ACE Beer Club: January 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

A Hoppy Accident

At a recent visit to Gomer's Midtown over the lunch hour, I ran into someone else who was shopping for beer. What are the chances? When I spoke to her, she was said she was with the St. Agnes Parish school and was putting together a beer basket as an auction item for their annual school auction fund raiser. When I asked her what she was looking for, she said limited release or seasonal Boulevard Smokestack beers.

At that point she had only procured a BBQ, an Imperial Stout, and a Crown Town from Gomer. I knew I had a few in my cellar that were no longer available and would be great additions to the auction basket. On behalf of the Ace Beer Club, I donated a Sporting KC Championship Ale, a Collaboration #4 Saison, and a Silver Anniversary Ale.

She was thrilled that she ran into me that day and very grateful for the donation. She thought it was divine intervention, I think it was just A Hoppy Accident.

Tastings:
Bell's Hopslam Ale [99]
Schlafly Imperial Topaz [89]
Green Flash Le Freak [90]
Deschutes Zarabanda [86]
New Glarus Serendipity [96]
Breckenridge 471 Small Batch IPA [91]
Central Waters Seventeen [100]
Ommegang Three Philosophers [92]
Southern Tier Crème Brûlée [88]
Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad 2014 [95]

Links:

http://www.bellsbeer.com/brands/19-Hopslam%20Ale
http://schlafly.com/blog/2014/12/23/Imperial-topaz-ipa/
http://www.greenflashbrew.com/our-beers/le-freak/
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew/zarabanda
http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/index.cfm/beers/OurBeers/Beer/serendipity
http://www.breckbrew.com/brews/471-small-batch
http://centralwaters.com/
http://www.ommegang.com/#!beer_three
http://www.stbcbeer.com/black-water/creme-brulee-beer-page/
http://www.boulevard.com/BoulevardBeers/bourbon-barrel-quad/

Friday, January 23, 2015

Growler Rescue

There once was a growler who traveled all the way from St. Louis to Kansas City. He was a good little growler, filled with beer. The problem was that once he left the safety of his pressurized keg, he would not very last long out on his own. He was going flat.
The ACE Beer Club quickly assembled a crack team of beer drinkers on short notice to swoop in and save the little growler from his unfortunate fate.
If you have a growler in trouble, and no one else can help, maybe you can hire the ACE team.

Tastings:
Schlafly Coffee Stout [86]
Fort Collins Malt Monsters: Wallace, Wee Heavy [86]
Modern Times Black House [89]
Toppling Goliath Zeelander [96]
Stone Double Bastard [95]

Links:
http://schlafly.com/beers/styles/coffee-stout/
http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/brews/malt-monster/
http://moderntimesbeer.com/beer/year-round
http://www.tgbrews.com/site/beer/zee/
http://www.arrogantbastard.com/doublebastard/

Finally !!!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

2015 Beer Release Calendars

http://www.porchdrinking.com/2015-craft-beer-release-calendars/

Thursday, January 15, 2015

It's Cookie Season

Here's how to pair your beers with Girl Scout cookies.

http://beerandbrewing.com/VKm9gisAAF-R_rap/article/beer-pairings-for-girl-scout-cookies

Friday, January 9, 2015

Livin' the Dream

Today we came Out of the Ashes and into The Abyss: from the awful to the amazing. We finished out the line-up with a local homebrew from Olathe which was aged on Wisconsin oak wood soaked in Maker's Mark Bourbon.

Tastings:
Deschutes The Abyss [100]
Firestone Walker Wookey Jack [95]
Het Anker Gouden Carolus Noel/Christmas [89]
Free State Winterfest [85]
Fort Collins Out of the Ashes Smoked IPA [79]
4 Hands Single Speed w/ Jasmine [80]
Livin' the Dream Wisconsin Whiskey Ale [homebrew]