Sunday, August 23, 2009

Hoppy Moon Beers

My wife Amy and I got married on June 13, 2009. After that, we had to sit through a couple weeks of bar review classes before taking the Virginia Bar Exam at the end of July. After that, we embarked on our "hoppy" moon, which included a crazed beer-haul road trip through 22 states, during which we visited 38 breweries. Over the three-ish weeks we were gone, we managed to sample (or purchase for later consumption) 403 different beers from 87 different breweries. We're setting up this blog to tell friends and family of all that we did, with pictures to follow soon.

First we've included a list of the beers that we feel were the highlight of the trip. Then, we have a numbered list of the breweries that we visited along with a continuously-numbered list of the beers that we had at each brewery. Following this list is one that includes all of the other beers that we purchased and/or sampled on the trip.

Before the lists, here's a sample of some of the highlights of the trip:

AleSmith Speedway Stout
AleSmith YuleSmith
Alpine Duet IPA
Alpine Exponential Hoppiness
Alpine O’Brien’s IPA
Alpine Pure Hoppiness
Ballast Point Sculpin India Pale Ale
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Bear Republic Racer X
Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale
Boulevard Saison -- Brett
Central Waters Coffee Stout
Deschutes Black Butte XXI
Deschutes The Dissident (2008)
Firestone Walker SLO-ambic
Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label
Goose Island Night Stalker
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer (2008)
Great Divide Oak-Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine
Moonlight Reality Czeck
New Belgium La Folie
New Glarus Raspberry Tart
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
North Coast Old Rasputin XII
Port Older Viscosity
Russian River Beatification
Russian River Blind Pig
Russian River Consecration
Russian River IPA
Russian River Pliney the Elder
Russian River Sanctification
Russian River Temptation
Surly Furious
The Bruery Black Tuesday
Three Floyds Dark Lord Imperial Stout
Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Town Hall Columbus Pale Ale
Town Hall Masala Mama India Pale Ale

And here's the list of the breweries we visited along with the beers we had at each:

[1] South Street Brewery – Charlottesville, VA

(1) South Street Pilsner
(2) South Street Lager
(3) South Street Hefeweizen
(4) South Street JP Ale (Cask)
(5) South Street JP Ale
(6) South Street Satan’s Pony Amber
(7) South Street Nut Brown (Nitro)
(8) South Street Olde 420 Stout

[2] Great Lakes Brewing – Cleveland, OH

(9) Great Lakes Independence Ale
(10) Great Lakes Christmas Ale

[3] Founders Brewing Company – Grand Rapids, MI

(11) Founders Spite Pepper Ale
(12) Founders Imperial Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
(13) Founders Bourbon Barrel Aged Red’s Rye
(14) Founders Maple Mountain Brown
(15) Founders Red’s Rye
(16) Founders Pale Ale
(17) Founders Rye Whiskey Aged Porter

[4] New Glarus Brewing – New Glarus, WI

(18) New Glarus Raspberry Tart
(19) New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
(20) New Glarus Crack’d Wheat
(21) New Glarus Spotted Cow
(22) New Glarus Fat Squirrel
(23) New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat
(24) New Glarus Golden Ale
(25) New Glarus Coffee Stout

[5] Great Dane Brew Pub – Madison, WI

(26) Pine Marten Pale Ale
(27) Old Glory APA
(28) Texas Speedbump IPA
(29) Imperial IPA

[6] Town Hall Brewery – Minneapolis, MN

(30) Dortmunder Local Export Lager
(31) West Bank Pub Ale
(32) Hope & King Scotch Ale
(33) Black H20 Oatmeal Stout
(34) Apricot Wheat
(35) Masala Mama IPA
(36) Sunrise Belgian Blonde Ale
(37) Columbus Pale Ale
(38) Ol’ Jack Frost Imperial Stout
(39) Barrel-Aged Belgian Saison

[7] Firehouse Brewing Co. – Rapid City, SD

(40) Eagle Pale Ale
(41) Brown Eyed Girl

[8] Big Sky Brewing – Missoula, MT

(42) Mexican Lager
(43) Belgian Wit
(44) Troutslayer
(45) Summer Honey
(46) Dry-Hopped Summer Honey
(47) Scapegoat Pale Ale
(48) Big Sky IPA
(49) Moose Drool Brown Ale

[9] Coeur d’Alene Brewing Co. – Coeur d’Alene, ID

(50) Golden Ale
(51) Honeymoon Wheat Ale
(52) Strawberry Hefe
(53) Huckleberry Ale
(54) Centennial Pale Ale
(55) Rockford Bay IPA
(56) Hot Foot IPL
(57) Maibock
(58) Lakeside British Ale
(59) Scottish Ale
(60) Pullman Porter
(61) Vanilla Bourbon Stout

