How did I get so backed up on the beers that I needed to post on here?! I've got a week's worth of beer to tell you about and all I can bring myself to do is watch a combination of the Science channel and football, and continue to devour this trail mix I bought. [Seriously addicted to it right now]

Instead of digressing and talking about randomness, I'll just jump into this week's beers.

Monday:
Started off with a tried and true favorite brewery, Southern Tier. This time I picked up their Harvest Ale to accompany the changing of the seasons. [It's finally cool outside here in Atlanta] This one is an ESB (Extra Special Bitter) that is a common English style brew. It was very well balanced, and very very good. Dark amber in color. The hops character played off the malt profile in an awesome way that really makes this brew enjoyable. Harvest Ale is one of those brews that you will love to have during the next couple of months. It came in at 6.7% abv.

Tuesday:
Next was the most disappointing brew of the week, by far. It was the Shiner Black Lager. It is a 4.9% abv, 'schwarzbier' styled brew, and the second of which I've tried so far. The first one didn't fare too well, and neither did this one. As a matter of fact I stopped drinking it about 1/4 the way through. Yuck. Shiner is 0 for 2 so far... although I have yet to have their flagship, Shiner Bock. Forgive me if I'm not racing to try it...

Wednesday:
Reverted back to the friendly confines of the india pale ale world with the Smuttynose IPA. Until then I had never had a beer from these guys but I see them all over the place. All the mainstay styles available, and they have a unique graphics theme which make's their brews easy to pick out from the shelves. I'll have to get into more detail later, as this is a 'get caught up post'. This IPA was citrusy, light, and crisp. I enjoyed it mostly because it was a slightly different style than most of the other IPA's that I've been having recently. 6.6% abv for this one.

Thursday:
Ok Thursday's beer I am most excited about. The brewery is called Duck-Rabbit, which I always found odd and never understood where it came from. So I picked up one of their brews, this time the Milk Stout. If you look at the label, it looks like a Duck. But then when you look at it sideways, your mind gets blown. And that is pretty much the best beer logo I've yet to see. Anyways-- the beer. YUM. I'm beginning to think that Milk Stouts are among my favorites in the beer world. DR's was very creamy/smooth, chocolatey, and had the perfect amount of roasted notes. Basically a good brewer cannot go wrong by making a Milk Stout. DR's came in at 5.7% abv.

Friday:
In addition to beer, I cannot function without coffee. Because of which it was an easy decision to try a beer that is called Fuel Cafe by Lakefront Brewery, and has a bunch of coffee beans featured on the label. This was a Sweet Stout styled beer that is brewed with coffee beans during the process. Taste test gave it an alright review, but far from terrible. It was sweet, malty, roasty... pretty run of the mill for this style. Worth giving a try but I probably won't pick it up again unless, because there are a ton of other options. Only 4.4% abv, which I was surprised about.

Saturday:
One of my favorite brands/themes for a brewery is Heavy Seas. Everything pirate themed, and awesome. The graphic design and creative nerd inside of me loves it. This brew, the Small Craft Warning, however, wasn't one of my favorites. It is an imperial pilsener style, or a strong pale lager, and was too bitter for my liking. What I can say is that you like beers similar to Stella Artois then you would like this one. Just not my cup of tea. Or beer. 7.0% abv


Sunday:
Finally, I have gotten all caught up. The beer for today was simply a random pick from the shelves, with no real reason for why I grabbed it. The Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale ended up in my glass today, and I have mixed feelings about it. It's an English style pale ale which tends to be a little more on the bitter side when it comes to the hops. Today I just wasn't in the mood for that flavor, however I didn't-not like it. I'd say it's simply a 'good' beer, but nothing more. I mean, I had no trouble at all finishing it, which can't be said for all of the beers this week [ie., Shiner Black Lager]. Most likely I'll pick up another one of Tommyknocker's brews at some point in the future. The Pick Axe PA has 6.2% abv.

Ok -- I'm back in business. Time to get back in the groove and update this thing every day. I mean, I'm drinking the beer... why not tell you all about it.