Day 97-Beer 97 Optimator, Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu Munich Germany

Tonight's brew is a malt liquor, dopplebock from Germany. It poured dark copper with adequate head and lacing. the smell was toffee, caramel and malt. The taste was toffee, caramel, coffee with a hint of hops. Although it was high in alcohol at 7.6% it wasn't strong tasting. 3.6 out of 5

Day 96-Beer 96 La Rossa Birra Moretti,

Off to Italy tonight for a La Rossa, a dopplebock, that poured a dark copper colour with lots of of white head that left very nice lacing, The aroma was cofee and caramel malts. The taste was sweet caramel malts and coffee. An okay beer 3.4 out of 5

Day 95-Beer 95 Blithering Idiot, Weyerbacher Brewing Co, Easton PA

Tonight's brew from Pennslyvania might make you a blithering idiot, at 11.1% ABV its listed as a barley wine ale and packs a pretty good punch much like malt liquor. It poured a hazy dark copper colour with an of white head that left some sticky lacing around the sides of the glass. The aroma is has hints of toffee, caramel, sweet brown sugar and alcohol. Flavor is big time malts, toffee, caramel, and molasses or brown sugar. A very heavy thick mouthfeel with low very little carbonation and if nothing else it will give you a buzz. 3.5 out of 5

Day 94-Beer 94 Circus Boy, Magic Hat Brewing Co, Burlington Vermont

Find Malt not Fault, tonight's beer is a hefeweizen. It pour a slightly hazy golden colour with some carbonation bubbles but not head and almost no lacing. The aroma was citrus and wheat. The taste matches the smell, very light, wheaty and a hint of citrus nothing outstanding. Overall smooth, very light, wery little carbonation, not the best wheat beer that I have had but it was drinkable, 3.4 out of 5

Day 93-Beer 93 Black IPA Shipyard Brewing Co. Portland Maine

Another great day in Florida and a not so great night at cards, got womped again. Tonight's brew poured like a stout but not as heavy. It was nice and dark almost black with creamy chocolate head that disipated fairly quickly but left some nice sticky lacing. The smell was hard to but a finger on it had the smell of a spice I think, is was corriander or pine resin, but I am not sure, other than that, it was a typical IPA that was okay but not fantastic. Good hops bitterness and some coffee and caramel flavours from the roasted malts, 3.7 out of 5

Day 92-Beer 92 Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewing Co. Fort Bragg CA

Think great marinades, half for the marinade half for the cook, this beer poured almost black with great creamy milk chocolate colour head that lasted a long time and left great lacing and lots of sticky leggs on the glass. At 9% ABV it has some kick and the aroma and flavour to match. The aroma was made up of dark chocolate, coffee and roasted malt with citrus hops. The flavour was sweet rosted malts, dark chocolate and dark roast coffee with just a hint of hop bitterness. The mouthful was thick and creamy, very well balanced. 4.1 out of 5.

Day 91-Beer 91 Dirt Wolf Double IPA, Victory Brewing Co. Downingtown PA

The end on our winter sojourn is nearing an end and soon we will be back home in Canada but for now it's 80degree weather and golf, oh well somebody has to do it. today's brew is a double IPA with 8.7% alcohol. It poured a hazy golden colour, maybe thats where the dirt comes in, with some white head that left a little bit of lacing. The smell was very floral with some citrus background. The taste is hard to describe, there is a definite hops bitterness but there is something very sweet ,tangerine like,that hits you first then a punch of lemon or grapefuit peel or maybe a grapefruit thats not quite ripe. Overall not bad except the strange after taste and it may be just the high alcohol content. 3.6 out of 5