New Arrivals Since Oct. 28, 2006

I've finally caught up with just about everything that happened during my absence, so here's a huge list of everything that's come in since I left. My co-posters and I will try to add tasting notes ASAP, but if I tried to add all of them now this post would take all day. Apologies if any of these were previously mentioned...

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America:

Moylan's - Hopsickle Imperial Ale: You know it, you love it, it will scrape the enamel off your teeth. If you like hops, and I mean REALLY love hops, you owe it to yourself to try this beer. I thin there's some malt in there somewhere, but this beer is all about sticky, resiny, hoppy goodness.

Siletz - Winter Warmer:

Bison Brewing - Gingerbread Porter: This is another excellent seasonal from the fine folks at Bison. It's got just the right amount of gingery goodness to tickle your taste buds.

Mad River - Double IPA: This is probably one of the hoppiest beers you'll find for under $10/6pk. It's chock full of floral/fruity/earthy hoppy goodness with a cleanly bitter finish.

Hair of the Dog - Doggie Claws 2006:

Sierra Nevada - Celebration Ale 2006:

Full Sail - Wreck the Halls: Kyle says: A perennial favorite of mine. The aroma is filled with citrus and piney hops along with a hint of a decent malt backbone. The flavor showcases the citrus/resin/piney hops but also does a great job of sneaking in some caramel and biscuit malt flavors not usually seen in most "west coast" IPAs. A nicely balance yet malty winter IPA.

Anchor - "Our Special Ale" a.k.a. Anchor Christmas 2006:

Stone Brewing - Double Bastard:

Golden Valley - Tannen Bomb: Kyle says: A beautifully presented reddish, amber winter warmer. A complex aroma of brown sugar, raisins, plums, and a hint of resin hops. Flavor is comprised of a strong maltiness including but not limited to plums and raisins and leaves a lingering taste of candy sugar in the mouth. Packs a punch at 8% ABV which is noticeable in the aroma and flavor. A well crafted beer!

Lagunitas - Cappuccino Stout:

Lagunitas - Brown Shugga:

Skagit River - Trumpeter Stout:

Kona - Pipeline Porter (made w/kona coffee):

Redstone Meadery - Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon Mead:

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United Kingdom:

Hambleton's - Toleration Ale (Gluten-free beer):

Bad Elf:

Criminally Bad Elf:

Santa's Butt Holiday Porter:

Lump of Coal Stout:

Croptons - Rudolph's Revenge:

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Belgium:

Blaugies - La Moneuse Holiday Ale

St. Pieters - Zinnebir Xmas:

Dubuisson - Scaldis Noel (8.4oz):

Dubuisson - Scaldis Noel Premium (750ml): This is the epitome of liquid dessert. Rich and spicy, sweet but not cloying, truly a beverage to be savored.

Dupont - Avec les Bons Voeux: Kyle says: A quaffable strong saison. Aroma of pepper, orange peel, and maybe a little earthiness. The aroma carries over perfectly into the flavor and is quite refreshing. But, be careful this is a deceptively smooth 9% ABV saison; you would never know the alcohol content was so high if it wasn't posted on the bottle. It went great with a light cucumber, celery, and shrimp salad.

Struisse - Pannepot: Incredibly good stuff. Don't take my word for it, hop on over to ratebeer.com and see everyone else's opinions.

De Ranke - Pere Noel:

Kerkom - Winterkoninkske (Winter King):

Ecaussinnes - UltraBrune 10%:

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France:

Jenlain - Biere de Noel:

La Choulette - Noel:

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Germany:

Mahr's - Christmas Bock: Not too different than their standard bock, which is to say "Top Quality". Perhaps a bit more bready malt and spicy notes than their regular bock, but it's as easy drinking as they come.

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Whew! I think that's it, but I'll keep bumping this post to the top as we add more notes. If there's something you expected to see and it's not on this list give me a shout and maybe I can tell you when it's due to arrive.