Captain Lawrence Brewing Company's Nor' Easter WInter Warmer 2007. From Pleasantville, New York.
This is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale aged in bourbon barrels with elder berries. That's right. This was one unique, interesting, & delicious beer. The barrel aging gives the beer a HUGE bourbon & vanilla aroma. The taste has the same qualities along with a distinct alcohol soaked raisin flavor that is AWESOME. Glad I traded for this gem. One of the best & most unique beers I've ever had. Truly. 11% ABV, but feels like much more.
http://captainlawrencebrewing.com/
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. I love hops. This beer has some serious hops. Boiled for a full 2 hours(standard beers are boiled for about an hour) while constantly adding hops for the full time, then dry hopping during fermentation for a month, then aged on full leaf hops for another month makes....well, a hoppy beer. There is also a massive sweetness to make one hell of a beer drinking experience. This clocks in at a mammoth 20% ABV. Yowza. A 12oz bottle can be shared with a couple people. It drinks surprisingly easy for such a huge alcohol content.
Dogfish's tag line is "Off Centered Beers For Off Centered People". They make really different out of the box beers and fast becoming one of my favorites.
http://www.dogfish.com/
Weyerbacher Thirteen from Easton, Pa. Brewed to celebrate their 13th anniversay. An Imperial stout brewed with Belgian yeast. Lots of smooth chocolate like flavors, roasted/toasted maltiness, bitter coffee flavors & lacking the big hop bitterness from typical imperial stouts. A nice big flavorful brew.
http://www.weyerbacher.com/
Another Dogfish Brew. Black and Blue. A Belgian Style Strong Ale brewed with Blackberries & Blueberries. Wacky. I'm typically not a huge fruit beer fan, and I thought this was just okay. Taste was very tart and sweet. Kinda like an effervescent blackberry....drink of some sort. The malty beer character is there, but, just different. Still unique & glad I had the opportunity to sample. Wish I would have saved the 750 ML bottle to share with friends over some food.
