Brian's thoughts by taste:
Provalone Tomato Grilled Cheese - I can tell we're in for a treat when Dave (specialty dept in El Segundo Whole Foods) starts making grilled cheeses. This one was the 'normal' one, but was stellar on its own and good comparison for everything to follow. I've gotta start trying tomato in my grilled cheeses. mmm.
Albino Python - An interesting but dissapointing excursion on my whitbeer kick - not as fruity or yeasty or smooth as other whits I've had recently. Had the flavor of a distinctly different part of the orange peel than I'm used to which was neat, but thats about all I'd say about it.
Sword Swallower - Hoppy (an ale) but definitely not overkill. What impressed me the most on this beer was how it matches the first grilled cheese. Made the hops seem toastier and butterier and stronger, and really brought out the juiciness of the tomato and melted cheese in the sandwich.
Asiago, Truffle Butter, and Prosciutto Grilled Cheese - omg holy f&*@)% crap these were amazing. Memorize this formula. Those three ingredients in combination would probably turn anything they touch into the most savory and ahhhhh feeling inducing dish. Only downsides were they were pretty small (but cmon! each one probably cost more than the 5$ entry to the tasting to make), they were like 2 inch diameter circles, and they left us all looking for napkins.
The Shmaltz - We all got scared when Dave talked this one up as "brain-twisting" but I found it to be a very straightforward and agreable lager. Several of us came to the same conclusion of the Newcastle-like mellowness in the middle of it really making its taste.
Mozzerella, Pesto, and Tomato Grilled Cheese - Decent but not as clever of a beer pairing as the previous sandwiches. Mozzerella is hard to get to melt all the way!
Anvil (AleSmith) - Very nice mix of hops flavors. Something that usually drives me away from ales is when they only have one really jabbing kind of bitter hop flavor. This one blends between several. Not sure how they managed that, but it was appreciated.
AleSmith X - An 'EPA', for Extra Pale Ale. Considering that of most of us sitting at the table a regular IPA is our collective least favorite beer type, its not really fair of me to share my thoughts on the Extra. Interesting experience to feel the difference in texture from a normal IPA and from the Anvil.
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