[10] Deschutes Brewery – Bend, OR

(62) Maiden Oregon
(63) Miss Spelt
(64) Green Lakes Organic Ale
(65) Mirror Pond Pale Ale
(66) Twilight Ale
(67) Black Butte Porter
(68) Bachelor Bitter (Cask)
(69) Pinot-Aged Twilight Ale
(70) Jubel in July
(71) Valkyrie Black IPA
(72) Hop Henge IPA
(73) Porter in the Rye

[11] Russian River – Santa Rosa, CA

(74) Huge Large “Sound Czech” Pils
(75) Aud Blonde
(76) Redemption
(77) Little White Lie
(78) Perdition
(79) Beer Esteam
(80) Damnation
(81) Russian River IPA
(82) Blind Pig IPA
(83) Pliny the Elder
(84) Salvation
(85) OVL Stout (Nitro)
(86) Temptation
(87) Sanctification
(88) Consecration

[12] Anderson Valley Brewing Co. – Boonville, CA

(89) High Rollers Wheat
(90) Summer Solstice
(91) Boont ESB
(92) Boont Amber Ale
(93) Poleeko Pale Ale
(94) Hop Ottin’ IPA
(95) Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
(96) Deep Enders Dark Porter
(97) Brother David’s Double
(98) Brother David’s Triple
(99) Imperial IPA
(100) Huger Boont

[13] Bear Republic Brewing Co. – Healdsburg, CA

(101) Nor Cal Ale
(102) Double Rocket
(103) Heritage Ale
(104) Red Rocket Ale
(105) Racer 5
(106) Hop Rod Rye Ale
(107) Racer X
(108) Lindy’s Mild
(109) Martin’s Dark
(110) Black Mamba
(111) Big Bear Black Stout

[14] Firestone Walker Brewing Co. – Paso Robles, CA

(112) DBA
(113) Union Jack
(114) Walker’s Reserve – Robust Porter
(115) Unfiltered DBA
(116) Nectar Ales IPA Nectar
(117) Humbolt Hemp Ale
(118) Double Jack
(119) SLO-ambic

[15] The Bruery – Placentia, CA

(120) Orchard White
(121) Black Orchard
(122) Saison Rue
(123) Trade Winds Tripel
(124) Berliner Weiss
(125) Humulus Lager
(126) Sour in the Rye
(127) Black Tuesday

[17] Pizza Port -- Carlsbad, CA

(128) 547 Haight
(129) Coronado Light Lime Wit
(130) Trigger Hoppy
(131) Wipe Out IPA
(132) Night Rider

[18] Stone Brewing Co. – Escondido, CA

(133) Stone Pale Ale
(134) Stone IPA
(135) Stone Arrogant Bastard
(136) Stone Smoked Porter
(137) Stone Collaberation Juxtaposition Black Pilsner
(138) Moinette Blonde Ale
(139) Alpine O’Brien’s IPA
(140) BrewDog Paradox Isle of Arran

[19] Ballast Point – San Diego, CA

(141) Long Fin Lager
(142) Even Keel
(143) Fathom IPL
(144) Dorado IPA
(145) Wahoo Wheat Beer
(146) Yellow Tail Pale Ale
(147) Calico Amber Ale
(148) Big Eye IPA
(149) Black Marlin Porter

[20] Yard House – Newport Beach, CA

(150) House Hefeweizen
(151) House Blonde
(152) House Amber
(153) House Pale
(154) Kona Fire Rock
(155) La Chouffe
(156) Rogue Hazelnut Brown
(157) Green Flash West Coast IPA

[21] Alpine Beer Co. – Alpine, CA

(158) Willy
(159) Willy Vanilly
(160) Apricot Nectar
(161) Mandarin Nectar
(162) Captain Stout
(163) Alpine Ale
(164) Bad Boy IPA
(165) McIlhenney’s Irish Red

[22] Chama River Brewing Co. – Albuquerque, NM

(166) Poppin’ Pils
(167) Class VI Golden Lager
(168) Broken Spoke Honey Wheat Ale
(169) Fuzzy Nectar
(170) Rio Chama Amber Ale
(171) Rio Lodo Brown Ale
(172) Jackalope IPA
(173) The March Hare IPA
(174) Dr. Strange Hop
(175) Sleeping Dog Stout

