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South Florida Brewfest

11-28-13 - When we wrote up our April Fool's Day review of Bud Light Lime, we touched upon what drives and defines consumer perception, and the potentially massive effort and time it takes to change it. But the idea of catalyzing a metamorphosis in one's view of something extends far beyond the realm of consumer goods. Take Germany, Italy, and Japan. For decades, they were labeled as an unstoppable, world dominating set which couldn't be challenged, even by the likes of the Brits, or America. Their influence was spread throughout the globe, and their marques were ubiquitous. Their machines were stronger. Their technology, smarter. They held strategic locations and had organizations run by intelligent leaders. And they incited the public with simple, yet powerful slogans that could be heard throughout the lands. We are of course, talking about the car industry, something that we've used as an overly stretched metaphor a few times already. Italy's Lamborghini, Pagani, and Ferrari stole the attention of playboys, sports athletes, actors, and anyone else who had more cents than sense. Germany was the only choice for anyone who was looking for a sleek and sophisticated Upper East Side penthouse with a V8. And Japan's value and reliability simply suited everyone else... for everything. This was the way things were for, at least in the eyes of Detroit's big three, seemingly forever. And perhaps this would have brought the end to great American cars, had it not been for 2008. American car makers woke up. And after two government bailouts, foreign investment(ironically, Fiat, the owner of Ferrari), and billions of dollars in restructuring, cost shredding, retooling, and rebranding, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors are turning over record profits once again. Ford for example, just posted its best October sales figure in a decade, and their Focus has been crowned as the best selling nameplate in the world. Chrysler just saw their quarterly earnings rise nearly a quarter since last year. And General Motors is a far cry from the Pontiac Aztek and H2 producing behemoth lumbering along at 8 MPG that it was before the financial crisis. Of course, only time will tell if these three can one day become the pinnacles of automotive ingenuity they once were many many decades ago, but at least they're in the right gear.

In many ways, the global car industry is similar to America's beer industry on a few levels. Certain states have always been known as leaders in the craft beer segment, namely California, Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, and Maine. We all know that where you live influences what you drive, but it also dictates what you drink as well. Cheese Heads down Miller pitchers, Cardinals Fans drink Busch pints, and the high society folk up in Aspen consume chalices of The Banquet Beer. But what if you're in an area not known for your craft breweries or macrobrews? What if you're in a state like Florida, a state with no breweries with rated beers yet? Well as it turns out, until recently, Florida was disappointing in their beer tastes, almost exclusively drinking low quality, low strength adjunct lagers distributed by macrobreweries. And you would think with how the Jaguars and the Bucs have been, the fans would at least want something good to tailgate with. Fortunately, a combination of brewers recognizing the nation's third largest beer market, and Floridians discovering the world of real beer has contributed to a wider change. According to the Beer Institute, a trade organization representing more than 2,800 breweries and a quarter of a trillion dollars in revenue, Florida ranked only 34th in the country in terms of beer consumption per capita in 2012. We can expect that rank to rise, thanks to changes in consumer perception, and the increasing establishment of craft breweries within the Sunshine State. And while the rest of us are still focused on what we're already familiar with, Florida has actually been kicking all of our asses. The craft beer market across the US is growing at a steady pace of 11% each year. Craft beer in Florida is growing at a rate double that. And Floridian breweries are expanding their distribution networks to reach new markets and make a name for Florida beer. It's a large scale, expensive, and time consuming effort that will take many years to implement, but it will happen.

In terms of consumer perception, beer snobs and geeks tend to be quite loyal to what they like, albeit open minded to try new things. And that is why the beer festival as an entity is such a unique and powerful venue for a new brewery to leverage. People turn to beer nerds for reviews, suggestions, opinions, and rants on what their next pint should be. And beer nerds turn to beer festivals for new ideas, fun, and good memories... or lack thereof. Beer festivals allow bloggers and reviewers to try and explore new flavors, new styles, and new seasonal offerings in an environment that promotes expanding horizons. But perhaps most importantly, beer festivals offer attendees the opportunity to discover new breweries, while offering new breweries to get their name and their product out to the group of consumers that has the most opinionated, discriminating, and discerning viewpoints in the market (you could say they're the most obnoxious as well). And trust us. Based purely on firsthand experience, a 5-7 oz sample is going to work a hell of a lot more than a catchy Superbowl ad. Beer festivals are a fun and exciting event for people to enjoy. But they can also mean serious business for breweries who have yet to get their name out; breweries who have yet to challenge a consumer's loyalty and perception. And it's not all hostile takeovers and corporate mergers either. The American craft beer industry is a community, a consortium, a collaboration of like minded artisans who share a common passion and love for good, real beer. Beer festivals bring out this characteristic that is unparalleled in any other industry. And as a whole, beer festivals are a way to bring craft beer, not one company or brand, but craft beer in general, to the forefront.

