Private Tasting

So my wife and I went to Wegmans yesterday and got a craft pack of beer to try. For $10 it is a good deal and they have a decent quality of beer available to choose from.

Left to right here's what we tried and some notes on each:

(1) Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager - I was pleasantly surprised by this, one it was a lager, and two it is a fruit beer. This had nice light hop notes, a strong strawberry aroma, slightly fermented smelling but it didn't detract from the beer. Also a Belgian wheat aroma. More here.

(2) Wild Blue Blueberry Lager (by Anheuser-Busch) - Concentrate, alcohol and slight hop aroma. Tastes very malty like a Schmirnoff, and the aftertaste is really not good, detracting from the beer significantly. I would hardly describe this as a beer. More here.

(3) Saranac Wild Hop Pils - Was really pleased with this beer. It had a definite citrus character from the Belma wild hops. It was a hoppier aroma than it tasted, balanced from start to finish with a bittering aftertaste. Clean and clear. Nicely crafted beer. More here.

(4) Dogfish Head Namaste - Smooth and sweet, spicy from the peppercorns. Less of the orange peel aroma because of the coriander and lemongrass added as well. One of the better witbiers I've had so far. More here.

(5) Delirium Tremens - Spicy, peppery, grape notes, champagne notes, malty and warming. This is a rounded beer with exceptional mouth feel and is dry and semi-bitter at the end. A complex beer (voted best beer in the world in 2008 at the World Beer Championships). More here.

(6) Uinta Brewing Co. Dubhe Imperial Black IPA - I just liked the look and sound of this one when I picked it and was rewarded with a very pleasant experience. Coffee, chocolate aftertaste that just grows really beautifully. Hope nose is pine-like and maybe some grapefruit. Malty complexity to start that quickly gives way the abundance of hops (109 IBU!). More here.

My favorite of the night: Dubhe Imperial Black IPA

Every had any of these? What do you think?