barenada's beer list

Westmalle Dubbel

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(bottle) Cloudy dark brown. Minimal head. Aroma of malt and cola. Flavor more of the same. A bit of a musty taste at first that grew on me. Not a lot of fruit in the flavor, just malt and cola. Pretty damn good.

Westmalle Tripel

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) Hazy light orange. Good long-lasting head. Aroma of apples and citrus and wheat. Flavor is light and fruity - a bit like a Belgian wheat. Just the slightest hint of alcohol burn at the finish.

Whistler Black Tusk

Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:54:21 -0500

(draft) Clear dark brown with a large white head. Very nice lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor more watery than I was expecting. Decent.

Whitbread English Ale

Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) No head at all, but somehow managed to have very good lacing. A hint of caramel in the flavor. A slightly lagerish finish but not too fizzy. Not bad at all.

Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) The bartender didn't know if this was an American or German wheat, so I had a pint to find out. What it is is a very weak American wheat. Very little aroma or flavor. Since I don't like American wheats, this one was actually very tolerable.

Winter's Bourbon Cask Ale

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) Clear bronze. A very interesting vanilla and smoke aroma. Despite the name, there wasn't even the tiniest hint of bourbon. A nice medium mouthfeel, with vanilla and light smoke in the flavor as well. Pretty fucking good. I don't care who makes it.

WinterCoat Double Hop

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) Hazy yellow. Huge head. Aroma maybe a little woody, hard to describe. Flavor was mostly sweet molasses and caramel. The bitter sting at the finish I attributed to alcohol, and not hops. Decent, not quite good.

Winterkoninkske Winter King

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(bottle) Wow. I wasn't expecting a beer this special. The label says "Belgian Ale Brewed with Juniper Berries." There's not a whole lot that I can add to that description, but I owe it more. Very dark red, almost purple. Aroma of dark fruits and juniper and grapes. Indescribable flavor. Finish a little drying. Flat-out yummy. If there's a better beer on Earth, then I haven't had it. I want more right now and always.

Witches' Brew

Mon, 07 Apr 2003 07:28:11 -0500

(bottle) Hazy gold. Nice white head. Aroma of musty apples. Nice smooth flavor, typical for the style. The high ABV is hidden very well. Quite good.

Wittekerke

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) Looks like grapefruit juice. Smells pretty good, kind of like a blend of Belgian and German wheat styles. Flavor was more of the same. Nothing wrong with this beer at all, but nothing really right about it either.

Young's Double Chocolate Stout

Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) Good head, good lacing. Subtle chocolate aroma and more subtle chocolate flavor. Nothing else to distinguish it at all. It did kind of grow on me though.

Young's Winter Warmer

Thu, 15 May 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(draft) I was expecting more from this beer for some reason, but I should have known better. This is, after all, the brewery that touts their chocolate stout as "double" chocolate even though it's clearly the weakest of any that I've ever had. But enough ranting. A decent brown ale with a touch of something that I couldn't identify - there's not enough of whatever it is.

Yuengling Black & Tan

Wed, 28 May 2003 20:07:36 -0500

(bottle) Clear dark brown. Nice white head. Aroma of cola and malts. Thinnish mouthfeel. Musty metallic flavor that went away after several sips. Still, decent is all I say.

Yuengling Traditional Lager

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(bottle) Clear amber. Decent head that faded quickly. Malty aroma with just a hint of hops. The taste was actually pretty decent, though subdued. Malt and maybe some caramel in there, with a bit of that damn lagerish fizziness that I can't stand. No bitterness though. A decent beer, almost a good beer.

Zinnebir XMas

Sun, 15 Jun 2003 00:00:01 -0500

(bottle) The aroma was almost overpowering at first, but after that it was hard to even detect. The flavor was mild and tasty. It was kind of strange to pull a cork on a bottle of beer and find something this generic inside. Good, but not great.