Next stop was Heavy Seas to give some of their beers a try. I didn’t do Loose Cannon or Double Cannon as those are easily available here and both good solid beers. I tried to stick with those that I hadn’t had.  Also got an oyster on the half shell because it is a required thing to do while in B’more.

The Heavy Seas Gold was a unique beer. Apparently this one won a gold at GABF in 2010 and I can see why. It has lots of flavor unlike a typical Gold which is generally is a glorified version of Budweiser. This beer had a slightly sweet and malty nose with hints of vanilla. The finish was also sweet and it is an easy drinking beer with notes of vanilla and caramel. I would recommend this one on a hot day.

Powder Monkey was supposed to be a Pale Ale but I found it very disappointing.  The nose didn’t have much hop aroma and the taste was also more malty than hoppy.  It didn’t seem well balanced, needing more hop and less malt.

Cutlass Amber had a toasty malty nose and the taste was slightly sweeter than most Reds.  It had good caramel undertones. I am not generally a Red fan and I found this much better than most.

Crossbones has a nice but lightly hopped nose. The taste is that of a very balanced session style IPA with a good but of hops but still very drinkable and light.  My husband thought the hops added too much lemon taste but to me it was quite refreshing.

Small Craft Warning had no nose and didn’t have a traditional Pilsner taste. In fact, there was not much taste here at all. This beer was too weak.

Smooth Sail was another beer without much nose but did at least have a solid malty taste.

Peg Leg had good coffee and chocolate notes of a classic Imperial Stout. However, I found that the beer was a bit bitter on the start. It did, however, finish with good strong coffee flavors.

Blackbeard’s Breakfast was aged in bourbon barrels and had a great bourbon nose. The nose also had lots of coffee which was prevalent in taste, as well. It was quite well balanced as many bourbon aged beers have too much alcohol burn– this one however did not.

I’ve always been a fan of Heavy Seas I just never do drink any of their beers on a regular basis. Double Cannon is a very solid Imperial IPA and Loose Cannon is a very solid IPA. Maybe I should add them to the regular list.