Pint Night 2/7/07 Köstritzer Schwarzbier

Official Website: www.koestritzer.de

Pint Night 1/31/07 Brooklyn Brown Ale

Description from www.brooklynbrewery.com:
This is the award-winning original American brown ale, first brewed as a holiday specialty, and now one of our most popular beers year-round.
Northern English brown ales tend to be strong and dry, while southern English brown ales are milder and sweeter. Brooklyn Brown Ale combines the best of those classic styles and then addes an American accent in the form of a firm hop character and roasty palate. A blend of six malts, some of them roasted, give this beer its deep russet-brown color and complex malt flavor, fruity, smooth and rich, with a caramel, chocolate and coffee background. Generous late hopping brings forward a nice hop aroma to complete the picture. Brooklyn Brown Ale is full-flavored but retains a smoothness and easy drinkability that has made it one of the more popular dark beers in the Northeast.

Pint Night 1/24/07 Red Seal Ale

Description from www.northcoastbrewing.com:
The Brewery's flagship brand since 1988
Malt and hops are beautifully married in this full-bodied, copper-red pale ale. Red Seal Ale is generously hopped in the traditional manner for a long, spicy finish.
90 Points, Rated "Exceptional" Beverage Testing Institute, Chicago.

Vital Statistics
Style: Pale Ale
Color: Amber
Bitterness: 45 IBU's
ABV: 5.5%

"In my estimation, even more so than Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Red Seal strikes the perfect balance between refreshment and substance"
-Mark Lisheron, Austin American-Statesman

"Red Seal has to be the finest American pale ale available nationally. Loaded with truly intense hop flavor, it's not for the faint hearted, but a delightful reward for lovers of the style".
-Ed Westemeier, The Cincinnati Enquirer

Pint Night 1/17/07 Fuller's London Pride

Description from www.fullers.co.uk:
London Pride is a smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours from the target, challenger and northdown varieties in the brew. At 4.1% a.b.v in cask (4.7% a.b.v in bottles)London Pride is an ideal session-strength premium ale.
Its flavour has been likened by Stephen Cox, beer writer and former campaigns director at CAMRA, to 'the sensation of angels dancing on the tongue...'!

Awards
Winner of numerous awards London Pride is Fuller's flagship brand. London Pride has twice been awarded Champion Best Bitter at the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival in 1979 and 1995 and achieved the ultimate accolade of Beer of the Year in 1979.
London Pride was crowned Supreme Champion at the 2000 International Beer and Cider competition and was awarded gold medal at the 2001 and 2002 International Beer and Cider competition.
Most recently, London Pride has been awarded the bronze medal at the 2002 Great British Beer Festival in the Best Bitter categoty.

Beer Safari: Kentucky 1/11/07 Kentucky Ale

Description from www.kentuckyale.com:
Kentucky Ale
Kentucky Ale is a marriage between two classic beer styles, Irish Red Ale and English Pale Ale. Light copper in color, the unique body and character of Kentucky Ale is heavily influenced by the water, drawn from aquifers in the limestone rock underlying the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

Pint Night 1/10/07 Kirin Ichiban Special Premium Reserve

Description from www.kirin.com:
KIRIN ICHIBAN
With his gold label and Special Premium Reserve appellation, Ichiban outclasses and outperforms.
In 1990, Ichiban's debut made a splash in the world of super premium beers. The luxurious single wort (or first press) process yields a unique, complex flavor. With his gold label and "Special Premium Reserve" appellation, Ichiban outclasses and outperforms. But don't be fooled by a snooty attitude -- this is a great beer that goes with anything.

What makes Ichiban great
Prominent wort. Finest barley malt, premium hops, smooth finish, no bitter aftertaste.

4.95% alcohol by volume.
145 calories (per 12-oz. serving)
Available in 12-oz and 22 oz bottles, 12-oz and 24 oz cans, plus 7.75-gal and 15.5-gal kegs.

Pint Night 1/03/07 Boddingtons Pub Ale

Description from www.inbev.com:
Boddingtons (United Kingdom)
Boddingtons is a refreshing, smooth & sessionable beer. It is renowned for its golden color, full-bodied flavour and malty, morish taste with smooth, tight creamy head. Brewed in Manchester since 1778, Boddingtons has an ABV content of 3.8% and 4.1% in cask.
Also available in Can, Keg and Draught format in Boddingtons Pub Ale (Export - 4.7% ABV).