The great seasonal ale taste test!
Dec. 3rd, 2005 04:43 pm
So! We had 8 varieties of seasonal ale, and we resolved to taste test them.
About the tasters:
- Peter
- Likes darker beers and ales.
- Tracy
- Generally likes brown ales, not into very dark beers, was very hungry during the time of the test, which may have skewed her results towards the sweeter beers.
- Allison
- Likes light girly beers. The ones you give to people when you are trying to get them to like beer. Ruby ales and the occasional IPA.
The rankings, from best to worst
Peter | Tracy | Allison | |
---|---|---|---|
Gold | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Anchor Brewing Company | Anderson Valley Winter Solstice | Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale |
Silver | Anderson Valley Winter Solstice | Alaskan Winter Ale | Anderson Valley Winter Solstice |
Bronze | Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale | Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale | Never Summer Ale - Rockies Brewing Company |
Alaskan Winter Ale | Lagunitas Brown Shugga | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Anchor Brewing Company | |
Hibernation Ale - Great Divide Brewing Company | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Anchor Brewing Company | Deschutes Jubelale | |
Deschutes Jubelale | Deschutes Jubelale | ---below this line is undrinkable--- | |
Lagunitas Brown Shugga | Hibernation Ale - Great Divide Brewing Company | Alaskan Winter Ale | |
---below this line is undrinkable--- | ---below this line is undrinkable--- | Lagunitas Brown Shugga | |
Never Summer Ale - Rockies Brewing Company | Never Summer Ale - Rockies Brewing Company | Hibernation Ale - Great Divide Brewing Company |
It looks like the winner for our house is the Ebenezer Ale! Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.