Not long after my paypal receipt had arrived I received a DM from Dave saying my beer had been packed and it would be with me on Monday as it was Friday and the couriers didn’t do Saturdays.

Hoppy, Roasty but still a little bit brown...

Sure enough when I got in from work there was a parcel waiting for me, 12 bottles of the new Hardknott beer, Code Black, 6 for me and 6 for Dave Lozman (who’s written about it here) It was well packed, surrounded by bubble wrap so thumbs up there.

Despite wanting to crack a bottle open straight away, they were a little bit warm and I’ve learned that beer needs a day or so to settle after its long journey through the mail, so I behaved my self and put them somewhere nice and cool to settle.

After precisely 24 hours I grabbed a couple of bottles and got stuck in. The branding is typically Hardknott so stands out quite well.

Code Black pours a really dark brown, not quite black as the “Black IPA” would have you believe, you could tell the beer was fresh the citrusy, piney hops were really pronounced on the nose, there was a little bit of smoke there too.

In the mouth it was really smooth and had that typically Hardknott characteristic, whether it’s from the special Cumbrian water, the malt Dave uses I don’t know, what I do know is I love it.

Code Black is a cracker of a beer, It’s big and it’s bold, the hops are present from the moment you put it in your mouth and long after you’ve swallowed it. There’s hints of mocha (or chocolate and coffee if you prefer), plenty of fresh pine and a bit of citrus for good measure.  There’s a slightly bitter sweet toasted malt flavour there too, the bitterness from that and the hops lasts long after you’ve swallowed and balances the sweeter side of the beer out quite well and the finish is surprisingly dry.

The blurb says that at 5.6% ABV it’s a bit strong to neck pints of, unfortunately the flavours out weigh this and I think if it was on in the pub or at a beer fest, in cask, keg or bottle I’d end up getting into a lot of trouble.

The shop it’s self  was really simple to use and despite needing  a few tweaks here and there  it’s looking good and you’ll all be able to buy Dave’s beers online sooner rather than later, so keep an eye on the Harknott Website and twitter accounts, if you’d like to know more about Hardknott Beers then check out my reviews and Meet the Brewer which is worth a look purely for the old photo of him)

Since selling th pub and moving the brewery they have gone from strength to strength, re branding and releasing some excellent new beers such as Dark Energy, Cool Fusion, Queboid  and Infra red.

The new and improved label, but i miss the sheep.

Now with the new versions of Aether Blaec and Granite about to be released I thought it was about time I published my thoughts on the previous versions, starting with Granite.

When I first tried Granite it came in the same style bottle but with a white label and hand drawn sheep, not to mention a typeface that I’ll not talk about on here, since the rebranding the label is much better, including the new Hardknottisms as i like to call them, small quotes or statements that go with each beer.

Granite is a 10% ABV barley wine that Dave lovingly crafted, It pours almost jet black with a thin tan head, The aromas were of chocolate and smoked sausage.

The body is huge, it’s thick and silky smooth and slightly oily (in a nice way), the smoke from the aroma comes through, slightly ashy, there’s a lovely roasty almost sweet, caramel malt there’s then a little bit of hop character and bitterness. It hides its 10% ABV quite well, although you still know it’s present, I’m wondering if the aging process will mellow this out or intensify it….I guess I will find out sooner or later.

It’s perfectly suited to being stuck in a dark cupboard and left for a couple of years, I’ve kept a bottle to see how it goes, the new version will be added to those as soon as it’s released.

In the meantime if you haven’t tried this version you can still get some from beermerchants here or you can buy the 2010 version from mybrewerytap

You can read Dave’s blog here or follow him on twitter here, you can also follow Ann on twitter too, or readDave’s meet the brewer here.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Hardknott Brewery, They started off brewing up at the Woolpack Pub in Boot, then Dave and Ann sold the pub and moved the brewery to a bigger premises. As a result they have been able to up the amount of beer that they brew, unfortunately they can’t bottle as much of it as they would like so I was thrilled when Dave handed me a bottle.

Hoppier than a bucket full of frogs

I first tried Infra Red under a different name when we stayed at the pub, It was un-conditioned but still tasted absolutely fantastic, I think I said then that Dave had a potentially great beer on his hands. Since then the name and the branding has changed so I was hoping the beer wouldn’t have changed too much.

