My beer, other beer, and more

I have been brewing and tasting over the last month.
My 3 Wise Monkeys Honey Stout turned out really nice. Just a hint of honey that blends well with the roasted malt. I am entering it in a So Cal competition. We will see how that goes. The IPA that I brewed the same day didn't turn out as well. It was a busy day of visitors and the "help" was a little distracted. We ended up sparging too fast so the wort was under gravity. I adjusted with extract to get close on the gravity. I also dry hopped it but didn't crash cool the fermenter before transferring. I ended up with too much hops in the keg and it tastes pretty grassy. To compensate I brewed an extract version of the same recipe and I am going to blend them.
For those following along I have a few more tasting notes.

• Rogue Imperial IPA-at tasting room in North Beach. Great aroma. Big bitter flavor. It overpowers the malt and although I like it, it is too bitter for more than 1. It needs more balance. 
• Rogue Chocolate Stout-at tasting room in North Beach. Great chocolate aroma and nice chocolate flavor. Very dry finish. Well done. 
• Firestone Walker Abacus-at Beer Revolution.  This beer is just plain awesome. The beer is sweet tasting as it first hits my mouth, with a viscous, chewy character that finishes with a hot alcohol and Bourbon spiciness that lingers on the palate; it actually does remind me of sipping on Bourbon. There are lots of flavors reminiscent of vanilla and toasted coconut; wow, the Bourbon barrel really just completely dominates this beer. 
• Firestone Walker Reserve-at Beer Revolution. Pours a dark brown with some tan head that lingers some in my glass. Smell is nutty with some roast, a sweet caramel malts in the back and some bready notes. Taste is similar to the nose with some roast and caramel malts coming through with just a bit of nuttiness and some bready malts. Just a bit of chocolate is present as well. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation, could use a bit more body for a robust porter. Drinkability is pretty good, goes down easy, but probably wouldn't pick this up again.
• Firestone Walker Solace-at brewery tasting room. Excellent summer beer. Crisp fruit up front, pear, banana, lemon and orange. Light hops as well, maybe saaz. Very nice and refreshing flavor, this may be my favorite style for the summer and this beer is a great example. 
• Firestone Walker Palabora- This is an awesome Imperial stout. ABV=13% IBU=50 COLOR= BLACK 15% OATS / HOPPED WITH 100% US GROWN FUGGLES
• Firestone Walker Honey Blonde- at brewery tasting room. Tasty blonde beer. I give it an average rating. The honey is understated but the beer is very drinkable.
• Port Brewing Porto Mongo-Great IPA. Excellent aroma followed by good bitterness. Nice clean finish.

• Ladyface Chesebro Double IPA with Summit-Great big hop aroma. The malt flavor is not as clean as the last time. The complexity of the hops from the original flavor might be a better match. The beer is still very good and I took a growler of it with me.