Two Beer Dudes: Two regular dudes who happen to be huge fans of American craft beer.

Curmudgeon

Founders Brewing Company

Old Ale

9.0 by scot

Pours beautifully and clear into my snifter glass. A nice half-inch of tan foam that didn't have the greatest retention. No lacing. Aroma is complex with my nose going all over the place. Lots of malt (grain/bread), dark fruit, vanilla, molasses, and maybe a slight twinge of alcohol. Not for the faint of heart. Taste: magnificent. Sweet caramel, molasses flavors start the beer. The middle seems to be more of the dark fruit while ending with vanilla, hop bitterness, oak, and slight alcoho...read more

Overall Rating: 9.0 by 1 dude 100%

Great Lakes Oktoberfest

Great Lakes Brewing Company

Oktoberfest

7.0 by scot

Poured clear with a nice off-white foam. Typical of the style, the foam had better things to do then hang out on top of the beer, but did last longer than usual. Aroma is toasty, sweet malt with pleasant dried fruit esters. Grassy scents that might be from the hops. Little sweeter and bigger dried fruit than I am used to in an Oktoberfest. Sweetness and toasty up front for the taste. This changes to dried fruit with bread and grassiness in the finish. Slight after taste of dried fruit and...read more

Overall Rating: 7.0 by 1 dude 100%

Harvest Ale

Goose Island Beer Co.

Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)

9.0 by scot

Poured clear with lots of off-white, frothy, sticky foam. I poured into a tulip and had to pour the beer four times to get it the entire contents into the glass. Retention was awesome and some pretty lacing throughout. Aroma is beautiful: big pine and floral hops with a backbone of malt (caramel and bread). Aroma is surprisingly pleasant. The aroma gave me the idea that I was going to enjoy a nice IPA but the taste parts ways. Bread and caramel malt with a more subdued pine and floral hop ...read more

Overall Rating: 9.0 by 1 dude 100%

Moonglow Weizenbock

Victory Brewing Company

Weizenbock

9.0 by scot

Poured cloudy with floaties into my snifter glass. Two fingers of nice tan, big bubbled foam. The head reminded me of pop foam. The foam ran away into the top of my beer as fast as it could, even made that crackling sound. Very sparse, blotchy lacing, eventually not leaving any. Aroma has lots of phenols, mainly clove. Grain and bread malt with wheat scents. Dark fruits mix with faint banana esters to add to the complexity. A trace of alcohol on the sniffer too. Big sweet malt followed ...read more

Overall Rating: 9.0 by 1 dude 100%

Point Oktoberfest

Stevens Point Brewery

Oktoberfest

7.0 by scot

Poured clear with a nice finger of tan, frothy foam. Retention wasn't bad especially compared to other fizzers in the style. Minor but some blotchy lacing. Aroma is malt and more malt: caramel and grain. Splash of sweet. Alcohol is representing also. Taste is a little light. Based on the aroma I expected more. Sweet and grain malt up front with caramel and toasty malt coming through at the end. No real hops but a little bit of grain aftertaste. Pleasant. Light body with a nice amount ...read more

Overall Rating: 7.0 by 1 dude 100%

Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale

Coors Brewing Company

Herb and Spice Beer

5.0 by scot

Poured clear with a nice finger of tan, bubbly foam that receded like my hair over the past few years. Retention was non-existent. Aroma is more of an Oktoberfest type of beer. Still some spice, slight hop, and caramel and grain malt. As it warms I thought I detected some alcohol. Big grain malt in the end which lingers around for the aftertaste. Some caramel malt earlier in the taste but overall a little light. Light body and medium carbonation. Gave my wife a taste and she said it doe...read more

Overall Rating: 5.0 by 1 dude 0%

Lakefront Pumpkin Lager

Lakefront Brewery

Herb and Spice Beer

6.0 by scot

Poured clear with an eighth inch of off-white foam that disappeared like it was running a race. Nothing left after winning the silver in the 100 meter dash. Aroma is full of spice (all-spice and nutmeg), some caramel malt, and splash of hops. Spices aren't as strong in taste as they are on the nose. Sweet malt, some spice while finishing with pumpkin and a touch of hops. Light on the body with medium carbonation - could possibly almost say a touch watery. Light in the mouth and on the ta...read more

Overall Rating: 6.0 by 1 dude 100%

Samuel Adams Octoberfest

Boston Beer Company

Oktoberfest

6.0 by scot

Poured clear into my prized Dogfish Head snifter. About a single finger of off-white foam that went away like it was being chased. Minimal splotchy lacing. Aroma is big on malt as should be expected. Sweet, caramel, and brown sugar. Hints of hops and alcohol also hit my nose. Taste greats with more malt. Sweet, toasty, brown sugar, and even slight grain/bread. The hops hits in the end but, once again, is just there to help balance the large amount of malt. No alcohol here. Big malt bod...read more

Overall Rating: 6.0 by 1 dude 100%

Screamin' Pumpkin Spiced Ale

Michigan Brewing Company

Herb and Spice Beer

8.0 by scot

Poured clear with a nice off-white, quarter inch of foam into my snifter. Foam disappeared sort of quickly as it became a thin layer, even spotty in places, on top of my beer. Lacing similar to zits on a fifteen year old face. All-spice is the strongest aroma emanating from my glass. Nutmeg isn't far behind with a bit of cinnamon. I love pumpkin pie, especially my Mom's, and this brew is right on. She might be jealous. Taste follows. Sweetness throughout with all-spice, nutmeg, and cinna...read more

Overall Rating: 8.0 by 1 dude 100%

Hopdinger

O'so Brewing Company

American Pale Ale

8.0 by scot

Poured cloudy with a nice frothy, off-white foam. Nice retention and some quality lacing. Appears more to the eye as an IPA than an APA. Caught the aroma immediately after I popped the cap: lots of pleasant hops on the nose. A good blend of pine and citrus hops. Evidence of some sweetness. Like the eyes, gives the nose the idea it is an IPA. Does this beer live a double life? The hops on the nose aren't as big but are still the main focus of the taste. There is some sweetness, although ...read more

Overall Rating: 8.0 by 1 dude 100%

Leinenkugel's Classic Amber Lager

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

American Amber Lager

6.0 by scot

Poured clear. Big foam that was white and fluffy. Retention was okay but it became a thin film on top of my beer quite quickly. Some blotchy lacing but not much. Nice hoppy aroma with some caramel and toasty malt scents. Taste follows the nose to a 't'. There is some spicy flavors from the hops with the toasty, caramel and sweetness coming through in the malt. Light body with a bit of carbonation. Let's face it this is a macro brew trying to masquerade as a micro brew. The beer is avera...read more

Overall Rating: 6.0 by 1 dude 100%

OAKED Arrogant Bastard Ale

Stone Brewing Company

American Strong Ale

8.0 by scot

Poured clear with a nice looking, large, tan, frothy foam that you could almost eat. Nice retention with great spider web lacing. A really good beer for the sniffer just as it is on the eye. Lots of sweet, molasses, brown sugar scents up front. There is splashes of breadiness and a big hit of floral hops that helps to offset the large amount of malt. This is a strange but really interesting balance of big hops and big malt. Up front there is a blast of citrus hops but not overwhelming. Th...read more

Overall Rating: 8.0 by 1 dude 100%