As Frosty has already stated, the BrewFest is not a spectacle to be missed. To be able to swill 4oz samples of…ummmm…uhhhh “Frosty Goodness” (I’m looking for lightning bolts to shoot from the sky right now for the use of a term that denotes pleasure where none existed) for $1 a pop is a treat, even when the beers aren’t so yummy.

Frosty, at the OBF doing his sincere-best Hillbilly sideman shtick, as I did the Hillbilly “Watch This” action repeatedly with the thirteen beers that I sampled. I think all but two or three made my make the “what he hell did I just drink face”.

Here are the thirteen that I remember drinking.
Ballast Point Brewing Co – Yellow Tale – Wants me to leave a yellow trail. Not bad, not great , just beer.
Boulder Beer Co – Sweaty Betty – I wont complain about putting my lips on sweaty betty. Slightly tasty, but not memorable. Great name though!
Bridgeport – Haymaker - Good beer. Light and yummy. Still not memorable.
Michigan Brewing – Celis White – I think there’s lemon in it.
Lompoc Brewing – Summeriad – “the summeraid did nothing more than help me wash down some onion rings”
Klamath Basin Brewing Co – Crater Lake Golden Ale – Wants to be Brown, but its pale, so its neither.
21st Amendment Brewery – Watermelon Wheat – So light, so tasteless, I may as well have rinsed my mug with it.
North Coast Brewing Co – Pranqster – Ew. “The first one Im not gonna finish” – Tastes like a mixture of wood and manuer. Double tokens!
Eugene City Tracktown Ales – Honey Orange Wheat – Doesnt taste like Honey, Orange, or Wheat. The beer that almost was.
Siletz Brewing – Spruce Ale -Not as bad as I thought it would be. I was truly surprised that this one wasn’t worse than it was.
Fearless Brewing – Fearless Scottish Ale - Drinkable, almost slightly yummy. I still wouldn’t buy more though.
Flying Fish Brewing – Bourbon Barrel Abbey Dubbel – This was the WORST beer of the bunch. I think my first comment other than “OO0000, ICK!” was “It tastes like soap”.
Widmer Bros – Noggin Grog – “Me no like says Grog”

Well, that’s it. I’ll do it again next year, but I think I’ll exercise a bit more care in how quickly I drink the next 13 samples. It took me a day and a half to recover my stomach’s sense of equilibrium and a pleasant outlook on life. How 50oz of beer can do so much damage is a mystery still.

Cheers.