Buffalo Bill's "Alimony Ale"

I hope you guys are excited as I am to get this blog up and going. It's something that Dunn and I have talked about in the past but it wasn't until just recently that we started to really take a genuine interest in it. I hope this blog will be informal, fun and informative. 

Just as an "intro" to those who don't know me...

My name is Joe Pedersen and I currently live in Grants Pass, Or (southern Oregon near the California boarder) where I am a youth pastor at a small church. My love for craft beers started about a year ago when I was living in Grand Rapids, MI. Dunn and I found an awesome liquor store that sold individual bottles of tons of different crafts from around the country. It started as a "trial and error" type of tasting but the more we tasted and learned the more I started to appreciate the art and "craft" of microbrew/craft beers. Lately I have been on a Imperial IPA fix...so many of my post may be about IPA's APA's and all the different variations within that realm. 

My beer and coffee Instagram account is "Westcoastcraftandcoffee"

I'd love to hear where the rest of you guys are coming from as well...

I recently bought a six of Buffalo Bill's "Alimony Ale". I'm not sure what drew me to this beer other than I was looking for a new American IPA to try. Buffalo Bill's is mainly out of California, so they are not too big in my area. I have had another one of their beers before, but in MI...Dunn you might remember this one...it was their Blueberry Oatmeal Stout. I remember thoroughly enjoying that beer, as weird of a combination as blueberry and oatmeal sound. So I figured Alimony Ale was worth a shot.

• It poured a beautiful carmel copper color with little to no head, which was a little disheartening. I may have had a bad pour as well, but none the less the experience wasn't off to a great start. 
• It had a sweet, maybe carmel, taste in the front with an interesting citrus/veggie taste to go with that beginning. (reminded me a bit of a east coast Magic Hat #9 to begin with)
• As I finished, I really noticed the carmel/malt in the body. The interesting citrus taste dissipated and it seemed to have a burnt finish...hard to explain.  
• It was not what I was expecting from a west coast style American IPA. It had a fuller body with the carmel and "burnt" notes than a "normal" beer in this category. 
• Overall, I would not recommend this beer. I'm definitely not going to be buying another six. It's worth a try if you want to drink something a little different but I wouldn't say it's six pack worthy. 

If you've had this beer before I'd love to hear your thoughts...

Looking forward to reading what you guys are trying these days!

- Joe