I wasn’t disappointed, as I opened the bottle the aromas burst out of the bottle and filled my nose, as I filled the glass they kept on going, they were flora and fruity with some sweet caramel on the nose.

The head was huge, it was a lot more lively than that glass I had back that the pub, It just goes to show how important conditioning and tweaking are to a brewer.

Flavour wise it was huge, sweet, bready, slightly spicy, citrusy from the hops and ultimately really really drinkable which is important with big beers!!

I’ve seen pictures on twitter of a stein filled with Infra Red – I now really want to try it in a big stein just to see how drinkable it is, not to mention what state I would be in afterwards.

You can read Dave’s blog here or follow him on twitter here, you can also follow Ann on twitter too as I’ve got a feeling she’s has just as important a role at the brewery as Dave does..

Oh and you can also buy some from Beermerchants, be quick though as there’s not many left, you can also read Dave’s meet the brewer here.

What is your Brewery name and where did it come from?
The brewery is attached to a public house, and goes by the name of Brewers Union Local 180. This is a union of people, not a labor union. The “Local 180” part plays off the labor union thing, but also represents the idea of a community local and a 180 – a complete change in direction.

A clean brewery is a happy brewery

What is your brewery capacity?
2 UK BBL. 2 Fermenters.

What is different about your brewery?
A brewery that focuses almost exclusively on real ale is different not only in Oregon, but across the country as well.

How long have you been brewing for?
Homebrewer since I was 21. I’m now 46, I hate to admit. The Brewers Union has now been open for two years.

How did you get into brewing?
The homebrewer bit just happened as a result of helping some friends homebrew back after the college years. My change of profession came as a result of walking around the UK, after I quit my job as a Chief Software Architect at the end of 2004, and visiting as many pubs as possible. The night that I “snapped” was a night spent at the Woolpack Inn in Cumbria, formerly run by Dave Bailey who is now the owner of the Hardknott Brewery in Millom. Subsequent trips to Cumbria to learn the arts resulted in the purchase and reconstruction of a building in my current home of Oakridge, Oregon.

What beers do you brew regularly?
I rotate my beers around. I have six beer engines and 47 casks at the moment. I try to represent some of the general families of ales, such as a bitter or best bitter, an IPA, and something dark like a porter or stout. Some of my regular brews are:

A brewer and a pub? what more could you want?

Union Dew, IPA, 6.1% ABV
Cumbrian Moor, Porter, 4.6% ABV
Wotcha, Best Bitter, 4.4% ABV
Baba O’Rye’ly, ESB, 5.9% ABV
This TIme For Sure, Hoppy Pale, 5.7% ABV
Quid Hoc Sibi Vult?, Malty Special Bitter, 4.6% ABV
Chuckle Springs, Brown, 4.6% ABV

What special/seasonal beers do you brew?
Black Wooly Jumper, Dry Irish Summer Session Stout, ABV 3.7%
Frost on the Bumpkin, 7-Grain Winter Stout, ABV 6.8%
Tanninbomb, Oak-Aged Old Ale, ABV 6.8%
Whisky in a Jar, Whisky Oak ESB, ABV 5.9%

Where do you think the future of brewing lies?
More pubs with small breweries. You can’t have enough pubs.

What is you proudest moment in brewing?
The second and third batches of commercial real ale that I brewed happened on the occasion of my second visit to the Woolpack Inn. Dave, the owner, had broken his leg skiing and couldn’t be there to educate me, so he handed me two recipes and went off the hospital. Despite my confusion and a couple of really long brew days, I managed to deliver two batches of drinkable ale.

Oh, and getting a cask of Union Dew to the GBBF this year was rather nice.

Do you have any brewing regrets?
Not that I can think of at the moment.

What is your brewing ambition?
To help others open more real ale community pubs in Oregon, and hopefully someday to get myself over to England and work in the brewery and pub trade.

What was last beer you drank?
Currently drinking a pint of Wotcha, brewed about 50 feet away from where I’m lounging with my laptop.

What is your favourite hop?
Generally speaking I don’t really like to pick favorites, but I use a lot of E.K. Goldings. Also working a lot with Centennial and Cascade.

Do you have a Brewing hero/inspiration?
I’ve already mentioned Dave Bailey, but am still also inspired by Stuart Johnson at Foxfield Brewery at the Prince of Wales Pub in Foxfield, who taught me that you can brew a decent beer out of whatever you happen to have leftover in the grain storage room.

