It's an imperial IPA, what more do you want? Maybe a bottle opener?

Moylan Hopsickle = 9/10
Ratebeer 3.94 99th percentile
Beer Advocate A-

True to form: big citrus and sweet pine peak out of this mixed up hop soup. It is teeters on the good side of too hoppy, but oddly not very astringent. Each painful sip is very dry with mouth puckering resins, citrus and pine. The malt flavours are unknown due to an intense hop barrage. If I had to guess: floral and caramel. It stays long on the tongue with a resinous tingle. Sure to separate the true hop head from the wannabes.

Taste +4
Aftertaste +2
Alcohol Content +1 9.2%
Value +1
Appearance +1 (beautiful colour and OK label)

Unearthly Imperial IPA
Hop Stoopid
Half Pints Humulus Ludicrous

Moylander Double IPA

Ratebeer 3.83 98th percentile
Beer Advocate A-

Taste +4

The big, sweet citrus (grapefruit) hops could be smelled as soon as you opened the bottle. The taste was very palate cleansing with an intense grapefruit and pine bitterness. It was so bitter that it took on a creamy and sweet sensation. The smell kept hitting you whenever you disturbed your glass.

Aftertaste +2

The long oily resin coating left a long streak of astringent grapefruits and pine needles. There was a bit of sweetness there also.

Alcohol Content +1 8.5%

Value +1

This barely got a positive score. It was very hoppy, but on the bitter side.

Ingame Enhancement 0

No gaming this night. Gord and I sat in his basement and sampled a wide selection of IPA's.

Overall 8/10

This is a must for all Hopheads.

Diamond Knot IPA
Unearthly Imperial IPA
Slipknot IPA

Flavius: Sorry Meterman more bad news for the bottle. The medical journal Lancet reported that approximately 4% of all deaths worldwide are related to alcohol. It is also thought that costs associated with these complications account for over 1% of a countries GDP. For Canada that means over $13 billion dollars a year.
Meterman: Cheers to that!


Moylan's Irish Red Ale

Ratebeer 3.04 48th percentile
Beer Advocate B

Taste +4

I know this sounds odd but it almost tastes red. Is is possible for colour to have a taste? Right out of the glass its starts with a slight bitterness mixed with good carbonation. The nose is lush with sweet caramel and flowery hops. After the initial bitter/fizz leaves, it is on to the next phase which is a full, thick caramel malt sweetness. Upon further tastings, one can pick out slight earth flavours and peanut butter. Just when you think it is all over, you are hit with a stealth hop bitterness. The bitterness is very tame.

Aftertaste +1

The tongue tingling from the bitterness/alcohol doesn't last very long.

Alcohol Content +1 6.5%

Value +1

This is a great bitter/sweet ale, in the Irish style. I plan to get it again.

Ingame Enhancement +1

More maps for L4D are pouring into the Nightware4Dead server research department. Aqualung has been kept busy.

Overall 8/10

Anything by Moylan's brewery reeks of quality. If you like your ale's a little on the sweet side, try this one. Other notable Irish red ales include Smithwicks and Caffrey's.

Phillips Double Dragon 2008
Moylans Imperial Stout
Bailout Bitter and Carbon Footprint

Ryan O'Sullivans Imperial Stout

Ratebeer 3.83 98th percentile
Beer Advocate A-
Taste +4

Another Imperial Stout, it must be a lucky week for me. Right away the nose is heavy with booze, only secondary is the molasses and licorice. The taste is quite oily, thick with bitter chocolate everywhere. This is all mixed in with coffee and dark fruits flavours.

Aftertaste +2

This may sound odd, but the aftertaste is a little dry; it coats the mouth and never goes away. The residual sweetness has a glycerin like quality.

Alcohol Content +1 10%

The smell and burn gives this brew a vinegar character

Value 0

It was a good imperial stout, but not at $10 a 650ml bomber. I picked this up at the Hillside CBAW.

Ingame Enhancement 0

Again tried the Grid Defense Demo on Steam. Must not buy this game....will never see daylight again..

Overall 7/10

This a great imperial stout. It is on the oily, bitter side of the fence. This only downside of this beer was the price.