Monday, April 2, 2012

3/31/2012 CASK ALE FESTIVAL - SEATTLE


With 90 beers on cask in one location, 4 hours is no where near enough time to enjoy all of the nuances.  However, I believe the list below summarizes everything I had an opportunity to taste.  The lists following that one are the memorable ones - both good and bad.

Tried

7 Seas Brewing (Gig Harbor)                      Cascadian Dark Ale (CDA)

Airways Brewing (Kent)                              
Lavendar ESB
Chocolate Rye Stout
Hawaii Shive-O








American Brewing (Edmonds)                    Double Dry Hopped Breakaway IPA
                                                                        High Stick Imperial Red


 
Anacortes Brewery (Anacortes)                  
Broadsword (Scotch Ale)
Bourbon BBL Porter









Big Al Brewing (Seattle)                               Flanders Red (Sour)

Big Time Brewing (Seattle)                           
Buck Mulligan’s Dublin Stout
Solo IPA (WABL beer)










Black Raven Brewing (Redmond)                
Wisdom Tweaker (Double Citrus IPA)
Snickerdoodle Stout
Bizarleywine








Diamond Knot Brewing (Mukilteo)             
Apple Cinnamon ESB
Herbert’s Legendary Cask Festival Ale









Dick’s Brewing (Centralia)                           Double Diamond (Winter Ale)

Elliott Bay Brewing (Seattle)                        
Birthday Beer (IPA)
Beam’ish Oatmeal Stout








Elysian Brewing (Seattle)                              
The Dread (Imperial Stout)










Epic Ales (Seattle)                               Smoked Brine (Oyster Stout)

Fremont Brewing (Seattle)                 Kentucky Dark Star (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)

Georgetown Brewing (Seattle)           Lisa’s Chocolate Stout


Hale’s Ales Brewery (Seattle)                       
Bourbon Barrel Aged Supergoose IPA
Imperial Stout with Cocoa Nibs






Harmon Brewing (Tacoma)                           Oak Hop Mad (IPA)

Issaquah Brewhouse (Issaquah)                     
Wik Ed Porter










Maritime Pacific Brewing (Seattle)               
 Shipwreck’d (CDA)
 Bourbon Imperial (IPA)






Naked City Brewery (Seattle)                          
Betsy’s Big Mountain Amber









New Belgium Brewing (Seattle)       Somersault (Belgian w/apricot, dry-hopped with Ahtanum Hops)

Pike Brewing (Seattle)                                     
Post Alley Porter







Ram Restaurant & Brewery (Seattle)             Peachy Keen Pale
                                                                             Junior Peppermint Porter




Redhook Brewery (Woodinville)                      
Dos Svidaniya (Russian Imperial Stout)
Blonde






Rock Bottom Brewery                                        
Hop Bomb IPA
Peashooter Pale Ale
Black Diamond Coconut Oatmeal Stout






Schooner Exact Brewing (Seattle)                     
Spanish Cedar IPA
Double Dry-Hopped Bravehorse IPA









Snipes Mountain Brewing (Sunnyside)              
Experimental Special Bitter
Little Chief IPA








Sound Brewery (Poulsbo)                                    Humulo Nimbus (Double IPA)

Yummy!
Airways Brewing                                             Hawaii Shive-O (Stout)
This is a good solid stout.  
Anacortes Brewery                                          Broadsword (Scotch Ale)
This was nice, spicy beer without being too strong.
Big Time Brewery                                            Solo IPA (WABL)
A very nice, malty, smooth IPA.
Black Raven Brewing                                      Bizarleywine
A great Barley Wine without being too *pruny* or too full of alcohol.
Dick's Brewing                                                 Double Diamond (Winter Ale)
Like candy!  This made me think of Anderson Valley's Winter Solstice!
Georgetown Brewing                                       Lisa's Chocolate Stout
Just the right amount of dark chocolate flavor to a well-balanced stout.
New Belgium Brewing                                     Somersault
I was really surprised I liked this, but it had the right amount of apricot and a very nice hop presence.
Schooner Exact Brewing                                 Spanish Cedar IPA
A very smooth, woody, well-rounded IPA.

Icky!
Airways Brewery                                              Chocolate Rye Stout
I think this beer was actually off by the time I had a taste.
Big Al Brewing (Seattle)                                  Flanders Red (Sour) ick!
I have officially discovered that I am not a fan of "sour" beers.
Epic Ales (Seattle)                                          Smoked Brine (Oyster Stout)
If you think this sounds bad, it tastes worse!
Fremont Brewing (Seattle)                            Kentucky Dark Star (Imperial Oatmeal Stout) ick!
Surprisingly awful.