If you could brew one collaboration beer with someone who would it be with and what would it be?
The most flavorful and drinkable oak-aged session bitter ever devised by the mind of man at the Hardknott Brewery.

Which beer do you wish you had brewed?
Not sure I can answer this one.

How do you spend your time when you aren’t brewing?
I’m usually dealing with one or another aspect of running a pub. I work the bar, clean, repair and do paperwork. I don’t really have regular time off, but am working on that. On those rare occasions when I can escape I try to spend some time walking or riding the Harley, or just sitting by the river for a couple of hours with a good book.

If you could have one superhero superpower what would it be?
The Mirth Ray (â„¢).

Anything else you want to tell us?
I’m warning ya – I’m coming over there, and when I do I’m gonna be powerful thirsty.

Thanks to Ted for filling this in, you can visit his website here or read his blog here

We set off from a grey and rainy home hoping the weather would improve on the journey over as we wanted to squeeze some walking before we

The Woolpack Inn

headed for the Woolpack, unfortunately as seems to be the case when ever we go to the Lakes, it was still hammering down when we got there. We donned our waterproofs and hit the hills, a couple of hours and many mm or rainfall later we arrived back at the car and set off for the Hardnott pass – one of the craziest roads in the country, as it turns out it was closed due to the snowfall last week so we had to double back and go the long way round passing through many a Lakeland village and many great pubs.

We eventually arrived at the Woolpack just before 19:00 where we were warmly greeted by Dave and Ann who showed us to our room before we headed off down for pre tea drinks. Just as we got to the Bar, renowned beer geek Jeff Pickthall came in, to my surprised joined Emily in having a cup of tea, I on the other hand opted for a pint of Hardnott Light Cascade, one of Dave’s own brews and a great way to start the evening. It was light, refreshing and had plenty of cascade hops. Next on the menu was a pint of Grassmoor dark ale, quite tasty but very malty!!

Brewdog Tactical Nuclear Penguin

The food was excellent Em had the fillet steak with ginger and Cointreau and I had the Eskdale Pork Othello which was simply delicious. When dessert arrived I asked for a beer to go with my the unbelievably tasty Blue Bore Bomb (White chocolate, cream cheese and Blengdale blue cheese fondant encased in dark chocolate with a crunch base) I asked for a beer to go with it, Dave pulled out a bottle of Tactical Nuclear Penguin and asked if that would do, I wasn’t going to say no at the chance of trying a drink I had heard so much about.

TNP wen’t really well with the Blue Bore Bomb, the dark smokey, peaty and licorice boozy liquor really complementing the sweetness in the pud. There was a lot of discussion about the drink from everyone in the pub, in general everyone agreed that it was a rather tasty drink but in no shape or form and no matter how it started out that in it’s drinkable form it was not a beer..it was in fact a spirit, it was even discussed that it might work well with a dash of coke, ice and a slice….not sure I’d go that far but Emily would love to try it.

Blue Bore Bomb, perfect with Tactical Nuclear Penguin

After the table was cleared and the mini Woolpack’s were picked up from down the road Dave and Ann joined us in the bar along with a few locals and Alan the barman. At this point the night turned into a bit of a tasting session with a rather dangers array of ales being brought out and shared.It started with Dave’s ÆtherBlæc, a whiskey barrel aged stout that may have even converted Jeff as he proudly announced he wasn’t a fan of anything aged in oak casks, only to change his mind once he had tasted Dave’s beer, Next up was Granite, Dave’s barley wine, was also pretty tasty  but Dave was the first to admit it was a bit young and needs more time in the bottle. Both these were soon supped, then out came Zippy Red IPA, this wasn’t quite the finished product and needing some conditioning but we all agreed, given a little time and the odd tweak it could be come a sublime, hoppy IPA with a lovely red colour. While we were drinking these Emily was sampling the range of fruit beers that Dave and Ann sell, a great range it was too and she was kept more than happy by the choice.