[23] Second Street Brewery – Santa Fe, NM

(176) Kolsch
(177) Rod’s Best Bitter
(178) ESB
(179) Kidder Special Bitter
(180) Ahtanum Pale Ale
(181) IPA 1000
(182) Cream Stout

[24] Odell Brewing Co. – Fort Collins, CO

(183) Easy Street Wheat
(184) Levity Amber Ale
(185) Barrel Pale Ale
(186) 90 Shilling Ale
(187) Odell IPA
(188) Cut Throat Porter
(189) Orange Blossom Honey Ale
(190) Town Pump Pale Ale
(191) St. Lupulin
(192) Ze Bolshevik
(193) Odell IPA (Nitro)
(194) Cut Throat Porter (Nitro)
(195) India Barley Wine

[25] New Belgium Brewing Co.

(196) Blue Paddle Pilsner
(197) Skinny Dip
(198) Fat Tire
(199) Adam’s Ale
(200) Sunshine Wheat Beer
(201) 1554
(202) Mothership
(203) Dandelion
(204) Abbey

[26] Left Hand Brewing Co. – Longmont, CO

(205) 400 Lb. Monkey IPA
(206) Pro Am Brown
(207) Pro Am Brown (Cask)
(208) Polestar Pilsner
(209) Haystack Wheat
(210) Jackman’s American Pale Ale
(211) Sawtooth Ale ESB
(212) Juju Ginger Ale
(213) St. Vrain Tripel
(214) Sawtooth Ale ESB (Cask)
(215) Deep Cover Brown
(216) Milk Stout
(217) Milk Stout (Nitro)
(218) Imperial Stout
(219) Oak-Aged Imperial Stout
(220) Black Jack Porter

[27] Oskar Blues (The Tasty Weasel) – Longmont, CO

(221) Mama’s Little Yella Pils
(222) Dale’s Pale Ale
(223) Gordon Imperial IPA
(224) Double Bock
(225) Old Chub
(226) Whiskey Barrel-Aged Old Chub

[28] Avery Brewing – Boulder, CO

(227) White Rascal
(228) 14’er ESB
(229) Ellie’s Brown
(230) Redpoint Ale
(231) Avery IPA
(232) Hog Heaven Barley Wine
(233) Karma
(234) Piglet Purgatory
(235) Maharaja
(236) The Kaiser
(237) Salvation
(238) Out of Bounds Stout

[29] Gella’s Diner and Liquid Bread Brewing – Hays, KS

(239) Lb. Light
(240) American Wheat
(241) American Hefeweizen
(242) Belgian Light
(243) Raspberry Wheat
(244) Lemon Ale
(245) Amber Ale
(246) Pale Ale
(247) IPA
(248) American Brown
(249) Oatmeal Stout
(250) Liberty Stout

[30] Bling Tiger Brewery – Topeka, KS

(251) Raw Wheat
(252) County Seat Wheat
(253) Honey Wheat
(254) Raspberry Wheat
(255) Blind Tiger Amber
(256) Maibock
(257) Holy Grail Pale Ale
(258) Blind Tiger IPA
(259) South Wind Rye
(260) Smokey the Bear

[31] Free State Brewing – Lawrence, KS

(261) Wheat State Golden Ale
(262) Ad Astra Ale
(263) Oatmeal Stout
(264) Copperhead Pale Ale
(265) Hefe Weizen
(266) Big Sea ESB
(267) Homestead IPA
(268) 1854 Helles

[32] 23rd Street Brewery – Lawrence, KS

(269) Wave the Wheat Ale
(270) Raspberry Wheat
(271) Bitter Professor IPA
(272) California Common
(273) Crimson Phog Irish Red
(274) Bartertown Brown Ale

[33] Schlafly Brewring – St. Louis, MO

(275) Summer Lager
(276) Hefeweizen
(277) Kolsch
(278) Pale Ale
(279) Dry-Hopped American Pale Ale
(280) Oatmeal Stout

[34] Two Brothers Brewing Co. – Warrenville, IL

(281) Cane & Ebel Red Rye
(282) Moaten
(283) Prairie Path Golden Ale
(284) Domaine DuPage
(285) Tyranena Rocky’s Revenge Barrel-Aged Brown
(286) Gravity Strong Pale Ale

[35] Goose Island – Chicago, IL

(287) Beer Hunter Brown Porter
(288) Liquid Inspiration Stout
(289) Wheatmiser
(290) Night Stalker
(291) Fleur
(292) Golden Goose Pilsner
(293) “Six” Belgian-Style Table Beer
(294) Willow Street White
(295) Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale

