beernesday

at this week's edition of beernesday i enjoyed the following brews: chuckanut brewing kolsch - 5%  gentle, slightly fruity, complex undertones of malt, refreshing yes, definitely fruity.  i don't much love a kolsch, and am not sure why i keep trying them, but this one was quite nice! skagit brewing english best bitter - 7.5%  a real bitter with malts that are relatively restrained in favor of wide, flat bittering.  a clean, working man's ale.  not prolific, but a smart choice i tried this one because i wanted to know if it was skagit brewing i'm not fond of or just their ipa.  definitely just their ipa.  this bitter was definitely a smart choice! skagit brewing helmet pale ale - 5.5%  brewed extremely pale and distinctly hoppy.  crisp and refreshing this light ale is a classic 'northwestern style' pale ale.  unfiltered and dry-hopped for extra flavor i tried this one because it got me at northwestern style and dry-hopped, and i...

howe sound's bailout bitter is a favourite of mine so i thought i'd try the baldwin & cooper best bitter and see how that fared in my opinion incredible head on the vigourous pour lovely dark colour hoppy malty nose great balance between the hops and the malts downright delicious! 5.5% 52 ibus 13.5 degrees plato from the bottle:  "a smooth, malty, well-hopped ale, with a full aromatic nose.  made with 100% barley, hops, water & yeast. the 'best bitter' description refers to this beer's higher alcohol content and its depth of hop bitterness.  named for jim baldwin & ed cooper - the first to climb the grand wall of the stawamus chief [702m] in july, 1961." the website suggests food pairings of steaks, casseroles and meat pies, also spicy shellfish and mexican cuisine, and cheddar cheese i had it with a tuna steak and pizza and it went just fine with both of those! then again, anything hoppy and bitter goes with anything i eat i...