ÆtherBlæc, Whiskey barrell aged stout

A couple of geuze’s were then brought out along with a rather large cheese board packed with great local cheese, both the beer and the cheese were fantastic, the geuze was a sour palette cleanser and the mort subite was bordering on a bit too sweet but was very tasty non the less, even Emily decided she quite liked them, she also surprised us by picking out loads of flavours from some of the other beers like the rauchbier and Dave’s Tenacity Stout.  I think we may have started the conversion to beer geek. We also cracked open a Lost Abbey Serpent Stout that Phil from Beermerchants sent me, it went down very well for something that weighed in at over 11%, at first I thought it was a little too sweet but then as it warmed and I drank more of it, the sweetness died away and it was very tasty indeed.

Stout Tenacity, delicious chocolate stout

One by one people drifted off, leaving just myself, Jeff and Dave, putting the world to rights and discussing various beer related things, some of which if I told you I would have to kill you.

Eventually we decided to call it a night as we cleared the last bits from each bottle, leaving Dave to clear up the mountains of over sized tasting glasses that we had been using.

The next morning the weather was glorious, everyones heads were a little bit fuzzy and the lovely local breakfast was welcomed with open arms, washed down with lashings of tea and coffee. We then left Dave and Jeff to get on with some important work and we headed out into the hills for a walk.

All in all we had a fantastic time, great food, lovely beer and warm and welcoming hospitality, Dave certainly knows his beer and where he wants to take it. Keep an eye on him over the coming months as I am sure he will, sooner or later hit the big time.

In the meantime the only place you can get his beer is from The Woolpack, check out the website here or follow Dave and Ann on twitter. You can also read Dave’s blog here.

You can see the rest of my photos from the weekend on here

I would also like to point you in the direction of Jeff’s twitter and blog if you haven’t already seen them, the blog especially is worth following, he really knows his stuff and isn’t scared to tell people what he thinks, that is a quality that I wish more people had.

Best way to clear a fuzzy head

What is your brewery capacity?

2.25 brewery barrels per brew with 2 firmenters giving a maximum posible of 4.5 barrels a week. I actually do a little over 1 brew a month on average over the year but in the summer it can be as many as 6 a month.

Woolpack Dave + Woolpack Ann

What is different about your brewery?

Me, I’m very different. My mum would say I’m special.

The beer it produces is only normally available in my pub, mainly because I work long hours and have no spare time to brew beer for other people to put their markup on. When I work out how to limit my working week to 150 hours, then my beer will be available elsewhere. So, if you want my beer come to my pub.

OK, winge over, the other thing that is different is that the beer is made from pure fell water. It’s pure, that is, once we’ve filtered out the dead sheep and eels. We are the only brewery that makes beer from water that comes directly off the flanks of the highest mountain in England.

How long have you been brewing for?

4 years. We started in December 2005. The first beer was casked on Christmas eve and was on the bar for New Year’s Eve.

How did you get into brewing?

We have a very large building parts of which were underused. We felt that it would help our business if we could get into the Good Beer Guide and felt that brewing our own beer would help with that. My father insisted it would be a good thing to do and because most people refuse to listen to their parents I came up with all sorts of excuses why I shouldn’t.

One day I woke up, smelt the coffee and decided to listen to my Dad for a change. 6 months later we were brewing beer. It’s nice to be able to say to people when they ask what is the most local brew that my own is and it’s brewed just the other side of the wall.

What beers do you brew regularly?

Woolpacker 3.8% session bitter. Drinkable golden beer with fruity berry hints and undertones of heather, bracken and moss, possibly from the water,perhaps.

Light Cascade 3.4% has a good strong grapefruit pithy bitternes great for slaking the thirst after a long sunny day on the fells.

Saazy lamm 4.3% light mild and unchallenging to the taste buds, but is great on a hot sunny day with it’s light Saaz hop flavours.

Tenacity 4.8% is a strong willed beer and you are advised not to challenge this one unless you plenty of gumption.

What special/seasonal beers do you brew?

When I started brewing I used the excuse of product development as a reason to experiment. I now just experiment because I like to. I’ve made a ginger beer called Woolly Fusion, a beer called Drive Me Mild at 1.9%, geddit? I’ve currently got a stout at about 7% maturing in a whisky cask and a barley wine at 10.3% maturing nicely.

Where do you think the future of brewing lies?

I think the answer is beer, lots of it. More variety is important and encouraging pubs to stock a more interesting range. Getting Landlords to understand more esoteric beers and being able to advise customers on the beer would be useful.

What is you proudest moment in brewing?

