Kamosturu Tokusei Gold

Description - Daiginjo sake

Maker - Kamotsuru Sake Brewing Co.

Notes - This ranks up there as one of the two best sakes I've ever tasted. Served best cold. It's sweet and smooth, lacking any unpleasant astringency or bitterness.

9/10

Genbei-san no Oni Kokroshi

Description - Sake

Maker - Yamamoto Honke Co.

Notes - This is a really smooth, all-around drinkable sake. It's decent warm, room-temp, and cold. That's hard to attain in a sake.

8/10

Vin De Glace

Description - Muscat Wine

Maker - Garfield Estates

Notes - Like sweet candy in your mouth, this muscat really delivers. It has floral highlights and a very mild fruitiness. Excellent.

9/10

Ft. Collins Chocolate Stout

Description - Chocolate Stout

Maker - Fort Collins Brewery

Notes - A rather average roasted flavor with a rather unpleasant tang that I'm not used to in a Stout. It's more reminiscent of a tinny porter.

5/10

Tread Lightly Ale

Description - Gluten Free Beer

Maker - New Planet Beer Company

Notes - As far as GF beers go, this is one of the better. It's not quite up there with Redbridge or the Greens, but it's a pleasant alternative. It's not overpowering with the sorghum, and has a few flavors to interest the pallet.

7/10

Double Wide IPA

Description - IPA

Maker - Bouldevard Brewing Co.

Notes - A complex IPA with a mellow sweetness to it. The heavy hopping adds a great aroma.

7/10

Weyerbacher Quad

Description - Quadruple Ale

Maker - Weyerbacher Brewery

Notes - This rich, sweet, barley wine-esque quad is a real pleasure to drink. Dark and smooth, you'd never know it was 11% alcohol.

9/10

Honey Brown

Description - Lager brewed with Honey

Maker - Dundee Brewing Co.

Notes - This deliciously rich choices is great with food. I had it with seafood, which was great. And like Dundee's regular Honey brew, I'm sure it would be excellent with a burger, too.

8/10

Grolsch

Description - Lager

Maker - Grolsche Bierbrouwerij

Notes - This brew has a great grain body and a little bit of bite for a kick. Unfortunately it had gotten a little overheated in my trunk before I could drink it. Still good though.

7/10

Brooklyn Lager

Description - Lager

Maker - The Brooklyn Brewery

Notes - A fairly hoppy brew, this one was pretty average. I had it in a karaoke box, though which was cool.

5/10

Hitachino Nest - Ginger

Description - Beer Brewed with Ginger

Maker - Kiuchi Bewery

Notes - This is really where it's at. A light beer with a robust ginger flavor. If you're not into ginger, this beer's not for you.

7/10

Hitachino Nest - JCA

Description - "Classic Ale"

Maker - Kiuchi Brewery

Notes - This one wasn't so great. But a similar looking one from the same brewery that's brewed with ginger is awesome.

3/10

Koshihikari

Description - Beer brewed with rice

Maker - Echigo Beer Company

Notes - Overall a nice, mellow beer. Not a lot of flavors stand out, but it's good.

7/10