Silver City Wonderland Winter Lager

I'm gonna sneak in a couple more winter/holiday brews while i still can.  It's warming up around here, so my window is closing.  Because i have amazing friends (Aleena, you're the best!), i got a little stockpile of Washington beers for Christmas that i've been enjoying immensely.  First at bat was the Wonderland Winter Lager from the always dependable Silver City Brewing.  This 7% ABV Vienna-stile lager brewed with 5 different German and domestic malts pours a lovely brown with a minimal white head.  Aromas of malt, spices, and chocolate abound.  The flavor is malty mix of chocolate notes, caramel, dark fruit, molasses, and spice, with just a hint of booze.  What a fantastic winter time brew!

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Silver City The Giant Made of Shadows Belgian Strong Ale

Still celebrating the beer i enjoyed in Washington a month ago, and still wishing i'd smuggled some of it back to Texas, my possible favorite from my time in the Pacific Northwest is another astounding brew from Silver City (quite possibly my new favorite brewer from the region).  Encouraged by their delicious creations brought to the Bremerton Brewfest, i snatched up a few samples of their wares to drink with my friends before vacation ended, highlighted by the fantastic and wonderfully named Belgian strong ale, The Giant Made of Shadows.  Pouring dark with a slight crimson hue, the beer smells of dark fruits and malt, with those same dark fruit flavors swirling nicely with notes of toffee, coffee, and molasses.  As a fan of dark Belgian ales, this one was right in my wheelhouse, and the 9.9% ABV kept me nicely sated.  Please start selling this in Austin.

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Silver City Tropic Haze IPA

So, i've been back from Washington for about a week now, and man am i missing it.  The cooler weather.  The fantastic beer.  Good friends.  The cooler weather (worth mentioning twice).  Of the numerous brews i got a chance to try over my trip (hooray Bremerton Brewfest!), the mainstay for the week was the Tropic Haze IPA from Silver City Brewery.  It's a perfect summer beer.  Pouring a hazy gold with a foamy white head (and dig on that lacing), the brew smells of yeast, bread, and spices, with a ton of fruit notes.  Flavors of grapefruit and citrus mash with hints of pineapple, orange, and more all against a hoppy backbone that finishes with just the right amount of bitter bite.  And despite its 6.4% ABV, i could drink these all day long.  Stay tuned for a whole bevy of brews from the Pacific Northwest over the next few weeks.

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Silver City Imperial Stout

Yesterday i got back from an all too fast weekend trip to Tacoma to hang out with some old friends and hit up a slew of breweries (more on all of that at a later date).  My final libation came in the form of a 9.9% ABV Imperial Stout from Silver City Brewery out of Silverdale, Washington.  The beer is dark black with a brown and tan head, a thick and full bodied stout that smells like chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, nuts, malts, and maybe some hints of molasses.  The taste is pretty complex, a mix of said aromas with some bitterness and bourbony-like notes on the back end.  This brew is fantastic...and i drank a bottle of it at nine in the morning...What?  We were about to head to the airport.  I love this beer.

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Silver City Fat Scotch Ale

As i'm still in the process of giving up entirely on my Texas Longhorns (we're currently tied with Iowa St.), here's another delicious beer out of Washington state that my good friend hand delivered to me back in August.  Silver City Brewery's Fat Scotch Ale pours a dark brownish, copper, the aroma sweet and smokey.  Plenty of carbonation adds a bite and tickle to the smoke and caramel flavors that prevail in the brew.  Add in some good malts and a little bitterness on the back end that flows pretty smoothly with acidity of the alcohol.  Perfect for a pre or post meal libation.  Good beer.  It weighs in at 9% ABV, so watch yourself.

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