Oh, there you go, asking me for my bestest of. I’ve had loads of proud moments. Probably the best bit is when you are hanging around the bar, the barman has served the beer and the punter doesn’t know who you are and you hear somebody say, out of ear shot of anybody they think have a link to the pub “That’s a really nice pint that” – you know it’s complete honesty and just not politeness.

What was the last beer you drank?

Zippy Red IPA 6.6% a beer that is dark for an IPA. Brewed by me. 7 months matured dry hopped beer.

What is your favourite hop?

Is this Dave or is it poirot?

More favs! Stop it! OK, probably Cascade and Centennial at the moment.

What is your brewing ambition?

To make lots of nice beer. Really, that’s it, just to get better at brewing and make an honest living at it.

Do you have a Brewing hero/inspiration?

Ah that’s better, giving me the option to say “no” – Probably Martin Dickie of BrewDog or John Keeling of Fullers because I have met them and they are both great brewers. John Lloyd at Barngates makes the best beer in Cumbria, after me that is.

Which beer do you wish you had brewed?

Tokyo*, although it might be Tactical Nuclear Penguin after I’ve tasted that.

Favourite hobby outside of brewing

Ice climbing, although I haven’t done that for years. Playing music would be next. Skiing also rates high but I have not done much since I broke my leg whilst pretending that it’s still possible to ski in Scotland.

Anything else you want to tell us?

The beer world is great, it’s a broad church with lots of great people. I think that the future of beer is very exciting as more people wake up to the posibiltities of craft beer. I hope that in the next decade there will be an increase of availability of interesting beers in pubs. I also want to see an increase in qulaity beers being available in restaurants.

Thanks to Dave for taking the time out to do this, I know he is a busy (if rather secretive) guy and has a lot on his plate with blogging, running and decorating his pub, not to mention keeping WoolpackAnn happy!

Please take the time to visit his website (more importantly his pub), follow him on twitter and read his blog.

Ps Sorry for nicking that photo from your facebook Dave, but I couldn’t resist, it reminded me of someone other than Poirot but I couldn’t put my finger on it so thought one of  our readers might be able to..

You will no doubt read many reports of what did and didn’t happen between 11:00 on Saturday 23rd and 17:30 on Sunday 24th January 2010, these will more than likely differ from blogger to blogger, but one thing I think know they will all have in common is that everyone had a fantastic time (well, apart from Mark at Real-Real-Ale-Reviews – who was maybe feeling a little guilty over “keygate” – you can read his version of events here).

What a bunch of twissers

The epic began just after 11:00 when I arrived, after a rather crappy train journey, at The Sheffield Tap, a rather fancy new pub based at Sheffield station, which over the weekend was to almost become our second home.  While I waited for other bloggers to turn up I quietly sat in the corner of the bar, slowly supping a rather delicious glass of Thornbridge Kipling, this was the start of  what, will one day surely become a pub crawl that is etched into blogging legends or as someone mentioned on twitter, become the face of a new alcohol awareness campaign.

Just as I supped the last fruity and hoppy mouthful of my Kipling, Steve  aka Aletalk wandered across and asked if I was Chilli Up North, perfect timing – it was now his round.

Before either of us had finished our beers (I had a Thornbridge White Swan and I think Steve went for their Lord Marples) Dave and Ann appeared, they’d been in Sheffield since Friday as they had a long way to come from the Woolpack, as the beers went down, more and more bloggers were appearing as their trains pulled into the station, before we knew it the place was packed, people had really pulled out all the stops, coming from far and wide to meet their fellow twissheads!

After a few more beers were sank, travel stories shared and gifts exchanged (beers/chilli seeds/some rather lovely glasses from Alex at All Beer) we were shepherded outside for a quick photo, before heading off to the next stop on the Twissup Map.

In truth a certain person who shall remain nameless took us on a slightly longer route that detoured by the Harlequin pub, after a couple of swift halves in there we moved on to the Kelham Island Brewery where we had the rather delicious Marble Brew 14 and a whistle stop tour of the brewery before heading to the Kelham Island Tavern for some Thornbridge Samhain, Milton Marcus Aurelius and one of my beers of the day Brew Co Pete‘s Ginger Stout.

Ruination in the Devonshire Cat

Next on the agenda was a tour of the Sheffield Brewery, a couple of beers in there and a chat with them guys before onto the Hillsborough Hotel, where we were subjected, sorry treated to a brewery tour by Crown Brewer Stu, here we supped more beer, had a hastily arranged beer swap and I got to watch Ring of Fire 2009 being tapped, this is the beer I helped Stu brew and used my home grown chillis in. It seemed to go down really well, Mark Dredge has even given it his beer of the day (WHOOP).

