san francisco sampler
at lori's diner in san francisco, i got to sample the following six bits of ambrosia: green flash's le freak - 9.2% speakeasy big daddy ipa - 6.5% 21st amendment brew free or die ipa - 7% stone brewing arrogant bastard ale - 7.2% deschutes hop in the dark cda - 6.5% napa smith organic ipa - 7.1% le freak: i was leery of trying this one because its a belgian style tripel crossed with an american double ipa... but fears were for naught! the hops, love the hops! it didn't taste belgiany to me. clear and pale and delicious! 2 thumbs up! big daddy ipa: definitely bananas and bread, not the hoppiest. clear and pale. at first i only gave it one thumb up because it wasn't doing it for me. too fruity and not hoppy enough for me. however, i helped one of my buddies drink theirs at the end, and i loved it! so 2 thumbs up is my final decision! brew free or die ipa: malty and hoppy - what a great combo! cle...