Back to the Beginning

I failed in my quest to finish updating all the old IBNs before the new ones began. There are four more IBNs that needed updating before we held the first IBN of this summer last Tuesday. However it is necessary for me to complete the final posts before sharing the infinite knowledge that was gained at the first IBN of 2009. Here are the results from one of our earlier IBNs first:

1. Bass -England 8.48

• - It was full of flavor.
• - Definitely a beer you would enjoy while you are eating.
• - A lighter version of Guinness but still not a beer you can drink all night.

2. Yuengling -America 7.68

• - It was full of flavor
• - Not to thick and again only 3 beer maximum on the night.

3. Spaten -Germany

• - A better version of Becks.
• - Not very malted.
• - A beer you would only drink once and never again.

4. Pilsner Urquell -Czech Republic 4.31

• - A very poor aftertaste accompanies this beer.
• - A terrible scented beer that you would not want twice.

5. Becks -Germany 4.19

• - A very bad smalling beer with a bad aftertaste.
• - Not smooth at all.

6. Sapporo -Japan

• - A one time drink.
• - Very thick.

Bass became our leading favorite. Almost all beers were based off what we remember from Bass. However as you have seen from previous posts, there became a new favorite and as we IBN drinkers view it, a new pinnacle that no beer as been able to overcome. That pinnacle is Tona. Now for a special IBN. It was the first IBN and of course is held very dear to our hearts. It was just the Founding Father and Kevin. We have not regretted a single moment since. And now without much further ado, I present the first IBN:

1. Brahma -Brazil 8.14

• - A smooth beer with no real aftertaste.
• - A beer that you will enjoy from the first sip until the last.
• - You can drink this all night and want to drink on multiple occasions.

2. Foster's -Australia

• - You can drink this beer all night.
• - A very "beery" lager.
• - No bite whatsoever.
• - Australian for Great.

3. Molson Canadian -Canada 7.17

• - A very consistent light lager.
• - A very slight bite.

4. Stella Artois -Belgium 6.29

• - First few sips and last few sips are weak and have too much of a lager flavor.
• - The middle is very light and smooth.
• - Definitely not an all night beer.
• - Has alot of bite.

5. Hoegaarden -Belgium 5.86

• - Needs an orange.
• - Easy to drink very quickly

6. Grolsch -Holland 4.49

• - A one time drink.
• - Not very smooth.
• - A heavy beer with a big bite.
• - Like having a bad meal out of a bottle.

After having our first beer, which was Grolsch, were became, no surprisingly, less excited about IBN but we have not at all let any bad beer discourage us from keeping up this great weekly tradition. We learned quickly that there are good beers and bad beers out there. We made a pact that no matter what it tastes like, we must finish every beer. That pact has taught us to appreciate those great beers out there even more. Cheers