#603

GREAT LAKES BREWING CO. - Company's Irish Ale       Red Ale. Lots of caramel malts. Bit of creaminess. Smooth and easy to drink. Overall, a pretty decent beer, but not one I would go to often.

#602

BELLS BREWERY INC - Kalamazoo Stout    Nice stout; decent, but nothing special. Seemed a little on the thin side. Has some light coffee and light chocolate in the nose and flavor.  A little on the bitter side.

#601

GOOSE ISLAND BEER CO. - Ten Hills Pale Ale     Brewed one time only American pale ale form Goose Island. Decent for the style, I notice the malts more than the hops.

#600

DOGFISH HEAD BREWERY - 90 Minute IPA       Its National IPA day, and this is beer #600, so this seems like the perfect beer for today. It consistently rates as one of the best IPAs of the year, and Esquire magazine once called it "the best IPA in America", and I have to agree. Excellent beer, one of my favorites I have ever tried. As close to perfect as you can get. Dogfish doesnt distribute in MN and MN has some antiquated laws as far as shipping beers into our state, but with a little work,  you can find it. (basically, a trip to Wisconsin will do it). If you see it, buy it, you won't be dissapointed.

When I was doing the beer a day challenge for a year, I was donating $50 each month I reached my goal. (scroll back for details).  If you have been following, that ended at the end of February 2014, and I said I was done, but since it is beer #600,  why not donate some more? So,  $50 to the Lakes Area Humane Society and another $50 to Wounded Warriors. Google them and donate if you can, I am sure they will appreciate it.

#599

INDEED BREWING COMPANY - Let It Ride IPA      This is a really nice American IPA from a Minnesota brewery. Great tropical fruit hoppy aroma. Piney taste with oranges and even a hit of blueberry. Top notch IPA, great job from Indeed. I could drink this anytime.

#598

DESCHUTES BREWERY - Hop In The Dark Cascadian Dark Ale     Really nice dark ale. Nice amounts of hops, malts, and coffee. Hints of fruit and a little chocolate even. Smooth and crisp, very enjoyable.

#597

ODELL BREWING COMPANY - Loose Leaf    This is a really nice American blonde ale.  Well balanced, light and smooth. You can drink a bunch of these easily (and I did).