And a group of grad students down at Florida International University (FIU) are helping to bring Florida's craft beer industry to the forefront. The South Florida Brewfest is a student run beer festival held by the university's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism which features dozens of local craft breweries, brewpubs, and even homebrewers from the South Florida region. Though the event is only in its second year, they expect to offer over 100 different beer samples as well as food prepared by the school's student culinary team (the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival was also started by FIU). The festival was originally created last year as The Biscayne Brewer's Bash through a senior project within the management program at the Chaplin School, and as college related events sometimes go, it's educational. The festival sets itself apart from other beer festivals in that it aims to educate the consumer about the growing craft beer industry in Florida. Various live education seminars featuring local brewmasters are held throughout the event. The festival is happening on November 23rd, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the FIU Biscayne Bay Campus's Koven's Conference Center. It's a Saturday, so if you're in the area, we strongly suggest you show up, and get your taste buds, livers, and minds ready. For more information about the event, as well as ticket purchasing, visit the event's website: sflbrewfest.com, and their Facebook page at facebook.com/sflbrewfest. As far as we’re concerned, we should applaud these students for the great work they’re doing for great beer. Expensive ads sell cheap beer whose purchase isn’t justified by their own merits. Appearance, Aroma, Feel, and Taste sell good beer, not ads. And a beer festival full of good food, friends, fun, and real beer that you can see, smell, feel, and taste, is exactly what South Florida, and indeed the entire state, needs in order to get their local craft beer in the minds and glasses of everyone else.

Cheers, FIU.


The Journey

5-21-13 - To date, we have tried and rated 683 beers crafted by 272 breweries from 34 different countries around the world. And while most of you may think that is a lot of beer, we know we're just getting started. We're often asked many questions about beer; what is bottle conditioning; what was your first beer; what kind of glass should bitters be served in, and so on. But there's one question we have quite a bit of difficulty providing a coherent answer to, and it just so happens to be the one we're asked the most. As if on a routine schedule, we're often asked what our favorite beer is. Immediately, the easy route for us would be to name Lion Stout, currently the beer with the highest rating on our site. Sitting above all others with a score of 4.34, it has topped the leader board since February 18th, 2011 and since, we haven't been able to find anything that surpasses it. Of course, it stands to reason that the highest rated beer would be our favorite. But it's a bit more complicated than that.

If you've asked us this question before, you probably have also heard our alternative answer, Guinness. With a 4.02, we believe this is clearly an excellent brew, while at the same time, there are plenty of beers, especially other dry stouts that we know are much better. And we are also aware that this score is proportionally much greater than what most beer drinkers would place Ireland's best selling alcoholic beverage at. But the word "favorite" is interesting. You see, we've always had a special connection with Guinness. To answer another commonly asked question, Bud Light was the first beer we ever had. And considering that's where we started, it's nothing short of a miracle we stuck with beer long enough to give it a real chance. And as any other beer amateur would, we "experimented" with other cheap macrobrews like Natural Ice, Miller Lite, Coors Light, and everyone's favorite, Busch. But then we got a bit bold. After realizing that Budweiser or "Bud Heavy" as college kids put it, and other pale lagers weren't really that heavy at all, we began to try other styles of liquid confidence. Enter Guinness, an exotic, dark, heavy, robust "meal in a can" from the southern bit of an island in the North Atlantic very far away. It was one of the first beers we actually enjoyed the taste of. It had a distinct, cascading look, a trademark creamy foam head, and a bittersweet, roasted malt flavor that we still highly enjoy in a good dry stout. Fast forward to today, and we'll tell you that we've gone to the brewery in Dublin (St. James Gate), where we learned how to pour the "perfect pint". We've had Guinness in five different countries, and we'll tell you now, that it's a great go-to casual beer which we love, and despite it being a scary and intimidating stout, it's pretty light. In fact, it has less calories than most American pale lagers.

