• American Lagers
• Belgian Whites 
• Dubbles and Tripels
• English Ales
• Strong English Ales
• German Beers
• India Pale Ales
• Lambics
• Meads 2003
  
• Mixed Styles I
• Mixed Styles II
• Mixed Styles III
• Mixed Styles IV
• Mixed Styles V
• Mixed Styles VI
  
• Oktoberfests 1999
• Oktoberfests 2000
• Pilseners
• Stouts 
• Strong Beers I
• Strong Beers II
• Strong Beers III
• Strong Beers IV
• Wheat / Golden Beers

• Alpharetta / Cumming, GA
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
• Athens, GA
• Atlanta, GA
• Austin, TX 
• Belgium 
• Chicago, IL 
• Fort Collins, CO
• Germany 2003: Munich, Kelheim, Regensburg
  
• Minneapolis, St. Paul
• Montreal, Canada
  
• Nashville, TN
• New England - RI, NH, ME
• New Orleans, LA 1999
• New Orleans Beer Tour Photos 2001
• New Orleans Craft Brewers Conf. 2003
  
• New York, NY 
• Philadelphia, PA
• Germany: Munich, Bamberg, Kulmbach, and Berlin 
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Tampa, FL 
• Chimay Trappist 
• Orval Trappist 
• Rochefort Trappist 
• Westvleteren Trappist 
• Westmalle Trappist 

 
 
 

Mellow Mushroom was gracious enough to host our evaluation of these beers.  Visit the pub soon for a fine selection of beer and delicious pizza and sandwiches. Mellow Mushroom (next to Five Points Bottle Shop) 1661 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA phone: 706-613-0555

Belhaven Scottish Ale  Scottish Export 80/-  Belhaven Brewing Company, Dunbar, Scotland, UK SECOND PLACE Aroma: Malt aroma with smoke, hints of roasted malt, caramel and butterscotch. Appearance: Dark amber with an attractive, creamy white head. Flavor: Malt and lots of peated smoked malt.  Creamy, toasty, malty -- but a bit dry for style.  Smoke may be a bit much for some, but most of the tasting panel thought it was delicious and distinctive.

Summits Wayside Cliff Hanger Ale 
Special or Best Bitter 
Rogue Ales, Newport, OR, USA 
THIRD PLACE
Aroma: Hoppy with spicy American hops.  Malty, caramel notes, slight fruit hints.
Appearance: Dark copper, clear, no haze.
Flavor: Hint of resiny American hops? All UK hops would be better for style. This is a nice ale with clean, dark malt hints and a delicious flavor -- very drinkable. A complex ale with a good depth of hops and malt.

Blue Heron Pale Ale 
American Pale Ale
Mendocino Brewing Company, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA 
HONORABLE MENTION
Aroma: Fruity and grape-like with a very mild hop aroma.
Appearance: Golden and clear with nice carbonation.
Flavor: Fruity with low levels of malt. Bittering hops are high -- more flavoring and aroma hops would be nice.  Hops used are a bit medicinal and astringent on some sips.  Overall, a very good attempt at the style.

Wisconsin Belgian Red Ale with Cherries  Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company, New Glarus, WI, USA  HONORABLE MENTION Aroma: Cherries, fruit, spice (nutmeg?).  Smells like a cherry pie.  Aroma is a bit like soda pop. Appearance: Slight haze with a nice pink foam.  Color is attractive and very red. Flavor: Rich cherry with tart hints.  Spices and cherry dominate the flavor profile -- very intense cherry.  There is more cherry here than beer -- a bit out of balance?  Very flavorful.

Lev Lion Pale Double Bock 
Doppelbock 
Metansky Pivovar, Havlickuv Brod., Czech Republic 
Aroma: Malt, sulfur hints, faint alcohol notes.
Appearance: Light gold in color with a nice white carbonation.  Clear and attractive.
Flavor: Malty, but with too many hops for this style.  This is a bit bitter and Pilsener-like -- needs more body, malt, and alcohol to be a true Doppelbock.  However, this is a very appealing lager.

Old Scratch Amber Lager 
California Common Beer (Steam) 
Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO, USA 
Aroma: Malty with tea/tannin/wood aromas.  Smells of toast, flowers, and light fruit.
Appearance: Clear and amber in color with good head retention.
Flavor: Too fruity for style?  Needs to be more woody from the hops.  This beer is not very hoppy -- a good beer, but not really a perfect Steam Beer.  Rich malt is flavorful.

Black Sheep Ale 
Special or Best Bitter 
Black Sheep Brewery, Masham, N. Yorkshire, UK 
Aroma: Fruity with hints of plums and caramel.  Slightly tart aroma with malt and hints of celery.
Appearance: Nice copper color with good head retention (for this style).  Clear and beautiful.
Flavor: Hint of medicinal, starchy grain character?  Hops are nice (woody and English in character).  Good crystal malt and esters.  This bottle could be a bit old -- this style does not age well.  Otherwise, this is a good version of a Best Bitter.

Grant's Scottish Ale
Scottish Export 80/- 
Yakima Brewing Company, Yakima, WA, USA 
Aroma: Too hoppy for style.  American hops cover most of the malt aromas.
Appearance: Dark copper / light amber / clear.
Flavor: Again, too hoppy for this style.  Needs more malt and perhaps some peated smoked malt.  There are toasty hints.  This is a delicious, creamy ale that is a bit off style -- it is more like an American Amber Ale.

Wolaver's IPA 
India Pale Ale
Otter Creek Brewing Company, Middlebury, VT, USA
Aroma: Fruity with a floral, berry-like, perfumy aroma.
Appearance: Medium gold with attractive head.  Appearance is perfect for style.
Flavor: A bit too sweet for an IPA.  Grassy and malty with not enough hop component.  Too smooth and sweet for style -- needs more hops in flavor and bitterness -- lacks hop depth and complexity.