[36] Flossmoor Station – Flossmoor, IL

(296) Frankenstein Dortmunder
(297) Zephyr Golden Ale
(298) Station Master Wheat Ale
(299) Gandy Dancer Honey Ale
(300) Apricot Ale
(301) Blueberry Wheat Ale
(302) Chessie Cherry Wheat Ale
(303) Panama Limited Red Ale
(304) Pullman Nut Brown Ale
(305) Iron Horse Stout

[37] Three Floyds Brewing Co. – Munster, IN

(306) Behemoth
(307) Dreadnaught
(308) Pride & Joy
(309) Alpha King
(310) Robert the Bruce
(311) Pizza Port Face Plant Tripel

[38] Upland Brewing -- Bloomington, IN

(312) Weizenbock
(313) Bourbon Barrel Chocolate Stout


Finally, here is a list of all the other beers that we purchased and/or sampled on the trip:

(314) Alaskan IPA
(315) Alaskan Summer Kolsch-Style Ale
(316) Ale Asylum Hopalicious
(317) Ale Asylum Stick McDoogle Scotch Ale
(318) AleSmith Decadence 2008 English Barleywine
(319) AleSmith Old Numbskull
(320) AleSmith Speedway Stout
(321) AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer 2009)
(322) Alpine Duet IPA
(323) Alpine Exponential Hoppiness
(324) Alpine Nelson Rye
(325) Alpine Pure Hoppiness
(326) Arcadia ESB
(327) Arcadia Shakespeare Stout
(328) Avery/Russian River Collaboration Not Litigation
(329) Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
(330) Bell’s Amber Ale
(331) Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale
(332) Boulevard Imperial Stout
(333) Boulevard Saison – Brett
(334) Capital Brewery Platinum Blonde Doppelbock
(335) Cascade Kriek Ale
(336) Central Waters Brewhouse Coffee Stout
(337) Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA
(338) Central Waters Ouisconsing Red Ale
(339) Corona Extra
(340) Dark Horse Rod
(341) De Proef Reserve Signature Ale (with Tomme Arthur)
(342) Deschutes Black Butte XXI
(343) Deschutes Buzz Saw Brown
(344) Deschutes Inversion IPA
(345) Deschutes Mirror Mirror (2009)
(346) Deschutes Red Chair IPA
(347) Deschutes Red Cone
(348) Deschutes The Dissident (2008)
(349) Dieu Du Ciel Rigor Mortis ABT
(350) Flashback India Brown Ale (Cask)
(351) Fort Collins Brewing Big Shot
(352) Founders Devil Dancer
(353) Four Peaks Kiltlifter Scottish Ale
(354) Full Sail Session Lager
(355) Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label (Unfiltered)
(356) Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer (2008)
(357) Grand Teton Bitch Creek ESB
(358) Great Divide Oak-Aged Yeti
(359) Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine
(360) Hair of the Dog Adam
(361) Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws
(362) Hair of the Dog Fred
(363) Harpoon Summer Beer
(364) Kuhnhenn Simcoe Silly
(365) Lake Louie Coon Rock Cream Ale
(366) Lake Louie Kiss the Lips India Pale Ale
(367) Lake Louie Warped Speed Scotch Ale
(368) Lindemans Faro Lambic
(369) Lindemans Framboise
(370) Lost Abbey Cuvee De Tomme
(371) Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze
(372) Moonlight Death & Taxes
(373) Moonlight Reality Czech
(374) Moonlight Twist of Fate
(375) New Belgium La Folie
(376) New Glarus Black Wheat
(377) New Glarus Hop Hearty IPA
(378) New Glarus Uff-Da
(379) New Glarus Yokel
(380) New Holland Dragon’s Milk Oak Barrel Ale
(381) North Coast Old Rasputin XII
(382) Pennsylvania Brewing Penn Weizen
(383) Point Cascade Pale Ale
(384) Port Brewing Older Viscosity
(385) Russian River Beatification
(386) Shorts Huma-Luma-Licious
(387) Sierra Nevada Brown Saison
(388) Smuttynose Summer Weizen Ale
(389) Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
(390) Stone Levitation Ale
(391) Summit IPA
(392) Surly 16 Grit
(393) Surly Bender
(394) Surly Coffee Bender
(395) Surly Furious
(396) Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (2009)
(397) Troegs Dream Weaver Wheat
(398) Troegs Hopback Amber Ale
(399) Tyranena Bitter Woman on the Rye
(400) Upland Nut Hugger Brown Ale
(401) Upland Rad Red Amber Ale
(402) Weihenstephaner Kristalweissbier
(403) Yuengling Traditional Lager