The atmosphere in the Hillsborough was possibly the best of the day, great banter, great beers (including Thornbridge Equinox and Crown Samuel Berry’s Pale Ale)

From here we split into two groups, some went to watch 22 fellas kicking a ball around a pitch and the rest of us headed via various modes of public transport to The Rising sun for a couple of beers and some much needed sarnies, Kelly from Thornbridge‘s competitive side came out here when he scoffed the majority of the tray of sarnies that myself and Pete B found on our table.

Our stomach’s thinly lined with sarnies we headed down the the Devonshire Cat, here we found the awesome Stone Ruination IPA on, it wasn’t cheap at £2.80 for half a pint but it really was worth the money, here I also tried my first non beer drink since breakfast, a rather tasty rum that was packed full of vanilla and nougat flavours (thanks to Brew Co Pete for letting me try that)

It was now getting to the time were some unfortunate people had to get the train home so we headed back to the The Sheffield Tap where yet more ale was consumed from both cask and bottle, This included Hop-it, Tokyo*, Jaipur and various other beers and beer styles.

Twissup on the tram

Once we had waved those unlucky few off we went in search of food, somehow we ended up in a kebab shop that resembled a fancy dress shop, which sold a strange array of battered products which were mainly thrown in the bin.

Those of us that were staying at the Hillsborough headed back there, where a certain person broke someone else’s key in the door, leading to a few room changes and a lot of ribbing for Mark at Real-Real-Ale-Reviews and a rather funny (if inconvenient) end to day one.

Day two started with most of us feeling a little worse for wear, this being helped by the brilliant breakfast served up at the Hillsborough before packing our bags and heading off to see Zak Avery in Leeds.

Zak had very kindly arranged for a pin of experimental beer from local brewer Roosters to be waiting for us at his shop, It was delicious and just what we needed to get the day’s drinking started, although I think it may have sent Pete B over the edge. I think everyone bought a few beers from Zak which is almost impossible not to do.

Next off we headed off in the Wooliemobile to North Bar in Leeds, for yet more ale and some great cheese made by the bloke from blur who used to drink rather a lot of booze in his wilder years…quite fitting and bloody delicious, this was quickly followed by a couple more rounds of cheese and bread and meat and bread, all pubs should do this, it’s a fantastic way to soak up the booze.

Up next was some Sam Smith’s OBB in a rather unfriendly pub hidden down a back alley, promptly followed by an Ilkley Brewery Mary Jane before myself, Pete B and Mark D headed for our train back to Sheffield, luckily on arrival back in Sheffield we had time for one last pint in the The Sheffield Tap, I went for Kipling again, It seemed fitting that the beer I had first should also be my last.

Picking up my rather heavy bag and my rather horrible burger I headed for the most depressing and disgusting train I have ever been on and headed home…

Thanks to all that turned up, chatted, drank, swapped beer, gave gifts and organised treats and tours along the way, I will be sure to raise my next glass of beer to you, although that might not be for some time..

Thanks to steelrazor for taking some awesome pics, You can view my photos of the event here and some other pics in the Twissup flickr group

Ps for those of you interested the beers that I remembered to log as I drank were: Thornbridge Kipling, Thornbridge White Swan, Thornbridge Lord Marples, Brewdog Black Dog, Tiger Tops Ginger, Abbeydale Genesis, Marble Brew 14,Thornbridge Samhain, Milton Marcus Aurelius, Brew Co Ginger Stout, Kelham Island Pale Rider, Sheffield Five Rivers, Sheffield Paradise Pale, Thornbridge Equinox, Crown Ring of Fire 2009, Crown Samuel Berry’s Pale Ale, Burton Tweetie Pie, Thornbridge Jaipur, Brewdog Tokyo*, Brewdog Punk IPA, Brewdog 5Am Saint, Brewdog Equity For Punks, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, Sierra Nevada Anniversary, Stone Ruination IPA, Sierra Nevada Pale ale, Urthel Hop It, Roosters Experimental, Sierra Nevada Celebration, Ilkley Mary Jane, Sam Smith’s OBB and various sips of other peoples beers of all sorts of styles.