Sampling the Beers at Bastone Brewery

Nick and I just got to Bastone Brewery and we're setting up. Keith Stonehouse just got here as well. We're waiting on Jim Miller and as soon as he gets here we'll be off to the sampling! :)

Jim finally got here, and so did a few other people and now the samplers are on their way! I have to say, they served us these little pretzel type things, and I can't stop eating them! Here come the samples!

Monumental Blonde 4.5%
Nick - Compliments the delicious pretzels they gave us. It has a mild taste, a bit watered down. Could pass as an early afternoon beer.
Jim - It's lite with a little bitter aftertaste. Would go great after working in your yard all day.
Dave - It's ok..has kind of a "tart" after taste to it. Doesn't taste bad, just isn't the kind of beer I usually order
Keith - A watered down version of a Coors Lite.
Gordy - Lots of flavor, but no body to it.

Main Street Pilsner 5.5%
Nick - Lite body, a little bit of a musk taste to it. Not my preferred beer and actually preferred the first one over this.
Jim - Not a huge fan of lite beers, tastes like a pilsner with a little kick. It's a smooth hardy pilsner, it doesn't bite ya.
Dave - Kind of a mix between Stella Artois and a Heineken. Not bad, and not what I expected. I would order it again.
Keith - A desert beer. I like it.
Gordy - A little on the bitter side for a Pilsner.

Witface 5.25%
Nick - A murky Miller Chill. You could sit back and drink this all night long.
Jim - I wouldn't mind sitting at the beat while the waves are rolling with this in my hand.
Dave - Not for me.
Keith - Nice lemon refreshing beer that makes me want to look at palm trees.
Gordy - This one's pretty good. Not heavy, good summer beer. Lawn chair or pontoon boat.

Royal IPA 6.75%
Nick - The IPA is a true IPA beer. Very bitter, but adding an orange perfected it.
Jim - I like the IPA. It's that middle ground between the lites and the darks.
Dave - IPA's are always interesting to me. At first taste, i'm never a fan. Halfway through, I end up wanting to order another. It's an IPA true to it's form
Keith - A bit bitter. Not a huge fan, but I could drink it.
Gordy - (passed on the IPA in the order and had a double order of the Witface)

Dubbel Vision 7.5%
Nick - It's a fantastic beer. Easily in the top 3 of all the beers I've ever had....(and I've had a lot)
Jim - The first four beers in front of the Dubbel couldn't have gone quicker. I love the Dubbel! It is yummy and classy.
Dave - I love the Dubbel. I had it first at the Ambassador Design Launch party and I will have it every time I come here :) This is my type of brew!!!
Keith - A thick and fierce cider like beer. I like it.
Gordy - Full body, mouth full of fruit, and really malty, which is a great thing in my book!

Nectar des Dieux Triple 9.0%
Nick - I think it's a really good lite beer. Nice body, definitely a beer I will come back seasonly to have.
Jim - Delicious, kind of like the Dubble turned up to an 11 on the volume scale.
Dave - Ok, with a 9.0%, and the color of this beer, I was just assuming that it wouldn't taste to my liking, but after the first sip it shocked me. This is a really good beer. I like it :)
Keith - Amazing!!!!!
Gordy - I loved it! High alcohol content, fully body, full flavor, love it!

Voodoo Brown 6.6%
Nick - This is the beer I'm taking home in a growler. Fantastic body, good flavor, nice undertone of coffee and chocolate.
Jim - Voodoo Brown is Voodoolicious. I'm a java freak and love beer and this combines it. Stellar from the Beer Cellar.
Dave - Smooth and tasty. I loved this beer from start to finish.
Keith - This is a good brew.
Gordy - Nutty, peatty, and.....it's like a wool sweater next to a campfire. Wrap me up in Voodoo Brown.

Strawberry Blonde 6.5%
Nick - One of the best ones out of the 8 tonight, good body, definitely a beer I could drink all night. A nice subtle fruit flavor to it.
Jim - More please ;) The subtle strawberry flavor pleases the pallet. I've fallen in love with the strawberry blonde
Dave - This is one of those beers that I could use an entire glass to give the full critique. but I like it.
Keith - This is a mans desert beer. (no ones know what that means)
Gordy - Sweet but not too sweet, full bodied, great desert beer.