But is it really our favorite? In some ways, it could be. But along with Lion Stout, Guinness isn't, either. In August of last year, we reviewed a cask ale from Cape Ann, up in Gloucester, MA. It was a fairly quirky beer, whose signature distinction was showcasing a smoky, earthy character. We did like it, but it wasn't something we raved to our friends and family about. And though this particular beer's score of 3.18 wasn't shattering any records, we found something about it kind of special. If you read the review of this beer, you'd know that we went on a bit about the ill-fated Andrea Gail on its way back to port in the middle of The Perfect Storm. It's during those life changing moments, good and bad, that the human mind is capable of converting tangibles into priceless intangibles. Tangibles like a cold local brew, a sweater, a watch, a photo, or a book, that would otherwise be worth very little to anyone else, but mean the world to those who possess them. They bring us comfort when outside, all hell is breaking loose. This particular beer's cozy, warming, smoky character reminded us of home, winter nights, the fire place, and napping with the dogs. This is a beer we praise, not for its actual properties or accolades, but for what it evokes, the positive emotion, and the smile it brings after a healthy sip.

Again, we wouldn't say this is our favorite, but like Lion and Guinness, it brings another piece to the puzzle. A favorite should be of very high quality, brewed with the utmost immaculate standards. It should also be consistent, widely available, and brewed by a company which interacts with its customers. And most importantly, it must also make you smile, and bring your mind to a better place, at least for a little while. Like we've said, a favorite is hard to define, and this extends well beyond the realm of beer. Your favorite song. Your favorite book. Your favorite place to travel. Your favorite food. Some of these are easier to define than others, and the harder it is to choose, the more blessed you are. For us though, choosing a favorite is made difficult for other reasons.

If you notice our ratings system, we have yet to discover a beer that belongs in the 4.51+ range. We know they're out there though. In the United States alone, there are thousands of breweries with many different offerings to choose from, and dozens more are sprouting up every year. Elsewhere in the world, we see more of the same. Craft beer is taking off in countries like Norway, The UK, Japan, and Canada. And other countries, like Germany, Belgium, and The Czech Republic, boast two and three century old breweries which we still haven't heard of. All the while, most of these breweries are pushing out new beers, seasonals, limited editions, and cask offerings for you to try. And every single one of them out there has something unique to deliver. So eventually we will inevitably come across those beers which floor us. Blow us away. The ones which we'll have trouble writing about. The ones we remember forever.

But until then, our favorite beer is the next one. The idea of actively trying new beers just to see what's out there, to see what the world has to offer. And that is the purpose of all of this. We constantly search for nothing but the best, and until we try every single beer out there, that means that our (and your) new favorite could be just one pint away. As the old saying goes, life is short. So rather than settling, rather than throwing in the towel and relegating the world's potential to nothing more than the best of 30 or so different beers, be brave for a second. Try something new. Try something different. Try something you don't think you'll like. If it isn't your new favorite, drink it, appreciate it, and move on to the next one. Not every effort will produce a positive result. But in the end, it will still get you drunk.

The belief that life can always be better is what pushes us to find a beer which will score higher than Lion Stout. It's nothing against our current first place beer, but who wouldn't like something better? This journey, this perpetual quest, this life long adventure to find something better, is what's rewarding. Because even if you don't succeed in finding a new favorite, you end up reinforcing what's been that reliable rock all along. There have been plenty of beers we think give Lion Stout a run for its money. But so far, nothing has changed our opinion... yet. And when it does, we'll finish it, review it, and start the process all over again. Because no one should ever settle on their favorite beer. There are too many talented brewers out there. There are too many exciting styles out there. And there's always something better, waiting to be discovered.


2-11-13 - Our hosting services' server migration has finally completed, and it appears that everything is back to normal. This means that we will be making more updates starting today, and perhaps more importantly, we will have a better, more reliable, and more robust website for you to enjoy. Also, less than a month from now, join us at Cambridge Brewing Company for this spring's Lost In The Beer Aisle's semi-annual Craft Beer Meetup. For more information and registration stuff, click HERE. LIBA has also graciously linked our website with theirs. So come, join us, and experience some great CBC beers for yourself.

