2021	91
Saint Arnold Brewing Company	Bourbon Barrel French Press	2021	94
Guinness Open Gate Brewery	Chocolate Mint Stout	2021	90
Firestone Walker Brewing Company	Double DBA	2013	94
AleSmith Brewing Company	Speedway Stout	2021	92
Boulevard Brewing Company	Rye on Rye	2020	94
Saint Arnold Brewing Company	Commitment	2022	94

Who Offered: FATBOY, FATBOY AND NOSS, NOSS, PHATMEAT, RONRICO, SANTA, WESTEXANS

Who Drank: FATBOY, NOSS, PHATMEAT, RONRICO, SANTA, WESTEXANS

Summary

84	Baxter Brewing Company Logger Road American-Style Lager \| 3.9% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Inspired by your favorite cerveza, this quenchingly light beer has a slight sweet finish, minimal bitterness, and a hint of corn

87	Paperback Tucked In By Strangers American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 6.5% ABV \| 25 IBU Offered By: RONRICO

Club/Brewer Notes:
This beer is the perfect nightcap for anyone who needs a little tuck-in. Our west coast IPA is all Mosaic hops for a "berry medley" of aromas, with stone fruit and tropical citrus notes. Tucked in by Strangers is our flagship IPA and is a 2021 Gold Medal winner at the California Craft Beer Cup.

89	Lakewood Brewing Co Level 3: Dungeon Escape Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
This 8.5% abv Double Dry Hopped Imperial Hazy IPA, Lvl 3, is packed with Denali, Citra and Cashmere Cryo Hops for a “level-up” big hazy experience. The aroma is big, dank and fruity with tropical notes of pinapple and papaya. “We’re gearing up for the boss fight and need all our IPA points for the win!” says Wim Bens, Founder and President of Lakewood Brewing. “This series has been so much fun and the beers keep getting bigger and bolder. Lvl 3 certainly delivers for the hop haze craze.”

83	Karbach Brewing Company Brewsanity Golden Strong Ale \| 8.5% ABV \| 35 IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
Step right up and see the amazing force and powerful punch of flavors behind Brewsanity Golden Strong Ale. Insanely delicious and incredibly bold, this Belgian-style ale boasts clean malt flavors with a touch of wildflower honey combined with spicy and fruity aromatics leading to a refreshingly dry finish. Its size commands the attention of its audience and offers a delightful departure from the ordinary.

89	Alaskan Brewing Company SMaSH Galaxy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8.5% ABV \| 86 IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
A balanced aroma gives intense passion fruit, light guava, and herbal notes similar to thyme, and hints of exotic citrus.The hop aroma is balanced by light honey notes that are characteristically associated with the malt of a crisp Pilsner. The flavor has an initial rush of tropical fruit and herbal notes that linger intensely. The Galaxy hops take center stage, and after several seconds the juicy hop notes are joined by the very intense bitterness typical of this Australian variety

91	Deschutes Brewery Royal Fresh IIPA Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 9% ABV \| 70 IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Get a taste of hop royalty with this juicy juggernaut featuring big, tropical hop flavors and a deceptively smooth finish. 7 hop additions across 6 points of the brewhouse and fermentation add 5lbs/barrel of hops to this majestic brew.

91	Saint Arnold Brewing Company French Press American-Style Imperial Porter \| 9.4% ABV \| 48 IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
French Press is an imperial coffee porter brewed with Java Pura Coffee Roasters Espresso blend coffee. It pours dark brown/black in color with a creamy and tan head that lasts. It has a bold chocolate and coffee flavor and aroma with a balanced roast bitterness and mild sweetness. It finishes with a nice balance of coffee and a slight chocolaty sweetness that doesn't build and keeps you coming back for another sip.

94	Saint Arnold Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel French Press American-Style Imperial Porter \| 9.9% ABV \| 48 IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
Our Bourbon Barrel French Press is an imperial coffee porter. After aging in bourbon barrels for almost a year, we added coffee from our local friends at Java Pura. With a rich and roasty profile, it’s perfect for a camping trip in the great outdoors. Or, you know, a weekend brunch in the comfort of your own home. Bitterness: 48 IBU

90	Guinness Open Gate Brewery Chocolate Mint Stout Stout \| 10.8% ABV \| 30 IBU Offered By: PHATMEAT

Club/Brewer Notes:
Open Gate brewery. Aged in Kentucky bourbon barrel. This winter treat was brewed with mint, aged in bourbon barrels and then finished with cacao. A brew of minty, malty sweetness with oak and cocoa finish.

94	Firestone Walker Brewing Company Double DBA Imperial Special Bitter \| 12% ABV \| 29 IBU Offered By: FATBOY AND NOSS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Firestone DBA is their flagship beer that has been brewed at double the normal strength! Similar to their barrel-fermented DBA, it is of an English Barley Wine style that boasts notes of caramel malts, rich toffee, and toasty American oak barrels. 12% ABV, with 29 IBUs, this is a Proprietor’s Reserve Series that is brewed in very limited quantity and has been carefully built to age well. If you plan on aging this vintage, it is recommended to store in a dark place at or below 40 degrees F in order to age for several years.

92	AleSmith Brewing Company Speedway Stout American-Style Imperial Stout \| 12% ABV \| 70 IBU Offered By: RONRICO

Club/Brewer Notes:
A HUGE Imperial Stout that weighs in at an impressive 12% ABV! As if that's not enough, we added pounds of coffee for a little extra kick.

94	Boulevard Brewing Company Rye on Rye American Rye Ale or Lager \| 13.2% ABV \| 16 IBU Offered By: PHATMEAT

Club/Brewer Notes:
Aged to perfection, this newest iteration of Rye on Rye is bold and complex, with aromas of maple syrup, caramel, butterscotch, hazelnut and oaky vanilla that emanate from the glass. The finish on each sip is deceptively smooth for a beer with these epic levels of robust booze character.

94	Saint Arnold Brewing Company Commitment American-Style Imperial Stout \| 13.4% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: NOSS