#21 - Drink 6 New Beers (contributed by Brian Moore)

January 2, 2009 - Tecate - Yes, Tecate. I was in Keystone, CO for a New Years snowboarding trip. Perhaps the copious amounts of other alcohol being consumed had something to do with the fact that the Tecate wasn't terribly memorable. What was memorable, however, was various people having to shotgun these beers on the deck while playing a game.

January 16, 2009 - Budweiser American Ale - Post-soccer game trip to the Dutch Tavern in New London, CT. Like most Anheuser-Busch products, it wasn't all that special.

January 17, 2009 - Ommegang Abbey Ale - Christian Grove brought this to my 80s-themed 30th birthday party. This is brewed and bottled in Belgium for Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY. It is a sweet, potently flavorful beer and is by far my favorite new beer of the year. Delicious!

January 23, 2009 - Shipyard Export Ale - Picked up a six pack of this on the way to the lakehouse for ice fishing. I remember it being quite tasty, though admittedly the exact details of its tastitude are a little fuzzy.

January 31, 2009 - PALM - "Belgium's Amber Beer". Like most Belgian beers, it's a refreshing, sweetish brew that tends to smother the mouth in deliciousness.

February 26, 2009 - I had three house brews at American Flatbread Hearth in Burlington, VT. Unfortunately, I waited too long to add them to this page so I cannot remember which beers I tried.

April 3, 2009 - Fish Tale Organic Amber Ale - I was at The Spot in Hermosa Beach, CA for Jason Rossi's bachelor party. This was a tasty beverage. Vastly superior to the one I ordered afterward, the name of which I cannot even remember (probably a suppressed memory situation because it was so bad).