11-19-12 - Just got back from Philadelphia and the Marathon which took place yesterday at 7:00 am. And now that is over, we can turn our attention back to reviewing more beers and breweries, a service we provide the world at no charge which will resume normal operation tonight. Yes, we're having a celebratory pint, but we're not exactly sure what it will be of yet. If you have any last minute suggestions for our next beer review tonight, please let us know on our Facebook page. Thanks to everyone who showed up to support us during the marathon this past weekend!

11-16-12 - We're only two days away until the Philadelphia Marathon! This comes at the tail end of a two month alcohol-free character building session for our editors, who will be eager to try your recommendations! If you have a suggestion for our next featured review, please tell us on our Facebook page. Cheers, and speed be with you.

11-15-12 - As you can see, we have chosen to go with a new, easier to read, cleaner, and brighter white background to replace the black one we used to have. The vote to change the color scheme of the site was very close, with the top two choices getting 9 and 8 votes respectively. Second place was to keep the colors the same.

9-20-12 - Since we are training for the upcoming Philadelphia Marathon in November, we are not going to be trying any new beers until November 18th. Until then, expect to see more finished brewery, country, and featured review pages as we continue to work tirelessly toward our goal of completing all of the currently unfinished pages on this site. Cheers! Also, if you haven't yet, remember to Like Us on Facebook, and tell all of your friends and family members to do the same (unless they're under 21... of course). So we're not drinking until November 18th of this year, so don't expect us to rate anything new until that date has passed. Therefore, between now and then, give a cheers (or two) to your favorite brew website!

8-29-12 - Because we are constantly doing what we can to make sure your time spent with us is as rewarding, informative, and entertaining as possible, we are coming up with a list of future updates that we plan on making to the infrastructure of this website. It will be better to use, better to look at, better to connect, better to voice, better to navigate, and of course, better than any other beer website on the planet. For more information about the plans we have for our website and ourselves, click HERE.

8-27-12 - Thank you to all of the breweries who participated at this year's Mass Brewer's Guild Brew Fest at the Seaport this past Friday! It was great talking to many of you, and we hope to connect with you and maybe stop by for a visit! Anyone else at the event and want to share your stories, pictures, videos, etc? Please contact us!

8-16-12 - Our Awesome Glossary is finally finished. Of course, terms will be added as we discover new and exciting aspects of the realm of real beer. We are also working hard to complete reviews of all of the breweries who have produced the beers we've tried. Cheers all!

7-15-12 - Tough Mudder accomplished with Team There Will Be Mud. And yes, plenty of beer was enjoyed after.

6-10-12 - Hope you all like our new logo!

American Craft Beer Festival

6-04-12 - This past weekend was the 5th Annual American Craft Beer Festival, and boy, was it a good one.

The 5th Annual American Craft Beer festival


6-04-12 - Over 120 brewers and 557 beers were present at this year's American Craft Beer Festival at the World Trade Center in Boston's Seaport this past weekend. From Honolulu to Portland, all of these great American Breweries were flexing their best guns, including dozens of Imperial Stouts, Double Ales, and Belgian Tripels. There were too many choices, actually. The kind of situation where you're at an awesome restaurant with 8 things on the menu that you can't leave the restaurant without ordering. But in reality, too much of a good thing, isn't a bad thing. We went to Session C, the third and last session from 6:00PM to 9:30PM on Saturday, which everyone there will tell you, was a rainy day making waiting in the half mile long line kind of wet. But that only made the end reward that much more... rewarding. All in all, we tried a great deal of awesome beers and left feeling pretty good about ourselves and life. This was a great event that we will definitely be attending from now on. We definitely want to thank Sara Steele-Rogers, a Community Manager from Eventbrite (whom we met at the LIBA event April 21st), who was generous enough to send us to the event. Eventbrite is an awesome events based website which allows people to connect with each other interested in attending the same events in their city. The site also allows you to discover events through popular social media. And yes, many of these events are beer festivals. Eventbrite partners with event organizers and hosts so that everything you'll need to know about the event's logistical information is where you register as well. Good news for people who just want to try some beers without getting inundated with complicated event registration. No need for that. Check Eventbrite out and make sure to come out for next year's (6th Annual) American Craft Beer Festival in Boston!

