Cafeoutdoors.com: GABF Recap

Okay, here is my list. Looking back on my scale I would say that 7-9, I would buy a sixer or more of it. 4-6, I would drink it if someone gave me one and 1-3 was pretty bad as far as my taste goes and 10, well it was the best I had ever tasted.

Bluegrass Brewing Co - Louisville, KY
www.bluegrassbrew.com
Nut Brown Ale = 6
Hast Fest = 3

Krebs Brewing Co - Krebs, OK
www.petes.org
Amber Ale = 8
Pale Ale = 4

BJ?s Restaurant & Brewery ? Brea, CA
www.bjsrestaurants.com
Oktoberfest = 9

Rock Bottom Brewery ? Westminster, CO
www.rockbottom.com
Munich Lager = 3

Wolf Pack Brewing Co ? West Yellowstone, MT
www.wolfpackbrewingcompany.com
Alt Bier = 9

Dillon DAM Brewery ? Dillon, CO
www.dambrewery.com
Sweet George?s Brown = 8
Dam Straight Lager = 6
EPA = 4

Estes Park Brewery ? Estes Park, CO
www.epbrewery.com
Samson Stout = 5

Golden City Brewery ? Golden, CO
www.gcbrewery.com
Legendary Red = 9
Mad Molly?s Brown Ale = 7

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group ? Boulder, CO
www.gordonbiersch.com
Roggen = 7

The Grand Lake Brewing Co ? Grand Lake, CO
www.grandlakebrewing.com
Nut Brown = 7

Grand Teton Brewing Co ? Victor, ID
www.grandtetonbrewing.com
Marzen = 10

Laughing Dog Brewing ? Ponder, ID
www.laughingdogbrewing.com
Cream Ale = ?
IPA = ?
CSB = ? (Forgot to rate these

Madison River Brewing Co ? Belgrade, MT
www.madisonriverbrewing.com
Honey Rye = 9
Scotch Ale = 7

Montana Brewing Co ? Billings, MT
No website yet. Try www.montanabrewingcompany.com
Fat Belly Amber = 8

Mtn Sun/Southern Sun Pub & Brewery ? Boulder, CO
www.mountainsunpub.com
Russian Stout = 7

Marin Brewing Co ? Larkspur, CA
www.marinbrewing.com
Blueberry Ale = 8

Copper Mtn, CO
(Had some beer here. Never found out what it was. Prolly elk piss cause I gave it a 2)

Boston Beer Co ? Boston, MA
www.samadams.com
Sam Adams Oktoberfest = 8

Buffalo Bill?s Brewery ? Hayward, CA
www.buffalobillsbrewery.com
Blueberry Oatmeal Stout = 8
Pumpkin Ale = 8

Upstream Brewing Co ? Omaha, NE
www.upstreambrewing.com
Oak Aged IPA = 8 (I was pretty impressed with the flavor of this one)

Thunderhead Brewing ? Kearney, NE
www.thunderheadbrewing.com
Cornhugger Sunset Ale = 7
Ceremony Tatanka IPA = 9

Mueller/Springfield Brewing Co ? Springfield, MO
www.springfieldbrewingco.com
Marzen = 6

Short?s Brewing Co ? Bellaire, MI
www.shortsbrewing.com
Licorice Ale = 8

Hop?s Grill & Brewery ? Denver, CO
www.hopsrestaurants.com
Hoptoberfest = 8

Kona Brewing Co ? Kailua-Kona, HI
www.konabrewingco.com
Castaway IPA = 8
Longboard Island Lager = 5

Maui Brewing Co ? Lahaina, HI
www.mauibrewingco.com
Big Swell IPA = 8

Schooner?s Grille & Brewery ? Antioch, CA
www.schoonersbrewery.com
Oktoberfest = 8

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co ? Chico, CA
www.sierranevada.com
Pale Ale = 7
Wood Aged IPA = 6

Willamette Brewery ? Eugene, OR
www.willamettebrewery.com
Amber Ale = 8

Widmer Bros Brewing Co ? Portland, OR
www.widmer.com
Oktoberfest = 7

Alaskan Brewing Co ? Juneau, AK
www.alaskanbeer.com
IPA = 8
(Wanted to try more here, but they were swamped. Didn?t want to get my ass kicked for hanging around the table too long)

Diamond Knot Pub & Brewery ? Mukilteo, WA
www.diamondknot.com
Shipwreck = 9

Montana Brewing Co ? Billings, MT
Sandbagger = 7

Bend Brewing Co ? Bend OR
www.bendbrewing.com
Hophead = 7

Rock Bottom Brewery ? Westminster, CO
www.rockbottom.com
Rocktoberfest = 9

Los Gatos Brewing Co ? Los Gatos, CA
www.lgbrewingco.com
Oktoberfest = 9

Upstream Brewing Co ? Omaha, NE
www.upstreambrewing.com
IPA = 8
(Went back to try the oak aged IPA and they were out)

Free State Brewing Co ? Lawrence, KS
www.freestatebrewing.com
Ad Astra Ale = 7

McGuire?s Irish Pub ? Destin, FL
www.mcguiresirishpub.com
Double Red = 3
(Had a super strong alcohol taste)

Abita Brewing Co ? Abita Springs, LA
www.abita.com
Abita Amber = 7
Fall Fest = 7

I also tried the Coors Banquet and then they had a pre-prohibition Banquet which had more color and flavor.
And to also make myself appreciate where I was, I went over to the Miller booth about halfway thru and tried a MGD. Just as I remembered, panther piss. It was the only beer I poured out and it cost me a few extra pretzels to rid myself of that burnt hair taste

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