Windmill Petite Sirah.

Juicy. Nice tannin tart, but still pretty mellow. Not super inky, but characteristically rich. Pretty good for a reasonable price.

Boulevard Single-wide IPA.

Reseeded with yeast at bottling. It's bit sour. I'd be curious after some conditioning.

Shiner Bock.

Classic. Crisp and relatively light.

Dogfish Head Olde School Barley Wine.

First impressions: really floral, fruity bouquet. Feels very heavy in hand. As dense as American Honey. For being 15%ABV, I can't taste the alcohol. Sticks a bit much on the palate.

High-powered extremes like this tend to be somewhat one-dimensional (Hop Wallop, Hoptical Illusion, etc) and this is no different. In the end, I like it but only because it packs a punch.

Victory Old Horizontal.

Smooth, heavy, and malty...but it's lacking the sweetness and warmth I'm looking for. It's nice and rich, but without the sweetness, the hoppiness is overdone here.

AOCC Mead.

As I was racking, the first thing I noticed was the smell. Because it smells awesome. The clove and orange come through a lot with the cinnamon mostly taking a backseat in the bouquet at least. I also found a brilliant way of pumping air into the carboy with a foot pump to push out the liquid below the valve.

I was expecting around a two gallon batch, but I ended up with only 1.5 and the last half gallon coming out a bit cloudy. The sample I tasted was pretty good. I've only had mead a few times (from a pack of Chaucer's) but I think it's pretty spot on. Sweet, spiced, just a little heavier but a long way from honey.

Goose Island Mild Winter.

This is a style that I haven't run into before. English Mild Ale is a good winter winter style that's apparently fairly popular for craft breweries. Smooth carbonation, thin but creamy and persistent head, heavy lacing. Malty, peppery, actually reminds me of Dr Pepper a bit. It is, indeed, an excellent winter style, and while it's no barley wine, it'd be worth picking up.