Time: 9:45 PM
Location: Green Dragon – Back Table
In attendance:
Mike Merrill
Josh Berezin (paying)
Jessica Roberts
4/1000: Walking Man Neanderthal of Stevenson, Washington (link)
Josh: Smoky! Chocolaty!
Mike: But it’s not really strong. I think with a name like Neanderthal, we should point out its mildness.
Josh: I think I think I’m swayed by the setting. I think I’d like almost any beer that I had at Green Dragon. Unless I really didn’t like it.
Mike: We should ask them for a bad beer.
Josh: This is very drinkable.
Mike: While still having a distinctive taste.
Josh: I would drink this all night.
Mike: I would too.
Josh: But they’re going to be out of it by the end of the night. Ah, Green Dragon.
X/1000: Fearless Scottish Ale of Estacada, Oregon (link)
We regret to inform our readers that we don’t know that we’re actually drinking Scottish Fearless Ale at this point. The evidence is as follows: We ordered two. They look, to the naked eye, to be identical beers. One of the two has an incredibly distinctive, though not unpleasant, aroma. (Described as “grapey” by Mike.) The other beer has no discernable odor.
It’s certainly possible that one of these beers is Fearless Scottish Ale. It is impossible to say which. We apologize for the inconvenience.
5/1000: Diamond Knot IPA of Mukilteo, Washington (link)
Josh: Delicious! A classic IPA! A hint of citrus. Nicely bitter.
Mike: Whoa. It’s doing that thing I don’t like. [Note: Mike often refers to an IPA aftertaste he notices in his cheeks, behind his teeth.]
Jessica: It tastes like how it smells when they’re loading the grain onto the boats down by the river. It just tastes grainy in the air…
Mike: Yes!
Josh: I don’t agree with you guys at all. I think it’s just totally an IPA, totally unashamed. Diluted by nothing.
Mike: It’s very sharp. It’s somewhere between being stabbed and punched.
Josh: Like being “finned” by Jona?
Mike: Yes, like that.
Josh: But you secretly like being finned. It’s part of a fun game.
Mike: No, I hate it. It’s the worst thing. He does it way too hard, and I don’t like it. Not that I hate this beer…
Josh: As weird as this conversation is, I feel we may have given an accurate impression of the beer.
995 to go!