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Lager Fest 2013

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lagerfest 2013Apparently it has been the summer of beer festivals.  I’m not complaining at all.  Last weekend, my friends Jeffrey, Simon and I hit up the first annual Lager Fest 2013!  Like any first annual anything, there were some weird things.  $10 for a plastic cup, with a discount sticker on the bottom.  (Honestly, you aren’t fooling anyone.)  Bracelets for tickets.  The $20 entry got you 10 samples, however, there were 12 LagerFest icons on each bracelet.  Thanks for the two extra samples, almost makes up for the $10 plastic cup.

While I’m not a big fan of the plastic cups, the bracelet for tickets idea was a new and interesting one for me.  You can’t really loose them, which is common with tokens.  You could still “share” by handing over your arm for a buddy to get a sample.  But I’m not sure how it would work for multi-day events.  Plus, having more than one bracelet looks a little funny…

Regardless of “first annual” issues that I’m confident will be smooth out for the “second annual” event next year.  I’m a huge lager fan coming from the East Coast, so I was excited to try some new beers.  For those of you who don’t know:

Lagers are a type of beer that is fermented and conditions at a low temperature.  Pale lagers are also know as bock, pilsners (pils) and marzen, while dark lagers can be called dunkel or schwarzbier.  The storage of cold beer was originally called “lagering” in caves during the medieval period.

Here is what we tried:

What is your favorite lager?

* Seriously, I think it would be a fun job to name beers.  Can’t people be more creative?

IIPA Fest 2013

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A few weekends ago, my friends Adam, Stephanie and I headed to Saravez’s (featured in the documentary “The Love of Beer”) for the 4th Annual IIPA Fest.

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For those of you who don’t know IIPA stands for “Imperial Indian Pale Ale.”  They are also called Double IPAs.  This is an Indian Pale Ale that is a stronger, very hoppy variant of IPAs (Indian Pale Ales).  They typically have an alcohol content above 7.5% by volume.  That being said.  When you go to an IIPA Fest:

  • Don’t drive or ride your bike – just walk or take a cab.
  • Drink plenty of water – like a glass for every 4 oz. taster
  • Eat food – breakfast, lunch and dinner.

That being said, here is what we tried:
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  • DUB by 10 Barrel – 9.5% and 100+ IBUs
  • Dire Wolf by Alameda – 9.5% and 100+ IBUs – Made specifically for the IIPA Fest.  One of my favorites 🙂
  • Dopeacetic by Amnesia – 8.5% and 88 IBUs – Made specifically for the IIPA Fest and the Official IIPA of the IIPA Fest
  • Forklift by Barley Brown – 9% and ? IBUs
  • Simcoe Rocketed Sticky Hands by Block 15 – 8.25% and ? IBUs – Made specifically for the IIPA Fest and smelled amazing!
  • Old School Hop Bomb by Breakside – 8.4% and 75 IBUs
  • Houblon Red by de Garde – 10.4% and 90 IBUs – This was a barrel-aged Imperial India Wild Ale and tangy!
  • Posuer by Double Mountain – 10% and ? IBUs – This was a Tripple Pale Ale
  • Xtra Hopped Omegatex by Fort George – 9.9% and ? IBUs – Made specifically for the IIPA Fest
  • Xtra Hopped Whole in the Head Firkin by Gigantic – 8.5% and ? IBUs – Made specifically for the IIPA Fest
  • Dirty Deeds by Lompoc – 8.5% and ? IBUs
  • Mojo Rye’sn by Old Town Pizza – 7.5% and 100+ IBUs – Which we also had at the Rye Beer Fest!
  • XS12PA by Rogue – 9.5% and 95 IBUs
  • Devil’s Food by Solera – 9.4% and 75 IBUs – Made specicially for the IIPA Fest
  • IIPA by Worthy – 8.5% and 85 IBUs
  • Dorado by Ballast Point – 9.6% and ? IBUs
  • Cafe Racer by Bear Republic – 9.75% and 100+ IBUs
  • Dick’s Picks Konishiki by Elysian – 8% and 80 IBUs
  • Aftermath by Hale’s – 9.9& and 100 IBUs
  • Mosaic Dry-Hopped Jet Star Imperial IPA by No-Li – 8.1% and 90+ IBUs – Made specifically for the IIPA Fest
  • Pliny the Elder by Russian River – 8% and ? IBUs
  • Ruination by Stone – 7.7% and ? IBUs – Seeped with Centennial Hops, Pineapple and Tangerines!
  • Rampant by New Belgium – 8.5% and 85 IBUs – Before going through a randall of Cascade hops.
  • 120 Minute by Dogfish Head – 15-20% and 120 IBUs
  • Oaked Uneathly by Southern Tier – 9.6% and ? IBUs
  • Detour by Uinta – 9.5% and 74 IBUs
  • Molotov Cocktail by Evil Twin – 14% and ? IBUs

What is your favorite Imperial Indian Pale Ale (IIPA)?

Fish Brewery Co. – Olympia, WA

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Fish Tale Brewery

Jenna and Dainty at Fish Tale Brewery

I’m kind of a brewery fanatic.  I tend to choose where I’m going to eat based on new breweries I’ve never been too.  I live in the micro brewery capital of the world.  Who can blame me?  I also have a pretty “epic” logo pint glass collection from my travels, last Thanksgiving week was no except.  My dad was visiting from China (I have him to thank for getting me into breweries) and Kirk (my younger brother) was playing basketball in Washington.

For lunch we stopped at Fish Brewing Co. in Olympia, WA.  They have an entire organic beer series, called Fish Tale Organic Ales.  I was pretty bummed when I found out they are out of logo pint glasses…

Fast forward to dinner, we decided to check out the Green Dragon, a local brewpub owned by Rogue that Dad had heard about from some friend in China.  And guess what?  They were also out of pint glasses!  I was so bummed and told our waiter about what had happened at Fish Brewing.  She disappeared and came back with a Fish Brewing pint glass for me!  Turns out Green Dragon sells Fish Beer there and had some promo pint glasses.  She seriously made my day!

When was your last great experience with customer service?

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