One Thousand Beers Await

Dear Internet:
Welcome to 1000 Beers. Please join us as we drink one thousand beers over the next three years.
We were inspired by the sandwich board at Belmont Station, seen here.
We will drink beers right here, at Belmont Station, but also at other fine beereries around Portland, the Northwest, the United States, and the World.
Lots of love,
Josh and Mike

1/1000: Estrella Damm of Barcelona

LA CERVEZA DE BARCELONA

Since 1876 When August Kuentzmann Damm arrived from Alsace, Estrella Damm has been brewed as a premium quality beer in Barcelona. Estrella means star in Spanish and as its name suggests the brand has become a star to the people of Barcelona. It has evolved with the city reflecting its character – sophisticated and passionate yet at the same time relaxed and welcoming.

J: Let’s talk about this beer.
M: Wow, that’s unremarkable.
J: You’re impressed by how unremarkable it is?
M: It tastes like every beer in the world.
J: Yeah, like “world beer.”
M: It has that taste of a really stinky Tsing Tao.
J: I think that’s just called skunkiness. It’s probably been exposed to light, or been around for a long time.
M: What is this mark on the bottle? I’m going to ask the guy. […] He thinks it’s the date it was brewed.
J: Maybe the 7th of August? The 8th of September? September 2007?
M: Thing is, I kind of like it. I could see getting really drunk to this beer.
J: I think this beer is terrible.
W: I agree.
M: I agree, but I like it. I like it better than Pabst.
W: No. Pabst is better.
2/1000: Coopers Vintage Ale of Australia

Descriptors:

• Citrusy smell
• Sweet
• Fruity chocolaty
• Malty

Mike: It says it will mature if it is stored in “cellar conditions.” They should use an actual cellar. This implies that they keep it in some sort of modern facility that meets this requirement. It has a fancy label, they should be fancy all the way.
Willow: Bleh.
Mike: I would drink this beer again. It is a fancy beer that I would serve to show off.
Josh: I’m liking drinking it, but I don’t see why I would get it again.
Mike: The packaging? The packaging is great. It’s a very handsome label with gold and foil.
Josh: I would rather get a fancy bottle, if I’m going for packaging. One with the rubber resealable top, or the cool English-style oval bottles that look like medicine.
Mike: Maybe I just like worse beer than you. Write that down.
Willow: I think it is too sweet.
3/1000: Terminal Gravity IPA of Enterprise, Oregon

Willow: It smells rotten.
Mike: It smells like a Portland beer!
Willow: It tastes a little soapy to me. I’m getting a soapy aftertaste.
Josh: People love this beer. It’s well-renowned.
Mike: It does this thing that other IPAs do where in the back sides of your mouth it tastes bad after a while… What is that?
Josh: It’s definitely a sipping beer. I think I like its smell more than its taste. Maybe it would taste better colder?
Mike: I think this beer tastes cold. It has a … cold flavor? I don’t know what that means.
Mike: I wouldn’t get this again. I’m mildly ashamed of that. I can detect that it is a “good beer,” but I wouldn’t get it again.
Willow: I think it’s the aftertaste.
997 to go!