• American Lagers
• Belgian Whites
  
• Beers from Canada
  
• Dubbles and Tripels
• English Ales
• Strong English Ales
• German Beers
• India Pale Ales
• Lambics
• Meads 2003
• Meads and Strong Ciders
  
• 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
• Strong Beers V
  
• 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 

 
 
 

Wild Wing was gracious enough to host our evaluation of these beers.  Visit the pub soon for a fine selection of beer and delicious wings and sandwiches. Wild Wing www.wildwingcafe.com 312 E. Washington St. Athens, GA phone: 706-227-WING

Johnnie and Dan consult the style guidelines.

Saison Dupont  Saison Ale  Brasserie Dupont – Tourpes, Belgium  FIRST PLACE Aroma: Earthy, horse-blanket, musty.  Smells of farmhouse, cellar, spice, clove, and complex malt and yeast aromas.  An interesting, appealing nose. Appearance: Very carbonated and fizzy.  Head retention is wonderful.  Pale orange in color with a beautiful, golden clarity. Flavor: Good balance of malt and hops.  Very refreshing with fruity, spicy notes.  Phenols are pleasant with earthy tastes and a hint of citrus.  An extremely complex, yet refreshing ale.

Einbecker Ur-Bock  Traditional Bock  Einbecker Brauhaus – Einbeck, Germany SECOND PLACE (tie) Aroma: Caramel hints with slight raisin toast aromas. Appearance: Dark amber with a clear appearance and good carbonation. Flavor: A bit bitter for style, but very delicious.  Malt is wonderful with toasty, toffee, caramel flavors.  Very smooth and flavorful.  Nice example of a Bock.

Maximator  Doppelbock  Augustiner Brewery – Munich, Germany SECOND PLACE (tie) Aroma: Slight chocolate, dessert fruit, malt, rum, sherry, alcohol.  Complex aroma. Appearance: Dark brown and slightly translucent with a mild beige foam. Flavor: Alcohol, malt, dark fruit, cherry hints.  Complex flavors of pepper, alcohol, spice, and toast.  A very smooth beer for its strength.  Wonderful complexity and richness.

Rogue Imperial Pale Ale 
India Pale Ale  
Rogue Ales, Newport, OR, USA 
THIRD PLACE
Aroma: Mild fruity aroma with a deep, earthy hop nose.
Appearance: Light yeast sediment and slight haze.  Nice light head with a dark gold color.
Flavor: American hops are nice in bitterness and flavor.  Great rich balance for style between malt and hops.  Hop bitterness is medium/high and hop flavor is very floral and nice.  Complex, fruity flavors add to a rich, intense beer with good malt and hops.

Weltenburger Kloster Asam-Bock 
Doppelbock
Weltenburg Klosterbrauerei –Kelheim, Germany 
HONORABLE MENTION
Aroma: Chocolate, malt, dark fruit, hints of candy bars, toffee and raisins.
Appearance: Dark with garnet highlights.  Creamy light brown foam.
Flavor: Dark sugar, candy bar, hazelnuts.  Medium/full bodied with deep flavors of German malts and dark, sweet fruit.  A rich lager with deep flavors.

McRogue Scotch Ale
Strong Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) 
Rogue Ales – Newport, OR, USA 
HONORABLE MENTION
Aroma: Sweet toffee, alcohol, with hints of rich sherry.
Appearance: Low carbonation with a clear, ruby appearance.
Flavor: White chocolate notes.  Not very sweet.  Well balanced with hints of peat, earth, caramel, nuts, butter, and malt.  A warming ale.

Georg Schneider’s Wiesen Edel-Weisse 
Historical Beer - strong festival Weizen 
Private Weissbier Brauerei Georg Schneider & Sohn - Kelheim, Germany 
Aroma: Apple, bubblegum, malt and honey.
Appearance: Golden and slightly hazy with a small white head of foam.
Flavor: Sweet with a slightly spicy flavor.  Somewhat tart and refreshing.  A hint of alcohol warmth is here along with some honey flavors.  Not as complex and flavorful as one might expect.

Vermeer 8 
Belgian Strong Golden Ale
De Horste Brewery – Nederhorst Den Berg, Netherlands 
Aroma: Butter, honey, fruit and slight clove.
Appearance: Attractive, with a golden color and lacy foam on the glass.
Flavor: Honey/mead-like with notes of fruit and mild hops.  Candy sugar flavors are here along with a touch of vanilla.  There is no diacetyl (butterscotch).  This is a sweetish ale that is pleasant, but not very three-dimensional.

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
Specialty Ale – hoppy Brown Ale with brown sugar
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Lewes, DE, USA 
Aroma: Solvent, rubber and phenol nose with hints of caramel.
Appearance: Dark ruby color with a clear appearance.  Very carbonated.
Flavor: Peach, cherry, spice, melon and hints of phenols.  Tastes of soft, ripe fruits and toffee with undertones of caramel, brown sugar, and yeast.  This is an elegant beer that has detracting phenols - possibly from some wild yeast.

Stone IPA 
India Pale Ale
Stone Brewing Company – San Marcos, CA, USA
Aroma: Citrus, resins, pine, and flowers.  Smells like pure, fresh, American hops.
Appearance: Clear with a dark gold color and nice head retention.  Very attractive.
Flavor: Intense hop bitterness.  This flavor is all hop with very little malt character for balance.  This is an intense ale that hop lovers will find appealing -- but hops are a bit heavy, astringent and medicinal.