INDEED BREWING COMPANY - OLD FRIEND 2013 HOLIDAY ALE A nice winter warmer from an up and coming Minnesota brewery. Aroma has a lot of ginger at first pour, but it settles a bit as it warms and then you get a little cinnamon and some dark malts. Pretty mild overall. I thought the ginger might be overpowering in the flavor, but its not, its balanced nicely. Taste is similar to the smell. Decent, but i was expecting something a little bolder. I enjoyed it, but its not one of Indeeds top beers.
SURLY BREWING COMPANY - SURLYFEST LAGER Surlys take on a Oktoberest/Marzen style beer. I drank quite a few of these when they were released, but realized i never rated it, so i pulled one out of the "cellar" tonight. Aroma has some sweet roasted malt, caramel, and some rye spices - not often seen in this style beer. Nice sweet taste with a bit of rye and hop spice in the finish. Wish i had more of this one, its a nice twist on the Oktobefest style with the rye, great effort from Surly as usual.
ZZ TOP - LIVE FROM TEXAS A fun live release from ZZ from 2008. Has all the hits. Unfortunately they still have the same set list today. They have too many good songs and need to change the set list up some and do better than their typical 70 minute performances the last few years. What we get is great, but it could be so much better. Still, no complants, turn it up, grab a beer and have some fun.
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