New Branding Coming and Glossary Page Updated

5-29-12 - Finally, we're going to get a new logo (that wasn't made in MS Paint in 5 minutes), and business cards to hand out to people while we're at various events. Hopefully we can get all of those changes up soon. The glossary page is also coming along at the same time we're updating the brewery pages. Things are finally coming together! Remember to Like Us on Facebook!

Glossary Page Coming

5-11-12 - For those of you who may not be beer term savvy, we're constructing a Glossary Page so you can speak like you know what you're talking about.

Comments Section UPDATE

4-25-12 - You can now post comments to country, brewery, and featured beer pages (among others) by either posting as a guest (with your e-mail) or logging into your Google, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, or OpenID account! We have worked tirelessly (with the help of a beer or five) to add a comments section to the content pages of this website. Feel free to post your thoughts, but please keep it relevant and unoffensive. You can use this new service by logging into your accounts or posting as a guest with your e-mail (won't be shared - you also create a user name). If you would like, give it a try right now!

Boston Marathon Fundraising Update


Congratulations to Nick Tymeck who won our raffle prize package at Friday's fundraiser!

Join Us This Friday For Boston Marathon Fundraising!


3-26-12 - UqT will be present at Kate Raunig's Brigham and Women's Boston Marathon Team Fundraising event at the second floor of The Point in Boston on Hanover St. The event is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 30th, 2012 from 6:00 to 10:00pm. There is no RSVP required and donations are always welcome. There will be a DJ, cash bar, and two raffles (a prize raffle and a 50/50). There are some amazing prizes to win along with a collection of craft beers for one lucky raffle winner to receive - from us. You're welcome. The winner of our raffle prize (only one of many) will get eight different beers, each with a short description and rating so you'll know what you're getting yourself into. This goes towards a great cause, should be attended by great people, and is a great way to start off your Friday night. For directions, click on this link. Entry is $20 and pays for food. All proceeds go to the charities attached to the 116th Boston Marathon.



Here is the letter that the winner will receive: BOOBS! Great. Now that we have your attention, welcome to Unquestionable Taste, and congratulations on winning this amazing prize package tonight. Winning this is by far and away, the best thing that has ever happened to you… ever. This pack, as you can clearly see, contains eight great beers that have managed to receive high ratings on our site. Don’t know what you’re reading about? Here’s a little information about who we are, and why we’re here.

We are beer enthusiasts. We love good beer, but more importantly, we love trying new beer. Our website was set up a couple of months ago to document and chronicle exactly what we thought about the various brews we’ve had over the years… well, since January 2010, when Kate Raunig and the website’s founder, Jared Bartlett studied abroad in London, England, UK. Sadly enough, it took the amazing beer selections in the local pubs for us to realize that there were better things out there than the four sorry excuses for “beer” produced by companies like MillerCoors and AB InBev usually (almost) exclusively served at American bars and pubs. Some of these were even served cask conditioned (basement stored and temperature). Yes, believe it or not, there are other things you can indulge in besides tasteless, colorless, weak bodied, low alcoholic strength, mass produced, bottled urine whose sales are directly affected by the marketing value of bikini models and animatronic iguanas rather than quality. Kate agrees, which is why we felt obligated to rate a Gluten Free Beer (http://www.unquestionabletaste.com/featured/newgrist.html) when we heard she was sensitive to the stuff.

Anyway, after coming back home from Europe, we thought that it was necessary to share our experiences and act as pseudo beer experts (or as snobby wine lovers say, connoisseurs). Up until this past January, most of the records of beers we had tried (and the notes going along with them) were in written form in a little red book that has traveled across a dozen countries in its days. Currently, there are over 400 rated beers, 178 breweries, and 22 countries listed on our ever-expanding online database. We do in depth reviews of beers we think deserve the time and effort, and we hope to educate people about what real beer is.

And so why are we here? Well as it turns out, Jared, like Kate, loves running as well. In fact, they’ve trained together, and he and a friend will be pacing her during the infamous Newton Hills section of the Boston Marathon Course. And when we found out that there was a chance to spread the word about our new site and support a good cause linked to the 116th Boston Marathon, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity. So there you have it. Not only do we have an unequivocal passion for beer and running (sometimes at the same time, but we wouldn’t recommend it), we love helping people and who better to help than someone (especially a friend) committed to raise money by suffering through 26.2 miles of agony? Thought so.

