Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG - Paulaner Original Munchner

Pours a golden, apple juice color, with a limited amount of head. Smells grassy, with some amount of lemony aroma. Taste is much like the smell with the grassiness up front and the citrus following. Love the crisp dry nature of the feel. Very drinkable, could definitely enjoy quite a few of these on a poker night.

Rating: Good

ABV: 4.9%

Cucapa Brewing Company - Cucapa Obscura

Pours a very dark amber color with some clarity and a one finger off white head. Smell is sweet chocolate notes with slight alcohol aroma. Sweet tasting malts with little bitterness to balance. Light carbonation and slight oiliness. Drinkable and enjoyable though not super.

Rating: Good

ABV: 4.5%

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery - Bottoms Up Kolsch

Pours a hazy copper with a two finger head from a vigorous pour. Smell has lots of malts up front, some grainy smell and some faint fruits on the end. Taste is not very bold on flavors, but not bad tasting, some citrus notes and relatively balanced. Good feel note crazy carbonated, gentle aftertaste. Overall the beer is drinkable, and even enjoyable, not outstanding but still worthy of a pour.

Rating: Good

ABV: 5.0%

Anchor Steam Beer - Anchor Brewing Company

Poured into a standard pint glass, with a slightly off white head of about two fingers and a orangish-tan color. Smells of some citrus and bitter pine, with some malts as well. Taste is more malty and more piney with the citrus notes taking a back seat. Feel is crisp, with a fairly light body, very carbonated. Good overall beer nice feel, flavor and aroma.

ABV: 4.9%

Rating: Better

Dos Equis Amber Lager - Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.

Poured from the bottle into a standard pint glass, nice orangish red hue, not too dark. With a slightly tan head of about one finger that doesn't last very long, nor leave much lacing. Smell has the grassiness expected with a typical lager but not much else, very non-descript. Taste is similar with some slight maltiness, but nothing to really distinguish it from others of the same style. Feel is really pretty good, with some light, tight carbonation and a generally smooth finish. Overall it is not terrible, but really indistinguishable from others, I will drink it if it is the only option but will probably not search it out.

ABV: 4.5%

Rating: Good

New Belgium Brewing - Blue Paddle Pilsner

Poured from the bottle into a standard pint glass. Straw-golden color with a two finger white head that leaves an excellent lacing. Aroma is grassy with a bit of maltiness following. Tastes slightly grassy with the maltiness a little more present. Feel is good and crisp, with a light-medium body, and some dryness. Overall the beer is good and a fine example of a German Pilsner.

Rating: Better

ABV: 4.8%

AC Golden Brewing Company - Herman Joseph's Private Reserve

Poured from the bottle into a standard pint glass, a vigorous pour produced a three finger slightly off white head that retained well and laced mininally. A bit of citrus on the initial aroma followed by a grassiness that is typical of the style. Taste is a bit citrusy and slightly sweet, with a dryness that finishes well. Feels light bodied with a great crisp finish. Great drinkability and characteristics make this a good German Pilsner.

Rating: Better

ABV: 4.95%

Guiness Ltd. - Smithwick's

Poured a nice ruby red with a two finger offwhite head that dissipated quickly to a thin film on top of the beer. Good lacing throughout. Aroma is very malty and grainy. Taste is similar with a very slight roastiness. Feel is medium-light to medium in the mouth with a crispness from the carbonation. Some slight oiliness on the finish. Overall drinkability is good with a sessionable quality.

ABV: 4.5%

Rating: Good

Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s. - Pilsner Urquell

Poured into a weizen glass (all I had) with a great golden straw coloring and a white head. Laced minimally down the glass. Some toastiness in the aroma along with the hops. Similar taste to the aroma with the straw flavors being more prominent. Feel was slightly oily with a light body. Great drinking session beer.

Rating: Best

ABV: 4.4%

Stone Brewing Company - Levitation Ale

Another very early review that probably needs to be revisited for descriptiveness. This is a great session beer, and never really gets old.

Poured from a bottle to a standard pint glass. Poured a deep amber with cream colored head, average carbonation, dissipating quickly. Smell encourages tasting, light bitterness noticable. Good light bitterness, light aftertaste. Enjoyable feel, easy drink. Lighter alcohol heightens drinkability.

Rating: Good

ABV: 4.4%
IBU: 45