| Tasting |
| Notes by Tom Wolf |
| Ratings by the Falcons |
| Ratings explained |
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| Golden Bear Bohemian Lager |
| Golden Pacific Brewing Co., Berkeley, CA |
| Lager |
| Notes : Diacetyl, Hops are bland, Insipid, Harsh |
Rates :   1.25 Falcons |
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| Doug's Brew #95 |
| Brewed 3/10/96 |
| Amber Lager |
| Notes : Brewed in 1992, four years old when tasted! Only slightly oxidized! Orange Amber, nice clean aroma, round caramel notes, Bockish caramel taste. |
| Rates : No Rating |
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| Mt. Whitney Pale Ale |
| Butterfield Brewing, Fresno CA |
| American Pale Ale |
| Notes : Yellow, slightly cloudy. Aroma is malt with minimal hops. Flavor is weak
Cascade and sweetish. Has some wheat characteristics and is astringent.
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| Rates : 2 Falcons |
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| Red Rocket Ale |
| Bear Republic Brewing, Healdsburg CA |
| Red Ale |
| Notes :
Deep red/amber. Aroma is hops hops hops! A taste of honey, Cascade and
Chinook. Syrupy, Bleeucch, take by the tablespoon and call me in the
morning. Gets better as the taste buds accommodate.
[Ed. Note Hmm.. everyone else liked it :) ]
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Rates :  3.75 Falcons |
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| Lagunitas IPA |
| Lagunitas Brewing, Petaluma CA |
| IPA |
| Notes :
Cloudy orange. Dry, light bodied IPA with some sweetness. Enough hops
but lacks flavor hops. Some balance but not as good as I remember both
on tap and in the bottle in Santa Rosa.
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Rates :  2.5 Falcons |
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| Original Flag Porter |
| Darwin Brewery, Durham, England |
| Porter |
| Notes :
Clear ruby brown color with nice conditioning. Kettle caramel and port
wine aroma. Some oxidization. To me this has some of the intrinsic
porter character I look for. Like a Taddy porter. The general body and
strength is entry level for a porter, it should be pumped up a notch. It
is supposed to be brewed with yeast from the year 1825.
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| Rates : 2.75 Falcons |
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| Doug's Brew #88 (Old Rocket Fuel) |
| Brewed 11/25/95 |
| Old Ale |
| Notes :
Brewed in 1995. An Old Peculiar clone. Brown/red tones. Nicer port
aroma than the Flag Porter and less oxidized too. Has the expected
raisiny pruny character. This beer has transitioned to a barley port.
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| Rates : No Rating |
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| Imperial Stout |
| Mount St. Helena Brewing, Middleton CA |
| Imperial Stout |
| Notes :
Soft, chocolate roast flavor. Dry and interestingly roast. Aroma of
higher alcohols This grows on you and rounds out as you sip it.
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| Rates : 4 Falcons |
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| Doug's Brew #97 (Boysenberry Mint Mead) |
| Brewed 4/2/96 |
| Melomel |
| Notes :
Aroma of old socks. Lots of red legs on the sides of the glass, danger.
Touch of nail polish aroma. Definitely Boysenberry. Not exactly my cup
of tea.
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| Rates : No Rating |
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