On top of that, we’d like to think of this donation as marketing leverage, an expensive “like” on Facebook (please do if you haven’t already: www.facebook.com/UnquestionableTaste.com), and a way to brighten up someone else’s day – you. After all, that’s why you’re reading this. Whoever you are, you have eight amazing (and hopefully new to you) beers that are waiting to be enjoyed. And whether you are a beer fan or not, you should think of these unfamiliar, intimidating, and maybe scary beers as an introduction into the world of real beer. Trying new and different things doesn’t have to be as painful as you might imagine. You won this at a bar. If you’re going to drink beer, you might as well drink good beer. Clearly you have no problem throwing back a few with your mates. And if you actually do have a problem, share the wealth with those you know whose day would be made better with a genuinely great beer.

So tonight, let’s celebrate our friends: these great people you have with you to enjoy the night; let’s never cease to try new beer, and let’s make sure we remember why we’re all here - to support and wish nothing but the best to our friend Kate as she prepares to complete her first Marathon ever. Go get ‘em!

About your beer:
Brewery And Beer, Rating, ABV, Style, Our Take
Chimay Brewery Grande Reserve, Exceptional (4.09), 9.00%, Belgian Dark Ale
Started in 1863, this Trappist brewery is distributed and brewed by monks, for monks. It has since been made available around the world, still being produced in accordance to strict Trappist certification requirements. This is a dark brown, unfiltered, fruity, peppery, aromatic, and full bodied beer. Definitely enjoy with a hearty meal. Perhaps save this one for last.

Dogfish Head Raison D'Être, Good (3.42), 8.00%, Belgian Style American Strong Dark Ale
This red/brown, moderately bodied, moderately carbonated, aromatic, fruity beer is sweet with a hint of raisins. The beer pours smoothly with a half inch foam head that dissipates quickly. Pretty easy to drink with a lingering aftertaste that features some malty and fruity notes.

Dogfish Head 60 Minute Continually Hopped IPA, Good (3.15), 6.00%, American India Pale Ale
This is a quintessentially hoppy and citrusy beer with very dry and bitter notes. Lingering bitter aftertaste, moderately bodied, low viscosity, and golden in color. This filtered, top-fermented beer is a perfect example of a traditional IPA, and it should give you an idea of what the IPA is all about.

Lagunitas Censored Rich Copper Ale, Good (3.46), 6.75%, American Amber Ale
This full bodied amber features an amber color, a thin foam head that dissipates quickly, and fruity aromas and notes. Sharp citrusy and bitter flavors bring out a rich and spicy combination and balance that makes this beer a great companion with sharp cheeses, and red meats when served very cold.

Left Hand Brewery Nitro Milk Stout, Very Good (3.68), 6.00%, American Milk Stout
The Nitro is a black, creamy, top-fermented beer that features a thick foam head which laces the entire glass. Milky and coffee/roasted malt flavors matched with a slightly bitter aftertaste which lingers slightly. A medium bodied beverage, this is a great average milk stout if you’re not accustomed to “heavier” dark beers. Enjoy moderately cold with dessert.

Magic Hat Black as Night Lager, Good (3.44), 4.60%, American Schwarzbier
This bottom-fermented dunkel, or schwarzbier is a black, creamy, moderately carbonated lager that tastes sweet with a hint of roasted malt. Coffee notes are definitely present here and aromas reflect the use of burnt barley. A medium bodied beverage. Thick and creamy foam head. Serve fairly cold with German cuisine.

Rogue Chocolate Stout, Exceptional (4.17), 6.00%, American Stout
A creamy, viscous, and almost opaque coffee/chocolate stout with a thick foam head. Very chocolately from aroma to aftertaste, but not overpowering. This beer is somewhat dry, yet very malty. Full bodied with a smooth and creamy feel. Great with a dessert… not a steak.

Wachusett Black Shack Porter, Good (3.12), 5.00%, American Porter
Like we have said before, Porters are a great way to warm yourself up on a cold late fall/early winter night. Yes, they are dark beers, but that doesn't mean they are heavy. This Wachusett is just one prime example. Roasted malt barley and little hops make this a great sipper, especially among friends. Nicely balanced, nothing too scary or overpowering.